Release v5.3.29

(cherry picked from commit c873a597c7)

.gitignore

@@ -46,4 +46,6 @@ atlassian-ide-plugin.xml
 .gradletasknamecache
 
 # VS Code
-.vscode/
+.vscode/
+
+cached-antora-playbook.yml

.sdkmanrc

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # Enable auto-env through the sdkman_auto_env config
 # Add key=value pairs of SDKs to use below
-java=8.0.362-librca
+java=8.0.372-librca

build.gradle

@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ configure(allprojects) { project ->
 	dependencyManagement {
 		imports {
 			mavenBom "com.fasterxml.jackson:jackson-bom:2.12.7"
-			mavenBom "io.netty:netty-bom:4.1.90.Final"
-			mavenBom "io.projectreactor:reactor-bom:2020.0.30"
+			mavenBom "io.netty:netty-bom:4.1.94.Final"
+			mavenBom "io.projectreactor:reactor-bom:2020.0.34"
 			mavenBom "io.r2dbc:r2dbc-bom:Arabba-SR13"
 			mavenBom "io.rsocket:rsocket-bom:1.1.3"
 			mavenBom "org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-bom:9.4.51.v20230217"
@@ -128,18 +128,18 @@ configure(allprojects) { project ->
 			dependency "org.webjars:webjars-locator-core:0.48"
 			dependency "org.webjars:underscorejs:1.8.3"
 
-			dependencySet(group: 'org.apache.tomcat', version: '9.0.73') {
+			dependencySet(group: 'org.apache.tomcat', version: '9.0.78') {
 				entry 'tomcat-util'
 				entry('tomcat-websocket') {
 					exclude group: "org.apache.tomcat", name: "tomcat-servlet-api"
 					exclude group: "org.apache.tomcat", name: "tomcat-websocket-api"
 				}
 			}
-			dependencySet(group: 'org.apache.tomcat.embed', version: '9.0.73') {
+			dependencySet(group: 'org.apache.tomcat.embed', version: '9.0.78') {
 				entry 'tomcat-embed-core'
 				entry 'tomcat-embed-websocket'
 			}
-			dependencySet(group: 'io.undertow', version: '2.2.23.Final') {
+			dependencySet(group: 'io.undertow', version: '2.2.25.Final') {
 				entry 'undertow-core'
 				entry('undertow-servlet') {
 					exclude group: "org.jboss.spec.javax.servlet", name: "jboss-servlet-api_4.0_spec"
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ configure(allprojects) { project ->
 			dependency "com.ibm.websphere:uow:6.0.2.17"
 			dependency "com.jamonapi:jamon:2.82"
 			dependency "joda-time:joda-time:2.10.13"
-			dependency "org.eclipse.persistence:org.eclipse.persistence.jpa:2.7.10"
+			dependency "org.eclipse.persistence:org.eclipse.persistence.jpa:2.7.12"
 			dependency "org.javamoney:moneta:1.3"
 
 			dependency "com.sun.activation:javax.activation:1.2.0"
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ configure([rootProject] + javaProjects) { project ->
 	}
 
 	checkstyle {
-		toolVersion = "10.9.1"
+		toolVersion = "10.12.1"
 		configDirectory.set(rootProject.file("src/checkstyle"))
 	}
 

ci/images/ci-image/Dockerfile

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM ubuntu:focal-20220922
+FROM ubuntu:jammy-20230624
 
 ADD setup.sh /setup.sh
 ADD get-jdk-url.sh /get-jdk-url.sh

ci/images/get-jdk-url.sh

@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ set -e
 
 case "$1" in
 	java8)
-		 echo "https://github.com/bell-sw/Liberica/releases/download/8u345+1/bellsoft-jdk8u345+1-linux-amd64.tar.gz"
+		 echo "https://github.com/bell-sw/Liberica/releases/download/8u372+7/bellsoft-jdk8u372+7-linux-amd64.tar.gz"
 	;;
 	java17)
-		echo "https://github.com/bell-sw/Liberica/releases/download/17.0.4+8/bellsoft-jdk17.0.4+8-linux-amd64.tar.gz"
+		echo "https://github.com/bell-sw/Liberica/releases/download/17.0.7+7/bellsoft-jdk17.0.7+7-linux-amd64.tar.gz"
 	;;
 	*)
 		echo $"Unknown java version"

ci/pipeline.yml

@@ -64,12 +64,6 @@ resource_types:
     <<: *docker-resource-source
     repository: dpb587/github-status-resource
     tag: master
-- name: pull-request
-  type: registry-image
-  source:
-    <<: *docker-resource-source
-    repository: teliaoss/github-pr-resource
-    tag: v0.23.0
 - name: slack-notification
   type: registry-image
   source:
@@ -111,14 +105,6 @@ resources:
     username: ((artifactory-username))
     password: ((artifactory-password))
     build_name: ((build-name))
-- name: git-pull-request
-  type: pull-request
-  icon: source-pull
-  source:
-    access_token: ((github-ci-pull-request-token))
-    repository: ((github-repo-name))
-    base_branch: ((branch))
-    ignore_paths: ["ci/*"]
 - name: repo-status-build
   type: github-status-resource
   icon: eye-check-outline
@@ -259,37 +245,6 @@ jobs:
               <<: *slack-fail-params
     - put: repo-status-jdk17-build
       params: { state: "success", commit: "git-repo" }
-- name: build-pull-requests
-  serial: true
-  public: true
-  plan:
-    - get: ci-image
-    - get: git-repo
-      resource: git-pull-request
-      trigger: true
-      version: every
-    - do:
-      - put: git-pull-request
-        params:
-          path: git-repo
-          status: pending
-      - task: build-pr
-        image: ci-image
-        file: git-repo/ci/tasks/build-pr.yml
-        privileged: true
-        timeout: ((task-timeout))
-        params:
-          BRANCH: ((branch))
-      on_success:
-        put: git-pull-request
-        params:
-          path: git-repo
-          status: success
-      on_failure:
-        put: git-pull-request
-        params:
-          path: git-repo
-          status: failure
 - name: stage-milestone
   serial: true
   plan:
@@ -442,5 +397,3 @@ groups:
   jobs: ["stage-milestone", "stage-rc", "stage-release", "promote-milestone", "promote-rc", "promote-release", "create-github-release"]
 - name: "ci-images"
   jobs: ["build-ci-images"]
-- name: "pull-requests"
-  jobs: [ "build-pull-requests" ]

ci/tasks/generate-changelog.yml

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ image_resource:
   source:
     repository: springio/github-changelog-generator
     tag: '0.0.7'
+    username: ((docker-hub-username))
+    password: ((docker-hub-password))
 inputs:
 - name: git-repo
 - name: artifactory-repo

ci/tasks/promote-version.yml

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ image_resource:
   source:
     repository: springio/concourse-release-scripts
     tag: '0.3.4'
+    username: ((docker-hub-username))
+    password: ((docker-hub-password))
 inputs:
 - name: git-repo
 - name: artifactory-repo

gradle.properties

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version=5.3.26-SNAPSHOT
+version=5.3.29
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2048m
 org.gradle.caching=true
 org.gradle.parallel=true

gradle/docs.gradle

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ configurations {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-	asciidoctorExt("io.spring.asciidoctor:spring-asciidoctor-extensions-block-switch:0.5.0")
+	asciidoctorExt("io.spring.asciidoctor:spring-asciidoctor-extensions-block-switch:0.6.1")
 }
 
 repositories {
@@ -73,9 +73,8 @@ pluginManager.withPlugin("kotlin") {
 }
 
 task downloadResources(type: Download) {
-	def version = "0.2.5"
-	src "https://repo.spring.io/release/io/spring/docresources/" +
-			"spring-doc-resources/$version/spring-doc-resources-${version}.zip"
+	src "https://repo.spring.io/artifactory/snapshot/io/spring/docresources/" +
+			"spring-doc-resources/0.2.6-SNAPSHOT/spring-doc-resources-0.2.6-20210308.231804-2.zip"
 	dest project.file("$buildDir/docs/spring-doc-resources.zip")
 	onlyIfModified true
 	useETag "all"

spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/aspectj/AspectJAdviceParameterNameDiscoverer.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2021 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -38,6 +38,14 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  * for an advice method from the pointcut expression, returning, and throwing clauses.
  * If an unambiguous interpretation is not available, it returns {@code null}.
  *
+ * <h3>Algorithm Summary</h3>
+ * <p>If an unambiguous binding can be deduced, then it is.
+ * If the advice requirements cannot possibly be satisfied, then {@code null}
+ * is returned. By setting the {@link #setRaiseExceptions(boolean) raiseExceptions}
+ * property to {@code true}, descriptive exceptions will be thrown instead of
+ * returning {@code null} in the case that the parameter names cannot be discovered.
+ *
+ * <h3>Algorithm Details</h3>
  * <p>This class interprets arguments in the following way:
  * <ol>
  * <li>If the first parameter of the method is of type {@link JoinPoint}
@@ -65,15 +73,15 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  * zero we proceed to the next stage. If {@code a} &gt; 1 then an
  * {@code AmbiguousBindingException} is raised. If {@code a} == 1,
  * and there are no unbound arguments of type {@code Annotation+},
- * then an {@code IllegalArgumentException} is raised. if there is
+ * then an {@code IllegalArgumentException} is raised. If there is
  * exactly one such argument, then the corresponding parameter name is
  * assigned the value from the pointcut expression.</li>
- * <li>If a returningName has been set, and there are no unbound arguments
+ * <li>If a {@code returningName} has been set, and there are no unbound arguments
  * then an {@code IllegalArgumentException} is raised. If there is
  * more than one unbound argument then an
  * {@code AmbiguousBindingException} is raised. If there is exactly
  * one unbound argument then the corresponding parameter name is assigned
- * the value &lt;returningName&gt;.</li>
+ * the value of the {@code returningName}.</li>
  * <li>If there remain unbound arguments, then the pointcut expression is
  * examined once more for {@code this}, {@code target}, and
  * {@code args} pointcut expressions used in the binding form (binding
@@ -99,20 +107,12 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  * <p>The behavior on raising an {@code IllegalArgumentException} or
  * {@code AmbiguousBindingException} is configurable to allow this discoverer
  * to be used as part of a chain-of-responsibility. By default the condition will
- * be logged and the {@code getParameterNames(..)} method will simply return
+ * be logged and the {@link #getParameterNames(Method)} method will simply return
  * {@code null}. If the {@link #setRaiseExceptions(boolean) raiseExceptions}
  * property is set to {@code true}, the conditions will be thrown as
  * {@code IllegalArgumentException} and {@code AmbiguousBindingException},
  * respectively.
  *
- * <p>Was that perfectly clear? ;)
- *
- * <p>Short version: If an unambiguous binding can be deduced, then it is.
- * If the advice requirements cannot possibly be satisfied, then {@code null}
- * is returned. By setting the {@link #setRaiseExceptions(boolean) raiseExceptions}
- * property to {@code true}, descriptive exceptions will be thrown instead of
- * returning {@code null} in the case that the parameter names cannot be discovered.
- *
  * @author Adrian Colyer
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
  * @since 2.0
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ public class AspectJAdviceParameterNameDiscoverer implements ParameterNameDiscov
 
 	/** The pointcut expression associated with the advice, as a simple String. */
 	@Nullable
-	private String pointcutExpression;
+	private final String pointcutExpression;
 
 	private boolean raiseExceptions;
 
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ public class AspectJAdviceParameterNameDiscoverer implements ParameterNameDiscov
 
 	/**
 	 * If {@code afterReturning} advice binds the return value, the
-	 * returning variable name must be specified.
+	 * {@code returning} variable name must be specified.
 	 * @param returningName the name of the returning variable
 	 */
 	public void setReturningName(@Nullable String returningName) {
@@ -206,18 +206,17 @@ public class AspectJAdviceParameterNameDiscoverer implements ParameterNameDiscov
 
 	/**
 	 * If {@code afterThrowing} advice binds the thrown value, the
-	 * throwing variable name must be specified.
+	 * {@code throwing} variable name must be specified.
 	 * @param throwingName the name of the throwing variable
 	 */
 	public void setThrowingName(@Nullable String throwingName) {
 		this.throwingName = throwingName;
 	}
 
-
 	/**
 	 * Deduce the parameter names for an advice method.
-	 * <p>See the {@link AspectJAdviceParameterNameDiscoverer class level javadoc}
-	 * for this class for details of the algorithm used.
+	 * <p>See the {@link AspectJAdviceParameterNameDiscoverer class-level javadoc}
+	 * for this class for details on the algorithm used.
 	 * @param method the target {@link Method}
 	 * @return the parameter names
 	 */
@@ -316,13 +315,13 @@ public class AspectJAdviceParameterNameDiscoverer implements ParameterNameDiscov
 	}
 
 
-	private void bindParameterName(int index, String name) {
+	private void bindParameterName(int index, @Nullable String name) {
 		this.parameterNameBindings[index] = name;
 		this.numberOfRemainingUnboundArguments--;
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * If the first parameter is of type JoinPoint or ProceedingJoinPoint,bind "thisJoinPoint" as
+	 * If the first parameter is of type JoinPoint or ProceedingJoinPoint, bind "thisJoinPoint" as
 	 * parameter name and return true, else return false.
 	 */
 	private boolean maybeBindThisJoinPoint() {
@@ -367,8 +366,8 @@ public class AspectJAdviceParameterNameDiscoverer implements ParameterNameDiscov
 		}
 
 		if (throwableIndex == -1) {
-			throw new IllegalStateException("Binding of throwing parameter '" + this.throwingName
-					+ "' could not be completed as no available arguments are a subtype of Throwable");
+			throw new IllegalStateException("Binding of throwing parameter '" + this.throwingName +
+					"' could not be completed as no available arguments are a subtype of Throwable");
 		}
 		else {
 			bindParameterName(throwableIndex, this.throwingName);
@@ -400,7 +399,6 @@ public class AspectJAdviceParameterNameDiscoverer implements ParameterNameDiscov
 		}
 	}
 
-
 	/**
 	 * Parse the string pointcut expression looking for:
 	 * &#64;this, &#64;target, &#64;args, &#64;within, &#64;withincode, &#64;annotation.
@@ -465,7 +463,7 @@ public class AspectJAdviceParameterNameDiscoverer implements ParameterNameDiscov
 		}
 	}
 
-	/*
+	/**
 	 * If the token starts meets Java identifier conventions, it's in.
 	 */
 	@Nullable
@@ -533,7 +531,6 @@ public class AspectJAdviceParameterNameDiscoverer implements ParameterNameDiscov
 			}
 		}
 
-
 		if (varNames.size() > 1) {
 			throw new AmbiguousBindingException("Found " + varNames.size() +
 					" candidate this(), target() or args() variables but only one unbound argument slot");
@@ -609,7 +606,7 @@ public class AspectJAdviceParameterNameDiscoverer implements ParameterNameDiscov
 		// else varNames.size must be 0 and we have nothing to bind.
 	}
 
-	/*
+	/**
 	 * We've found the start of a binding pointcut at the given index into the
 	 * token array. Now we need to extract the pointcut body and return it.
 	 */
@@ -709,7 +706,7 @@ public class AspectJAdviceParameterNameDiscoverer implements ParameterNameDiscov
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	/*
+	/**
 	 * Return {@code true} if the given argument type is a subclass
 	 * of the given supertype.
 	 */
@@ -737,7 +734,7 @@ public class AspectJAdviceParameterNameDiscoverer implements ParameterNameDiscov
 		return count;
 	}
 
-	/*
+	/**
 	 * Find the argument index with the given type, and bind the given
 	 * {@code varName} in that position.
 	 */

spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/framework/AdvisedSupport.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -521,6 +521,7 @@ public class AdvisedSupport extends ProxyConfig implements Advised {
 		copy.copyFrom(this);
 		copy.targetSource = EmptyTargetSource.forClass(getTargetClass(), getTargetSource().isStatic());
 		copy.advisorChainFactory = this.advisorChainFactory;
+		copy.methodCache = this.methodCache;
 		copy.interfaces = new ArrayList<>(this.interfaces);
 		copy.advisors = new ArrayList<>(this.advisors);
 		return copy;

spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/framework/CglibAopProxy.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -283,8 +283,8 @@ class CglibAopProxy implements AopProxy, Serializable {
 
 	private Callback[] getCallbacks(Class<?> rootClass) throws Exception {
 		// Parameters used for optimization choices...
-		boolean exposeProxy = this.advised.isExposeProxy();
 		boolean isFrozen = this.advised.isFrozen();
+		boolean exposeProxy = this.advised.isExposeProxy();
 		boolean isStatic = this.advised.getTargetSource().isStatic();
 
