Unable to svn checkout

[bayard]

http://static.springframework.org/sp...epository.html implies that I can checkout from https://svn.interface21.com/svn/i21/spring-batch/trunk but that url requires a username/password. Same for the non-SSL version.

[dan.baumann]

Try

svn checkout https://springframework.svn.sourcefo...ng-batch/trunk batch

[bayard]

Thanks Dan.

That worked, though there's nothing really there yet. Any due date on when the code will be released to svn?

[lucasward]

We currently haven't pushed any code to the official sourceforge repository yet, but Dan was correct, this will be the ultimate home for the code base. We want and need to make sure that the code-base is stable, well tested, and is of the quality you have come to expect of Spring. We had aimed to have this complete leading up to JavaOne; however, some key refactoring efforts have pushed this back. We'll make an announcement as soon as the code has be released to sourceforge.

-Lucas

[dan.baumann]

@bayard, I posted the SVN URL before I actually looked at what's in there.

@Lucas, is it possible to get a glimpse at what will be available regarding support for fixed length files? I'm about to start working on something similar, so this could be of great help.

Thanks,
Dan

[lucasward]

Dan, There will definitely be support for fixed length files. (Including multiple line types per files) We're currently refactoring some around file input, so the exact interface could change, but the essential support would allow for a file to be described in xml, which would be used to 'tokenize' each line based on the descriptor. The tokenized input can then be accessed in a method similar to a ResultSet. (i.e. .readInt(columnIndex)).

[anywhereinfo]

I am about to start on spring enabled batch framework for my project. I would really like to avoid doing the framework, only to migrate later to spring batch. My project is due august.
Can some one please provide an official release date for spring batch?

[dan.baumann]

Lucas, I just found the JavaDocs at http://static.springframework.org/sp...cture/apidocs/ , and the support for writing flat files is quite similar to what I've come up with.

Can't wait to get my hands on the code!

[yagiz]

The code isn't out there yet but as Dan indicated the API doc is there. So, can we assume that the API won't change? Or will the large refactoring effort currently undertaken change the API as well?

Thanks,

[Dave Syer]

The API is not stable yet. Hence the lack of a public release. Sorry everyone, but we don't want to rush it and get it wrong. I will update the website with the current Javadocs snapshot - there have already been some changes to simplify the tokenizer API for instance.