JobExecutionListener.java

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package org.springframework.batch.core;

/**
 * Provide callbacks at specific points in the lifecycle of a {@link Job}.
 * Implementations can be stateful if they are careful to either ensure thread
 * safety, or to use one instance of a listener per job, assuming that job
 * instances themselves are not used by more than one thread.
 *
 * @author Dave Syer
 *
 */
public interface JobExecutionListener {

	/**
	 * Callback before a job executes.
	 *
	 * @param jobExecution the current {@link JobExecution}
	 */
	void beforeJob(JobExecution jobExecution);

	/**
	 * Callback after completion of a job. Called after both both successful and
	 * failed executions. To perform logic on a particular status, use
	 * "if (jobExecution.getStatus() == BatchStatus.X)".
	 *
	 * @param jobExecution the current {@link JobExecution}
	 */
	void afterJob(JobExecution jobExecution);

}