AbstractBatchlet.java

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package javax.batch.api;
/**
 * The AbstractBatchlet provides default 
 * implementations of less commonly implemented methods.
 */
public abstract class AbstractBatchlet implements Batchlet {
	/**
	 * Implement process logic for the Batchlet in this 
	 * method.
	 * 
	 * @return exit status string
	 * @throws Exception (or subclass) if an error occurs.
	 */
	@Override
	public abstract String process() throws Exception; 

	/**
	 * Override this method if the Batchlet will
	 * end in response to the JobOperator.stop() 
	 * operation. 
	 * The default implementation does nothing. 
	 * 
	 * @throws Exception (or subclass) if an error occurs.
	 */
	@Override
	public void stop() throws Exception {}
}