Java – spring batch reads jobs from multiple sources

How do I read items from multiple databases? I already know that this is a possible document

...
<job id="readMultiFileJob" xmlns="http://www.springframework.org/schema/batch">
    <step id="step1">
    <tasklet>
        <chunk reader="multiResourceReader" writer="flatFileItemWriter"
            commit-interval="1" />
    </tasklet>
    </step>
</job>
...
<bean id="multiResourceReader"
    class=" org.springframework.batch.item.file.MultiResourceItemReader">
    <property name="resources" value="file:csv/inputs/domain-*.csv" />
    <property name="delegate" ref="flatFileItemReader" />
</bean>
...

These three beans

<bean id="database2" class="org.springframework.batch.item.database.JdbcCursorItemReader">
    <property name="name" value="database2Reader" />
    <property name="dataSource" ref="dataSource2" />
    <property name="sql" value="select image from object where image like '%/images/%'" />
    <property name="rowMapper">
        <bean class="sym.batch.ImagesRowMapper2" />
    </property>
</bean>

Solution

There is no ready to use component to perform what you require; The only solution is to write a custom itemreader that represents the jdbcursoritemreader (or hibernate cursoritemreader or any generic itemreader Implementation)

Edit: you need to use itemreader Read () and mantain reader comments to simulate the loop and delegate the state when the job restarts

class MyItemReader<T> implements ItemReader<T>,ItemStream {
  private ItemReader[] delegates;
  private int delegateIndex;
  private ItemReader<T> currentDelegate;
  private ExecutionContext stepExecutionContext;

  public void setDelegates(ItemReader[] delegates) {
    this.delegates = delegates;
  }

  @BeforeStep
  private void beforeStep(StepExecution stepExecution) {
    this.stepExecutionContext = stepExecution.getExecutionContext();
  }

  public T read() {
    T item = null;
    if(null != currentDelegate) {
      item = currentDelegate.read();
      if(null == item) {
        ((ItemStream)this.currentDelegate).close();
        this.currentDelegate = null;
      }
    }
    // Move to next delegate if prevIoUs was exhausted!
    if(null == item && this.delegateIndex< this.delegates.length) {
      this.currentDelegate = this.delegates[this.currentIndex++];
      ((ItemStream)this.currentDelegate).open(this.stepExecutionContext);
      update(this.stepExecutionContext);
      // Recurse to read() to simulate loop through delegates
      item = read();
    }
    return item;
  }

  public void open(ExecutionContext ctx) {
    // During open restore last active reader and restore its state
    if(ctx.containsKey("index")) {
      this.delegateIndex = ctx.getInt("index");
      this.currentDelegate = this.delegates[this.delegateIndex];
      ((ItemStream)this.currentDelegate ).open(ctx);
    }
  }

  public void update(ExecutionContext ctx) {
    // Update current delegate index and state
    ctx.putInt("index",this.delegateIndex);
    if(null != this.currentDelegate) {
      ((ItemStream)this.currentDelegate).update(ctx);
    }
  }

  public void close(ExecutionContext ctx) {
    if(null != this.currentDelegate) {
      ((ItemStream)this.currentDelegate).close();
  }
}

<bean id="myItemReader" class=path.to.MyItemReader>
  <property name="delegates">
    <array>
      <ref bean="itemReader1"/>
      <ref bean="itemReader2"/>
      <ref bean="itemReader3"/>
    </array>
  </property>
</bean>

Edit 2: remember to set the attribute name; This is required for myitemreader Read() works normally

<bean id="itemReader1" class="JdbcCursorItemReader">
  <property name="name" value="itemReader1" />
  <!-- Set other properties -->
</bean>