Is it possible to have 2 controllers with the same name and in different packages, grails 2.1.3

Question

I want to create 2 controllers with the same name and in different packages, one for UI the other is REST.

Is this possible in grails 2.1.3? if yes, how?

ps: I tried and it didn't work, grails mix both controllers

Answer 1

Defining and mapping controllers to URLs is done by convention. So if you have the same name XController in different packages, that would lead to the same mapping - and how would you decide which controller/action to call if both just have the same?

Rename one of your controller so it makes sense for the developer (eG UiXController ) and then optionally do an url mapping if the URLs are important for some reason.