Is there some Groovy alternative to express something like the following:
def doSomethingWith(implicit i:Int) = println ("Got "+i)
implicit var x = 5
doSomethingWith(6) // Got 6
doSomethingWith // Got 5
x = 0
doSomethingWith // Got 0
Update: see a followup question here: Groovy equivalent for Scala implicit parameters - extended
You can use closures with a default parameter:
doSomethingWith = { i = value -> println "Got $i" }
value = 5
doSomethingWith(6) // Got 6
doSomethingWith() // Got 5
value = 0
doSomethingWith() // Got 0