Removed the close() method from ItemReader - it shadows ItemStream so use that interface if needed.

spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/io/file/DefaultFlatFileItemReader.java

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public class DefaultFlatFileItemReader extends SimpleFlatFileItemReader implemen
 		LineReader reader = getReader();
 
 		Object record = "";
-		while (reader.getCurrentLineCount() < lineCount && record != null) {
+		while (reader.getPosition() < lineCount && record != null) {
 			record = readLine();
 		}
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public class DefaultFlatFileItemReader extends SimpleFlatFileItemReader implemen
 			throw new StreamException("ItemStream not open or already closed.");
 		}
 		ExecutionAttributes executionAttributes = new ExecutionAttributes();
-		executionAttributes.putLong(READ_STATISTICS_NAME, reader.getCurrentLineCount());
+		executionAttributes.putLong(READ_STATISTICS_NAME, reader.getPosition());
 		executionAttributes.putLong(SKIPPED_STATISTICS_NAME, skippedLines.size());
 		return executionAttributes;
 	}
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public class DefaultFlatFileItemReader extends SimpleFlatFileItemReader implemen
 	 * Skip the current line which is being processed.
 	 */
 	public void skip() {
-		Integer count = new Integer(getReader().getCurrentLineCount());
+		Integer count = new Integer(getReader().getPosition());
 		// we are not really thread safe so we don't need to synchronize
 		skippedLines.add(count);
 		log.debug("Skipping line in template=[" + this + "], line=" + count);
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ public class DefaultFlatFileItemReader extends SimpleFlatFileItemReader implemen
 
 	protected String readLine() {
 		String line = super.readLine();
-		while (line != null && skippedLines.contains(new Integer(getReader().getCurrentLineCount()))) {
+		while (line != null && skippedLines.contains(new Integer(getReader().getPosition()))) {
 			line = super.readLine();
 		}
 		return line;

spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/io/file/SimpleFlatFileItemReader.java

@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ public class SimpleFlatFileItemReader extends AbstractItemReader implements Item
 				return fieldSetMapper.mapLine(tokenizedLine);
 			} catch (RuntimeException ex) {
 				// add current line count to message and re-throw
-				int lineCount = getReader().getCurrentLineCount();
+				int lineCount = getReader().getPosition();
 				throw new FlatFileParsingException("Parsing error at line: "+lineCount+" in resource="+path+", input=["+line+"]", ex, line,
 						lineCount);
 			}

spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/io/file/separator/LineReader.java

@@ -16,26 +16,17 @@
 package org.springframework.batch.io.file.separator;
 
 import org.springframework.batch.item.ItemReader;
+import org.springframework.batch.item.ItemStream;
 
 /**
  * @author Dave Syer
  *
  */
-public interface LineReader extends ItemReader {
+public interface LineReader extends ItemReader, ItemStream {
 
 	/**
 	 * @return
 	 */
-	int getCurrentLineCount();
-
-	/**
-	 * 
-	 */
-	void mark();
-
-	/**
-	 * 
-	 */
-	void reset();
+	int getPosition();
 
 }

spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/io/file/separator/ResourceLineReader.java

@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ import java.util.Iterator;
 
 import org.springframework.batch.io.exception.BatchEnvironmentException;
 import org.springframework.batch.item.ItemReader;
-import org.springframework.batch.item.reader.AbstractItemReader;
+import org.springframework.batch.item.ItemStream;
+import org.springframework.batch.item.stream.ItemStreamAdapter;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.DisposableBean;
 import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  * @author Dave Syer
  * @author Rob Harrop
  */
-public class ResourceLineReader extends AbstractItemReader implements LineReader, ItemReader,
+public class ResourceLineReader extends ItemStreamAdapter implements LineReader, ItemReader,
 		DisposableBean {
 
 	private static final Collection DEFAULT_COMMENTS = Collections.singleton("#");
@@ -199,9 +200,21 @@ public class ResourceLineReader extends AbstractItemReader implements LineReader
 	 * 
 	 * @return the current line count.
 	 */
-	public int getCurrentLineCount() {
+	public int getPosition() {
 		return getState().getCurrentLineCount();
 	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Mark is supported as long as this {@link ItemStream} is used in a
+	 * single-threaded environment. The state backing the mark is a single
+	 * counter, keeping track of the current position, so multiple threads
+	 * cannot be accommodated.
+	 * 
+	 * @see org.springframework.batch.item.ItemStream#isMarkSupported()
+	 */
+	public boolean isMarkSupported() {
+		return true;
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Mark the state for return later with reset. Uses the read-ahead limit

spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/ItemReader.java

@@ -51,12 +51,4 @@ public interface ItemReader {
 	 */
 	Object read() throws Exception;
 
-	/**
-	 * Close the reader, freeing any resources that may have been allocated
-	 * since the first call to read().
-	 * 
-	 * TODO: this is only used in sandbox?
-	 * 
-	 */
-	void close() throws StreamException;
 }