Grails Test

The Grails Test makes use of scenario-based questions to test for on-the-job skills as opposed to theoretical knowledge, ensuring that candidates who do well on this screening test have the relavant skills. The questions are designed to covered following on-the-job aspects:

• Grails Commands, including installation and usage
• Grails Controllers, including creating actions and handling requests
• Grails Filters, including implementing pre and post processing for requests
• Grails GORM, including defining and querying database models
• Grails Domain Classes, including creating and using domain classes
• Grails GSP, including creating dynamic web pages with the Groovy Server Pages language
• Database Integration, including connecting and interacting with databases
• Plugins, including installing and working with external Grails plugins
• Data Binding, including binding request data to domain objects
• Grails Services, including creating and using services to encapsulate business logic

Once the test is sent to a candidate, the candidate receives a link in email to take the test. For each candidate, you will receive a detailed report with skills breakdown and benchmarks to shortlist the top candidates from your pool.

• Grails Commands

  Grails commands are a set of predefined actions that can be executed from the command-line interface. They provide tools for creating, modifying, and managing Grails applications. Measuring this skill helps assess a candidate's familiarity with the command-line interface and their ability to perform common development tasks efficiently.

• Grails Controllers

  Grails controllers handle incoming requests and generate responses in a Grails application. They bridge the gap between the user interface and the underlying business logic, making them a crucial component to test. Evaluating this skill assists in determining a candidate's understanding of how to handle HTTP requests, process data, and manage the flow of an application.

• Grails Filters

  Grails filters allow developers to add pre- and post-processing logic to requests and responses. They provide a way to implement cross-cutting concerns like authentication, authorization, logging, and caching. Assessing this skill helps gauge a candidate's ability to write and configure filters effectively to improve the functionality and security of a Grails application.

• Grails GORM

  Grails Object Relational Mapping (GORM) is a powerful feature that simplifies the management of persistent data in a Grails application. It provides a high-level API for defining and interacting with domain objects, and handles the underlying database operations transparently. Measuring this skill allows recruiters to assess a candidate's understanding of database integration and their ability to design and execute database operations effectively.

• Grails Domain Classes

  Grails domain classes represent the business entities in an application and define the structure of the underlying data model. They encapsulate properties, relationships, and validation rules. Assessing this skill helps evaluate a candidate's proficiency in defining and utilizing domain classes to ensure data integrity and consistency.

• Grails GSP

  Grails Server Pages (GSP) is a template engine used for generating dynamic web content in a Grails application. It resembles HTML but includes server-side tags and logic. Evaluating this skill allows recruiters to measure a candidate's ability to create visually appealing web pages, handle data rendering, and implement reusable components efficiently.

• Database Integration

  Database integration is the process of connecting and interacting with a database within a Grails application. It involves configuring the application to communicate with the database, performing CRUD operations, and managing database connections and transactions. Measuring this skill helps assess a candidate's ability to effectively use database technologies and handle data persistence in a Grails application.

• Plugins

  Plugins are modular components that extend the functionality of a Grails application. They provide reusable features, such as authentication, logging, and caching. Evaluating this skill helps determine a candidate's knowledge of plugin utilization, which is crucial for leveraging existing solutions and accelerating development.

• Data Binding

  Data binding is the process of mapping incoming request data to objects or variables in a Grails application. It helps automate the handling and validation of user input. Measuring this skill assists in assessing a candidate's ability to bind and validate data effectively, preventing security vulnerabilities and ensuring data consistency.

• Full list of covered topics

  The actual topics of the questions in the final test will depend on your job description and requirements. However, here's a list of topics you can expect the questions for Grails Test to be based on.

  Grails Commands

  Grails Controllers

  Grails Filters

  Grails GORM

  Grails Domain Classes

  Grails GSP

  Database Integration

  Plugins

  Data Binding

• Groovy on Grails Developer
• Grails Software Developer

For intermediate/ experienced candidates, we customize the assessment questions to include advanced topics and increase the difficulty level of the questions. This might include adding questions on topics like

• Grails Configurations, including managing the application's configuration settings
• Grails Testing, including writing and executing unit and integration tests
• Grails Security, including implementing authentication and authorization mechanisms
• Grails Events, including responding to events within the Grails application lifecycle
• Grails Tag Libraries, including creating and using custom tag libraries in GSPs
• Grails Async Programming, including using async and await features for non-blocking code
• Performance Optimization, including identifying and resolving performance bottlenecks
• Grails RESTful APIs, including building and consuming RESTful web services
• Grails Error Handling, including managing and reporting errors within the application
• Grails Deployment, including packaging and deploying Grails applications to production environments