StepExecutionJacksonMixIn.java

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package de.codecentric.batch.configuration;

import org.springframework.batch.core.JobExecution;
import org.springframework.batch.core.StepExecution;

import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnore;

/**
 * Jackson MixIn for {@link StepExecution} serialization. This MixIn excludes the {@link JobExecution} from being
 * serialized. This is due to the fact that it would cause a {@link StackOverflowError} due to a circular reference.
 * 
 * Taken from Spring XD.
 * 
 * @author Gunnar Hillert
 */
public abstract class StepExecutionJacksonMixIn {

	@JsonIgnore
	abstract JobExecution getJobExecution();
}