Groovy installs statistics
By Mellow Marshmallow · VS Code Marketplace · Other
A plugin for the Groovy Apache programming language
Groovy has 179,664 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace.
It ranks #1646 of 2,500 tracked VS Code Marketplace listings by installs.
It is rated 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings.
PluginStats has 3 daily observations since Oct 16, 2026; the latest is from Oct 18, 2026.
Rating: 5.00 / 5 from 4 ratings
About Groovy
README
Made for scripted Groovy.
Feature List
Added *basic* support for: • Document symbol provider • Definition provider • Hover provider
Document symbol provider
Searches document for function, variable, and field declarations.
Function
Searches for () in the document. Implemented using the Regex pattern:
Variable
Searches for def = in the document. Implemented using the Regex pattern:
Note that variables are limited to the scope of the functions
Field
Searches for @groovy.transform.Field in the document. Note that the field has to be declared globally.
Definition Provider
Searches workspace Groovy files (.groovy and .gvy) asynchronously and returns the *first* declaration line found.
Uses the Regex pattern:
Note that the plugin will *not* search if the cursor position is inside a string (Groovy string interpolation not supported) or in a inline comment.
Hover Provider
Upon hover, shows the declaration line. Supports *functions* and *fields*.
Function
Tests the hovered word using:
Then searches the document for:
Field
Tests the hovered word using:
Then searches the document for:
Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.
- groovy
Where Groovy sits in the listing
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Charts
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Adoption over time
7/30/90-day growth
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Recent observations
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Data source
Install counts, average rating, and rating counts come from the public Visual Studio Marketplace gallery API. Installs are cumulative and exclude updates.
Listing: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=MellowMarshmallow.groovy. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 18, 2026. See the methodology.