I’m currently using Grails 2.5.6 and trying to build a WAR file (

grails dev war

) without any front-end files that I don’t need. • First, I tried excluding them in

Config.groovy

using:

grails.assets.excludes = [
    "**/*.gsp",
    "**/*.js",
    "**/*.css",
    "**/*.ts",
    "**/*.png",
    "**/*.jpg",
    "**/*.jpeg",
    "**/*.gif",
    "**/*.svg",
]

However, the

.gsp

files were still included in the WAR. • Next, I tried excluding them in BuildConfig.groovy:

grails.project.war.excludes = [
    '**/*.gsp',
    'WEB-INF/grails-app/views/**/*'
]

grails.war.resources = { stagingDir ->
    delete(includeEmptyDirs: true) {
        fileset(dir: "${stagingDir}/WEB-INF/grails-app/views") {
            include(name: '**/*.gsp')
        }
    }

    def pluginsDir = new File("${stagingDir}/WEB-INF/plugins")
    if (pluginsDir.exists()) {
        delete(includeEmptyDirs: true) {
            fileset(dir: pluginsDir.absolutePath) {
                include(name: '**/*.gsp')
            }
        }
    }

    delete(includeEmptyDirs: true) {
        fileset(dir: "${stagingDir}/WEB-INF/classes") {
            include(name: '**/*_gsp.class')
        }
    }
}

But the .gsp files are still being packaged. Question: How can I reliably remove all

.gsp

files from the WAR file in Grails 2.5.6?