Groovy File Setup

Groovy files are essentially a renamed .txt file, however there are other formatting options to take into consideration.

• Unix-style line endings: Line endings are LF - This may be an issue for users running Windows, which defaults to CRLF. (LF=Line Feed, CRLF=Carriage Return, Line Feed)
• UTF-8 encoding: The files are encoded in UTF-8, which allows for a better representation of characters such as Ash Æ and em-dash —
• Tab characters represented as four spaces
• A blank line at the end of the file

Some default text editors may not have the options to define these settings, a code-friendly text editor may be preferred, such as Notepad++ for Windows.