globalBatchJobsMetrics = batchJobMetrics{
				metrics: make(map[string]*batchJobInfo),
			}
			go globalBatchJobsMetrics.init(GlobalContext, newObject)
			go globalBatchJobsMetrics.purgeJobMetrics()
		})

		// Prints the formatted startup message, if err is not nil then it prints additional information as well.
		printStartupMessage(getAPIEndpoints(), err)

		metrics.Jobs[id] = job.metric()
	}
	return metrics
}

// keep job metrics for some time after the job is completed
// in-case some one wants to look at the older results.
func (m *batchJobMetrics) purgeJobMetrics() {
	t := time.NewTicker(6 * time.Hour)
	defer t.Stop()

	for {
		select {
		case <-GlobalContext.Done():
			return
		case <-t.C:
			var toDeleteJobMetrics []string
			m.RLock()