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package org.springframework.batch.core.converter;
import java.util.Properties;
import org.springframework.batch.core.JobParameters;
import org.springframework.batch.core.JobParametersBuilder;
import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
/**
* A factory for {@link JobParameters} instances. A job can be executed with
* many possible runtime parameters, which identify the instance of the job.
* This converter allows job parameters to be converted to and from Properties.
*
* @author Dave Syer
* @author Mahmoud Ben Hassine
*
* @see JobParametersBuilder
*
*/
public interface JobParametersConverter {
/**
* Get a new {@link JobParameters} instance. If given null, or an empty
* properties, an empty JobParameters will be returned.
*
* @param properties the runtime parameters in the form of String literals.
* @return a {@link JobParameters} properties converted to the correct
* types.
*/
JobParameters getJobParameters(@Nullable Properties properties);
/**
* The inverse operation: get a {@link Properties} instance. If given null
* or empty JobParameters, an empty Properties should be returned.
*
* @param params the {@link JobParameters} instance to be converted.
* @return a representation of the parameters as properties
*/
Properties getProperties(@Nullable JobParameters params);
}