diff --git a/core-groovy/build.gradle b/core-groovy/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b3f33836da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-groovy/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+group 'com.baeldung'
+version '1.0-SNAPSHOT'
+
+apply plugin: 'groovy'
+
+repositories {
+    mavenCentral()
+}
+
+dependencies {
+    compile 'org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-all:2.5.0-alpha-1'
+    testCompile 'org.spockframework:spock-core:1.1-groovy-2.4'
+}
diff --git a/core-groovy/pom.xml b/core-groovy/pom.xml
index 965670e78e..eb9932e0cf 100644
--- a/core-groovy/pom.xml
+++ b/core-groovy/pom.xml
@@ -24,12 +24,17 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.codehaus.groovy</groupId>
             <artifactId>groovy</artifactId>
-            <version>2.4.13</version>
+            <version>2.5.0-alpha-1</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.codehaus.groovy</groupId>
+            <artifactId>groovy-all</artifactId>
+            <version>2.5.0-alpha-1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.codehaus.groovy</groupId>
             <artifactId>groovy-sql</artifactId>
-            <version>2.4.13</version>
+            <version>2.5.0-alpha-1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
@@ -49,6 +54,12 @@
             <version>2.4.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.spockframework</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spock-core</artifactId>
+            <version>1.1-groovy-2.4</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
@@ -114,5 +125,5 @@
         <junit.vintage.version>4.12.0</junit.vintage.version>
         <junit4.version>4.12</junit4.version>
     </properties>
-
 </project>
+
diff --git a/core-groovy/src/main/groovy/com/baeldung/json/Account.groovy b/core-groovy/src/main/groovy/com/baeldung/json/Account.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..84b294f0bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-groovy/src/main/groovy/com/baeldung/json/Account.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package com.baeldung.json
+
+class Account {
+    String id
+    BigDecimal value
+    Date createdAt
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core-groovy/src/main/groovy/com/baeldung/json/JsonParser.groovy b/core-groovy/src/main/groovy/com/baeldung/json/JsonParser.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d7c451972
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-groovy/src/main/groovy/com/baeldung/json/JsonParser.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package com.baeldung.json
+
+import groovy.json.JsonGenerator
+import groovy.json.JsonOutput
+import groovy.json.JsonParserType
+import groovy.json.JsonSlurper
+
+class JsonParser {
+
+    Account toObject(String json) {
+        JsonSlurper jsonSlurper = new JsonSlurper()
+        jsonSlurper.parseText(json) as Account
+    }
+
+    Account toObjectWithIndexOverlay(String json) {
+        JsonSlurper jsonSlurper = new JsonSlurper(type: JsonParserType.INDEX_OVERLAY)
+        jsonSlurper.parseText(json) as Account
+    }
+
+    String toJson(Account account) {
+        JsonOutput.toJson(account)
+    }
+
+    String toJson(Account account, String dateFormat, String... fieldsToExclude) {
+        JsonGenerator generator = new JsonGenerator.Options()
+                .dateFormat(dateFormat)
+                .excludeFieldsByName(fieldsToExclude)
+                .build()
+        generator.toJson(account)
+    }
+
+    String prettyfy(String json) {
+        JsonOutput.prettyPrint(json)
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/core-groovy/src/test/groovy/com/baeldung/json/JsonParserTest.groovy b/core-groovy/src/test/groovy/com/baeldung/json/JsonParserTest.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fcd51d58bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-groovy/src/test/groovy/com/baeldung/json/JsonParserTest.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+package com.baeldung.json
+
+import spock.lang.Specification
+
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat
+
+class JsonParserTest extends Specification {
+
+    JsonParser jsonParser
+
+    void setup () {
+        jsonParser = new JsonParser()
+    }
+
+    def 'Should parse to Account given Json String' () {
+        given:
+            def json = '{"id":"1234","value":15.6}'
+        when:
+            def account = jsonParser.toObject(json)
+        then:
+            account
+            account instanceof Account
+            account.id == '1234'
+            account.value == 15.6
+    }
+
+    def 'Should parse to Account given Json String with date property' () {
+        given:
+            def json = '{"id":"1234","value":15.6,"createdAt":"2018-01-01T00:00:00+0000"}'
+        when:
+            def account = jsonParser.toObjectWithIndexOverlay(json)
+        then:
+            account
+            account instanceof Account
+            account.id == '1234'
+            account.value == 15.6
+            println account.createdAt
+            account.createdAt == Date.parse('yyyy-MM-dd', '2018-01-01')
+    }
+
+    def 'Should parse to Json given an Account object' () {
+        given:
+            Account account = new Account(
+                    id: '123',
+                    value: 15.6,
+                    createdAt: new SimpleDateFormat('MM/dd/yyyy').parse('01/01/2018')
+            )
+        when:
+            def json = jsonParser.toJson(account)
+        then:
+            json
+            json == '{"value":15.6,"createdAt":"2018-01-01T00:00:00+0000","id":"123"}'
+    }
+
+    def 'Should parse to Json given an Account object, a date format and fields to exclude' () {
+        given:
+            Account account = new Account(
+                    id: '123',
+                    value: 15.6,
+                    createdAt: new SimpleDateFormat('MM/dd/yyyy').parse('01/01/2018')
+            )
+        when:
+            def json = jsonParser.toJson(account, 'MM/dd/yyyy', 'value')
+        then:
+            json
+            json == '{"createdAt":"01/01/2018","id":"123"}'
+    }
+
+    def 'Should prettify given a json string' () {
+        given:
+            String json = '{"value":15.6,"createdAt":"01/01/2018","id":"123456"}'
+        when:
+            def jsonPretty = jsonParser.prettyfy(json)
+        then:
+            jsonPretty
+            jsonPretty == '{\n    "value": 15.6,\n    "createdAt": "01/01/2018",\n    "id": "123456"\n}'
+    }
+
+
+}