Spring Batch
A batch job is a software job that processes large volume of data or records in a short span of time without any human intervention. As such batch job plays a crucial role in the functioning of many big enterprise applications. Batch job is there in the software industry since the beginning and I am sure it will be there till the end. Some examples of batch jobs are indexing files, updating the inventory catalog for an online store etc.
Spring Batch is a module of popular Spring Framework which enables writing batch applications / jobs easily and in an effective manner. Before Spring Batch hit the market in the year 2007, industry heavyweights used to write batch applications using their own proprietary technologies and legacy frameworks. Apart from defining the standard, Spring Batch provided some ready-to-use components and all the advantages of Spring framework like POJO, dependency injections etc. to write complex batch applications.
Spring Batch is a module of popular Spring Framework which enables writing batch applications / jobs easily and in an effective manner. Before Spring Batch hit the market in the year 2007, industry heavyweights used to write batch applications using their own proprietary technologies and legacy frameworks. Apart from defining the standard, Spring Batch provided some ready-to-use components and all the advantages of Spring framework like POJO, dependency injections etc. to write complex batch applications.