 		// Choose an "aop" interceptor (used for AOP calls).
@@ -899,9 +899,9 @@ class CglibAopProxy implements AopProxy, Serializable {
 			// Proxy is not yet available, but that shouldn't matter.
 			List<?> chain = this.advised.getInterceptorsAndDynamicInterceptionAdvice(method, targetClass);
 			boolean haveAdvice = !chain.isEmpty();
+			boolean isFrozen = this.advised.isFrozen();
 			boolean exposeProxy = this.advised.isExposeProxy();
 			boolean isStatic = this.advised.getTargetSource().isStatic();
-			boolean isFrozen = this.advised.isFrozen();
 			if (haveAdvice || !isFrozen) {
 				// If exposing the proxy, then AOP_PROXY must be used.
 				if (exposeProxy) {
@@ -970,6 +970,9 @@ class CglibAopProxy implements AopProxy, Serializable {
 			if (this.advised.isExposeProxy() != otherAdvised.isExposeProxy()) {
 				return false;
 			}
+			if (this.advised.isOpaque() != otherAdvised.isOpaque()) {
+				return false;
+			}
 			if (this.advised.getTargetSource().isStatic() != otherAdvised.getTargetSource().isStatic()) {
 				return false;
 			}
@@ -1016,10 +1019,6 @@ class CglibAopProxy implements AopProxy, Serializable {
 				Advice advice = advisor.getAdvice();
 				hashCode = 13 * hashCode + advice.getClass().hashCode();
 			}
-			hashCode = 13 * hashCode + (this.advised.isFrozen() ? 1 : 0);
-			hashCode = 13 * hashCode + (this.advised.isExposeProxy() ? 1 : 0);
-			hashCode = 13 * hashCode + (this.advised.isOptimize() ? 1 : 0);
-			hashCode = 13 * hashCode + (this.advised.isOpaque() ? 1 : 0);
 			return hashCode;
 		}
 	}

spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/framework/JdkDynamicAopProxy.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -123,7 +123,33 @@ final class JdkDynamicAopProxy implements AopProxy, InvocationHandler, Serializa
 		if (logger.isTraceEnabled()) {
 			logger.trace("Creating JDK dynamic proxy: " + this.advised.getTargetSource());
 		}
-		return Proxy.newProxyInstance(classLoader, this.proxiedInterfaces, this);
+		return Proxy.newProxyInstance(determineClassLoader(classLoader), this.proxiedInterfaces, this);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Determine whether the JDK bootstrap or platform loader has been suggested ->
+	 * use higher-level loader which can see Spring infrastructure classes instead.
+	 */
+	private ClassLoader determineClassLoader(@Nullable ClassLoader classLoader) {
+		if (classLoader == null) {
+			// JDK bootstrap loader -> use spring-aop ClassLoader instead.
+			return getClass().getClassLoader();
+		}
+		if (classLoader.getParent() == null) {
+			// Potentially the JDK platform loader on JDK 9+
+			ClassLoader aopClassLoader = getClass().getClassLoader();
+			ClassLoader aopParent = aopClassLoader.getParent();
+			while (aopParent != null) {
+				if (classLoader == aopParent) {
+					// Suggested ClassLoader is ancestor of spring-aop ClassLoader
+					// -> use spring-aop ClassLoader itself instead.
+					return aopClassLoader;
+				}
+				aopParent = aopParent.getParent();
+			}
+		}
+		// Regular case: use suggested ClassLoader as-is.
+		return classLoader;
 	}
 
 	/**

spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/framework/autoproxy/target/AbstractBeanFactoryBasedTargetSourceCreator.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2021 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.GenericBeanDefinition;
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 /**
  * Convenient superclass for
@@ -81,6 +82,11 @@ public abstract class AbstractBeanFactoryBasedTargetSourceCreator
 		return this.beanFactory;
 	}
 
+	private ConfigurableBeanFactory getConfigurableBeanFactory() {
+		Assert.state(this.beanFactory != null, "BeanFactory not set");
+		return this.beanFactory;
+	}
+
 
 	//---------------------------------------------------------------------
 	// Implementation of the TargetSourceCreator interface
@@ -104,7 +110,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractBeanFactoryBasedTargetSourceCreator
 		// We need to override just this bean definition, as it may reference other beans
 		// and we're happy to take the parent's definition for those.
 		// Always use prototype scope if demanded.
-		BeanDefinition bd = this.beanFactory.getMergedBeanDefinition(beanName);
+		BeanDefinition bd = getConfigurableBeanFactory().getMergedBeanDefinition(beanName);
 		GenericBeanDefinition bdCopy = new GenericBeanDefinition(bd);
 		if (isPrototypeBased()) {
 			bdCopy.setScope(BeanDefinition.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE);
@@ -126,7 +132,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractBeanFactoryBasedTargetSourceCreator
 	protected DefaultListableBeanFactory getInternalBeanFactoryForBean(String beanName) {
 		synchronized (this.internalBeanFactories) {
 			return this.internalBeanFactories.computeIfAbsent(beanName,
-					name -> buildInternalBeanFactory(this.beanFactory));
+					name -> buildInternalBeanFactory(getConfigurableBeanFactory()));
 		}
 	}
 

spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/target/AbstractBeanFactoryBasedTargetSource.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2018 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 import org.springframework.aop.TargetSource;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactoryAware;
+import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 import org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils;
 
 /**
@@ -57,15 +59,18 @@ public abstract class AbstractBeanFactoryBasedTargetSource implements TargetSour
 	protected final Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(getClass());
 
 	/** Name of the target bean we will create on each invocation. */
+	@Nullable
 	private String targetBeanName;
 
 	/** Class of the target. */
+	@Nullable
 	private volatile Class<?> targetClass;
 
 	/**
 	 * BeanFactory that owns this TargetSource. We need to hold onto this
 	 * reference so that we can create new prototype instances as necessary.
 	 */
+	@Nullable
 	private BeanFactory beanFactory;
 
 
@@ -86,6 +91,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractBeanFactoryBasedTargetSource implements TargetSour
 	 * Return the name of the target bean in the factory.
 	 */
 	public String getTargetBeanName() {
+		Assert.state(this.targetBeanName != null, "Target bean name not set");
 		return this.targetBeanName;
 	}
 
@@ -115,11 +121,13 @@ public abstract class AbstractBeanFactoryBasedTargetSource implements TargetSour
 	 * Return the owning BeanFactory.
 	 */
 	public BeanFactory getBeanFactory() {
+		Assert.state(this.beanFactory != null, "BeanFactory not set");
 		return this.beanFactory;
 	}
 
 
 	@Override
+	@Nullable
 	public Class<?> getTargetClass() {
 		Class<?> targetClass = this.targetClass;
 		if (targetClass != null) {
@@ -128,7 +136,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractBeanFactoryBasedTargetSource implements TargetSour
 		synchronized (this) {
 			// Full check within synchronization, entering the BeanFactory interaction algorithm only once...
 			targetClass = this.targetClass;
-			if (targetClass == null && this.beanFactory != null) {
+			if (targetClass == null && this.beanFactory != null && this.targetBeanName != null) {
 				// Determine type of the target bean.
 				targetClass = this.beanFactory.getType(this.targetBeanName);
 				if (targetClass == null) {
@@ -182,18 +190,16 @@ public abstract class AbstractBeanFactoryBasedTargetSource implements TargetSour
 
 	@Override
 	public int hashCode() {
-		int hashCode = getClass().hashCode();
-		hashCode = 13 * hashCode + ObjectUtils.nullSafeHashCode(this.beanFactory);
-		hashCode = 13 * hashCode + ObjectUtils.nullSafeHashCode(this.targetBeanName);
-		return hashCode;
+		return getClass().hashCode() * 13 + ObjectUtils.nullSafeHashCode(this.targetBeanName);
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public String toString() {
 		StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(getClass().getSimpleName());
 		sb.append(" for target bean '").append(this.targetBeanName).append('\'');
-		if (this.targetClass != null) {
-			sb.append(" of type [").append(this.targetClass.getName()).append(']');
+		Class<?> targetClass = this.targetClass;
+		if (targetClass != null) {
+			sb.append(" of type [").append(targetClass.getName()).append(']');
 		}
 		return sb.toString();
 	}

spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/target/AbstractLazyCreationTargetSource.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2018 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractLazyCreationTargetSource implements TargetSource {
 	protected final Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(getClass());
 
 	/** The lazily initialized target object. */
+	@Nullable
 	private Object lazyTarget;
 
 

spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/target/EmptyTargetSource.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2018 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ public final class EmptyTargetSource implements TargetSource, Serializable {
 	// Instance implementation
 	//---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+	@Nullable
 	private final Class<?> targetClass;
 
 	private final boolean isStatic;

spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/target/HotSwappableTargetSource.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2018 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -95,8 +95,7 @@ public class HotSwappableTargetSource implements TargetSource, Serializable {
 
 
 	/**
-	 * Two HotSwappableTargetSources are equal if the current target
-	 * objects are equal.
+	 * Two HotSwappableTargetSources are equal if the current target objects are equal.
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public boolean equals(Object other) {

spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/target/SingletonTargetSource.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2018 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -82,14 +82,8 @@ public class SingletonTargetSource implements TargetSource, Serializable {
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public boolean equals(Object other) {
-		if (this == other) {
-			return true;
-		}
-		if (!(other instanceof SingletonTargetSource)) {
-			return false;
-		}
-		SingletonTargetSource otherTargetSource = (SingletonTargetSource) other;
-		return this.target.equals(otherTargetSource.target);
+		return (this == other || (other instanceof SingletonTargetSource &&
+				this.target.equals(((SingletonTargetSource) other).target)));
 	}
 
 	/**

spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/target/ThreadLocalTargetSource.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2016 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -58,7 +58,12 @@ public class ThreadLocalTargetSource extends AbstractPrototypeBasedTargetSource
 	 * is meant to be per thread per instance of the ThreadLocalTargetSource class.
 	 */
 	private final ThreadLocal<Object> targetInThread =
-			new NamedThreadLocal<>("Thread-local instance of bean '" + getTargetBeanName() + "'");
+			new NamedThreadLocal<Object>("Thread-local instance of bean") {
+				@Override
+				public String toString() {
+					return super.toString() + " '" + getTargetBeanName() + "'";
+				}
+			};
 
 	/**
 	 * Set of managed targets, enabling us to keep track of the targets we've created.

spring-aop/src/test/java/org/springframework/aop/framework/ProxyFactoryTests.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@
 
 package org.springframework.aop.framework;
 
+import java.sql.SQLException;
+import java.sql.Savepoint;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import javax.accessibility.Accessible;
@@ -380,6 +383,43 @@ public class ProxyFactoryTests {
 		assertThat(proxy.getName()).isEqualTo("tb");
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testCharSequenceProxy() {
+		CharSequence target = "test";
+		ProxyFactory pf = new ProxyFactory(target);
+		ClassLoader cl = target.getClass().getClassLoader();
+		CharSequence proxy = (CharSequence) pf.getProxy(cl);
+		assertThat(proxy.toString()).isEqualTo(target);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testDateProxy() {
+		Date target = new Date();
+		ProxyFactory pf = new ProxyFactory(target);
+		pf.setProxyTargetClass(true);
+		ClassLoader cl = target.getClass().getClassLoader();
+		Date proxy = (Date) pf.getProxy(cl);
+		assertThat(proxy.getTime()).isEqualTo(target.getTime());
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testJdbcSavepointProxy() throws SQLException {
+		Savepoint target = new Savepoint() {
+			@Override
+			public int getSavepointId() throws SQLException {
+				return 1;
+			}
+			@Override
+			public String getSavepointName() throws SQLException {
+				return "sp";
+			}
+		};
+		ProxyFactory pf = new ProxyFactory(target);
+		ClassLoader cl = Savepoint.class.getClassLoader();
+		Savepoint proxy = (Savepoint) pf.getProxy(cl);
+		assertThat(proxy.getSavepointName()).isEqualTo("sp");
+	}
+
 
 	@Order(2)
 	public static class A implements Runnable {
@@ -391,7 +431,7 @@ public class ProxyFactoryTests {
 
 
 	@Order(1)
-	public static class B implements Runnable{
+	public static class B implements Runnable {
 
 		@Override
 		public void run() {

spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/BeanFactory.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2021 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -136,7 +136,10 @@ public interface BeanFactory {
 	 * <p>Translates aliases back to the corresponding canonical bean name.
 	 * <p>Will ask the parent factory if the bean cannot be found in this factory instance.
 	 * @param name the name of the bean to retrieve
-	 * @return an instance of the bean
+	 * @return an instance of the bean.
+	 * Note that the return value will never be {@code null} but possibly a stub for
+	 * {@code null} returned from a factory method, to be checked via {@code equals(null)}.
+	 * Consider using {@link #getBeanProvider(Class)} for resolving optional dependencies.
 	 * @throws NoSuchBeanDefinitionException if there is no bean with the specified name
 	 * @throws BeansException if the bean could not be obtained
 	 */
@@ -152,7 +155,11 @@ public interface BeanFactory {
 	 * <p>Will ask the parent factory if the bean cannot be found in this factory instance.
 	 * @param name the name of the bean to retrieve
 	 * @param requiredType type the bean must match; can be an interface or superclass
-	 * @return an instance of the bean
+	 * @return an instance of the bean.
+	 * Note that the return value will never be {@code null}. In case of a stub for
+	 * {@code null} from a factory method having been resolved for the requested bean, a
+	 * {@code BeanNotOfRequiredTypeException} against the NullBean stub will be raised.
+	 * Consider using {@link #getBeanProvider(Class)} for resolving optional dependencies.
 	 * @throws NoSuchBeanDefinitionException if there is no such bean definition
 	 * @throws BeanNotOfRequiredTypeException if the bean is not of the required type
 	 * @throws BeansException if the bean could not be created

spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/annotation/AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor implements SmartInstantiationA
 	 * Resolve the specified cached method argument or field value.
 	 */
 	@Nullable
-	private Object resolvedCachedArgument(@Nullable String beanName, @Nullable Object cachedArgument) {
+	private Object resolveCachedArgument(@Nullable String beanName, @Nullable Object cachedArgument) {
 		if (cachedArgument instanceof DependencyDescriptor) {
 			DependencyDescriptor descriptor = (DependencyDescriptor) cachedArgument;
 			Assert.state(this.beanFactory != null, "No BeanFactory available");
@@ -629,10 +629,12 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor implements SmartInstantiationA
 			Object value;
 			if (this.cached) {
 				try {
-					value = resolvedCachedArgument(beanName, this.cachedFieldValue);
+					value = resolveCachedArgument(beanName, this.cachedFieldValue);
 				}
-				catch (NoSuchBeanDefinitionException ex) {
-					// Unexpected removal of target bean for cached argument -> re-resolve
+				catch (BeansException ex) {
+					// Unexpected target bean mismatch for cached argument -> re-resolve
+					this.cached = false;
+					logger.debug("Failed to resolve cached argument", ex);
 					value = resolveFieldValue(field, bean, beanName);
 				}
 			}
@@ -661,11 +663,10 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor implements SmartInstantiationA
 			}
 			synchronized (this) {
 				if (!this.cached) {
-					Object cachedFieldValue = null;
 					if (value != null || this.required) {
-						cachedFieldValue = desc;
+						Object cachedFieldValue = desc;
 						registerDependentBeans(beanName, autowiredBeanNames);
-						if (autowiredBeanNames.size() == 1) {
+						if (value != null && autowiredBeanNames.size() == 1) {
 							String autowiredBeanName = autowiredBeanNames.iterator().next();
 							if (beanFactory.containsBean(autowiredBeanName) &&
 									beanFactory.isTypeMatch(autowiredBeanName, field.getType())) {
@@ -673,9 +674,13 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor implements SmartInstantiationA
 										desc, autowiredBeanName, field.getType());
 							}
 						}
+						this.cachedFieldValue = cachedFieldValue;
+						this.cached = true;
+					}
+					else {
+						this.cachedFieldValue = null;
+						// cached flag remains false
 					}
-					this.cachedFieldValue = cachedFieldValue;
-					this.cached = true;
 				}
 			}
 			return value;
@@ -709,10 +714,12 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor implements SmartInstantiationA
 			Object[] arguments;
 			if (this.cached) {
 				try {
-					arguments = resolveCachedArguments(beanName);
+					arguments = resolveCachedArguments(beanName, this.cachedMethodArguments);
 				}
-				catch (NoSuchBeanDefinitionException ex) {
-					// Unexpected removal of target bean for cached argument -> re-resolve
+				catch (BeansException ex) {
+					// Unexpected target bean mismatch for cached argument -> re-resolve
+					this.cached = false;
+					logger.debug("Failed to resolve cached argument", ex);
 					arguments = resolveMethodArguments(method, bean, beanName);
 				}
 			}
@@ -731,14 +738,13 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor implements SmartInstantiationA
 		}
 
