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<title id="s.5.2">Support Stereotypes</title>
<para>While item readers and writers serve as the main entry points for
item-oriented processing, they might be supplemented by a number of
support classes that perform specific tasks within the reader / writer
lifecycle. These support stereotypes are useful for dividing the work of
item readers and writers into reusable pieces, as well as abstracting away
the details of processing, such as interaction with external systems.
Additionally, they give us another opportunity to leverage the powerful
configuration features of the Spring framework, as we can switch between
several beans implementing these support interfaces without changing the
driving item reader or writer.</para>
<section>
<title id="s.2.4.2">Item Transformers</title>
<para>An item transformer is a class that is capable of taking an object
and changing it somehow before processing occurs. For instance, an item
transformer my alter an object by changing its properties or by
replacing it with another object entirely, such as a wrapper or
derivative object. It can also be defined as an adaptor, allowing an
object of one type to be converted for use as an object of a second
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<para>To any experienced batch architect, the overall concepts of batch <para>To any experienced batch architect, the overall concepts of batch
processing described above should be familiar and comfortable. There are processing described above should be familiar and comfortable. There are
“Jobs” and “Steps” and a developer supplied processing unit that Spring “Jobs” and “Steps” and a developer supplied processing units called
Batch refers to as the “Tasklet.” The following diagram is only a slight ItemReaders and ItemWriters. The following diagram is only a slight
variation of the batch reference architecture that has been used for variation of the batch reference architecture that has been used for
decades. JCL and COBOL developers are likely to be as comfortable with the decades. JCL and COBOL developers are likely to be as comfortable with the
concepts as C++, C# and Java developers. However, because of the Spring concepts as C++, C# and Java developers. However, because of the Spring
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
</listitem> </listitem>
</itemizedlist>In addition the components describe the batch interaction </itemizedlist>In addition the components describe the batch interaction
and services stereotypes that are the domain language and interfaces and services stereotypes that are the domain language and interfaces
implemented by developers in constructing a batch solution. As he diagram implemented by developers in constructing a batch solution. As the diagram
illustrates, custom applicaton archifacts, generally created by the illustrates, custom applicaton archifacts, generally created by the
developer, are the following:</para> developer, are the following:</para>
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<itemizedlist> <itemizedlist>
<listitem> <listitem>
<para>Define how the batch jobs will be launched</para> <para>Define how batch jobs will be launched</para>
</listitem> </listitem>
<listitem> <listitem>
<para>Define the Job Execution Environment</para> <para>Job construction and Configuration</para>
</listitem> </listitem>
<listitem> <listitem>
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configuration.</para> configuration.</para>
<section> <section>
<title id="s.2.1.1">Job</title> <title id="s.2.1.1">Job</title>
<para>The job could be described as the heart of the Spring Batch <para>The job could be described as the heart of the Spring Batch
framework. It is represented by a Spring bean that implements the framework. It is represented by a Spring bean that implements the
<emphasis role="bold">Job</emphasis> interface and contains all of the <emphasis role="bold">Job</emphasis> interface and contains all of the
information necessary to define the operations performed by a job. A job information necessary to define the operations performed by a job. A job
configuration is typically contained within a Spring XML configuration configuration is typically contained within a Spring XML configuration
file and the job's name is determined by the "id" attribute associated file and the job's name is determined by the "id" attribute associated
with the job configuration bean. The job configuration contains:</para> with the job configuration bean. The job configuration contains</para>
<itemizedlist> <itemizedlist>
<listitem> <listitem>
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</listitem> </listitem>
</itemizedlist> </itemizedlist>
A default simple implementation of the <para>A default simple implementation of the <emphasis
role="bold">Job</emphasis> interface is provided by Spring Batch in the
<emphasis role="bold">Job</emphasis> form of the SimpleJob class which creates some standard functionality on
top of <emphasis role="bold">Job</emphasis>, namely a standard execution
interface is provided by Spring Batch in the form of the JobSupport class. Jobs can be defined by creating beans from subclasses of logic that all jobs should utilize. In general, all job configurations
should be defined using a bean of type <emphasis
<emphasis role="bold">JobSupport</emphasis> role="bold">SimpleJob</emphasis>.</para>
. The
<emphasis role="bold">JobSupport</emphasis>
class, however, does not provide much in the way of functionality. The provided
<emphasis role="bold">SimpleJob</emphasis>
class creates some standard functionality on top of
<emphasis role="bold">JobSupport</emphasis>
, namely a standard execution logic that all jobs should utilize. In general, all job configurations should be defined using a bean of type
<emphasis role="bold">SimpleJob</emphasis>
.
