spring-projects / spring-projects/spring-batch-extensions
Support parsing rows to other data types than String[]
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Description
Columns in Excel files being batch processed may contain numbers or dates. Currently all rows are parsed into String[] (see Sheet line 47). spring-batch-excel interfaces should use generics to support other representations of a row, such as Object[].
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Research direction
Start with spring-batch-excel/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/excel/Sheet.java at line 47, then trace the spring-batch-excel interfaces that represent rows. Check the existing tests and usages to identify all String[] assumptions. Done means the interfaces support representations such as Object[] while preserving the intended row-parsing behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100