 		@Nullable
-		private Object[] resolveCachedArguments(@Nullable String beanName) {
-			Object[] cachedMethodArguments = this.cachedMethodArguments;
+		private Object[] resolveCachedArguments(@Nullable String beanName, @Nullable Object[] cachedMethodArguments) {
 			if (cachedMethodArguments == null) {
 				return null;
 			}
 			Object[] arguments = new Object[cachedMethodArguments.length];
 			for (int i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++) {
-				arguments[i] = resolvedCachedArgument(beanName, cachedMethodArguments[i]);
+				arguments[i] = resolveCachedArgument(beanName, cachedMethodArguments[i]);
 			}
 			return arguments;
 		}
@@ -771,14 +777,14 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor implements SmartInstantiationA
 			synchronized (this) {
 				if (!this.cached) {
 					if (arguments != null) {
-						DependencyDescriptor[] cachedMethodArguments = Arrays.copyOf(descriptors, arguments.length);
+						DependencyDescriptor[] cachedMethodArguments = Arrays.copyOf(descriptors, argumentCount);
 						registerDependentBeans(beanName, autowiredBeans);
 						if (autowiredBeans.size() == argumentCount) {
 							Iterator<String> it = autowiredBeans.iterator();
 							Class<?>[] paramTypes = method.getParameterTypes();
 							for (int i = 0; i < paramTypes.length; i++) {
 								String autowiredBeanName = it.next();
-								if (beanFactory.containsBean(autowiredBeanName) &&
+								if (arguments[i] != null && beanFactory.containsBean(autowiredBeanName) &&
 										beanFactory.isTypeMatch(autowiredBeanName, paramTypes[i])) {
 									cachedMethodArguments[i] = new ShortcutDependencyDescriptor(
 											descriptors[i], autowiredBeanName, paramTypes[i]);
@@ -786,11 +792,12 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor implements SmartInstantiationA
 							}
 						}
 						this.cachedMethodArguments = cachedMethodArguments;
+						this.cached = true;
 					}
 					else {
 						this.cachedMethodArguments = null;
+						// cached flag remains false
 					}
-					this.cached = true;
 				}
 			}
 			return arguments;

spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/DefaultListableBeanFactory.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -961,7 +961,7 @@ public class DefaultListableBeanFactory extends AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFacto
 		for (String beanName : beanNames) {
 			Object singletonInstance = getSingleton(beanName);
 			if (singletonInstance instanceof SmartInitializingSingleton) {
-				StartupStep smartInitialize = this.getApplicationStartup().start("spring.beans.smart-initialize")
+				StartupStep smartInitialize = getApplicationStartup().start("spring.beans.smart-initialize")
 						.tag("beanName", beanName);
 				SmartInitializingSingleton smartSingleton = (SmartInitializingSingleton) singletonInstance;
 				if (System.getSecurityManager() != null) {

spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public class DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry extends SimpleAliasRegistry implements
 	private boolean singletonsCurrentlyInDestruction = false;
 
 	/** Disposable bean instances: bean name to disposable instance. */
-	private final Map<String, Object> disposableBeans = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+	private final Map<String, DisposableBean> disposableBeans = new LinkedHashMap<>();
 
 	/** Map between containing bean names: bean name to Set of bean names that the bean contains. */
 	private final Map<String, Set<String>> containedBeanMap = new ConcurrentHashMap<>(16);
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ public class DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry extends SimpleAliasRegistry implements
 	 * (within the entire factory).
 	 * @param beanName the name of the bean
 	 */
-	public boolean isSingletonCurrentlyInCreation(String beanName) {
+	public boolean isSingletonCurrentlyInCreation(@Nullable String beanName) {
 		return this.singletonsCurrentlyInCreation.contains(beanName);
 	}
 
@@ -447,17 +447,17 @@ public class DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry extends SimpleAliasRegistry implements
 		}
 		String canonicalName = canonicalName(beanName);
 		Set<String> dependentBeans = this.dependentBeanMap.get(canonicalName);
-		if (dependentBeans == null) {
+		if (dependentBeans == null || dependentBeans.isEmpty()) {
 			return false;
 		}
 		if (dependentBeans.contains(dependentBeanName)) {
 			return true;
 		}
+		if (alreadySeen == null) {
+			alreadySeen = new HashSet<>();
+		}
+		alreadySeen.add(beanName);
 		for (String transitiveDependency : dependentBeans) {
-			if (alreadySeen == null) {
-				alreadySeen = new HashSet<>();
-			}
-			alreadySeen.add(beanName);
 			if (isDependent(transitiveDependency, dependentBeanName, alreadySeen)) {
 				return true;
 			}
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ public class DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry extends SimpleAliasRegistry implements
 		// Destroy the corresponding DisposableBean instance.
 		DisposableBean disposableBean;
 		synchronized (this.disposableBeans) {
-			disposableBean = (DisposableBean) this.disposableBeans.remove(beanName);
+			disposableBean = this.disposableBeans.remove(beanName);
 		}
 		destroyBean(beanName, disposableBean);
 	}

spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/DisposableBeanAdapter.java

@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ class DisposableBeanAdapter implements DisposableBean, Runnable, Serializable {
 
 	private static final String SHUTDOWN_METHOD_NAME = "shutdown";
 
-	private static final Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(DisposableBeanAdapter.class);
 
+	private static final Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(DisposableBeanAdapter.class);
 
 	private final Object bean;
 

spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/RootBeanDefinition.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -506,23 +506,12 @@ public class RootBeanDefinition extends AbstractBeanDefinition {
 			if (isExternallyManagedInitMethod(initMethod)) {
 				return true;
 			}
-			if (this.externallyManagedInitMethods != null) {
-				for (String candidate : this.externallyManagedInitMethods) {
-					int indexOfDot = candidate.lastIndexOf('.');
-					if (indexOfDot >= 0) {
-						String methodName = candidate.substring(indexOfDot + 1);
-						if (methodName.equals(initMethod)) {
-							return true;
-						}
-					}
-				}
-			}
-			return false;
+			return hasAnyExternallyManagedMethod(this.externallyManagedInitMethods, initMethod);
 		}
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Return all externally managed initialization methods (as an immutable Set).
+	 * Get all externally managed initialization methods (as an immutable Set).
 	 * <p>See {@link #registerExternallyManagedInitMethod} for details
 	 * regarding the format for the initialization methods in the returned set.
 	 * @since 5.3.11
@@ -583,19 +572,23 @@ public class RootBeanDefinition extends AbstractBeanDefinition {
 			if (isExternallyManagedDestroyMethod(destroyMethod)) {
 				return true;
 			}
-			if (this.externallyManagedDestroyMethods != null) {
-				for (String candidate : this.externallyManagedDestroyMethods) {
-					int indexOfDot = candidate.lastIndexOf('.');
-					if (indexOfDot >= 0) {
-						String methodName = candidate.substring(indexOfDot + 1);
-						if (methodName.equals(destroyMethod)) {
-							return true;
-						}
+			return hasAnyExternallyManagedMethod(this.externallyManagedDestroyMethods, destroyMethod);
+		}
+	}
+
+	private static boolean hasAnyExternallyManagedMethod(Set<String> candidates, String methodName) {
+		if (candidates != null) {
+			for (String candidate : candidates) {
+				int indexOfDot = candidate.lastIndexOf('.');
+				if (indexOfDot > 0) {
+					String candidateMethodName = candidate.substring(indexOfDot + 1);
+					if (candidateMethodName.equals(methodName)) {
+						return true;
 					}
 				}
 			}
-			return false;
 		}
+		return false;
 	}
 
 	/**

spring-beans/src/test/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/annotation/AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2021 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -124,15 +124,89 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		TestBean tb = new TestBean();
 		bf.registerSingleton("testBean", tb);
 
-		ResourceInjectionBean bean = (ResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		ResourceInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", ResourceInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean2()).isSameAs(tb);
 
-		bean = (ResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", ResourceInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean2()).isSameAs(tb);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testResourceInjectionWithNullBean() {
+		RootBeanDefinition bd = new RootBeanDefinition(NonPublicResourceInjectionBean.class);
+		bd.setScope(BeanDefinition.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE);
+		bf.registerBeanDefinition("annotatedBean", bd);
+		RootBeanDefinition tb = new RootBeanDefinition(NullFactoryMethods.class);
+		tb.setFactoryMethodName("createTestBean");
+		bf.registerBeanDefinition("testBean", tb);
+
+		@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
+		NonPublicResourceInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", NonPublicResourceInjectionBean.class);
+		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isNull();
+		assertThat(bean.getTestBean2()).isNull();
+		assertThat(bean.getTestBean3()).isNull();
+
+		bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", NonPublicResourceInjectionBean.class);
+		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isNull();
+		assertThat(bean.getTestBean2()).isNull();
+		assertThat(bean.getTestBean3()).isNull();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void resourceInjectionWithSometimesNullBean() {
+		RootBeanDefinition bd = new RootBeanDefinition(OptionalResourceInjectionBean.class);
+		bd.setScope(BeanDefinition.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE);
+		bf.registerBeanDefinition("annotatedBean", bd);
+		RootBeanDefinition tb = new RootBeanDefinition(SometimesNullFactoryMethods.class);
+		tb.setFactoryMethodName("createTestBean");
+		tb.setScope(BeanDefinition.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE);
+		bf.registerBeanDefinition("testBean", tb);
+
+		SometimesNullFactoryMethods.active = false;
+		OptionalResourceInjectionBean bean = (OptionalResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isNull();
+		assertThat(bean.getTestBean2()).isNull();
+		assertThat(bean.getTestBean3()).isNull();
+
+		SometimesNullFactoryMethods.active = true;
+		bean = (OptionalResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isNotNull();
+		assertThat(bean.getTestBean2()).isNotNull();
+		assertThat(bean.getTestBean3()).isNotNull();
+
+		SometimesNullFactoryMethods.active = false;
+		bean = (OptionalResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isNull();
+		assertThat(bean.getTestBean2()).isNull();
+		assertThat(bean.getTestBean3()).isNull();
+
+		SometimesNullFactoryMethods.active = false;
+		bean = (OptionalResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isNull();
+		assertThat(bean.getTestBean2()).isNull();
+		assertThat(bean.getTestBean3()).isNull();
+
+		SometimesNullFactoryMethods.active = true;
+		bean = (OptionalResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isNotNull();
+		assertThat(bean.getTestBean2()).isNotNull();
+		assertThat(bean.getTestBean3()).isNotNull();
+
+		SometimesNullFactoryMethods.active = true;
+		bean = (OptionalResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isNotNull();
+		assertThat(bean.getTestBean2()).isNotNull();
+		assertThat(bean.getTestBean3()).isNotNull();
+
+		SometimesNullFactoryMethods.active = false;
+		bean = (OptionalResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isNull();
+		assertThat(bean.getTestBean2()).isNull();
+		assertThat(bean.getTestBean3()).isNull();
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void testExtendedResourceInjection() {
 		RootBeanDefinition bd = new RootBeanDefinition(TypedExtendedResourceInjectionBean.class);
@@ -143,7 +217,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		NestedTestBean ntb = new NestedTestBean();
 		bf.registerSingleton("nestedTestBean", ntb);
 
-		TypedExtendedResourceInjectionBean bean = (TypedExtendedResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		TypedExtendedResourceInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", TypedExtendedResourceInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean2()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean3()).isSameAs(tb);
@@ -151,7 +225,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		assertThat(bean.getNestedTestBean()).isSameAs(ntb);
 		assertThat(bean.getBeanFactory()).isSameAs(bf);
 
-		bean = (TypedExtendedResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", TypedExtendedResourceInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean2()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean3()).isSameAs(tb);
@@ -173,7 +247,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		bf.registerSingleton("nestedTestBean", ntb);
 
 		TestBean tb = bf.getBean("testBean", TestBean.class);
-		TypedExtendedResourceInjectionBean bean = (TypedExtendedResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		TypedExtendedResourceInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", TypedExtendedResourceInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean2()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean3()).isSameAs(tb);
@@ -200,7 +274,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		NestedTestBean ntb = new NestedTestBean();
 		bf.registerSingleton("nestedTestBean", ntb);
 
-		TypedExtendedResourceInjectionBean bean = (TypedExtendedResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		TypedExtendedResourceInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", TypedExtendedResourceInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean2()).isSameAs(tb2);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean3()).isSameAs(tb);
@@ -218,7 +292,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		NestedTestBean ntb = new NestedTestBean();
 		bf.registerSingleton("nestedTestBean", ntb);
 
-		OverriddenExtendedResourceInjectionBean bean = (OverriddenExtendedResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		OverriddenExtendedResourceInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", OverriddenExtendedResourceInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean2()).isNull();
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean3()).isSameAs(tb);
@@ -238,7 +312,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		NestedTestBean ntb = new NestedTestBean();
 		bf.registerSingleton("nestedTestBean", ntb);
 
-		DefaultMethodResourceInjectionBean bean = (DefaultMethodResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		DefaultMethodResourceInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", DefaultMethodResourceInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean2()).isNull();
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean3()).isSameAs(tb);
@@ -261,7 +335,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		NestedTestBean ntb = new NestedTestBean();
 		bf.registerSingleton("nestedTestBean", ntb);
 
-		TypedExtendedResourceInjectionBean bean = (TypedExtendedResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		TypedExtendedResourceInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", TypedExtendedResourceInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean2()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean3()).isSameAs(tb);
@@ -282,7 +356,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		NestedTestBean ntb2 = new NestedTestBean();
 		bf.registerSingleton("nestedTestBean2", ntb2);
 
-		OptionalResourceInjectionBean bean = (OptionalResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		OptionalResourceInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", OptionalResourceInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean2()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean3()).isSameAs(tb);
@@ -310,7 +384,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		NestedTestBean ntb2 = new NestedTestBean();
 		bf.registerSingleton("nestedTestBean2", ntb2);
 
-		OptionalResourceInjectionBean bean = (OptionalResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		OptionalResourceInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", OptionalResourceInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean2()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean3()).isSameAs(tb);
@@ -325,7 +399,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 
 		bf.destroySingleton("testBean");
 
-		bean = (OptionalResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", OptionalResourceInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isNull();
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean2()).isNull();
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean3()).isNull();
@@ -340,7 +414,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 
 		bf.registerSingleton("testBean", tb);
 
-		bean = (OptionalResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", OptionalResourceInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean2()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean3()).isSameAs(tb);
@@ -367,7 +441,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		NestedTestBean ntb2 = new NestedTestBean();
 		bf.registerSingleton("nestedTestBean2", ntb2);
 
-		OptionalResourceInjectionBean bean = (OptionalResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		OptionalResourceInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", OptionalResourceInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isSameAs(bf.getBean("testBean"));
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean2()).isSameAs(bf.getBean("testBean"));
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean3()).isSameAs(bf.getBean("testBean"));
@@ -382,7 +456,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 
 		bf.removeBeanDefinition("testBean");
 
-		bean = (OptionalResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", OptionalResourceInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isNull();
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean2()).isNull();
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean3()).isNull();
@@ -397,7 +471,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 
 		bf.registerBeanDefinition("testBean", new RootBeanDefinition(TestBean.class));
 
-		bean = (OptionalResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", OptionalResourceInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isSameAs(bf.getBean("testBean"));
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean2()).isSameAs(bf.getBean("testBean"));
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean3()).isSameAs(bf.getBean("testBean"));
@@ -426,8 +500,8 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		bf.registerSingleton("nestedTestBean2", ntb2);
 
 		// Two calls to verify that caching doesn't break re-creation.
-		OptionalCollectionResourceInjectionBean bean = (OptionalCollectionResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
-		bean = (OptionalCollectionResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		OptionalCollectionResourceInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", OptionalCollectionResourceInjectionBean.class);
+		bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", OptionalCollectionResourceInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean2()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean3()).isSameAs(tb);
@@ -457,8 +531,8 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		bf.registerSingleton("nestedTestBean1", ntb1);
 
 		// Two calls to verify that caching doesn't break re-creation.
-		OptionalCollectionResourceInjectionBean bean = (OptionalCollectionResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
-		bean = (OptionalCollectionResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		OptionalCollectionResourceInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", OptionalCollectionResourceInjectionBean.class);
+		bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", OptionalCollectionResourceInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean2()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean3()).isSameAs(tb);
@@ -478,7 +552,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		TestBean tb = new TestBean();
 		bf.registerSingleton("testBean", tb);
 
-		OptionalResourceInjectionBean bean = (OptionalResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		OptionalResourceInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", OptionalResourceInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean2()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean3()).isSameAs(tb);
@@ -490,7 +564,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 	public void testOptionalResourceInjectionWithNoDependencies() {
 		bf.registerBeanDefinition("annotatedBean", new RootBeanDefinition(OptionalResourceInjectionBean.class));
 
-		OptionalResourceInjectionBean bean = (OptionalResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		OptionalResourceInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", OptionalResourceInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isNull();
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean2()).isNull();
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean3()).isNull();
@@ -512,7 +586,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		ntb2.setOrder(1);
 		bf.registerSingleton("nestedTestBean2", ntb2);
 
