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Introduction to Spring 4 Batch

Spring Batch is a sophisticated and capable framework for running batch jobs in enterprise environments. This course covers all the, sometimes complex, details of setting up and using the framework. It includes setup and configuration of the framework, and how to write simple and more complex batch jobs.

This course is hands on with labs to reinforce all the important concepts. It will enable you to create batch jobs with Spring Batch, and give you an understanding of the important concepts and technology in a very short time.

Course Information:

Course Code: SPRING4-BATCH

Price: $100

Duration: 2 days

Labs: many hands-on labs (minimum 50% of course)

Prerequisites: Working knowledge of Java programming and Spring programming

Supported Software Environments:

Course Objectives:

  • Understand the needs that Spring Batch fulfills
  • Understand the Spring Batch architecture
  • Set up and configure a Spring Batch system (Java config and XML-based)
  • Write steps and jobs
  • Create multi-step jobs, and multi-processor steps
  • Understand ItemReaders and ItemWriters
  • Use ItemReaders and ItemWriters to read flat files
  • Use ItemReaders and ItemWriters for database access
  • Be familiar with transaction characteristics and restarts in Batch systems
  • Be familiar with Spring Batch support for Scalability / Large Data Sets
  • Be aware of more advanced Spring Batch capabilities

Course Outline:

  • Session 1: Spring Configuration Review
    • Spring Architecture Overview
    • Spring Configuration Review
  • Session 2: Introduction to Spring Batch
    • Overview and Architecture
    • Spring Batch Hello World
    • Item-Oriented Steps
    • Additional Configuration Details
    • XML Configuration
  • Session 3: Readers and Writers
    • Overview
    • Flat File
    • Database
    • Transactions and Restarts
  • Session 4: Scalability / Processing Large Data Sets
    • Single-Process
      • Multi-threaded Steps
      • TaskExecutor, SimpleAsyncTaskExecutor, ThreadPoolTaskExecutor
      • Parallel Steps
    • Multi-Process
      • Remote Chunking
      • Partitioning