I finally figured out how to parse JSON files in Grails.

Secondarily, I added some Gant Scripts.

I can use this to create a BootStrap class that won't be so unwieldy and
difficult to use.  The below files outline most of the changes.  I also
added some Gant scripts just to help out with future code migrations and
such

docs/SomeBootStrapInfo.json

@@ -13,20 +13,22 @@
  */
 
 {
-    "Contacts" : [
+    "Contacts"  : [
     {
-        "full_name": "Nick Klauer",
-        "email":"NicholasKlauer@alliantenergy.com",
-        "work_phone":"1.608.458.3922",
-        "mobile_phone":"1.608.516.7615"
+        "full_name"     :"Nick Klauer",
+        "email"         :"NicholasKlauer@alliantenergy.com",
+        "work_phone"    :"1.608.458.3922",
+        "mobile_phone"  :"1.608.516.7615"
     },
-    {   "full_name":"Allan Rosanes",
-        "email":"AllanRosanes@alliantenergy.com",
-        "work_phone":"?????",
-        "mobile_phone":"????"}
+    {   
+        "full_name"     :"Allan Rosanes",
+        "email"         :"AllanRosanes@alliantenergy.com",
+        "work_phone"    :"?????",
+        "mobile_phone"  :"????"
+    }
     ],
-    "Zones" : [],
-    "Events": [],
-    "Ports" :[],
-    "Domains":[]
+    "Zones"     : [],
+    "Events"    : [],
+    "Ports"     : [],
+    "Domains"   : []
 }

grails-app/conf/Config.groovy

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // locations to search for config files that get merged into the main config
 // config files can either be Java properties files or ConfigSlurper scripts
 
-// grails.config.locations = [ "classpath:${appName}-config.properties",
+//  grails.config.locations = [ "classpath:${appName}-config.properties",
 //                             "classpath:${appName}-config.groovy",
 //                             "file:${userHome}/.grails/${appName}-config.properties",
 //                             "file:${userHome}/.grails/${appName}-config.groovy"]
@@ -11,18 +11,18 @@
 // }
 grails.mime.file.extensions = true // enables the parsing of file extensions from URLs into the request format
 grails.mime.types = [ html: ['text/html','application/xhtml+xml'],
-                      xml: ['text/xml', 'application/xml'],
-                      text: 'text-plain',
-                      js: 'text/javascript',
-                      rss: 'application/rss+xml',
-                      atom: 'application/atom+xml',
-                      css: 'text/css',
-                      csv: 'text/csv',
-                      all: '*/*',
-                      json: ['application/json','text/json'],
-                      form: 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
-                      multipartForm: 'multipart/form-data'
-                    ]
+    xml: ['text/xml', 'application/xml'],
+    text: 'text-plain',
+    js: 'text/javascript',
+    rss: 'application/rss+xml',
+    atom: 'application/atom+xml',
+    css: 'text/css',
+    csv: 'text/csv',
+    all: '*/*',
+    json: ['application/json','text/json'],
+    form: 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
+    multipartForm: 'multipart/form-data'
+]
 // The default codec used to encode data with ${}
 grails.views.default.codec="none" // none, html, base64
 grails.views.gsp.encoding="UTF-8"

scripts/BootStrapDomains.groovy

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/*
+ * The below lines show a simple way to get at a JSON file and parse it out.
+ * It's pretty easy.  Look at the SomeBootStrapInfo.json file in the docs/directory
+ * and see for yourself how this is set up.  I plan on making this into the
+ * BootStrap.groovy file, but I have some minor tweaking to do, as well as trying
+ * to find the way to create relationships.
+ *
+ */
+
+import grails.converters.*
+
+def jsonArray = JSON.parse(new File("./docs/SomeBootStrapInfo.json").getText())
+def contacts = jsonArray.get("Contacts")
+contacts[1].toString()

scripts/CreateViewsAndControllers.groovy

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import org.codehaus.groovy.grails.commons.GrailsClassUtils as GCU
+
+grailsHome = Ant.project.properties."environment.GRAILS_HOME"
+
+includeTargets << grailsScript ( "Init" )
+includeTool << gant.tools.Execute
+
+target('default': "The description of the script goes here!") {
+    doStuff()
+}
+
+target(doStuff: "The implementation task") {
+
+}