-		OptionalResourceInjectionBean bean = (OptionalResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		OptionalResourceInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", OptionalResourceInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean2()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean3()).isSameAs(tb);
@@ -538,7 +612,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		FixedOrder1NestedTestBean ntb2 = new FixedOrder1NestedTestBean();
 		bf.registerSingleton("nestedTestBean2", ntb2);
 
-		OptionalResourceInjectionBean bean = (OptionalResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		OptionalResourceInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", OptionalResourceInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean2()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean3()).isSameAs(tb);
@@ -569,8 +643,8 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		bf.registerSingleton("nestedTestBean2", ntb2);
 
 		// Two calls to verify that caching doesn't break re-creation.
-		OptionalCollectionResourceInjectionBean bean = (OptionalCollectionResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
-		bean = (OptionalCollectionResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		OptionalCollectionResourceInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", OptionalCollectionResourceInjectionBean.class);
+		bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", OptionalCollectionResourceInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean2()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean3()).isSameAs(tb);
@@ -602,8 +676,8 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		bf.registerSingleton("nestedTestBean2", ntb2);
 
 		// Two calls to verify that caching doesn't break re-creation.
-		OptionalCollectionResourceInjectionBean bean = (OptionalCollectionResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
-		bean = (OptionalCollectionResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		OptionalCollectionResourceInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", OptionalCollectionResourceInjectionBean.class);
+		bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", OptionalCollectionResourceInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean2()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean3()).isSameAs(tb);
@@ -630,7 +704,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		NestedTestBean ntb = new NestedTestBean();
 		bf.registerSingleton("nestedTestBean", ntb);
 
-		ConstructorResourceInjectionBean bean = (ConstructorResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		ConstructorResourceInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", ConstructorResourceInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean2()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean3()).isSameAs(tb);
@@ -638,7 +712,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		assertThat(bean.getNestedTestBean()).isSameAs(ntb);
 		assertThat(bean.getBeanFactory()).isSameAs(bf);
 
-		bean = (ConstructorResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", ConstructorResourceInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean2()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean3()).isSameAs(tb);
@@ -657,7 +731,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		NestedTestBean ntb = new NestedTestBean();
 		bf.registerSingleton("nestedTestBean", ntb);
 
-		ConstructorResourceInjectionBean bean = (ConstructorResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		ConstructorResourceInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", ConstructorResourceInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean2()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean3()).isSameAs(tb);
@@ -667,7 +741,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 
 		bf.destroySingleton("nestedTestBean");
 
-		bean = (ConstructorResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", ConstructorResourceInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean2()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean3()).isSameAs(tb);
@@ -677,7 +751,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 
 		bf.registerSingleton("nestedTestBean", ntb);
 
-		bean = (ConstructorResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", ConstructorResourceInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean2()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean3()).isSameAs(tb);
@@ -695,7 +769,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		bf.registerSingleton("testBean", tb);
 		bf.registerBeanDefinition("nestedTestBean", new RootBeanDefinition(NestedTestBean.class));
 
-		ConstructorResourceInjectionBean bean = (ConstructorResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		ConstructorResourceInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", ConstructorResourceInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean2()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean3()).isSameAs(tb);
@@ -705,7 +779,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 
 		bf.removeBeanDefinition("nestedTestBean");
 
-		bean = (ConstructorResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", ConstructorResourceInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean2()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean3()).isSameAs(tb);
@@ -715,7 +789,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 
 		bf.registerBeanDefinition("nestedTestBean", new RootBeanDefinition(NestedTestBean.class));
 
-		bean = (ConstructorResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", ConstructorResourceInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean2()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean3()).isSameAs(tb);
@@ -734,7 +808,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		bf.registerBeanDefinition("nestedTestBean", new RootBeanDefinition(NullNestedTestBeanFactoryBean.class));
 		bf.registerSingleton("nestedTestBean2", new NestedTestBean());
 
-		ConstructorResourceInjectionBean bean = (ConstructorResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		ConstructorResourceInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", ConstructorResourceInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean2()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean3()).isSameAs(tb);
@@ -742,7 +816,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		assertThat(bean.getNestedTestBean()).isNull();
 		assertThat(bean.getBeanFactory()).isSameAs(bf);
 
-		bean = (ConstructorResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", ConstructorResourceInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean2()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean3()).isSameAs(tb);
@@ -764,7 +838,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		bf.registerBeanDefinition("nestedTestBean", ntb);
 		bf.registerSingleton("nestedTestBean2", new NestedTestBean());
 
-		ConstructorResourceInjectionBean bean = (ConstructorResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		ConstructorResourceInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", ConstructorResourceInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isNull();
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean2()).isNull();
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean3()).isNull();
@@ -772,7 +846,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		assertThat(bean.getNestedTestBean()).isNull();
 		assertThat(bean.getBeanFactory()).isSameAs(bf);
 
-		bean = (ConstructorResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", ConstructorResourceInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isNull();
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean2()).isNull();
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean3()).isNull();
@@ -791,7 +865,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		NestedTestBean ntb2 = new NestedTestBean();
 		bf.registerSingleton("nestedTestBean2", ntb2);
 
-		ConstructorsResourceInjectionBean bean = (ConstructorsResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		ConstructorsResourceInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", ConstructorsResourceInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean3()).isNull();
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean4()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getNestedTestBeans().length).isEqualTo(2);
@@ -802,8 +876,8 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 	@Test
 	public void testConstructorResourceInjectionWithNoCandidatesAndNoFallback() {
 		bf.registerBeanDefinition("annotatedBean", new RootBeanDefinition(ConstructorWithoutFallbackBean.class));
-		assertThatExceptionOfType(UnsatisfiedDependencyException.class).isThrownBy(() ->
-				bf.getBean("annotatedBean"))
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(UnsatisfiedDependencyException.class)
+			.isThrownBy(() -> bf.getBean("annotatedBean"))
 			.satisfies(methodParameterDeclaredOn(ConstructorWithoutFallbackBean.class));
 	}
 
@@ -817,7 +891,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		NestedTestBean ntb2 = new NestedTestBean();
 		bf.registerSingleton("nestedTestBean2", ntb2);
 
-		ConstructorsCollectionResourceInjectionBean bean = (ConstructorsCollectionResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		ConstructorsCollectionResourceInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", ConstructorsCollectionResourceInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean3()).isNull();
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean4()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getNestedTestBeans().size()).isEqualTo(1);
@@ -839,7 +913,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		NestedTestBean ntb2 = new NestedTestBean();
 		bf.registerSingleton("nestedTestBean2", ntb2);
 
-		ConstructorsCollectionResourceInjectionBean bean = (ConstructorsCollectionResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		ConstructorsCollectionResourceInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", ConstructorsCollectionResourceInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean3()).isNull();
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean4()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getNestedTestBeans().size()).isEqualTo(2);
@@ -857,7 +931,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		FixedOrder1NestedTestBean ntb2 = new FixedOrder1NestedTestBean();
 		bf.registerSingleton("nestedTestBean2", ntb2);
 
-		ConstructorsResourceInjectionBean bean = (ConstructorsResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		ConstructorsResourceInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", ConstructorsResourceInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean3()).isNull();
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean4()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getNestedTestBeans().length).isEqualTo(2);
@@ -875,7 +949,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		FixedOrder1NestedTestBean ntb2 = new FixedOrder1NestedTestBean();
 		bf.registerSingleton("nestedTestBean2", ntb2);
 
-		ConstructorsCollectionResourceInjectionBean bean = (ConstructorsCollectionResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		ConstructorsCollectionResourceInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", ConstructorsCollectionResourceInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean3()).isNull();
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean4()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getNestedTestBeans().size()).isEqualTo(2);
@@ -893,7 +967,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		FixedOrder1NestedTestBean ntb2 = new FixedOrder1NestedTestBean();
 		bf.registerSingleton("nestedTestBean2", ntb2);
 
-		SingleConstructorVarargBean bean = (SingleConstructorVarargBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		SingleConstructorVarargBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", SingleConstructorVarargBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getNestedTestBeans().size()).isEqualTo(2);
 		assertThat(bean.getNestedTestBeans().get(0)).isSameAs(ntb2);
@@ -906,7 +980,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		TestBean tb = new TestBean();
 		bf.registerSingleton("testBean", tb);
 
-		SingleConstructorVarargBean bean = (SingleConstructorVarargBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		SingleConstructorVarargBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", SingleConstructorVarargBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getNestedTestBeans()).isNotNull();
 		assertThat(bean.getNestedTestBeans().isEmpty()).isTrue();
@@ -922,7 +996,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		FixedOrder1NestedTestBean ntb2 = new FixedOrder1NestedTestBean();
 		bf.registerSingleton("nestedTestBean2", ntb2);
 
-		SingleConstructorRequiredCollectionBean bean = (SingleConstructorRequiredCollectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		SingleConstructorRequiredCollectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", SingleConstructorRequiredCollectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getNestedTestBeans().size()).isEqualTo(2);
 		assertThat(bean.getNestedTestBeans().get(0)).isSameAs(ntb2);
@@ -935,7 +1009,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		TestBean tb = new TestBean();
 		bf.registerSingleton("testBean", tb);
 
-		SingleConstructorRequiredCollectionBean bean = (SingleConstructorRequiredCollectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		SingleConstructorRequiredCollectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", SingleConstructorRequiredCollectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getNestedTestBeans()).isNotNull();
 		assertThat(bean.getNestedTestBeans().isEmpty()).isTrue();
@@ -951,7 +1025,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		FixedOrder1NestedTestBean ntb2 = new FixedOrder1NestedTestBean();
 		bf.registerSingleton("nestedTestBean2", ntb2);
 
-		SingleConstructorOptionalCollectionBean bean = (SingleConstructorOptionalCollectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		SingleConstructorOptionalCollectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", SingleConstructorOptionalCollectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getNestedTestBeans().size()).isEqualTo(2);
 		assertThat(bean.getNestedTestBeans().get(0)).isSameAs(ntb2);
@@ -964,7 +1038,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		TestBean tb = new TestBean();
 		bf.registerSingleton("testBean", tb);
 
-		SingleConstructorOptionalCollectionBean bean = (SingleConstructorOptionalCollectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		SingleConstructorOptionalCollectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", SingleConstructorOptionalCollectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getNestedTestBeans()).isNull();
 	}
@@ -972,8 +1046,8 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 	@Test
 	public void testSingleConstructorInjectionWithMissingDependency() {
 		bf.registerBeanDefinition("annotatedBean", new RootBeanDefinition(SingleConstructorOptionalCollectionBean.class));
-		assertThatExceptionOfType(UnsatisfiedDependencyException.class).isThrownBy(() ->
-				bf.getBean("annotatedBean"));
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(UnsatisfiedDependencyException.class)
+				.isThrownBy(() -> bf.getBean("annotatedBean"));
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -982,8 +1056,8 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		RootBeanDefinition tb = new RootBeanDefinition(NullFactoryMethods.class);
 		tb.setFactoryMethodName("createTestBean");
 		bf.registerBeanDefinition("testBean", tb);
-		assertThatExceptionOfType(UnsatisfiedDependencyException.class).isThrownBy(() ->
-				bf.getBean("annotatedBean"));
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(UnsatisfiedDependencyException.class)
+				.isThrownBy(() -> bf.getBean("annotatedBean"));
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -992,7 +1066,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		TestBean tb = new TestBean();
 		bf.registerSingleton("testBean", tb);
 
-		ConstructorsResourceInjectionBean bean = (ConstructorsResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		ConstructorsResourceInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", ConstructorsResourceInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean3()).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean4()).isNull();
 	}
@@ -1001,7 +1075,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 	public void testConstructorResourceInjectionWithMultipleCandidatesAndDefaultFallback() {
 		bf.registerBeanDefinition("annotatedBean", new RootBeanDefinition(ConstructorsResourceInjectionBean.class));
 
-		ConstructorsResourceInjectionBean bean = (ConstructorsResourceInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		ConstructorsResourceInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", ConstructorsResourceInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean3()).isNull();
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean4()).isNull();
 	}
@@ -1017,12 +1091,12 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		tb2.setFactoryMethodName("createTestBean");
 		bf.registerBeanDefinition("testBean2", tb2);
 
-		MapConstructorInjectionBean bean = (MapConstructorInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		MapConstructorInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", MapConstructorInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBeanMap().size()).isEqualTo(1);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBeanMap().get("testBean1")).isSameAs(tb1);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBeanMap().get("testBean2")).isNull();
 
-		bean = (MapConstructorInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", MapConstructorInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBeanMap().size()).isEqualTo(1);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBeanMap().get("testBean1")).isSameAs(tb1);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBeanMap().get("testBean2")).isNull();
@@ -1038,14 +1112,14 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		bf.registerSingleton("testBean1", tb1);
 		bf.registerSingleton("testBean2", tb2);
 
-		MapFieldInjectionBean bean = (MapFieldInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		MapFieldInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", MapFieldInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBeanMap().size()).isEqualTo(2);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBeanMap().keySet().contains("testBean1")).isTrue();
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBeanMap().keySet().contains("testBean2")).isTrue();
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBeanMap().values().contains(tb1)).isTrue();
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBeanMap().values().contains(tb2)).isTrue();
 
-		bean = (MapFieldInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", MapFieldInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBeanMap().size()).isEqualTo(2);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBeanMap().keySet().contains("testBean1")).isTrue();
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBeanMap().keySet().contains("testBean2")).isTrue();
@@ -1061,13 +1135,13 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		TestBean tb = new TestBean();
 		bf.registerSingleton("testBean", tb);
 
-		MapMethodInjectionBean bean = (MapMethodInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		MapMethodInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", MapMethodInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBeanMap().size()).isEqualTo(1);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBeanMap().keySet().contains("testBean")).isTrue();
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBeanMap().values().contains(tb)).isTrue();
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isSameAs(tb);
 
-		bean = (MapMethodInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", MapMethodInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBeanMap().size()).isEqualTo(1);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBeanMap().keySet().contains("testBean")).isTrue();
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBeanMap().values().contains(tb)).isTrue();
@@ -1079,9 +1153,9 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		bf.registerBeanDefinition("annotatedBean", new RootBeanDefinition(MapMethodInjectionBean.class));
 		bf.registerBeanDefinition("testBean1", new RootBeanDefinition(TestBean.class));
 		bf.registerBeanDefinition("testBean2", new RootBeanDefinition(TestBean.class));
-		assertThatExceptionOfType(UnsatisfiedDependencyException.class).as("should have failed, more than one bean of type").isThrownBy(() ->
-				bf.getBean("annotatedBean"))
-			.satisfies(methodParameterDeclaredOn(MapMethodInjectionBean.class));
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(UnsatisfiedDependencyException.class).as("should have failed, more than one bean of type")
+				.isThrownBy(() -> bf.getBean("annotatedBean"))
+				.satisfies(methodParameterDeclaredOn(MapMethodInjectionBean.class));
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -1092,8 +1166,8 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		rbd2.setAutowireCandidate(false);
 		bf.registerBeanDefinition("testBean2", rbd2);
 
-		MapMethodInjectionBean bean = (MapMethodInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
-		TestBean tb = (TestBean) bf.getBean("testBean1");
+		MapMethodInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", MapMethodInjectionBean.class);
+		TestBean tb = bf.getBean("testBean1", TestBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBeanMap().size()).isEqualTo(1);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBeanMap().keySet().contains("testBean1")).isTrue();
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBeanMap().values().contains(tb)).isTrue();
@@ -1104,7 +1178,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 	public void testMethodInjectionWithMapAndNoMatches() {
 		bf.registerBeanDefinition("annotatedBean", new RootBeanDefinition(MapMethodInjectionBean.class));
 
-		MapMethodInjectionBean bean = (MapMethodInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		MapMethodInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", MapMethodInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBeanMap()).isNull();
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isNull();
 	}
@@ -1120,9 +1194,9 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		bf.registerSingleton("testBeans", tbm);
 		bf.registerSingleton("otherMap", new Properties());
 
-		MapConstructorInjectionBean bean = (MapConstructorInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		MapConstructorInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", MapConstructorInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBeanMap()).isSameAs(tbm);
-		bean = (MapConstructorInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", MapConstructorInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBeanMap()).isSameAs(tbm);
 	}
 
@@ -1136,9 +1210,9 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		bf.registerBeanDefinition("myTestBeanMap", tbm);
 		bf.registerSingleton("otherMap", new HashMap<>());
 
-		MapConstructorInjectionBean bean = (MapConstructorInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		MapConstructorInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", MapConstructorInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBeanMap()).isSameAs(bf.getBean("myTestBeanMap"));
-		bean = (MapConstructorInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", MapConstructorInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBeanMap()).isSameAs(bf.getBean("myTestBeanMap"));
 	}
 
@@ -1153,9 +1227,9 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		bf.registerSingleton("testBean1", new TestBean());
 		bf.registerSingleton("testBean2", new TestBean());
 
