1 /*
2 * Copyright 2006-2011 the original author or authors.
3 *
4 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
6 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
7 *
8 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
9 *
10 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
11 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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15 */
16 package org.springframework.batch.core.job.builder;
17
18 import org.springframework.batch.core.Step;
19 import org.springframework.batch.core.job.flow.Flow;
20
21 /**
22 * Convenience for building jobs of various kinds.
23 *
24 * @author Dave Syer
25 *
26 * @since 2.2
27 *
28 */
29 public class JobBuilder extends JobBuilderHelper<JobBuilder> {
30
31 /**
32 * Create a new builder for a job with the given name.
33 *
34 * @param name the name of the job
35 */
36 public JobBuilder(String name) {
37 super(name);
38 }
39
40 /**
41 * Create a new job builder that will execute a step or sequence of steps.
42 *
43 * @param step a step to execute
44 * @return a {@link SimpleJobBuilder}
45 */
46 public SimpleJobBuilder start(Step step) {
47 return new SimpleJobBuilder(this).start(step);
48 }
49
50 /**
51 * Create a new job builder that will execute a step or sequence of steps.
52 *
53 * @param step a step to execute
54 * @return a {@link SimpleJobBuilder}
55 */
56 public JobFlowBuilder start(Flow flow) {
57 return new FlowJobBuilder(this).start(flow);
58 }
59
60 /**
61 * Create a new job builder that will execute a step or sequence of steps.
62 *
63 * @param step a step to execute
64 * @return a {@link SimpleJobBuilder}
65 */
66 public JobFlowBuilder flow(Step step) {
67 return new FlowJobBuilder(this).start(step);
68 }
69
70
71 }