Spring Batch Event Listeners

Learn to create and configure Spring batch’s JobExecutionListener (before and after job), StepExecutionListener (before and after step), ItemReadListener, ItemProcessListener, ItemWriteListener and SkipListener implementations with example.

JobExecutionListener

JobExecutionListener Listener Example

import org.springframework.batch.core.JobExecution;
import org.springframework.batch.core.JobExecutionListener;
 
public class JobResultListener implements JobExecutionListener {
 
    public void beforeJob(JobExecution jobExecution) {
        System.out.println("Called beforeJob().");
    }
 
    public void afterJob(JobExecution jobExecution) {
        System.out.println("Called afterJob().");
    }
}

How to configure JobExecutionListener

@Bean
public Job demoJob(){
    return jobs.get("demoJob")
            .incrementer(new RunIdIncrementer())
            .listener(new JobResultListener())
            .start(stepOne())
            .next(stepTwo())
            .build()

StepExecutionListener

StepExecutionListener Listener Example

import org.springframework.batch.core.ExitStatus;
import org.springframework.batch.core.StepExecution;
import org.springframework.batch.core.StepExecutionListener;
 
public class StepResultListener implements StepExecutionListener {
 
    @Override
    public void beforeStep(StepExecution stepExecution) {
        System.out.println("Called beforeStep().");
    }
 
    @Override
    public ExitStatus afterStep(StepExecution stepExecution) {
        System.out.println("Called afterStep().");
        return ExitStatus.COMPLETED;
    }
}

How to configure StepExecutionListener

@Bean
public Step stepOne(){
    return steps.get("stepOne")
            .tasklet(new MyTaskOne())
            .listener(new StepResultListener())
            .build();
}
  
@Bean
public Step stepTwo(){
    return steps.get("stepTwo")
            .tasklet(new MyTaskTwo())
            .listener(new StepResultListener())
            .build();
}  

ItemReadListener

ItemReadListener Listener Example

import org.springframework.batch.core.ItemReadListener;
 
public class StepItemReadListener implements ItemReadListener<String> {
 
    @Override
    public void beforeRead() {
        System.out.println("ItemReadListener - beforeRead");
    }
 
    @Override
    public void afterRead(String item) {
        System.out.println("ItemReadListener - afterRead");
    }
 
    @Override
    public void onReadError(Exception ex) {
        System.out.println("ItemReadListener - onReadError");
    }
}

How to configure ItemReadListener

@Bean
public Step stepOne(){
    return steps.get("stepOne")
            .tasklet(new MyTaskOne())
            .listener(new StepItemReadListener())
            .build();
}

ItemProcessListener

ItemProcessListener Listener Example

import org.springframework.batch.core.ItemProcessListener;
 
public class StepItemProcessListener implements ItemProcessListener<String, Number> {
 
    @Override
    public void beforeProcess(String item) {
        System.out.println("ItemProcessListener - beforeProcess");
    }
 
    @Override
    public void afterProcess(String item, Number result) {
        System.out.println("ItemProcessListener - afterProcess");
    }
 
    @Override
    public void onProcessError(String item, Exception e) {
        System.out.println("ItemProcessListener - onProcessError");
    }
}

How to configure ItemProcessListener

@Bean
public Step stepOne(){
    return steps.get("stepOne")
            .tasklet(new MyTaskOne())
            .listener(new StepItemProcessListener())
            .build();
}

ItemWriteListener

ItemWriteListener Listener Example

import java.util.List;
import org.springframework.batch.core.ItemWriteListener;
 
public class StepItemWriteListener implements ItemWriteListener<Number> {
 
    @Override
    public void beforeWrite(List<? extends Number> items) {
        System.out.println("ItemWriteListener - beforeWrite");
    }
 
    @Override
    public void afterWrite(List<? extends Number> items) {
        System.out.println("ItemWriteListener - afterWrite");
    }
 
    @Override
    public void onWriteError(Exception exception, List<? extends Number> items) {
        System.out.println("ItemWriteListener - onWriteError");
    }
}

How to configure ItemWriteListener

@Bean
public Step stepOne(){
    return steps.get("stepOne")
            .tasklet(new MyTaskOne())
            .listener(new StepItemWriteListener())
            .build();
}

SkipListener

SkipListener Listener Example

import org.springframework.batch.core.SkipListener;
 
public class StepSkipListener implements SkipListener<String, Number> {
 
    @Override
    public void onSkipInRead(Throwable t) {
        System.out.println("StepSkipListener - onSkipInRead");
    }
 
    @Override
    public void onSkipInWrite(Number item, Throwable t) {
        System.out.println("StepSkipListener - afterWrite");
    }
 
    @Override
    public void onSkipInProcess(String item, Throwable t) {
        System.out.println("StepSkipListener - onWriteError");
    }
}

How to configure SkipListener

@Bean
public Step stepOne(){
    return steps.get("stepOne")
            .tasklet(new MyTaskOne())
            .listener(new StepSkipListener())
            .build();
}

It’s very simple to use and implement. Let me know your questions in comments section.

Happy Learning !!

References:

1. JobExecutionListener JavaDoc
2. StepExecutionListener JavaDoc
3. ItemReadListener JavaDoc
4. ItemProcessListener JavaDoc
5. ItemWriteListener JavaDoc
6. StepSkipListener JavaDoc