</section> </section>
<section> <section>
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time "foo" is supposed to run would be an instance of the "foo" job. time "foo" is supposed to run would be an instance of the "foo" job.
Each instance would be uniquely identified as each one represents a Each instance would be uniquely identified as each one represents a
distinct batch need. Further, each instance might have attempted several distinct batch need. Further, each instance might have attempted several
times to complete its work. Each attempt is represented by a [#Job times to complete its work. Each attempt is represented by a <link
Execution], described below. A job instance is not considered to be linkend="s.3.3">JobExecution</link>, described below. A job instance is
complete until an associated job execution completes successfully. As not considered to be complete until an associated job execution
such, a single job instance may have many executions. To keep track of completes successfully. As such, a single job instance may have many
this, every job instance provides a reference to the last execution executions. To keep track of this, every job instance provides a
attempt.</para> reference to the last execution attempt.</para>
<para>For example, a unique instance might be identified by just a job <para>For example, a unique instance might be identified by just a job
name, or by the combination of a job name and a scheduled date. Using name, or by the combination of a job name and a scheduled date. Using
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identifies this job instance.</para> identifies this job instance.</para>
</section> </section>
<section>
<title id="s.2.1.3">Job Parameters</title>
<para>Job Parameters represent parameters to a job that
</para>
</section>
<section> <section>
<title id="s.2.1.3">Job Execution</title> <title id="s.2.1.3">Job Execution</title>
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<para>Job executions are represented by objects of the <emphasis <para>Job executions are represented by objects of the <emphasis
role="bold">JobExecution</emphasis> class. These job executions are role="bold">JobExecution</emphasis> class. These job executions are
created by an implementation of the <emphasis created by an implementation of the <emphasis
role="bold">JobExecutorFacade</emphasis> interface from a given role="bold">JobRepository</emphasis> interface from a given
<emphasis role="bold">JobInstance</emphasis> corresponding to a unique <emphasis role="bold">JobInstance</emphasis> corresponding to a unique
<emphasis role="bold">JobParameters</emphasis> object. Each job <emphasis role="bold">JobParameters</emphasis> object. Each job
execution contains a reference to its corresponding job instance, execution contains a reference to its corresponding job instance and
related Step Executions and step/chunk context data.</para> related Step Executions.</para>
</section> </section>
</section> </section>
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<para>This section describes stereotypes relating to the concept of a <para>This section describes stereotypes relating to the concept of a
batch step. A step is an entity that encapsulates a single, independent batch step. A step is an entity that encapsulates a single, independent
phase of a batch job. Therefore, every batch job is composed entirely of phase of a batch job. Therefore, every batch job is composed entirely of
one or more batch steps.</para> one or more batch steps. Steps should be thought of as unique processing streams that
will be executed in sequence. For example, if you have one step that loads a file into a database,
another that reads from the database, validates the data, preforms processing, and then
writes to another table, and another that reads from that table and writes out to a file. Each
of these steps will be performed completely before moving on to the next step. The file will
be completely read into the database before step 2 can begin.</para>
<section> <section>
<title id="s.2.1.1">Step Configuration</title> <title id="s.2.1.1">Step</title>
<para>The step bean contains all of the information necessary to define <para>A batch step contains all of the information necessary to define
a discrete set of business logic within a job configuration. This is a a discrete set of business logic within a job. This is a
necessarily vague description because the contents of any given step necessarily vague description because the contents of any given step
configuration are at the discretion of the developer writing jobs. A are at the discretion of the developer writing jobs. A
step can be as narrowly defined as a single line of code or as broadly step can be as narrowly defined as a single line of code or as broadly
defined as necessary to complete the entire work of your job. There are defined as necessary to complete the entire work of your job. There are
