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package org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.support;
import java.util.Collection;
import org.springframework.batch.core.Job;
import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.DuplicateJobException;
/**
* @author Dave Syer
*
* @since 2.1
*/
public interface JobLoader {
/**
* Load an application context and register all the jobs.
*
* @param factory a factory for an application context (containing jobs)
* @return a collection of the jobs created
*
* @throws DuplicateJobException if a job with the same name was already
* registered
*/
Collection load(ApplicationContextFactory factory) throws DuplicateJobException;
/**
* Load an application context and register all the jobs, having first
* unregistered them if already registered. Implementations should also take
* care to close and clean up the application context previously created if
* possible (either from this factory or from one with the same jobs).
*
* @param factory a factory for an application context (containing jobs)
* @return a collection of the jobs created
*/
Collection reload(ApplicationContextFactory factory);
/**
* Unregister all the jobs and close all the contexts created by this
* loader.
*/
void clear();
}