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package org.springframework.batch.repeat.exception;
import org.springframework.batch.repeat.CompletionPolicy;
import org.springframework.batch.repeat.RepeatContext;
/**
* Handler to allow strategies for re-throwing exceptions. Normally a
* {@link CompletionPolicy} will be used to decide whether to end a batch when
* there is no exception, and the {@link ExceptionHandler} is used to signal an
* abnormal ending - an abnormal ending would result in an
* {@link ExceptionHandler} throwing an exception. The caller will catch and
* re-throw it if necessary.
*
* @author Dave Syer
* @author Robert Kasanicky
*
*/
public interface ExceptionHandler {
/**
* Deal with a Throwable during a batch - decide whether it should be
* re-thrown in the first place.
*
* @param context the current {@link RepeatContext}. Can be used to store
* state (via attributes), for example to count the number of occurrences of
* a particular exception type and implement a threshold policy.
* @param throwable an exception.
* @throws Throwable implementations are free to re-throw the exception
*/
void handleException(RepeatContext context, Throwable throwable) throws Throwable;
}