several factors that will affect the breadth of your step several factors that will affect the breadth of your step
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</listitem> </listitem>
</itemizedlist> </itemizedlist>
<para>Step configurations are defined by instantiating implementations <para>Steps are defined by instantiating implementations
of the <emphasis role="bold">Step</emphasis> interface. Additionally, of the <emphasis role="bold">Step</emphasis> interface. Two step implementation
the utility class <emphasis role="bold">StepSupport</emphasis> and its classes are available in the Spring Batch
abstract subclass, <emphasis role="bold">AbstractStep</emphasis> provide
a basic implementation of <emphasis role="bold">Step</emphasis> with
default functionality that should be common to any concrete Step
implementation. Generally, all step configuration implementations should
extend from these classes.</para>
<para>Two step implementation classes are available in the Spring Batch
framework, and they are each discussed in detail in other sections of framework, and they are each discussed in detail in other sections of
this guide. For most situations, the <emphasis this guide. For most situations, the <emphasis
role="bold">SimpleStep</emphasis> implementation is sufficient, but role="bold">ItemOrientedStep</emphasis> implementation is sufficient, but
custom control flow behavior and transaction management behavior can custom control flow behavior and transaction management behavior can
also be configured by using a <emphasis also be configured by using a <emphasis
role="bold">RepeatOperationsStep</emphasis>.</para> role="bold">RepeatOperationsStep</emphasis>.</para>
</section> </section>
<section>
<title id="s.2.1.2">Step Instance</title>
<para>A step instance, represented by the <emphasis
role="bold">StepInstance</emphasis> class, represents the business
concept of a single step within a job invocation. That is to say, every
job instance contains one or more step instances.</para>
<para>For example, suppose we have a job instance called
"foo-01-01-2008" that is an instance of a job configuration containing
three steps. Suppose these steps are named "step1", "step2" and "step3."
There will be corresponding "foo-01-01-2008#step1",
"foo-01-01-2008#step2" and "foo-01-01-2008#step3" step instances, which
will be distinct from the step instances of any other job instance (e.g.
those of "foo-01-02-2008").</para>
<note>
<title />
The step instance naming here is for clarity, this is not necessarily how the instance will be named internally within the framework.
</note>
<para>Each step instance will contain the current status of the batch
execution and a reference to its corresponding <emphasis
role="bold">JobInstance</emphasis>. Additionally, a step instance keeps
track of how many attempts are made to run the corresponding step. Each
attempt to run a step will create a <emphasis
role="bold">StepExecution</emphasis>, so a single job instance might
have several corresponding step executions.</para>
</section>
<section> <section>
<title id="s.2.1.3">Step Execution</title> <title id="s.2.1.3">Step Execution</title>
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<para>Step executions are represented by objects of the <emphasis <para>Step executions are represented by objects of the <emphasis
role="bold">StepExecution</emphasis> class. These step executions are role="bold">StepExecution</emphasis> class. These step executions are
created by an implementation of the <emphasis created by an implementation of the <emphasis
role="bold">JobExecutor</emphasis> interface from a given <emphasis role="bold">Job</emphasis> interface from a given <emphasis
role="bold">StepInstance</emphasis> and <emphasis
role="bold">JobExecution</emphasis>. Each step execution contains a role="bold">JobExecution</emphasis>. Each step execution contains a
reference to its corresponding step instance and job execution, and reference to its corresponding step and job execution, and
transaction related data such as commit and rollback count and start and transaction related data such as commit and rollback count and start and
end times. Additionally, each step execution will contain a set of end times. Additionally, each step execution will contain a set of
execution attributes, which will contain statistics and restart execution attributes, which will contain statistics and restart
data.</para> data.</para>
</section>
<section>
<title id="s.2.1.4">Chunk</title>
<para>
Each step execution is divided into one or more transactions. These
individual transactions are sometimes referred to as "chunks." Each
chunk may represent one or many individual operations within a step
execution, depending on configuration. Although chunk-based processing
is an important feature of Spring Batch, there is no domain object that
directly corresponds to a chunk, as chunks are implicitly created through
the opening and closing of transactions.