-		CustomMapConstructorInjectionBean bean = (CustomMapConstructorInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		CustomMapConstructorInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", CustomMapConstructorInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBeanMap()).isSameAs(bf.getBean("myTestBeanMap"));
-		bean = (CustomMapConstructorInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", CustomMapConstructorInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBeanMap()).isSameAs(bf.getBean("myTestBeanMap"));
 	}
 
@@ -1166,9 +1240,9 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		bf.registerBeanDefinition("annotatedBean", bd);
 		bf.registerBeanDefinition("myTestBeanMap", new RootBeanDefinition(HashMap.class));
 
-		QualifiedMapConstructorInjectionBean bean = (QualifiedMapConstructorInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		QualifiedMapConstructorInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", QualifiedMapConstructorInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBeanMap()).isSameAs(bf.getBean("myTestBeanMap"));
-		bean = (QualifiedMapConstructorInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", QualifiedMapConstructorInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBeanMap()).isSameAs(bf.getBean("myTestBeanMap"));
 	}
 
@@ -1183,9 +1257,9 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		bf.registerSingleton("testBeans", tbs);
 		bf.registerSingleton("otherSet", new HashSet<>());
 
-		SetConstructorInjectionBean bean = (SetConstructorInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		SetConstructorInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", SetConstructorInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBeanSet()).isSameAs(tbs);
-		bean = (SetConstructorInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", SetConstructorInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBeanSet()).isSameAs(tbs);
 	}
 
@@ -1199,9 +1273,9 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		bf.registerBeanDefinition("myTestBeanSet", tbs);
 		bf.registerSingleton("otherSet", new HashSet<>());
 
-		SetConstructorInjectionBean bean = (SetConstructorInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		SetConstructorInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", SetConstructorInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBeanSet()).isSameAs(bf.getBean("myTestBeanSet"));
-		bean = (SetConstructorInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", SetConstructorInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBeanSet()).isSameAs(bf.getBean("myTestBeanSet"));
 	}
 
@@ -1214,9 +1288,9 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		tbs.setUniqueFactoryMethodName("testBeanSet");
 		bf.registerBeanDefinition("myTestBeanSet", tbs);
 
-		CustomSetConstructorInjectionBean bean = (CustomSetConstructorInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		CustomSetConstructorInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", CustomSetConstructorInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBeanSet()).isSameAs(bf.getBean("myTestBeanSet"));
-		bean = (CustomSetConstructorInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", CustomSetConstructorInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBeanSet()).isSameAs(bf.getBean("myTestBeanSet"));
 	}
 
@@ -1224,7 +1298,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 	public void testSelfReference() {
 		bf.registerBeanDefinition("annotatedBean", new RootBeanDefinition(SelfInjectionBean.class));
 
-		SelfInjectionBean bean = (SelfInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		SelfInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", SelfInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.reference).isSameAs(bean);
 		assertThat(bean.referenceCollection).isNull();
 	}
@@ -1234,8 +1308,8 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		bf.registerBeanDefinition("annotatedBean", new RootBeanDefinition(SelfInjectionBean.class));
 		bf.registerBeanDefinition("annotatedBean2", new RootBeanDefinition(SelfInjectionBean.class));
 
-		SelfInjectionBean bean = (SelfInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
-		SelfInjectionBean bean2 = (SelfInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean2");
+		SelfInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", SelfInjectionBean.class);
+		SelfInjectionBean bean2 = bf.getBean("annotatedBean2", SelfInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.reference).isSameAs(bean2);
 		assertThat(bean.referenceCollection.size()).isEqualTo(1);
 		assertThat(bean.referenceCollection.get(0)).isSameAs(bean2);
@@ -1245,7 +1319,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 	public void testSelfReferenceCollection() {
 		bf.registerBeanDefinition("annotatedBean", new RootBeanDefinition(SelfInjectionCollectionBean.class));
 
-		SelfInjectionCollectionBean bean = (SelfInjectionCollectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		SelfInjectionCollectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", SelfInjectionCollectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.reference).isSameAs(bean);
 		assertThat(bean.referenceCollection).isNull();
 	}
@@ -1255,8 +1329,8 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		bf.registerBeanDefinition("annotatedBean", new RootBeanDefinition(SelfInjectionCollectionBean.class));
 		bf.registerBeanDefinition("annotatedBean2", new RootBeanDefinition(SelfInjectionCollectionBean.class));
 
-		SelfInjectionCollectionBean bean = (SelfInjectionCollectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
-		SelfInjectionCollectionBean bean2 = (SelfInjectionCollectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean2");
+		SelfInjectionCollectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", SelfInjectionCollectionBean.class);
+		SelfInjectionCollectionBean bean2 = bf.getBean("annotatedBean2", SelfInjectionCollectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.reference).isSameAs(bean2);
 		assertThat(bean2.referenceCollection.size()).isSameAs(1);
 		assertThat(bean.referenceCollection.get(0)).isSameAs(bean2);
@@ -1267,7 +1341,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		bf.registerBeanDefinition("annotatedBean", new RootBeanDefinition(ObjectFactoryFieldInjectionBean.class));
 		bf.registerBeanDefinition("testBean", new RootBeanDefinition(TestBean.class));
 
-		ObjectFactoryFieldInjectionBean bean = (ObjectFactoryFieldInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		ObjectFactoryFieldInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", ObjectFactoryFieldInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isSameAs(bf.getBean("testBean"));
 	}
 
@@ -1276,7 +1350,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		bf.registerBeanDefinition("annotatedBean", new RootBeanDefinition(ObjectFactoryConstructorInjectionBean.class));
 		bf.registerBeanDefinition("testBean", new RootBeanDefinition(TestBean.class));
 
-		ObjectFactoryConstructorInjectionBean bean = (ObjectFactoryConstructorInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		ObjectFactoryConstructorInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", ObjectFactoryConstructorInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isSameAs(bf.getBean("testBean"));
 	}
 
@@ -1287,9 +1361,9 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		bf.registerBeanDefinition("annotatedBean", annotatedBeanDefinition);
 		bf.registerBeanDefinition("testBean", new RootBeanDefinition(TestBean.class));
 
-		ObjectFactoryFieldInjectionBean bean = (ObjectFactoryFieldInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		ObjectFactoryFieldInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", ObjectFactoryFieldInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isSameAs(bf.getBean("testBean"));
-		ObjectFactoryFieldInjectionBean anotherBean = (ObjectFactoryFieldInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		ObjectFactoryFieldInjectionBean anotherBean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", ObjectFactoryFieldInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean).isNotSameAs(anotherBean);
 		assertThat(anotherBean.getTestBean()).isSameAs(bf.getBean("testBean"));
 	}
@@ -1302,7 +1376,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		bf.registerBeanDefinition("dependencyBean", bd);
 		bf.registerBeanDefinition("dependencyBean2", new RootBeanDefinition(TestBean.class));
 
-		ObjectFactoryQualifierInjectionBean bean = (ObjectFactoryQualifierInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		ObjectFactoryQualifierInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", ObjectFactoryQualifierInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isSameAs(bf.getBean("dependencyBean"));
 	}
 
@@ -1314,7 +1388,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		bf.registerBeanDefinition("dependencyBean", bd);
 		bf.registerBeanDefinition("dependencyBean2", new RootBeanDefinition(TestBean.class));
 
-		ObjectFactoryQualifierInjectionBean bean = (ObjectFactoryQualifierInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		ObjectFactoryQualifierInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", ObjectFactoryQualifierInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isSameAs(bf.getBean("dependencyBean"));
 	}
 
@@ -1324,7 +1398,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		bf.registerBeanDefinition("testBean", new RootBeanDefinition(TestBean.class));
 		bf.setSerializationId("test");
 
-		ObjectFactoryFieldInjectionBean bean = (ObjectFactoryFieldInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		ObjectFactoryFieldInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", ObjectFactoryFieldInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isSameAs(bf.getBean("testBean"));
 		bean = SerializationTestUtils.serializeAndDeserialize(bean);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isSameAs(bf.getBean("testBean"));
@@ -1337,7 +1411,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		tbd.setScope(BeanDefinition.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE);
 		bf.registerBeanDefinition("testBean", tbd);
 
-		ObjectProviderInjectionBean bean = (ObjectProviderInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		ObjectProviderInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", ObjectProviderInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isEqualTo(bf.getBean("testBean"));
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean("myName")).isEqualTo(bf.getBean("testBean", "myName"));
 		assertThat(bean.getOptionalTestBean()).isEqualTo(bf.getBean("testBean"));
@@ -1366,7 +1440,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		bf.registerBeanDefinition("annotatedBean", new RootBeanDefinition(ObjectProviderInjectionBean.class));
 		bf.registerBeanDefinition("testBean", new RootBeanDefinition(TestBean.class));
 
-		ObjectProviderInjectionBean bean = (ObjectProviderInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		ObjectProviderInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", ObjectProviderInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isSameAs(bf.getBean("testBean"));
 		assertThat(bean.getOptionalTestBean()).isSameAs(bf.getBean("testBean"));
 		assertThat(bean.getOptionalTestBeanWithDefault()).isSameAs(bf.getBean("testBean"));
@@ -1393,7 +1467,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 	public void testObjectProviderInjectionWithTargetNotAvailable() {
 		bf.registerBeanDefinition("annotatedBean", new RootBeanDefinition(ObjectProviderInjectionBean.class));
 
-		ObjectProviderInjectionBean bean = (ObjectProviderInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		ObjectProviderInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", ObjectProviderInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThatExceptionOfType(NoSuchBeanDefinitionException.class).isThrownBy(
 				bean::getTestBean);
 		assertThat(bean.getOptionalTestBean()).isNull();
@@ -1419,7 +1493,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		bf.registerBeanDefinition("testBean1", new RootBeanDefinition(TestBean.class));
 		bf.registerBeanDefinition("testBean2", new RootBeanDefinition(TestBean.class));
 
-		ObjectProviderInjectionBean bean = (ObjectProviderInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		ObjectProviderInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", ObjectProviderInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThatExceptionOfType(NoUniqueBeanDefinitionException.class).isThrownBy(bean::getTestBean);
 		assertThatExceptionOfType(NoUniqueBeanDefinitionException.class).isThrownBy(bean::getOptionalTestBean);
 		assertThatExceptionOfType(NoUniqueBeanDefinitionException.class).isThrownBy(bean::consumeOptionalTestBean);
@@ -1456,7 +1530,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		tb2.setLazyInit(true);
 		bf.registerBeanDefinition("testBean2", tb2);
 
-		ObjectProviderInjectionBean bean = (ObjectProviderInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		ObjectProviderInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", ObjectProviderInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.getTestBean()).isSameAs(bf.getBean("testBean1"));
 		assertThat(bean.getOptionalTestBean()).isSameAs(bf.getBean("testBean1"));
 		assertThat(bean.consumeOptionalTestBean()).isSameAs(bf.getBean("testBean1"));
@@ -1494,7 +1568,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		tb2.setLazyInit(true);
 		bf.registerBeanDefinition("testBean2", tb2);
 
-		ObjectProviderInjectionBean bean = (ObjectProviderInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		ObjectProviderInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", ObjectProviderInjectionBean.class);
 		List<?> testBeans = bean.sortedTestBeans();
 		assertThat(testBeans.size()).isEqualTo(2);
 		assertThat(testBeans.get(0)).isSameAs(bf.getBean("testBean2"));
@@ -1717,7 +1791,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		IntegerRepository ir = new IntegerRepository();
 		bf.registerSingleton("integerRepo", ir);
 
-		RepositoryFieldInjectionBean bean = (RepositoryFieldInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		RepositoryFieldInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", RepositoryFieldInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.string).isSameAs(sv);
 		assertThat(bean.integer).isSameAs(iv);
 		assertThat(bean.stringArray.length).isSameAs(1);
@@ -1762,7 +1836,8 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		IntegerRepository ir = new IntegerRepository();
 		bf.registerSingleton("integerRepo", ir);
 
-		RepositoryFieldInjectionBeanWithSubstitutedVariables bean = (RepositoryFieldInjectionBeanWithSubstitutedVariables) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		RepositoryFieldInjectionBeanWithSubstitutedVariables bean =
+				bf.getBean("annotatedBean", RepositoryFieldInjectionBeanWithSubstitutedVariables.class);
 		assertThat(bean.string).isSameAs(sv);
 		assertThat(bean.integer).isSameAs(iv);
 		assertThat(bean.stringArray.length).isSameAs(1);
@@ -1803,7 +1878,8 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		IntegerRepository ir = new IntegerRepository();
 		bf.registerSingleton("integerRepo", ir);
 
-		RepositoryFieldInjectionBeanWithQualifiers bean = (RepositoryFieldInjectionBeanWithQualifiers) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		RepositoryFieldInjectionBeanWithQualifiers bean =
+				bf.getBean("annotatedBean", RepositoryFieldInjectionBeanWithQualifiers.class);
 		assertThat(bean.stringRepository).isSameAs(sr);
 		assertThat(bean.integerRepository).isSameAs(ir);
 		assertThat(bean.stringRepositoryArray.length).isSameAs(1);
@@ -1840,7 +1916,8 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		rbd.setQualifiedElement(ReflectionUtils.findField(getClass(), "integerRepositoryQualifierProvider"));
 		bf.registerBeanDefinition("integerRepository", rbd); // Bean name not matching qualifier
 
-		RepositoryFieldInjectionBeanWithQualifiers bean = (RepositoryFieldInjectionBeanWithQualifiers) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		RepositoryFieldInjectionBeanWithQualifiers bean =
+				bf.getBean("annotatedBean", RepositoryFieldInjectionBeanWithQualifiers.class);
 		Repository<?> sr = bf.getBean("stringRepo", Repository.class);
 		Repository<?> ir = bf.getBean("integerRepository", Repository.class);
 		assertThat(bean.stringRepository).isSameAs(sr);
@@ -1867,7 +1944,8 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 
 		bf.registerSingleton("repo", new StringRepository());
 
-		RepositoryFieldInjectionBeanWithSimpleMatch bean = (RepositoryFieldInjectionBeanWithSimpleMatch) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		RepositoryFieldInjectionBeanWithSimpleMatch bean =
+				bf.getBean("annotatedBean", RepositoryFieldInjectionBeanWithSimpleMatch.class);
 		Repository<?> repo = bf.getBean("repo", Repository.class);
 		assertThat(bean.repository).isSameAs(repo);
 		assertThat(bean.stringRepository).isSameAs(repo);
@@ -1894,7 +1972,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		bf.registerBeanDefinition("annotatedBean", bd);
 		bf.registerBeanDefinition("repoFactoryBean", new RootBeanDefinition(RepositoryFactoryBean.class));
 
-		RepositoryFactoryBeanInjectionBean bean = (RepositoryFactoryBeanInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		RepositoryFactoryBeanInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", RepositoryFactoryBeanInjectionBean.class);
 		RepositoryFactoryBean<?> repoFactoryBean = bf.getBean("&repoFactoryBean", RepositoryFactoryBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.repositoryFactoryBean).isSameAs(repoFactoryBean);
 	}
@@ -1906,7 +1984,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		bf.registerBeanDefinition("annotatedBean", bd);
 		bf.registerSingleton("repoFactoryBean", new RepositoryFactoryBean<>());
 
-		RepositoryFactoryBeanInjectionBean bean = (RepositoryFactoryBeanInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		RepositoryFactoryBeanInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", RepositoryFactoryBeanInjectionBean.class);
 		RepositoryFactoryBean<?> repoFactoryBean = bf.getBean("&repoFactoryBean", RepositoryFactoryBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.repositoryFactoryBean).isSameAs(repoFactoryBean);
 	}
@@ -1925,7 +2003,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		rbd.getConstructorArgumentValues().addGenericArgumentValue(Repository.class);
 		bf.registerBeanDefinition("repo", rbd);
 
-		RepositoryFieldInjectionBeanWithSimpleMatch bean = (RepositoryFieldInjectionBeanWithSimpleMatch) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		RepositoryFieldInjectionBeanWithSimpleMatch bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", RepositoryFieldInjectionBeanWithSimpleMatch.class);
 		Repository<?> repo = bf.getBean("repo", Repository.class);
 		assertThat(bean.repository).isSameAs(repo);
 		assertThat(bean.stringRepository).isSameAs(repo);
@@ -1956,7 +2034,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		rbd.getConstructorArgumentValues().addGenericArgumentValue(new TypedStringValue(Repository.class.getName()));
 		bf.registerBeanDefinition("repo", rbd);
 
-		RepositoryFieldInjectionBeanWithSimpleMatch bean = (RepositoryFieldInjectionBeanWithSimpleMatch) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		RepositoryFieldInjectionBeanWithSimpleMatch bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", RepositoryFieldInjectionBeanWithSimpleMatch.class);
 		Repository<?> repo = bf.getBean("repo", Repository.class);
 		assertThat(bean.repository).isSameAs(repo);
 		assertThat(bean.stringRepository).isSameAs(repo);
@@ -1988,7 +2066,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		IntegerRepository ir = new IntegerRepository();
 		bf.registerSingleton("integerRepo", ir);
 
