Spring Batch Test Application

package com.chrisbeech.batch;



import java.util.Date;

import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
import org.springframework.batch.core.Job;
import org.springframework.batch.core.JobExecution;
import org.springframework.batch.core.JobParametersBuilder;
import org.springframework.batch.core.JobParametersInvalidException;
import org.springframework.batch.core.launch.JobLauncher;
import org.springframework.batch.core.repository.JobExecutionAlreadyRunningException;
import org.springframework.batch.core.repository.JobInstanceAlreadyCompleteException;
import org.springframework.batch.core.repository.JobRestartException;
import org.springframework.beans.BeansException;
import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration;
import org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.ComponentScan;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.PropertySource;

@ComponentScan
@EnableAutoConfiguration
@PropertySource("classpath:batch.properties")
public class Application {

    private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(Application.class);

    public static void main(String[] args)
            throws BeansException, JobExecutionAlreadyRunningException, JobRestartException,
            JobInstanceAlreadyCompleteException, JobParametersInvalidException, InterruptedException {

        // get reference to job launcher
        SpringApplication springApp = new SpringApplication(Application.class);
        ConfigurableApplicationContext context = springApp.run(args);
        JobLauncher jobLauncher = context.getBean(JobLauncher.class);

        // obtain reference to job
        Job personLoadJob = context.getBean("springBatchJob", Job.class);

        // add current date/time to ensure we can repeatedly run this batch without changing params
        JobParametersBuilder jParamsBuilder = new JobParametersBuilder();
        jParamsBuilder.addDate("now", new Date());

        // launch job
        JobExecution jobExecution = jobLauncher.run(personLoadJob, jParamsBuilder.toJobParameters());

        // log exit code
        log.info("Batch exited with exit code : " + jobExecution.getExitStatus().getExitCode());

        // quit
        System.exit(0);
    }
}