Spring batch

Configuration

• Java vs XML configuration: https://blog.codecentric.de/en/2013/06/spring-batch-2-2-javaconfig-part-1-a-comparison-to-xml/

Parameters and context

• https://blog.codecentric.de/en/2013/06/spring-batch-2-2-javaconfig-part-2-jobparameters-executioncontext-and-stepscope/

Transactions

• http://docs.spring.io/spring-batch/reference/html/transactions.html
• https://blog.codecentric.de/en/2012/03/transactions-in-spring-batch-part-1-the-basics/
• https://blog.codecentric.de/en/2012/03/transactions-in-spring-batch-part-2-restart-cursor-based-reading-and-listeners/
• https://blog.codecentric.de/en/2012/03/transactions-in-spring-batch-part-3-skip-and-retry/
• http://javabeat.net/transaction-management-in-spring-batch-components/

Scaling

• http://docs.spring.io/spring-batch/reference/html/scalability.html
• https://blog.codecentric.de/en/2013/07/spring-batch-2-2-javaconfig-part-6-partitioning-and-multi-threaded-step/

Examples

• https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-batch/tree/master/spring-batch-samples
• https://thetechnicaljournal.wordpress.com/2016/01/10/spring-boot-batch-starter-example/
• Composite writer example: https://gist.github.com/gnosis23/11258003
• File example: http://www.concretepage.com/spring-batch-3/spring-batch-3-flatfileitemreader-flatfileitemwriter-annotation-example
• RESTful item reader example: https://www.petrikainulainen.net/programming/spring-framework/spring-batch-tutorial-reading-information-from-a-rest-api/

Job database schema

• https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-batch/tree/master/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/batch/core

Spring boot properties

• http://docs.spring.io/spring-boot/docs/current/reference/html/common-application-properties.html

# Don't create the tables
spring.batch.initializer.enabled=false

# Don't launch all the jobs on app start
spring.batch.job.enabled=fasle

Oracle

• Problem with default transation isalotion level:
• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/22364432/spring-batch-ora-08177-cant-serialize-access-for-this-transaction-when-running
• http://www.eharmony.com/engineering/spring-batch-and-oracle-11g/#.V6cXELh95aQ