-		RepositoryMethodInjectionBean bean = (RepositoryMethodInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		RepositoryMethodInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", RepositoryMethodInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.string).isSameAs(sv);
 		assertThat(bean.integer).isSameAs(iv);
 		assertThat(bean.stringArray.length).isSameAs(1);
@@ -2033,7 +2111,8 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		IntegerRepository ir = new IntegerRepository();
 		bf.registerSingleton("integerRepo", ir);
 
-		RepositoryMethodInjectionBeanWithSubstitutedVariables bean = (RepositoryMethodInjectionBeanWithSubstitutedVariables) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		RepositoryMethodInjectionBeanWithSubstitutedVariables bean =
+				bf.getBean("annotatedBean", RepositoryMethodInjectionBeanWithSubstitutedVariables.class);
 		assertThat(bean.string).isSameAs(sv);
 		assertThat(bean.integer).isSameAs(iv);
 		assertThat(bean.stringArray.length).isSameAs(1);
@@ -2074,7 +2153,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		IntegerRepository ir = new IntegerRepository();
 		bf.registerSingleton("integerRepo", ir);
 
-		RepositoryConstructorInjectionBean bean = (RepositoryConstructorInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		RepositoryConstructorInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", RepositoryConstructorInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.stringRepository).isSameAs(sr);
 		assertThat(bean.integerRepository).isSameAs(ir);
 		assertThat(bean.stringRepositoryArray.length).isSameAs(1);
@@ -2100,7 +2179,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		GenericRepository gr = new GenericRepository();
 		bf.registerSingleton("genericRepo", gr);
 
-		RepositoryConstructorInjectionBean bean = (RepositoryConstructorInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		RepositoryConstructorInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", RepositoryConstructorInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.stringRepository).isSameAs(gr);
 		assertThat(bean.integerRepository).isSameAs(gr);
 		assertThat(bean.stringRepositoryArray.length).isSameAs(1);
@@ -2125,7 +2204,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		SimpleRepository ngr = new SimpleRepository();
 		bf.registerSingleton("simpleRepo", ngr);
 
-		RepositoryConstructorInjectionBean bean = (RepositoryConstructorInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		RepositoryConstructorInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", RepositoryConstructorInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.stringRepository).isSameAs(ngr);
 		assertThat(bean.integerRepository).isSameAs(ngr);
 		assertThat(bean.stringRepositoryArray.length).isSameAs(1);
@@ -2153,7 +2232,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		GenericRepository gr = new GenericRepositorySubclass();
 		bf.registerSingleton("genericRepo", gr);
 
-		RepositoryConstructorInjectionBean bean = (RepositoryConstructorInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		RepositoryConstructorInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", RepositoryConstructorInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.stringRepository).isSameAs(sr);
 		assertThat(bean.integerRepository).isSameAs(gr);
 		assertThat(bean.stringRepositoryArray.length).isSameAs(1);
@@ -2180,7 +2259,7 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		SimpleRepository ngr = new SimpleRepositorySubclass();
 		bf.registerSingleton("simpleRepo", ngr);
 
-		RepositoryConstructorInjectionBean bean = (RepositoryConstructorInjectionBean) bf.getBean("annotatedBean");
+		RepositoryConstructorInjectionBean bean = bf.getBean("annotatedBean", RepositoryConstructorInjectionBean.class);
 		assertThat(bean.stringRepository).isSameAs(sr);
 		assertThat(bean.integerRepository).isSameAs(ngr);
 		assertThat(bean.stringRepositoryArray.length).isSameAs(1);
@@ -3876,6 +3955,20 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 	}
 
 
+	public static class SometimesNullFactoryMethods {
+
+		public static boolean active = false;
+
+		public static TestBean createTestBean() {
+			return (active ? new TestBean() : null);
+		}
+
+		public static NestedTestBean createNestedTestBean() {
+			return (active ? new NestedTestBean() : null);
+		}
+	}
+
+
 	public static class ProvidedArgumentBean {
 
 		public ProvidedArgumentBean(String[] args) {

spring-beans/src/test/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/DefaultSingletonBeanRegistryTests.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2019 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -28,36 +28,32 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
  * @author Chris Beams
  * @since 04.07.2006
  */
-public class DefaultSingletonBeanRegistryTests {
+class DefaultSingletonBeanRegistryTests {
+
+	private final DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry beanRegistry = new DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry();
+
 
 	@Test
-	public void testSingletons() {
-		DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry beanRegistry = new DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry();
-
+	void singletons() {
 		TestBean tb = new TestBean();
 		beanRegistry.registerSingleton("tb", tb);
 		assertThat(beanRegistry.getSingleton("tb")).isSameAs(tb);
 
-		TestBean tb2 = (TestBean) beanRegistry.getSingleton("tb2", () -> new TestBean());
+		TestBean tb2 = (TestBean) beanRegistry.getSingleton("tb2", TestBean::new);
 		assertThat(beanRegistry.getSingleton("tb2")).isSameAs(tb2);
 
 		assertThat(beanRegistry.getSingleton("tb")).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(beanRegistry.getSingleton("tb2")).isSameAs(tb2);
 		assertThat(beanRegistry.getSingletonCount()).isEqualTo(2);
-		String[] names = beanRegistry.getSingletonNames();
-		assertThat(names.length).isEqualTo(2);
-		assertThat(names[0]).isEqualTo("tb");
-		assertThat(names[1]).isEqualTo("tb2");
+		assertThat(beanRegistry.getSingletonNames()).containsExactly("tb", "tb2");
 
 		beanRegistry.destroySingletons();
-		assertThat(beanRegistry.getSingletonCount()).isEqualTo(0);
-		assertThat(beanRegistry.getSingletonNames().length).isEqualTo(0);
+		assertThat(beanRegistry.getSingletonCount()).isZero();
+		assertThat(beanRegistry.getSingletonNames()).isEmpty();
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void testDisposableBean() {
-		DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry beanRegistry = new DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry();
-
+	void disposableBean() {
 		DerivedTestBean tb = new DerivedTestBean();
 		beanRegistry.registerSingleton("tb", tb);
 		beanRegistry.registerDisposableBean("tb", tb);
@@ -65,21 +61,16 @@ public class DefaultSingletonBeanRegistryTests {
 
 		assertThat(beanRegistry.getSingleton("tb")).isSameAs(tb);
 		assertThat(beanRegistry.getSingletonCount()).isEqualTo(1);
-		String[] names = beanRegistry.getSingletonNames();
-		assertThat(names.length).isEqualTo(1);
-		assertThat(names[0]).isEqualTo("tb");
+		assertThat(beanRegistry.getSingletonNames()).containsExactly("tb");
 		assertThat(tb.wasDestroyed()).isFalse();
 
 		beanRegistry.destroySingletons();
-		assertThat(beanRegistry.getSingletonCount()).isEqualTo(0);
-		assertThat(beanRegistry.getSingletonNames().length).isEqualTo(0);
-		assertThat(tb.wasDestroyed()).isTrue();
+		assertThat(beanRegistry.getSingletonCount()).isZero();
+		assertThat(beanRegistry.getSingletonNames()).isEmpty();
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void testDependentRegistration() {
-		DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry beanRegistry = new DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry();
-
+	void dependentRegistration() {
 		beanRegistry.registerDependentBean("a", "b");
 		beanRegistry.registerDependentBean("b", "c");
 		beanRegistry.registerDependentBean("c", "b");

spring-context-support/src/main/java/org/springframework/cache/caffeine/CaffeineCacheManager.java

@@ -189,13 +189,11 @@ public class CaffeineCacheManager implements CacheManager {
 	@Override
 	@Nullable
 	public Cache getCache(String name) {
-		if (this.dynamic) {
-			Cache cache = this.cacheMap.get(name);
-			return (cache != null) ? cache : this.cacheMap.computeIfAbsent(name, this::createCaffeineCache);
-		}
-		else {
-			return this.cacheMap.get(name);
+		Cache cache = this.cacheMap.get(name);
+		if (cache == null && this.dynamic) {
+			cache = this.cacheMap.computeIfAbsent(name, this::createCaffeineCache);
 		}
+		return cache;
 	}
 
 

spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cache/concurrent/ConcurrentMapCacheManager.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -166,13 +166,7 @@ public class ConcurrentMapCacheManager implements CacheManager, BeanClassLoaderA
 	public Cache getCache(String name) {
 		Cache cache = this.cacheMap.get(name);
 		if (cache == null && this.dynamic) {
-			synchronized (this.cacheMap) {
-				cache = this.cacheMap.get(name);
-				if (cache == null) {
-					cache = createConcurrentMapCache(name);
-					this.cacheMap.put(name, cache);
-				}
-			}
+			cache = this.cacheMap.computeIfAbsent(name, this::createConcurrentMapCache);
 		}
 		return cache;
 	}

spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cache/interceptor/NameMatchCacheOperationSource.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2018 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public class NameMatchCacheOperationSource implements CacheOperationSource, Seri
 
 
 	/** Keys are method names; values are TransactionAttributes. */
-	private Map<String, Collection<CacheOperation>> nameMap = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+	private final Map<String, Collection<CacheOperation>> nameMap = new LinkedHashMap<>();
 
 
 	/**
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ public class NameMatchCacheOperationSource implements CacheOperationSource, Seri
 		if (!(other instanceof NameMatchCacheOperationSource)) {
 			return false;
 		}
-		NameMatchCacheOperationSource otherTas = (NameMatchCacheOperationSource) other;
-		return ObjectUtils.nullSafeEquals(this.nameMap, otherTas.nameMap);
+		NameMatchCacheOperationSource otherCos = (NameMatchCacheOperationSource) other;
+		return ObjectUtils.nullSafeEquals(this.nameMap, otherCos.nameMap);
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -130,4 +130,5 @@ public class NameMatchCacheOperationSource implements CacheOperationSource, Seri
 	public String toString() {
 		return getClass().getName() + ": " + this.nameMap;
 	}
+
 }

spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/LoadTimeWeavingConfigurer.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2012 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ import org.springframework.instrument.classloading.LoadTimeWeaver;
 /**
  * Interface to be implemented by
  * {@link org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration @Configuration}
- * classes annotated with {@link EnableLoadTimeWeaving @EnableLoadTimeWeaving} that wish to
- * customize the {@link LoadTimeWeaver} instance to be used.
+ * classes annotated with {@link EnableLoadTimeWeaving @EnableLoadTimeWeaving}
+ * that wish to customize the {@link LoadTimeWeaver} instance to be used.
  *
  * <p>See {@link org.springframework.scheduling.annotation.EnableAsync @EnableAsync}
  * for usage examples and information on how a default {@code LoadTimeWeaver}
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ import org.springframework.instrument.classloading.LoadTimeWeaver;
 public interface LoadTimeWeavingConfigurer {
 
 	/**
-	 * Create, configure and return the {@code LoadTimeWeaver} instance to be used. Note
-	 * that it is unnecessary to annotate this method with {@code @Bean}, because the
-	 * object returned will automatically be registered as a bean by
+	 * Create, configure and return the {@code LoadTimeWeaver} instance to be used.
+	 * Note that it is unnecessary to annotate this method with {@code @Bean}
+	 * because the object returned will automatically be registered as a bean by
 	 * {@link LoadTimeWeavingConfiguration#loadTimeWeaver()}
 	 */
 	LoadTimeWeaver getLoadTimeWeaver();

spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/event/ApplicationListenerMethodAdapter.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2021 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ public class ApplicationListenerMethodAdapter implements GenericApplicationListe
 					handleAsyncError(ex);
 				}
 				else if (event != null) {
-					publishEvent(event);
+					publishEvents(event);
 				}
 			});
 		}
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ public class ApplicationListenerMethodAdapter implements GenericApplicationListe
 	 * Return the target bean instance to use.
 	 */
 	protected Object getTargetBean() {
-		Assert.notNull(this.applicationContext, "ApplicationContext must no be null");
+		Assert.notNull(this.applicationContext, "ApplicationContext must not be null");
 		return this.applicationContext.getBean(this.beanName);
 	}
 
@@ -468,6 +468,9 @@ public class ApplicationListenerMethodAdapter implements GenericApplicationListe
 	}
 
 
+	/**
+	 * Inner class to avoid a hard dependency on the Reactive Streams API at runtime.
+	 */
 	private class ReactiveResultHandler {
 
 		public boolean subscribeToPublisher(Object result) {
@@ -481,6 +484,9 @@ public class ApplicationListenerMethodAdapter implements GenericApplicationListe
 	}
 
 
+	/**
+	 * Reactive Streams Subscriber for publishing follow-up events.
+	 */
 	private class EventPublicationSubscriber implements Subscriber<Object> {
 
 		@Override

spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/support/AbstractApplicationContext.java

@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractApplicationContext extends DefaultResourceLoader
 
 	@Override
 	public void setApplicationStartup(ApplicationStartup applicationStartup) {
-		Assert.notNull(applicationStartup, "applicationStartup should not be null");
+		Assert.notNull(applicationStartup, "ApplicationStartup must not be null");
 		this.applicationStartup = applicationStartup;
 	}
 
@@ -749,7 +749,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractApplicationContext extends DefaultResourceLoader
 
 		// Detect a LoadTimeWeaver and prepare for weaving, if found in the meantime
 		// (e.g. through an @Bean method registered by ConfigurationClassPostProcessor)
-		if (!NativeDetector.inNativeImage() && beanFactory.getTempClassLoader() == null && beanFactory.containsBean(LOAD_TIME_WEAVER_BEAN_NAME)) {
+		if (!NativeDetector.inNativeImage() && beanFactory.getTempClassLoader() == null &&
+				beanFactory.containsBean(LOAD_TIME_WEAVER_BEAN_NAME)) {
 			beanFactory.addBeanPostProcessor(new LoadTimeWeaverAwareProcessor(beanFactory));
 			beanFactory.setTempClassLoader(new ContextTypeMatchClassLoader(beanFactory.getBeanClassLoader()));
 		}

spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/support/ContextTypeMatchClassLoader.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2021 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ import java.security.ProtectionDomain;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 
+import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
+
 import org.springframework.core.DecoratingClassLoader;
 import org.springframework.core.OverridingClassLoader;
 import org.springframework.core.SmartClassLoader;
@@ -45,15 +47,26 @@ class ContextTypeMatchClassLoader extends DecoratingClassLoader implements Smart
 	}
 
 
-	private static Method findLoadedClassMethod;
+	@Nullable
+	private static final Method findLoadedClassMethod;
 
 	static {
+		// Try to enable findLoadedClass optimization which allows us to selectively
+		// override classes that have not been loaded yet. If not accessible, we will
+		// always override requested classes, even when the classes have been loaded
+		// by the parent ClassLoader already and cannot be transformed anymore anyway.
+		Method method = null;
 		try {
-			findLoadedClassMethod = ClassLoader.class.getDeclaredMethod("findLoadedClass", String.class);
+			method = ClassLoader.class.getDeclaredMethod("findLoadedClass", String.class);
+			ReflectionUtils.makeAccessible(method);
 		}
-		catch (NoSuchMethodException ex) {
-			throw new IllegalStateException("Invalid [java.lang.ClassLoader] class: no 'findLoadedClass' method defined!");
+		catch (Throwable ex) {
+			// Typically a JDK 9+ InaccessibleObjectException...
+			// Avoid through JVM startup with --add-opens=java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED
+			LogFactory.getLog(ContextTypeMatchClassLoader.class).debug(
+					"ClassLoader.findLoadedClass not accessible -> will always override requested class", ex);
 		}
+		findLoadedClassMethod = method;
 	}
 
 
@@ -96,13 +109,14 @@ class ContextTypeMatchClassLoader extends DecoratingClassLoader implements Smart
 			if (isExcluded(className) || ContextTypeMatchClassLoader.this.isExcluded(className)) {
 				return false;
 			}
-			ReflectionUtils.makeAccessible(findLoadedClassMethod);
-			ClassLoader parent = getParent();
-			while (parent != null) {
-				if (ReflectionUtils.invokeMethod(findLoadedClassMethod, parent, className) != null) {
-					return false;
+			if (findLoadedClassMethod != null) {
+				ClassLoader parent = getParent();
+				while (parent != null) {
+					if (ReflectionUtils.invokeMethod(findLoadedClassMethod, parent, className) != null) {
+						return false;
+					}
+					parent = parent.getParent();
 				}
-				parent = parent.getParent();
 			}
 			return true;
 		}

spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/support/DefaultLifecycleProcessor.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -64,9 +64,10 @@ public class DefaultLifecycleProcessor implements LifecycleProcessor, BeanFactor
 
