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 = Spring Cloud Task image:https://build.spring.io/plugins/servlet/wittified/build-status/SCT-STASK[Build Status, link=https://build.spring.io/browse/SCT-STASK]
 
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 Is a project centered around the idea of processing on demand.  A user is able to develop
 a “task” that can be deployed, executed and removed on demand, yet the result of the
 process persists beyond the life of the task for future reporting.