</para>
</section>
<section>
<title id="s.2.1.5">Step Contribution</title>
<para>
A step contribution represents the metadata for an uncommitted portion, or chunk,
of a step execution that is being "buffered" until a transaction boundary is reached
and the operations within the chunk are successfully committed. Each step contribution
is created by the enclosing step execution, and each contribution is later "applied"
by the enclosing step executor, allowing metadata to be applied only after each processed
chunk succeeds.
</para>
</section> </section>
<section> <section>
<title id="s.2.1.6">Tasklets</title> <title id="s.2.1.6">Tasklets</title>
<para>A tasklet represents the execution of a logical unit of work, as <para>A tasklet represents the execution of a logical unit of work, as
defined by its implementation of the Spring Batch provided _Tasklet_ defined by its implementation of the Spring Batch provided Tasklet
interface. Tasklets are used when defining step configurations to interface. Tasklets are used when defining step configurations to
specify the work done by the step. Subsequently, the logic in a tasklet specify the work done by the step. Subsequently, the logic in a tasklet
is atomic in terms of transactions. A transaction will never commit is atomic in terms of transactions. A transaction will never commit
until an entire tasklet execution is complete (unless an exception until an entire tasklet execution is complete (unless an exception
occurs - a transaction might either commit or rollback if that behavior occurs - a transaction might either commit or rollback if that behavior
is specified in the step's exception management strategy).</para> is specified in the step's exception management strategy). There is a
specific implementation of the Step interface, TaskletStep, that works
directly with a Tasklet.</para>
</section> </section>
</section> </section>
<section> <section>
<title id="s.5">Item-Oriented Processing Stereotypes</title> <title id="s.5">Processing Stereotypes</title>
<para>A powerful batch processing paradigm implemented by the Spring Batch <para>A powerful batch processing paradigm implemented by the Spring Batch
framework is the concept of item-oriented processing. That is, doing work framework is the concept of item-oriented processing. That is, doing work
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processing might entail, such as file or database operations.</para> processing might entail, such as file or database operations.</para>
<section> <section>
<title id="s.5.1">Reader and Writer Stereotypes</title> <title id="s.5.1">Reader and Writer Stereotypes</title>
<para>There are two basic stereotypes that represent the first-class
participants in item-oriented processing, item providers and item
processors. They are each represented by a simple interface provided by
the Spring Batch framework, which allows free reign over their
implementations and improves our ability to leverage the Spring
framework's dependency injection capabilities.</para>
<section> <para>There are two basic stereotypes that represent the first-class
<title id="s.5.1.1">Item Readers</title> participants in item-oriented processing, item providers and item
processors. They are each represented by a simple interface provided by
the Spring Batch framework, which allows free reign over their
implementations and improves our ability to leverage the Spring
framework's dependency injection capabilities.</para>
<para>An item reader is an object that is used to retrieve the inputs <section>
for a step, one at a time. When the item reader has exhausted the items <title id="s.5.1.1">Item Reader</title>
it can provide, it will indicate this in a meaningful way (generally by
returning null). When coupled with an item processor, this forms a
complete item-oriented process, as each item taken from the provider is
then processed by the writer.</para>
</section>
<section> <para>An item reader is an object that is used to retrieve the inputs
<title id="s.5.1.2">Item Writers/Processors</title> for a step, one at a time. When the item reader has exhausted the
items it can provide, it will indicate this in a meaningful way
(generally by returning null). When coupled with an item processor,
this forms a complete item-oriented process, as each item taken from
the provider is then processed by the writer.</para>
</section>
<para>An item writer is an object that is used to perform processing <section>
for a step, one item at a time. Generally, an item writer has no <title id="s.5.1.2">Item Writer</title>
knowledge of the input it will receive next, only the item that that was
passed in its current invocation. As a result, item writers will
generally make no assumptions about the input they receive an treat
every item the same way and keep track of its own state between
invocations. When coupled with an item provider, this forms a complete
item-oriented process, as each item taken from the provider is then
processed by the processor.</para>
</section>
</section>
</section>
<section> <para>An item writer is an object that is used to perform processing
<title id="s.5.2">Support Stereotypes</title> for a step, one item at a time. Generally, an item writer has no
knowledge of the input it will receive next, only the item that that