 
 	/**
-	 * Specify the maximum time allotted in milliseconds for the shutdown of
-	 * any phase (group of SmartLifecycle beans with the same 'phase' value).
-	 * <p>The default value is 30 seconds.
+	 * Specify the maximum time allotted in milliseconds for the shutdown of any
+	 * phase (group of {@link SmartLifecycle} beans with the same 'phase' value).
+	 * <p>The default value is 30000 milliseconds (30 seconds).
+	 * @see SmartLifecycle#getPhase()
 	 */
 	public void setTimeoutPerShutdownPhase(long timeoutPerShutdownPhase) {
 		this.timeoutPerShutdownPhase = timeoutPerShutdownPhase;

spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/scheduling/annotation/Scheduled.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2021 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -117,9 +117,12 @@ public @interface Scheduled {
 	 * last invocation and the start of the next.
 	 * <p>The time unit is milliseconds by default but can be overridden via
 	 * {@link #timeUnit}.
+	 * <p>This attribute variant supports Spring-style "${...}" placeholders
+	 * as well as SpEL expressions.
 	 * @return the delay as a String value &mdash; for example, a placeholder
 	 * or a {@link java.time.Duration#parse java.time.Duration} compliant value
 	 * @since 3.2.2
+	 * @see #fixedDelay()
 	 */
 	String fixedDelayString() default "";
 
@@ -135,9 +138,12 @@ public @interface Scheduled {
 	 * Execute the annotated method with a fixed period between invocations.
 	 * <p>The time unit is milliseconds by default but can be overridden via
 	 * {@link #timeUnit}.
+	 * <p>This attribute variant supports Spring-style "${...}" placeholders
+	 * as well as SpEL expressions.
 	 * @return the period as a String value &mdash; for example, a placeholder
 	 * or a {@link java.time.Duration#parse java.time.Duration} compliant value
 	 * @since 3.2.2
+	 * @see #fixedRate()
 	 */
 	String fixedRateString() default "";
 
@@ -156,9 +162,12 @@ public @interface Scheduled {
 	 * {@link #fixedRate} or {@link #fixedDelay} task.
 	 * <p>The time unit is milliseconds by default but can be overridden via
 	 * {@link #timeUnit}.
+	 * <p>This attribute variant supports Spring-style "${...}" placeholders
+	 * as well as SpEL expressions.
 	 * @return the initial delay as a String value &mdash; for example, a placeholder
 	 * or a {@link java.time.Duration#parse java.time.Duration} compliant value
 	 * @since 3.2.2
+	 * @see #initialDelay()
 	 */
 	String initialDelayString() default "";
 

spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/scheduling/concurrent/ConcurrentTaskExecutor.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ public class ConcurrentTaskExecutor implements AsyncListenableTaskExecutor, Sche
 
 	private TaskExecutorAdapter adaptedExecutor;
 
+	@Nullable
+	private TaskDecorator taskDecorator;
+
 
 	/**
 	 * Create a new ConcurrentTaskExecutor, using a single thread executor as default.
@@ -138,6 +141,7 @@ public class ConcurrentTaskExecutor implements AsyncListenableTaskExecutor, Sche
 	 * @since 4.3
 	 */
 	public final void setTaskDecorator(TaskDecorator taskDecorator) {
+		this.taskDecorator = taskDecorator;
 		this.adaptedExecutor.setTaskDecorator(taskDecorator);
 	}
 
@@ -174,11 +178,15 @@ public class ConcurrentTaskExecutor implements AsyncListenableTaskExecutor, Sche
 	}
 
 
-	private static TaskExecutorAdapter getAdaptedExecutor(Executor concurrentExecutor) {
+	private TaskExecutorAdapter getAdaptedExecutor(Executor concurrentExecutor) {
 		if (managedExecutorServiceClass != null && managedExecutorServiceClass.isInstance(concurrentExecutor)) {
 			return new ManagedTaskExecutorAdapter(concurrentExecutor);
 		}
-		return new TaskExecutorAdapter(concurrentExecutor);
+		TaskExecutorAdapter adapter = new TaskExecutorAdapter(concurrentExecutor);
+		if (this.taskDecorator != null) {
+			adapter.setTaskDecorator(this.taskDecorator);
+		}
+		return adapter;
 	}
 
 

spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/scheduling/concurrent/ConcurrentTaskScheduler.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public class ConcurrentTaskScheduler extends ConcurrentTaskExecutor implements T
 	 */
 	public ConcurrentTaskScheduler() {
 		super();
-		this.scheduledExecutor = initScheduledExecutor(null);
+		initScheduledExecutor(null);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public class ConcurrentTaskScheduler extends ConcurrentTaskExecutor implements T
 	 */
 	public ConcurrentTaskScheduler(ScheduledExecutorService scheduledExecutor) {
 		super(scheduledExecutor);
-		this.scheduledExecutor = initScheduledExecutor(scheduledExecutor);
+		initScheduledExecutor(scheduledExecutor);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -131,11 +131,11 @@ public class ConcurrentTaskScheduler extends ConcurrentTaskExecutor implements T
 	 */
 	public ConcurrentTaskScheduler(Executor concurrentExecutor, ScheduledExecutorService scheduledExecutor) {
 		super(concurrentExecutor);
-		this.scheduledExecutor = initScheduledExecutor(scheduledExecutor);
+		initScheduledExecutor(scheduledExecutor);
 	}
 
 
-	private ScheduledExecutorService initScheduledExecutor(@Nullable ScheduledExecutorService scheduledExecutor) {
+	private void initScheduledExecutor(@Nullable ScheduledExecutorService scheduledExecutor) {
 		if (scheduledExecutor != null) {
 			this.scheduledExecutor = scheduledExecutor;
 			this.enterpriseConcurrentScheduler = (managedScheduledExecutorServiceClass != null &&
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@ public class ConcurrentTaskScheduler extends ConcurrentTaskExecutor implements T
 			this.scheduledExecutor = Executors.newSingleThreadScheduledExecutor();
 			this.enterpriseConcurrentScheduler = false;
 		}
-		return this.scheduledExecutor;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -207,9 +206,9 @@ public class ConcurrentTaskScheduler extends ConcurrentTaskExecutor implements T
 
 	@Override
 	public ScheduledFuture<?> schedule(Runnable task, Date startTime) {
-		long initialDelay = startTime.getTime() - this.clock.millis();
+		long delay = startTime.getTime() - this.clock.millis();
 		try {
-			return this.scheduledExecutor.schedule(decorateTask(task, false), initialDelay, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+			return this.scheduledExecutor.schedule(decorateTask(task, false), delay, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
 		}
 		catch (RejectedExecutionException ex) {
 			throw new TaskRejectedException("Executor [" + this.scheduledExecutor + "] did not accept task: " + task, ex);

spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/scheduling/concurrent/ExecutorConfigurationSupport.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2021 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
  * Base class for setting up a {@link java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService}
  * (typically a {@link java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor} or
  * {@link java.util.concurrent.ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor}).
- * Defines common configuration settings and common lifecycle handling.
+ *
+ * <p>Defines common configuration settings and common lifecycle handling,
+ * inheriting thread customization options (name, priority, etc) from
+ * {@link org.springframework.util.CustomizableThreadCreator}.
  *
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
  * @since 3.0
@@ -105,9 +108,9 @@ public abstract class ExecutorConfigurationSupport extends CustomizableThreadFac
 	/**
 	 * Set whether to wait for scheduled tasks to complete on shutdown,
 	 * not interrupting running tasks and executing all tasks in the queue.
-	 * <p>Default is "false", shutting down immediately through interrupting
-	 * ongoing tasks and clearing the queue. Switch this flag to "true" if you
-	 * prefer fully completed tasks at the expense of a longer shutdown phase.
+	 * <p>Default is {@code false}, shutting down immediately through interrupting
+	 * ongoing tasks and clearing the queue. Switch this flag to {@code true} if
+	 * you prefer fully completed tasks at the expense of a longer shutdown phase.
 	 * <p>Note that Spring's container shutdown continues while ongoing tasks
 	 * are being completed. If you want this executor to block and wait for the
 	 * termination of tasks before the rest of the container continues to shut
@@ -199,8 +202,7 @@ public abstract class ExecutorConfigurationSupport extends CustomizableThreadFac
 
 
 	/**
-	 * Calls {@code shutdown} when the BeanFactory destroys
-	 * the task executor instance.
+	 * Calls {@code shutdown} when the BeanFactory destroys the executor instance.
 	 * @see #shutdown()
 	 */
 	@Override
@@ -209,9 +211,13 @@ public abstract class ExecutorConfigurationSupport extends CustomizableThreadFac
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Perform a shutdown on the underlying ExecutorService.
+	 * Perform a full shutdown on the underlying ExecutorService,
+	 * according to the corresponding configuration settings.
+	 * @see #setWaitForTasksToCompleteOnShutdown
+	 * @see #setAwaitTerminationMillis
 	 * @see java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService#shutdown()
 	 * @see java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService#shutdownNow()
+	 * @see java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService#awaitTermination
 	 */
 	public void shutdown() {
 		if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {

spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/scheduling/concurrent/ReschedulingRunnable.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ class ReschedulingRunnable extends DelegatingErrorHandlingRunnable implements Sc
 			if (this.scheduledExecutionTime == null) {
 				return null;
 			}
-			long initialDelay = this.scheduledExecutionTime.getTime() - this.triggerContext.getClock().millis();
-			this.currentFuture = this.executor.schedule(this, initialDelay, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+			long delay = this.scheduledExecutionTime.getTime() - this.triggerContext.getClock().millis();
+			this.currentFuture = this.executor.schedule(this, delay, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
 			return this;
 		}
 	}

spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/scheduling/concurrent/ThreadPoolTaskScheduler.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -380,9 +380,9 @@ public class ThreadPoolTaskScheduler extends ExecutorConfigurationSupport
 	@Override
 	public ScheduledFuture<?> schedule(Runnable task, Date startTime) {
 		ScheduledExecutorService executor = getScheduledExecutor();
-		long initialDelay = startTime.getTime() - this.clock.millis();
+		long delay = startTime.getTime() - this.clock.millis();
 		try {
-			return executor.schedule(errorHandlingTask(task, false), initialDelay, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+			return executor.schedule(errorHandlingTask(task, false), delay, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
 		}
 		catch (RejectedExecutionException ex) {
 			throw new TaskRejectedException("Executor [" + executor + "] did not accept task: " + task, ex);

spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/validation/FieldError.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2018 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ public class FieldError extends ObjectError {
 
 	@Override
 	public String toString() {
+		// We would preferably use ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(rejectedValue) here but
+		// keep including the full nullSafeToString representation for backwards compatibility.
 		return "Field error in object '" + getObjectName() + "' on field '" + this.field +
 				"': rejected value [" + ObjectUtils.nullSafeToString(this.rejectedValue) + "]; " +
 				resolvableToString();

spring-context/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/context/support/BeanDefinitionDsl.kt

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2021 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ open class BeanDefinitionDsl internal constructor (private val init: BeanDefinit
 		SINGLETON,
 
 		/**
-		 * Scope constant for the standard singleton scope
+		 * Scope constant for the standard prototype scope
 		 * @see org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE
 		 */
 		PROTOTYPE

spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/aop/framework/CglibProxyTests.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2021 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import org.springframework.aop.MethodMatcher;
 import org.springframework.aop.Pointcut;
 import org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils;
 import org.springframework.aop.support.DefaultPointcutAdvisor;
+import org.springframework.aop.support.annotation.AnnotationMatchingPointcut;
 import org.springframework.aop.testfixture.advice.CountingBeforeAdvice;
 import org.springframework.aop.testfixture.interceptor.NopInterceptor;
 import org.springframework.beans.testfixture.beans.ITestBean;
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@ import org.springframework.beans.testfixture.beans.TestBean;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContextException;
 import org.springframework.context.support.ClassPathXmlApplicationContext;
+import org.springframework.lang.NonNull;
+import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatExceptionOfType;
@@ -87,8 +90,7 @@ public class CglibProxyTests extends AbstractAopProxyTests implements Serializab
 		AdvisedSupport pc = new AdvisedSupport(ITestBean.class);
 		pc.addAdvice(new NopInterceptor());
 		AopProxy aop = createAopProxy(pc);
-		assertThatExceptionOfType(AopConfigException.class).isThrownBy(
-				aop::getProxy);
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(AopConfigException.class).isThrownBy(aop::getProxy);
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -136,8 +138,8 @@ public class CglibProxyTests extends AbstractAopProxyTests implements Serializab
 
 		Object proxy = aop.getProxy();
 		assertThat(AopUtils.isCglibProxy(proxy)).isTrue();
-		assertThat(proxy instanceof ITestBean).isTrue();
-		assertThat(proxy instanceof TestBean).isTrue();
+		assertThat(proxy).isInstanceOf(ITestBean.class);
+		assertThat(proxy).isInstanceOf(TestBean.class);
 
 		TestBean tb = (TestBean) proxy;
 		assertThat(tb.getAge()).isEqualTo(32);
@@ -304,6 +306,8 @@ public class CglibProxyTests extends AbstractAopProxyTests implements Serializab
 		CglibAopProxy cglib = new CglibAopProxy(as);
 
 		ITestBean proxy1 = (ITestBean) cglib.getProxy();
+		ITestBean proxy1a = (ITestBean) cglib.getProxy();
+		assertThat(proxy1a.getClass()).isSameAs(proxy1.getClass());
 
 		mockTargetSource.setTarget(proxy1);
 		as = new AdvisedSupport(new Class<?>[]{});
@@ -312,7 +316,40 @@ public class CglibProxyTests extends AbstractAopProxyTests implements Serializab
 		cglib = new CglibAopProxy(as);
 
 		ITestBean proxy2 = (ITestBean) cglib.getProxy();
-		assertThat(proxy2 instanceof Serializable).isTrue();
+		assertThat(proxy2).isInstanceOf(Serializable.class);
+		assertThat(proxy2.getClass()).isNotSameAs(proxy1.getClass());
+
+		ITestBean proxy2a = (ITestBean) cglib.getProxy();
+		assertThat(proxy2a).isInstanceOf(Serializable.class);
+		assertThat(proxy2a.getClass()).isSameAs(proxy2.getClass());
+
+		mockTargetSource.setTarget(proxy1);
+		as = new AdvisedSupport(new Class<?>[]{});
+		as.setTargetSource(mockTargetSource);
+		as.addAdvisor(new DefaultPointcutAdvisor(new AnnotationMatchingPointcut(Nullable.class), new NopInterceptor()));
+		cglib = new CglibAopProxy(as);
+
+		ITestBean proxy3 = (ITestBean) cglib.getProxy();
+		assertThat(proxy3).isInstanceOf(Serializable.class);
+		assertThat(proxy3.getClass()).isNotSameAs(proxy2.getClass());
+
+		ITestBean proxy3a = (ITestBean) cglib.getProxy();
+		assertThat(proxy3a).isInstanceOf(Serializable.class);
+		assertThat(proxy3a.getClass()).isSameAs(proxy3.getClass());
+
+		mockTargetSource.setTarget(proxy1);
+		as = new AdvisedSupport(new Class<?>[]{});
+		as.setTargetSource(mockTargetSource);
+		as.addAdvisor(new DefaultPointcutAdvisor(new AnnotationMatchingPointcut(NonNull.class), new NopInterceptor()));
+		cglib = new CglibAopProxy(as);
+
+		ITestBean proxy4 = (ITestBean) cglib.getProxy();
+		assertThat(proxy4).isInstanceOf(Serializable.class);
+		assertThat(proxy4.getClass()).isNotSameAs(proxy3.getClass());
+
+		ITestBean proxy4a = (ITestBean) cglib.getProxy();
+		assertThat(proxy4a).isInstanceOf(Serializable.class);
+		assertThat(proxy4a.getClass()).isSameAs(proxy4.getClass());
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -331,7 +368,7 @@ public class CglibProxyTests extends AbstractAopProxyTests implements Serializab
 			proxy.doTest();
 		}
 		catch (Exception ex) {
-			assertThat(ex instanceof ApplicationContextException).as("Invalid exception class").isTrue();
+			assertThat(ex).as("Invalid exception class").isInstanceOf(ApplicationContextException.class);
 		}
 
 		assertThat(proxy.isCatchInvoked()).as("Catch was not invoked").isTrue();

spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/ClassPathBeanDefinitionScannerTests.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -207,10 +207,9 @@ public class ClassPathBeanDefinitionScannerTests {
 		ClassPathBeanDefinitionScanner scanner = new ClassPathBeanDefinitionScanner(context);
 		scanner.setIncludeAnnotationConfig(false);
 		scanner.scan("org.springframework.context.annotation3");
-		assertThatIllegalStateException().isThrownBy(() ->
-				scanner.scan(BASE_PACKAGE))
-			.withMessageContaining("stubFooDao")
-			.withMessageContaining(StubFooDao.class.getName());
+		assertThatIllegalStateException().isThrownBy(() -> scanner.scan(BASE_PACKAGE))
+				.withMessageContaining("stubFooDao")
+				.withMessageContaining(StubFooDao.class.getName());
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -267,11 +266,10 @@ public class ClassPathBeanDefinitionScannerTests {
 		ClassPathBeanDefinitionScanner scanner = new ClassPathBeanDefinitionScanner(context);
 		scanner.setIncludeAnnotationConfig(false);
 		scanner.scan("org.springframework.context.annotation2");
-		assertThatIllegalStateException().isThrownBy(() ->
-				scanner.scan(BASE_PACKAGE))
-			.withMessageContaining("myNamedDao")
-			.withMessageContaining(NamedStubDao.class.getName())
-			.withMessageContaining(NamedStubDao2.class.getName());
+		assertThatIllegalStateException().isThrownBy(() -> scanner.scan(BASE_PACKAGE))
+				.withMessageContaining("myNamedDao")
+				.withMessageContaining(NamedStubDao.class.getName())
+				.withMessageContaining(NamedStubDao2.class.getName());
 	}
 
