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*
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package org.springframework.batch.core.configuration;
import org.springframework.batch.core.Job;
import org.springframework.batch.core.launch.NoSuchJobException;
/**
* A runtime service locator interface for retrieving job configurations by
* <code>name</code>.
*
* @author Dave Syer
*
*/
public interface JobLocator {
/**
* Locates a {@link Job} at runtime.
*
* @param name the name of the {@link Job} which should be
* unique
* @return a {@link Job} identified by the given name
*
* @throws NoSuchJobException if the required configuration can
* not be found.
*/
Job getJob(String name) throws NoSuchJobException;
}