spring-projects / spring-projects/spring-batch

Make it illegal to specify a step listener that is narrower in scope than the <listener/> element [BATCH-1689]

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Description

Dave Syer opened BATCH-1689 and commented

There are 3 types of listener in a step (whereas 2.1.0 only distinguishes one). It should be illegal to declare a listener of the wrong type in a wider scope than it applies. We should be able to declare <listeners/> at the chunk level for read/write/skip etc., but not step execution listeners.


Affects: 2.1.3

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Research direction

Start by tracing how step and chunk-level declarations are parsed and validated in the Spring Batch configuration for the affected 2.1.3 behavior. Compare the three listener scopes described in the issue, and define done as rejecting step execution listeners declared in a wider scope while allowing applicable read, write, and skip listeners at chunk level.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java, spring
Domain
backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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