Including a groovy script in another groovy

Question

I have read how to simply import a groovy file in another groovy script

I want to define common functions in one groovy file and call those functions from other groo

Answer 1

How about treat the external script as a Java class? Based on this article: https://www.jmdawson.net/blog/2014/08/18/using-functions-from-one-groovy-script-in-another/

getThing.groovy The external script

def getThingList() {
    return ["thing","thin2","thing3"]
}

printThing.groovy The main script

thing = new getThing()  // new the class which represents the external script
println thing.getThingList()

Result

$ groovy printThing.groovy
[thing, thin2, thing3]