<para>While item readers and writers serve as the main entry points was passed in its current invocation. As a result, item writers will
for item-oriented processing, they might be supplemented by a number of support generally make no assumptions about the input they receive an treat
classes that perform specific tasks within the reader / writer every item the same way and keep track of its own state between
lifecycle. These support stereotypes are useful for dividing the work of invocations. When coupled with an item provider, this forms a complete
item readers and writers into reusable pieces, as well as abstracting item-oriented process, as each item taken from the provider is then
away the details of processing, such as interaction with external systems. processed by the processor.</para>
Additionally, they give us another opportunity to leverage the powerful </section>
configuration features of the Spring framework, as we can switch between
several beans implementing these support interfaces without changing the
driving item reader or writer.</para>
<section>
<title id="s.2.4.2">Item Transformers</title>
<para>An item transformer is a class that is capable of taking an object
and changing it somehow before processing occurs. For instance, an item
transformer my alter an object by changing its properties or by
replacing it with another object entirely, such as a wrapper or
derivative object. It can also be defined as an adaptor, allowing an
object of one type to be converted for use as an object of a second
type.</para>
</section> </section>
</section> </section>
@@ -640,4 +538,4 @@
application termination and wrap-up -- provided there are no additional application termination and wrap-up -- provided there are no additional
Steps to execute.</para> Steps to execute.</para>
</section> </section>
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<glossary>
<glossdiv>
<title></title>
<glossentry>
<glossterm></glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para></para>
</glossdef>
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</legalnotice> </legalnotice>
</bookinfo> </bookinfo>
<xi:include href="spring-batch-intro.xml"/> <xi:include href="spring-batch-intro.xml"/>
<xi:include href="infrastructure.xml"/>
<xi:include href="core.xml"/> <xi:include href="core.xml"/>
<xi:include href="infrastructure.xml"/>
<xi:include href="execution.xml"/> <xi:include href="execution.xml"/>
<xi:include href="application.xml"/> <xi:include href="application.xml"/>
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productivity, POJO-based development approach, and general ease of use productivity, POJO-based development approach, and general ease of use
capabilities people have come to know from the Spring Framework, while capabilities people have come to know from the Spring Framework, while
making it easy for developers to access and leverage more advance making it easy for developers to access and leverage more advance
enterprise services when necessary.</para> enterprise services when necessary. Spring Batch is not a scheduling
framework. There are many good enterprise schedulers available in both the
commerical and open source spaces such as Quartz, Tivoli, Control-M, etc.
It is intended to work in conjunction with a scheduler, not replace a
scheduler.</para>
<para>Spring Batch provides reusable functions that are essential in <para>Spring Batch provides reusable functions that are essential in
processing large volumes of records, including logging/tracing, processing large volumes of records, including logging/tracing,
@@ -38,10 +42,6 @@
complex, high-volume batch jobs can leverage the framework in a highly complex, high-volume batch jobs can leverage the framework in a highly
scalable manner to process significant volumes of information.</para> scalable manner to process significant volumes of information.</para>
<para>Spring Batch is part of the <ulink
url="http://www.springframework.org/sub-projects">Spring
Portfolio</ulink>.</para>
<section> <section>
<title id="s.1.1">Spring Batch Architecture</title> <title id="s.1.1">Spring Batch Architecture</title>
@@ -116,42 +116,6 @@
</mediaobject></para> </mediaobject></para>
</section> </section>
<section>
<title id="s.1.3">Roadmap</title>
<para>Once the framework is released it can be used immediately to
simplify batch optimisations and automatic retries. The framework is
oriented around application developers not needing to know any details
of the framework - there are a few application developer interfaces that
can be used for convenient construction of data processing pipelines,
but apart from that we support as close to a POJO programming model as
is practical. This is similar to the approach taken in Spring Core in
the area of DAO implementation.</para>
<para>A Partitioned Batch Execution Environment is also being developed
that will provide an alternate scaling solution. This execution
environment will provide more advance technical services and features to
enable extremely high-volume and high performance batch jobs though
proven optimization and partitioning techniques. Proven scaling
techniques will be provided as partitioned strategies allowing users to
spread the load across a pool of clustered J2EE application servers.
