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-/*
- * Copyright 2006-2007 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.core.step.item;
-
-import org.springframework.batch.core.SkipListener;
-import org.springframework.batch.core.Step;
-import org.springframework.batch.item.ItemKeyGenerator;
-import org.springframework.batch.item.ItemReader;
-import org.springframework.batch.retry.RetryPolicy;
-
-/**
- * Factory bean for step that executes its item processing with a stateful
- * retry. Failed items where the exception is classified as retryable always
- * cause a rollback. Before a rollback, the {@link Step} makes a record of the
- * failed item, caching it under a key given by the {@link ItemKeyGenerator}.
- * Then when it is re-presented by the {@link ItemReader} it is recognised and
- * retried up to a limit given by the {@link RetryPolicy}. When the retry is
- * exhausted the item is skipped and handled by a {@link SkipListener} if one is
- * present.<br/>
- * 
- * The skipLimit property is still used to control the overall exception
- * handling policy. Only exhausted retries count against the exception handler,
- * instead of counting all exceptions.<br/>
- * 
- * This class is not designed for extension. Do not subclass it.
- * 
- * @author Dave Syer
- * 
- * @deprecated All the features of this factory bean were moved to
- * {@link SkipLimitStepFactoryBean} in version 1.1.0.
- * 
- */
-public class StatefulRetryStepFactoryBean extends SkipLimitStepFactoryBean {
-
-}