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package org.springframework.batch.core.step.tasklet;
import org.springframework.batch.core.StepContribution;
import org.springframework.batch.core.scope.context.ChunkContext;
import org.springframework.batch.repeat.RepeatStatus;
/**
* Strategy for processing in a step.
*
* @author Dave Syer
*
*/
public interface Tasklet {
/**
* Given the current context in the form of a step contribution, do whatever
* is necessary to process this unit inside a transaction. Implementations
* return {@link RepeatStatus#FINISHED} if finished. If not they return
* {@link RepeatStatus#CONTINUABLE}. On failure throws an exception.
*
* @param contribution mutable state to be passed back to update the current
* step execution
* @param chunkContext attributes shared between invocations but not between
* restarts
* @return an {@link RepeatStatus} indicating whether processing is
* continuable.
*/
RepeatStatus execute(StepContribution contribution, ChunkContext chunkContext) throws Exception;
}