There are also discussions to leverage grid technologies as an alternate
scaling solution.</para>
<para>Matt Welsh's work shows that <ulink
url="http://www.eecs.harvard.edu/~mdw/proj/seda/">SEDA</ulink> has
enormous benefits over more rigid processing architectures, and
messaging environments provde a lot of resilience out of the box. So we
also want to provide a more SEDA flavoured execution environment, as
well as supporting the more traditional ETL style approach. There might
be a tie in with Mule and/or other ESB tools here, giving the benefit of
a very scalable architecture, where the choice of transport and
distribution strategy can be made as late as possible. The same
application code could be used in principle for a standalone tool
processing a small amount of data, and a massive enterprise-scale
bulk-processing engine.</para>
</section>
<section> <section>
<title id="s.1.4">Background</title> <title id="s.1.4">Background</title>
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in-house solutions developed within client enterprise IT in-house solutions developed within client enterprise IT
functions.</para> functions.</para>
<para>Interface21 and Accenture are collaborating to change this. <para>SpringSource and Accenture have collaborated to change this.
Accenture's hands-on industry and technical experience in implementing Accenture's hands-on industry and technical experience in implementing
batch architectures, Interface21's depth of technical experience, and batch architectures, SpringSource's depth of technical experience, and
Spring's proven programming model together mark a natural and powerful Spring's proven programming model together mark a natural and powerful
partnership to create high-quality, market relevant software aimed at partnership to create high-quality, market relevant software aimed at
filling an important gap in enterprise Java. Both companies are also filling an important gap in enterprise Java. Both companies are also
@@ -175,18 +139,18 @@
developing Spring-based batch architecture solutions. This has provided developing Spring-based batch architecture solutions. This has provided
some useful additional detail and real-life constraints helping to some useful additional detail and real-life constraints helping to
ensure the solution can be applied to the real-world problems posed by ensure the solution can be applied to the real-world problems posed by
clients. For these reasons and many more, Interface21 and Accenture have clients. For these reasons and many more, SpringSource and Accenture
teamed to collaborate on the development of Spring Batch.</para> have teamed to collaborate on the development of Spring Batch.</para>
<para>Accenture is contributing previously proprietary batch processing <para>Accenture has contributed previously proprietary batch processing
architecture frameworks -- based upon decades worth of experience in architecture frameworks -- based upon decades worth of experience in
building batch architectures with the last several generations of building batch architectures with the last several generations of
platforms (i.e., COBOL/Mainframe, C++/Unix, and now Java/anywhere) -- to platforms (i.e., COBOL/Mainframe, C++/Unix, and now Java/anywhere) -- to
the Spring Batch project along with committer resources to drive the Spring Batch project along with committer resources to drive
support, enhancements, and the future roadmap.</para> support, enhancements, and the future roadmap.</para>
<para>The collaborative effort between Accenture and Interface21 aims to <para>The collaborative effort between Accenture and SpringSource aims
promote the standardization of software processing approaches, to promote the standardization of software processing approaches,
frameworks, and tools that can be consistently leveraged by enterprise frameworks, and tools that can be consistently leveraged by enterprise
users when creating batch applications. Companies and government users when creating batch applications. Companies and government
agencies desiring to deliver standard, proven solutions to their agencies desiring to deliver standard, proven solutions to their