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-spring-batch-extensions
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 Spring Batch Extensions
+=============================
+
+The Spring Batch Extensions project provides extension modules for [Spring Batch][]. This project is part of the [Spring organization][] on GitHub.
+
+## Available Modules
+
+
+## Samples
+
+Under the `samples` directory, you will find samples for the various modules. Please refer to the documentation of each sample for further details.
+
+## Getting support
+
+Check out the [spring-batch][spring-batch tag] tag
+on [Stack Overflow][]. [Commercial support][] is available too.
+
+## Related GitHub projects
+
+* [Spring Batch][]
+* [Spring Batch Admin][]
+* [Spring XD][]
+* [Spring for Apache Hadoop][]
+* [Spring Boot][]
+
+## Issue Tracking
+
+Report issues via the [Spring Integration Extensions JIRA][].
+
+## Building from source
+
+Each module of the *Spring Batch Extensions* project is hosted as independent project with its own release cycle. For the build process of individual modules we recomend using a [Maven][]-based build system modelled after the [Spring Batch][] project. 
+
+Therefore, the following build instructions should generally apply for most, if not all, *Spring Batch Extensions*. In the instructions below, [`mvn`][] is invoked from the root of the source tree and serves as a cross-platform, self-contained bootstrap mechanism for the build. The only prerequisites are [Git][] and JDK 1.6+.
+
+### Check out the sources
+
+`git clone git://github.com/spring-projects/spring-batch-extensions.git`
+
+### Go into the directory of a specific module
+
+`cd module-name`
+
+### Compile and test, build all jars
+
+`mvn package`
+
+### Install the modules jars into your local Maven cache
+
+`mvn install`
+
+## Import sources into your IDE
+
+### Using Eclipse / STS
+
+When using [SpringSource Tool Suite][] you can directly import Gradle based projects:
+
+`File -> Import -> Maven Project`
+
+Alternatively, you can also generate the Eclipse metadata (.classpath and .project files) using Maven:
+
+`mvn eclipse`
+
+Once complete, you may then import the projects into Eclipse as usual:
+
+`File -> Import -> Existing projects into workspace`
+
+### Using IntelliJ IDEA
+
+To generate IDEA metadata (.iml and .ipr files), do the following:
+
+    mvn idea
+
+## Contributing
+
+[Pull requests][] are welcome. Please see the [contributor guidelines][] for details. Additionally, if you are contributing, we recommend following the process for Spring Batch as outlined in the [administrator guidelines][].
+
+## Staying in touch
+
+Follow the Spring Batch team members and contributors on Twitter:
+
+* [@michaelminella](https://twitter.com/michaelminella) - Michael Minella
+* [@chrisjs01](https://twitter.com/chrisjs01) - Chris Schaefer
+
+## License
+
+The Spring Integration Extensions Framework is released under version 2.0 of the [Apache License][] unless noted differently for individual extension Modules, but this should be the rare exception.
+
+**We look forward to your contributions!!**
+
+[Spring Batch]: https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-batch
+[Spring organization]: https://github.com/spring-projects
+[spring-batch tag]: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/spring-batch
+[Stack Overflow]: http://stackoverflow.com/faq
+[Commercial support]: asdf
+[Spring Integration Extensions JIRA]: http://jira.springsource.org/browse/INTEXT
+[the lifecycle of an issue]: https://github.com/cbeams/spring-framework/wiki/The-Lifecycle-of-an-Issue
+[Gradle]: http://gradle.org
+[`./gradlew`]: http://vimeo.com/34436402
+[Git]: http://help.github.com/set-up-git-redirect
+[Gradle build and release FAQ]: https://github.com/SpringSource/spring-framework/wiki/Gradle-build-and-release-FAQ
+[Pull requests]: http://help.github.com/send-pull-requests
+[contributor guidelines]: https://github.com/SpringSource/spring-integration/wiki/Contributor-guidelines
+[administrator guidelines]: https://github.com/SpringSource/spring-integration/wiki/Administrator-Guidelines
+[Spring Batch Admin]: https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-batch-admin
+[Spring XD]: https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-xd
+[Spring for Apache Hadoop]: https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-hadoop
+[Spring Boot]: https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot
+[Spring Tool Suite]: http://spring.io/tools/sts
+[Apache License]: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0