001/*
002 * Copyright 2009 the original author or authors.
003 *
004 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
005 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
006 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
007 *
008 *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
009 *
010 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
011 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
012 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
013 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
014 * limitations under the License.
015 */
016package org.springframework.batch.core.step;
017
018import org.springframework.batch.core.Step;
019
020/**
021 * Interface for holders of a {@link Step} as a convenience for callers who need
022 * access to the underlying instance.
023 * 
024 * @author Dave Syer
025 * @since 2.0
026 */
027public interface StepHolder {
028
029        Step getStep();
030
031}