diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/support/DelegatingItemWriter.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/support/DelegatingItemWriter.java
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-package org.springframework.batch.item.support;
-
-import org.springframework.batch.item.ClearFailedException;
-import org.springframework.batch.item.FlushFailedException;
-import org.springframework.batch.item.ItemWriter;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean;
-import org.springframework.util.Assert;
-
-/**
- * Simple wrapper around {@link ItemWriter}.
- * 
- * The implementation is thread-safe if the delegate is thread-safe.
- * 
- * <code>I</code> is the type of item expected as input, <code>O</code> it the
- * type of item after transformation that is passed to
- * {@link #setDelegate(ItemWriter)}.
- * 
- * @author Dave Syer
- * @author Robert Kasanicky
- */
-public class DelegatingItemWriter<I, O> implements ItemWriter<I>, InitializingBean {
-
-	private ItemWriter<? super O> delegate;
-
-	/**
-	 * Default constructor.
-	 */
-	public DelegatingItemWriter() {
-		super();
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @param itemWriter
-	 */
-	public DelegatingItemWriter(ItemWriter<? super O> itemWriter) {
-		this();
-		this.delegate = itemWriter;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Calls {@link #doProcess(Object)} and then writes the result to the
-	 * delegate {@link ItemWriter}.
-	 * @throws Exception
-	 * 
-	 * @see ItemWriter#write(Object)
-	 */
-	public void write(I item) throws Exception {
-		O result = doProcess(item);
-		delegate.write(result);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * By default returns the argument. This method is an extension point meant
-	 * to be overridden by subclasses that implement processing logic.
-	 * @throws Exception
-	 */
-	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-	protected O doProcess(I item) throws Exception {
-		return (O) item;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Setter for {@link ItemWriter}.
-	 */
-	public void setDelegate(ItemWriter<? super O> writer) {
-		this.delegate = writer;
-	}
-
-	public void afterPropertiesSet() throws Exception {
-		Assert.notNull(delegate);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Delegates to {@link ItemWriter#clear()}
-	 */
-	public void clear() throws ClearFailedException {
-		delegate.clear();
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Delegates to {@link ItemWriter#flush()}
-	 */
-	public void flush() throws FlushFailedException {
-		delegate.flush();
-	}
-
-}
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/support/DelegatingItemWriterTests.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/support/DelegatingItemWriterTests.java
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-/*
- * Copyright 2006-2008 the original author or authors.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-package org.springframework.batch.item.support;
-
-import junit.framework.TestCase;
-
-import static org.easymock.EasyMock.*;
-import org.springframework.batch.item.ItemWriter;
-import org.springframework.batch.item.support.DelegatingItemWriter;
-
-/**
- * @author Lucas Ward
- * 
- */
-public class DelegatingItemWriterTests extends TestCase {
-
-	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-	ItemWriter<Object> itemWriter = createMock(ItemWriter.class);
-
-	DelegatingItemWriter<Object, Object> delegatingWriter;
-
-	/*
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * 
-	 * @see junit.framework.TestCase#setUp()
-	 */
-
-	protected void setUp() throws Exception {
-		super.setUp();
-
-		delegatingWriter = new DelegatingItemWriter<Object, Object>();
-		delegatingWriter.setDelegate(itemWriter);
-	}
-
-	public void testFlush() throws Exception {
-		itemWriter.flush();
-		expectLastCall().once();
-		replay(itemWriter);
-		delegatingWriter.flush();
-		verify(itemWriter);
-	}
-
-	public void testClear() throws Exception {
-		itemWriter.clear();
-		expectLastCall().once();
-		replay(itemWriter);
-		delegatingWriter.clear();
-		verify(itemWriter);
-	}
-
-	public void testCreation() throws Exception {
-		try {
-			delegatingWriter.setDelegate(null);
-			delegatingWriter.afterPropertiesSet();
-			fail();
-		}
-		catch (IllegalArgumentException ex) {
-			// expected
-		}
-	}
-
-	public void testWrite() throws Exception {
-
-		ProcessingWriter<Object, Object> writer = new ProcessingWriter<Object, Object>();
-		writer.setDelegate(itemWriter);
-		Object item = new Object();
-		itemWriter.write(item);
-		expectLastCall().once();
-		replay(itemWriter);
-		writer.write(item);
-		verify(itemWriter);
-		assertTrue(writer.isDoProcessCalled());
-	}
-
-	private class ProcessingWriter<I, O> extends DelegatingItemWriter<I, O> {
-
-		boolean doProcessCalled = false;
-
-		protected O doProcess(I item) throws Exception {
-			doProcessCalled = true;
-			return super.doProcess(item);
-		}
-
-		public boolean isDoProcessCalled() {
-			return doProcessCalled;
-		}
-	}
-
-}