Hi Andrew, out of curiosity, what's the reason why you are not using the `/grails-app/assets` folder to store your client side JS code?
Gianluca Sartori On Fri, 18 Apr 2025 at 14:44, Andrew Garcia <and...@goodshuffle.com.invalid> wrote: > Hi Gianluca, > We hold out angular files in src/main/client which I’d say also makes it > qualify as the “webapp”. For me the grails-app folder helps make clear the > separation of concerns; grails-app is my backend benefiting from all the > frameworks benefits and conventions, src is the Wild West of plain Java > classes (usually global enums) and a place for modern front end frameworks > to live. > > -Andrew > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Apr 18, 2025, at 7:23 AM, Søren Berg Glasius <soe...@glasius.dk> > wrote: > > > > Hi Gianluca, > > > > To me, grails-app is just a folder name like webapp, so I don't see the > > benefit of changing the folder-name, except for a few letters shorter. > > > > If others think the idea is good, I'm not opposed to it, I just don't > see a > > big win. > > > >> Den fre. 18. apr. 2025 kl. 11.01 skrev Gianluca Sartori < > g.sart...@gmail.com > >>> : > >> > >> I've been thinking about this forever... > >> > >> We have the `grails-app` folder containing the conventions over > >> configuration project structure that is a Grails standard, a different > one > >> from the `src` folder structure. > >> > >> The fact it contains `grails` in its name can be useful to immediately > >> recognise the type of the project by giving a quick look at the > directory > >> tree. But to my eyes that is all it does. > >> > >> I think today I finally found the braveness and recklessness to propose > we > >> change it to a more "domain specific" or "technical" name instead of > having > >> the name of the product in it. > >> > >> The meaning of that folder should be given by its role in the context > >> rather than a marketing/communication purpose. > >> > >> So I am proposing we change the `grails-app` to `webapp` to indicate it > >> contains the web part of the application. > >> > >> Pros: > >> - Removes the name of the product from a technical folder > >> - Gives it a meaning that is immediately intelligible from a developer > >> point of view (more people know what a `webapp` is that a `grails-app`, > no > >> need to explain further) > >> - It is a good time to make this change since the move to Apache is a > big > >> change/event > >> > >> Cons: > >> - Breaking change when porting applications from older Grails versions > >> (must be documented but it's an easy fix) > >> > >> Bomb dropped, what is the community opinion? > >> > >> Cheers, > >> Gianluca Sartori > >> > > > > > > -- > > > > Med venlig hilsen, > > Søren Berg Glasius > > > > Hedevej 1, Gl. Rye, 8680 Ry > > Mobile: +45 40 44 91 88 > > --- Press ESC once to quit - twice to save the changes. >
