Ref https://gist.github.com/pledbrook/2652835 Grails version: 2.2.2 Groovy Version: 2.1.5 JVM: 1.7.0_09 Vendor: Oracle Corporation OS: Mac OS X java version "1.7.0_09"

BootStrap VertxConf

import org.vertx.java.core.Handler
import org.vertx.java.core.Vertx
import org.vertx.java.core.VertxFactory
import org.vertx.java.core.http.HttpServer
import org.vertx.java.core.json.JsonObject

class BootStrap {

    def init = { servletContext ->
        Vertx vertx = VertxFactory.newVertx()
        HttpServer httpServer = vertx.createHttpServer()

        JsonObject config = [prefix: '/events']
        vertx.createSockJSServer(httpServer).installApp(config, { sock ->
            sock.dataHandler({ buff ->
                sock.write(buff)
            } as Handler)
        } as Handler)

        httpServer.listen(8585)
    }

    def destroy = {
    }
}