Load the JQuery Library via CDN with Grails Resources Plugin

Grails version

2.0.0.RC1

Resources Plugin version

1.1.1

You can use the jquery library on existing CDN networks with Grails Resources Plugin in this way.

// grails-app/conf/XXResources.groovy
modules = {
    // Defines JQuery's CDN network
    overrides {
        def jqueryVersion = org.codehaus.groovy.grails.plugins.jquery.JQueryConfig.SHIPPED_VERSION
        'jquery' {
            resource id:'js',
                     linkOverride:"http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/${jqueryVersion}/jquery.min.js"
        }
    }
}

Note: The resources plugin load a resource via 'linkOverride' url only when it is not in debugging mode.
see also: Grails Resources Plugin: Debbugging