diff --git a/src/main/resources/Groovy/ApiUtils.mustache b/src/main/resources/Groovy/ApiUtils.mustache
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+package {{invokerPackage}};
+
+import groovyx.net.http.HTTPBuilder
+import groovyx.net.http.Method
+
+import static groovyx.net.http.ContentType.JSON
+import static java.net.URI.create;
+
+class ApiUtils {
+
+    def onSuccessPrintResult = {println "Successfully invoked API $it"}
+    def onFailurePrintError = {status, message -> println "Failed to invoke API $status $message"}
+
+    def invokeApi(onSuccess, onFailure, basePath, versionPath, resourcePath, queryParams, headerParams, method, container, type)  {
+        def (url, uriPath) = buildUrlAndUriPath(basePath, versionPath, resourcePath)
+        println "url=$url uriPath=$uriPath"
+        def http = new HTTPBuilder(url)
+        http.request( Method.valueOf(method), JSON ) {
+            uri.path = uriPath
+            uri.query = queryParams
+            response.success = { resp, json ->
+                if (type != null) {
+                    onSuccess(parse(json, container, type))
+                }
+            }
+            response.failure = { resp ->
+                onFailure(resp.status, resp.statusLine.reasonPhrase)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    def buildUrlAndUriPath(basePath, versionPath, resourcePath) {
+
+        URI baseUri =  create(basePath)
+        def pathOnly = baseUri.getPath()
+        [basePath-pathOnly, pathOnly+versionPath+resourcePath]
+    }
+
+
+    def parse(object, container, clazz) {
+        if (container == "List") {
+            return object.collect {parse(it, "", clazz)}
+        }   else {
+                return clazz.newInstance(object)
+        }
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/Groovy/api.mustache b/src/main/resources/Groovy/api.mustache
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+package {{package}};
+
+
+
+
+
+import groovyx.net.http.*
+import static groovyx.net.http.ContentType.*
+import static groovyx.net.http.Method.*
+import {{invokerPackage}}.ApiUtils
+//-------------
+
+{{#imports}}import {{import}}
+{{/imports}}
+
+import java.util.*;
+
+@Mixin(ApiUtils)
+{{#operations}}
+class {{classname}} {
+    String basePath = "{{basePath}}"
+    String versionPath = "/api/v1"
+
+
+  {{#operation}}
+  def {{nickname}} ({{#allParams}} {{{dataType}}} {{paramName}},{{/allParams}} Closure onSuccess, Closure onFailure)  {
+    // create path and map variables
+    String resourcePath = "{{path}}"
+
+
+    // query params
+    def queryParams = [:]
+    def headerParams = [:]
+
+    {{#requiredParamCount}}
+    // verify required params are set
+    if({{/requiredParamCount}}{{#requiredParams}} {{paramName}} == null {{#hasMore}}|| {{/hasMore}}{{/requiredParams}}{{#requiredParamCount}}) {
+       throw new RuntimeException("missing required params")
+    }
+    {{/requiredParamCount}}
+
+    {{#queryParams}}if(!"null".equals(String.valueOf({{paramName}})))
+      queryParams.put("{{paramName}}", String.valueOf({{paramName}}))
+    {{/queryParams}}
+
+    {{#headerParams}}headerParams.put("{{paramName}}", {{paramName}})
+    {{/headerParams}}
+
+    invokeApi(onSuccess, onFailure, basePath, versionPath, resourcePath, queryParams, headerParams,
+                    "{{httpMethod}}", "{{returnContainer}}",
+                    {{#returnBaseType}}{{{returnBaseType}}}.class {{/returnBaseType}}{{^returnBaseType}}null {{/returnBaseType}})
+
+  }
+  {{/operation}}
+}
+{{/operations}}
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diff --git a/src/main/resources/Groovy/build.gradle.mustache b/src/main/resources/Groovy/build.gradle.mustache
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+apply plugin: 'groovy'
+apply plugin: 'idea'
+def artifactory = 'buildserver.supportspace.com'
+group = 'com.supportspace'
+archivesBaseName = 'swagger-gen-groovy'
+version = '0.1'
+
+buildscript {
+    repositories {
+        maven { url 'http://repo.jfrog.org/artifactory/gradle-plugins' }
+    }
+    dependencies {
+        classpath(group: 'org.jfrog.buildinfo', name: 'build-info-extractor-gradle', version: '2.0.16')
+    }
+}
+
+repositories {
+  mavenCentral()
+  mavenLocal()
+  mavenCentral(artifactUrls: ['http://maven.springframework.org/milestone'])
+  maven { url  "http://$artifactory:8080/artifactory/repo" }
+}
+
+dependencies {
+    groovy "org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-all:2.0.5"
+    compile 'org.codehaus.groovy.modules.http-builder:http-builder:0.6'
+
+
+}
+
+task wrapper(type: Wrapper) { gradleVersion = '1.6' }
+
diff --git a/src/main/resources/Groovy/model.mustache b/src/main/resources/Groovy/model.mustache
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+package {{package}};
+
+import groovy.transform.Canonical
+{{#imports}}import {{import}};
+{{/imports}}
+{{#models}}
+{{#model}}
+@Canonical
+class {{classname}} {
+  {{#vars}}
+
+  {{#description}}/* {{{description}}} */
+  {{/description}}
+  {{{datatype}}} {{name}} = {{{defaultValue}}}
+  {{/vars}}
+  
+
+}
+
+{{/model}}
+{{/models}}
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diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/wordnik/swagger/codegen/BasicGroovyGenerator.scala b/src/main/scala/com/wordnik/swagger/codegen/BasicGroovyGenerator.scala
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+/**
+ *  Copyright 2012 Wordnik, Inc.
+ *
+ *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ *  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ *  limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.wordnik.swagger.codegen
+
+import com.wordnik.swagger.codegen.BasicJavaGenerator
+
+object BasicGroovyGenerator extends BasicGroovyGenerator {
+  def main(args: Array[String]) = generateClient(args)
+}
+
+class BasicGroovyGenerator extends BasicJavaGenerator {
+
+  // location of templates
+  override def templateDir = "Groovy"
+
+  // where to write generated code
+  override def destinationDir = "generated-code/groovy/src/main/groovy"
+
+  // template used for models
+  modelTemplateFiles += "model.mustache" -> ".groovy"
+
+  // template used for models
+  apiTemplateFiles += "api.mustache" -> ".groovy"
+
+
+  // package for models
+  override def modelPackage = Some("com.wordnik.client.model")
+
+  // package for api classes
+  override def apiPackage = Some("com.wordnik.client.api")
+
+  // file suffix
+  override def fileSuffix = ".groovy"
+
+
+  override def supportingFiles =
+    List(
+      ("ApiUtils.mustache", destinationDir + java.io.File.separator + invokerPackage.get.replace(".", java.io.File.separator) + java.io.File.separator, "ApiUtils.groovy"),
+      ("build.gradle.mustache", "generated-code/groovy", "build.gradle"))
+
+}