org.springframework.batch.core.converter
Interface JobParametersConverter

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultJobParametersConverter, ScheduledJobParametersFactory

public interface JobParametersConverter

A factory for JobParameters instances. A job can be executed with many possible runtime parameters, which identify the instance of the job. This converter allows job parameters to be to and from Properties.

Author:

Dave Syer

See Also:

JobParametersBuilder

Method Summary

JobParameters	getJobParameters(Properties properties) Get a new JobParameters instance.
Properties	getProperties(JobParameters params) The inverse operation: get a Properties instance.

Method Detail

getJobParameters

JobParameters getJobParameters(Properties properties)

Get a new JobParameters instance. If given null, or an empty properties, an empty JobParameters will be returned.

Parameters:

properties - the runtime parameters in the form of String literals.

Returns:

a JobParameters properties converted to the correct types.

getProperties

Properties getProperties(JobParameters params)

The inverse operation: get a Properties instance. If given null or empty JobParameters, an empty Properties should be returned.

Parameters:

params -

Returns:

a representation of the parameters as properties