 	@Test

spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/EnableLoadTimeWeavingTests.java

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class EnableLoadTimeWeavingTests {
 
 
 	@Configuration
-	@EnableLoadTimeWeaving(aspectjWeaving=AspectJWeaving.DISABLED)
+	@EnableLoadTimeWeaving(aspectjWeaving = AspectJWeaving.DISABLED)
 	static class EnableLTWConfig_withAjWeavingDisabled implements LoadTimeWeavingConfigurer {
 
 		@Override
@@ -88,8 +88,9 @@ class EnableLoadTimeWeavingTests {
 		}
 	}
 
+
 	@Configuration
-	@EnableLoadTimeWeaving(aspectjWeaving=AspectJWeaving.AUTODETECT)
+	@EnableLoadTimeWeaving(aspectjWeaving = AspectJWeaving.AUTODETECT)
 	static class EnableLTWConfig_withAjWeavingAutodetect implements LoadTimeWeavingConfigurer {
 
 		@Override
@@ -98,8 +99,9 @@ class EnableLoadTimeWeavingTests {
 		}
 	}
 
+
 	@Configuration
-	@EnableLoadTimeWeaving(aspectjWeaving=AspectJWeaving.ENABLED)
+	@EnableLoadTimeWeaving(aspectjWeaving = AspectJWeaving.ENABLED)
 	static class EnableLTWConfig_withAjWeavingEnabled implements LoadTimeWeavingConfigurer {
 
 		@Override

spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/configuration/ImportTests.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class ImportTests {
 
 	private DefaultListableBeanFactory processConfigurationClasses(Class<?>... classes) {
 		DefaultListableBeanFactory beanFactory = new DefaultListableBeanFactory();
+		beanFactory.setAllowBeanDefinitionOverriding(false);
 		for (Class<?> clazz : classes) {
 			beanFactory.registerBeanDefinition(clazz.getSimpleName(), new RootBeanDefinition(clazz));
 		}
@@ -56,9 +57,10 @@ class ImportTests {
 		for (Class<?> clazz : classes) {
 			beanFactory.getBean(clazz);
 		}
-
 	}
 
+	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 	@Test
 	void testProcessImportsWithAsm() {
 		int configClasses = 2;
@@ -158,6 +160,13 @@ class ImportTests {
 		assertBeanDefinitionCount(configClasses + beansInClasses, FirstLevel.class);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void testImportAnnotationWithThreeLevelRecursionAndDoubleImport() {
+		int configClasses = 5;
+		int beansInClasses = 5;
+		assertBeanDefinitionCount(configClasses + beansInClasses, FirstLevel.class, FirstLevelPlus.class);
+	}
+
 	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	@Test
@@ -167,7 +176,6 @@ class ImportTests {
 		assertBeanDefinitionCount((configClasses + beansInClasses), WithMultipleArgumentsToImportAnnotation.class);
 	}
 
-
 	@Test
 	void testImportAnnotationWithMultipleArgumentsResultingInOverriddenBeanDefinition() {
 		DefaultListableBeanFactory beanFactory = new DefaultListableBeanFactory();
@@ -245,6 +253,11 @@ class ImportTests {
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Configuration
+	@Import(ThirdLevel.class)
+	static class FirstLevelPlus {
+	}
+
 	@Configuration
 	@Import({ThirdLevel.class, InitBean.class})
 	static class SecondLevel {

spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/event/ApplicationListenerMethodAdapterTests.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package org.springframework.context.event;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.lang.reflect.UndeclaredThrowableException;
+import java.util.List;
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
@@ -46,6 +47,8 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 
 /**
  * @author Stephane Nicoll
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @author Simon Baslé
  */
 public class ApplicationListenerMethodAdapterTests extends AbstractApplicationEventListenerTests {
 
@@ -80,16 +83,23 @@ public class ApplicationListenerMethodAdapterTests extends AbstractApplicationEv
 		supportsEventType(false, method, ResolvableType.forClassWithGenerics(GenericTestEvent.class, Long.class));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void genericListenerWithUnresolvedGenerics() {
+		Method method = ReflectionUtils.findMethod(
+				SampleEvents.class, "handleGenericString", GenericTestEvent.class);
+		supportsEventType(true, method, ResolvableType.forClass(GenericTestEvent.class));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void listenerWithPayloadAndGenericInformation() {
 		Method method = ReflectionUtils.findMethod(SampleEvents.class, "handleString", String.class);
-		supportsEventType(true, method, createGenericEventType(String.class));
+		supportsEventType(true, method, createPayloadEventType(String.class));
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void listenerWithInvalidPayloadAndGenericInformation() {
 		Method method = ReflectionUtils.findMethod(SampleEvents.class, "handleString", String.class);
-		supportsEventType(false, method, createGenericEventType(Integer.class));
+		supportsEventType(false, method, createPayloadEventType(Integer.class));
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -113,28 +123,28 @@ public class ApplicationListenerMethodAdapterTests extends AbstractApplicationEv
 	@Test
 	public void listenerWithAnnotationValue() {
 		Method method = ReflectionUtils.findMethod(SampleEvents.class, "handleStringAnnotationValue");
-		supportsEventType(true, method, createGenericEventType(String.class));
+		supportsEventType(true, method, createPayloadEventType(String.class));
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void listenerWithAnnotationClasses() {
 		Method method = ReflectionUtils.findMethod(SampleEvents.class, "handleStringAnnotationClasses");
-		supportsEventType(true, method, createGenericEventType(String.class));
+		supportsEventType(true, method, createPayloadEventType(String.class));
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void listenerWithAnnotationValueAndParameter() {
 		Method method = ReflectionUtils.findMethod(
 				SampleEvents.class, "handleStringAnnotationValueAndParameter", String.class);
-		supportsEventType(true, method, createGenericEventType(String.class));
+		supportsEventType(true, method, createPayloadEventType(String.class));
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void listenerWithSeveralTypes() {
 		Method method = ReflectionUtils.findMethod(SampleEvents.class, "handleStringOrInteger");
-		supportsEventType(true, method, createGenericEventType(String.class));
-		supportsEventType(true, method, createGenericEventType(Integer.class));
-		supportsEventType(false, method, createGenericEventType(Double.class));
+		supportsEventType(true, method, createPayloadEventType(String.class));
+		supportsEventType(true, method, createPayloadEventType(Integer.class));
+		supportsEventType(false, method, createPayloadEventType(Double.class));
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -325,6 +335,88 @@ public class ApplicationListenerMethodAdapterTests extends AbstractApplicationEv
 		verify(this.context, times(2)).getBean("testBean");
 	}
 
+	@Test  // gh-30399
+	void simplePayloadDoesNotSupportArbitraryGenericEventType() throws Exception {
+		Method method = SampleEvents.class.getDeclaredMethod("handleString", String.class);
+		ApplicationListenerMethodAdapter adapter = createTestInstance(method);
+
+		assertThat(adapter.supportsEventType(createPayloadEventType(ResolvableType.forClassWithGenerics(EntityWrapper.class, Integer.class))))
+				.as("handleString(String) with EntityWrapper<Integer>").isFalse();
+		assertThat(adapter.supportsEventType(createPayloadEventType(ResolvableType.forClass(EntityWrapper.class))))
+				.as("handleString(String) with EntityWrapper<?>").isFalse();
+		assertThat(adapter.supportsEventType(createPayloadEventType(ResolvableType.forClass(String.class))))
+				.as("handleString(String) with String").isTrue();
+	}
+
+	@Test  // gh-30399
+	void genericPayloadDoesNotSupportArbitraryGenericEventType() throws Exception {
+		Method method = SampleEvents.class.getDeclaredMethod("handleGenericStringPayload", EntityWrapper.class);
+		ApplicationListenerMethodAdapter adapter = createTestInstance(method);
+
+		assertThat(adapter.supportsEventType(createPayloadEventType(ResolvableType.forClass(EntityWrapper.class))))
+				.as("handleGenericStringPayload(EntityWrapper<String>) with EntityWrapper<?>").isFalse();
+		assertThat(adapter.supportsEventType(createPayloadEventType(ResolvableType.forClassWithGenerics(EntityWrapper.class, Integer.class))))
+				.as("handleGenericStringPayload(EntityWrapper<String>) with EntityWrapper<Integer>").isFalse();
+		assertThat(adapter.supportsEventType(createPayloadEventType(ResolvableType.forClassWithGenerics(EntityWrapper.class, String.class))))
+				.as("handleGenericStringPayload(EntityWrapper<String>) with EntityWrapper<String>").isTrue();
+	}
+
+	@Test  // gh-30399
+	void rawGenericPayloadDoesNotSupportArbitraryGenericEventType() throws Exception {
+		Method method = SampleEvents.class.getDeclaredMethod("handleGenericAnyPayload", EntityWrapper.class);
+		ApplicationListenerMethodAdapter adapter = createTestInstance(method);
+
+		assertThat(adapter.supportsEventType(createPayloadEventType(ResolvableType.forClass(EntityWrapper.class))))
+				.as("handleGenericAnyPayload(EntityWrapper<?>) with EntityWrapper<?>").isTrue();
+		assertThat(adapter.supportsEventType(createPayloadEventType(ResolvableType.forClassWithGenerics(EntityWrapper.class, Integer.class))))
+				.as("handleGenericAnyPayload(EntityWrapper<?>) with EntityWrapper<Integer>").isTrue();
+		assertThat(adapter.supportsEventType(createPayloadEventType(ResolvableType.forClassWithGenerics(EntityWrapper.class, String.class))))
+				.as("handleGenericAnyPayload(EntityWrapper<?>) with EntityWrapper<String>").isTrue();
+		assertThat(adapter.supportsEventType(createPayloadEventType(ResolvableType.forClass(List.class))))
+				.as("handleGenericAnyPayload(EntityWrapper<?>) with List<?>").isFalse();
+		assertThat(adapter.supportsEventType(createPayloadEventType(ResolvableType.forClassWithGenerics(List.class, String.class))))
+				.as("handleGenericAnyPayload(EntityWrapper<?>) with List<String>").isFalse();
+	}
+
+	@Test  // gh-30399
+	void genericApplicationEventSupportsSpecificType() throws Exception {
+		Method method = SampleEvents.class.getDeclaredMethod("handleGenericString", GenericTestEvent.class);
+		ApplicationListenerMethodAdapter adapter = createTestInstance(method);
+
+		assertThat(adapter.supportsEventType(ResolvableType.forClass(GenericTestEvent.class)))
+				.as("handleGenericString(GenericTestEvent<String>) with GenericTestEvent<?>").isTrue();
+		assertThat(adapter.supportsEventType(ResolvableType.forClassWithGenerics(GenericTestEvent.class, Integer.class)))
+				.as("handleGenericString(GenericTestEvent<String>) with GenericTestEvent<Integer>").isFalse();
+		assertThat(adapter.supportsEventType(ResolvableType.forClassWithGenerics(GenericTestEvent.class, String.class)))
+				.as("handleGenericString(GenericTestEvent<String>) with GenericTestEvent<String>").isTrue();
+	}
+
+	@Test  // gh-30399
+	void genericRawApplicationEventSupportsRawTypeAndAnySpecificType() throws Exception {
+		Method method = SampleEvents.class.getDeclaredMethod("handleGenericRaw", GenericTestEvent.class);
+		ApplicationListenerMethodAdapter adapter = createTestInstance(method);
+
+		assertThat(adapter.supportsEventType(ResolvableType.forClass(GenericTestEvent.class)))
+				.as("handleGenericRaw(GenericTestEvent<?>) with GenericTestEvent<?>").isTrue();
+		assertThat(adapter.supportsEventType(ResolvableType.forClassWithGenerics(GenericTestEvent.class, String.class)))
+				.as("handleGenericRaw(GenericTestEvent<?>) with GenericTestEvent<String>").isTrue();
+		assertThat(adapter.supportsEventType(ResolvableType.forClassWithGenerics(GenericTestEvent.class, Integer.class)))
+				.as("handleGenericRaw(GenericTestEvent<?>) with GenericTestEvent<Integer>").isTrue();
+	}
+
+	@Test  // gh-30399
+	void unrelatedApplicationEventDoesNotSupportRawTypeOrAnySpecificType() throws Exception {
+		Method method = SampleEvents.class.getDeclaredMethod("handleUnrelated", ContextRefreshedEvent.class);
+		ApplicationListenerMethodAdapter adapter = createTestInstance(method);
+
+		assertThat(adapter.supportsEventType(ResolvableType.forClass(GenericTestEvent.class)))
+				.as("handleUnrelated(ContextRefreshedEvent) with GenericTestEvent<?>").isTrue();  // known bug in 5.3.x
+		assertThat(adapter.supportsEventType(ResolvableType.forClassWithGenerics(GenericTestEvent.class, String.class)))
+				.as("handleUnrelated(ContextRefreshedEvent) with GenericTestEvent<String>").isFalse();
+		assertThat(adapter.supportsEventType(ResolvableType.forClassWithGenerics(GenericTestEvent.class, Integer.class)))
+				.as("handleUnrelated(ContextRefreshedEvent) with GenericTestEvent<Integer>").isFalse();
+	}
+
 
 	private void supportsEventType(boolean match, Method method, ResolvableType eventType) {
 		ApplicationListenerMethodAdapter adapter = createTestInstance(method);
@@ -341,7 +433,11 @@ public class ApplicationListenerMethodAdapterTests extends AbstractApplicationEv
 		return new StaticApplicationListenerMethodAdapter(method, this.sampleEvents);
 	}
 
-	private ResolvableType createGenericEventType(Class<?> payloadType) {
+	private ResolvableType createPayloadEventType(Class<?> payloadType) {
+		return ResolvableType.forClassWithGenerics(PayloadApplicationEvent.class, payloadType);
+	}
+
+	private ResolvableType createPayloadEventType(ResolvableType payloadType) {
 		return ResolvableType.forClassWithGenerics(PayloadApplicationEvent.class, payloadType);
 	}
 
@@ -373,6 +469,14 @@ public class ApplicationListenerMethodAdapterTests extends AbstractApplicationEv
 		public void handleGenericString(GenericTestEvent<String> event) {
 		}
 
+		@EventListener
+		public void handleGenericRaw(GenericTestEvent<?> event) {
+		}
+
+		@EventListener
+		public void handleUnrelated(ContextRefreshedEvent event) {
+		}
+
 		@EventListener
 		public void handleString(String payload) {
 		}

spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/format/datetime/DateFormattingTests.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public class DateFormattingTests {
 		assertThat(exception)
 			.hasMessageContaining("for property 'styleDate'")
 			.hasCauseInstanceOf(ConversionFailedException.class).cause()
-				.hasMessageContaining("for value '99/01/01'")
+				.hasMessageContaining("for value [99/01/01]")
 				.hasCauseInstanceOf(IllegalArgumentException.class).cause()
 					.hasMessageContaining("Parse attempt failed for value [99/01/01]")
 					.hasCauseInstanceOf(ParseException.class).cause()
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ public class DateFormattingTests {
 			assertThat(fieldError.unwrap(TypeMismatchException.class))
 				.hasMessageContaining("for property 'patternDateWithFallbackPatterns'")
 				.hasCauseInstanceOf(ConversionFailedException.class).cause()
-					.hasMessageContaining("for value '210302'")
+					.hasMessageContaining("for value [210302]")
 					.hasCauseInstanceOf(IllegalArgumentException.class).cause()
 						.hasMessageContaining("Parse attempt failed for value [210302]")
 						.hasCauseInstanceOf(ParseException.class).cause()

spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/format/datetime/standard/DateTimeFormattingTests.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ class DateTimeFormattingTests {
 		assertThat(fieldError.unwrap(TypeMismatchException.class))
 			.hasMessageContaining("for property 'isoLocalDate'")
 			.hasCauseInstanceOf(ConversionFailedException.class).cause()
-				.hasMessageContaining("for value '2009-31-10'")
+				.hasMessageContaining("for value [2009-31-10]")
 				.hasCauseInstanceOf(IllegalArgumentException.class).cause()
 					.hasMessageContaining("Parse attempt failed for value [2009-31-10]")
 					.hasCauseInstanceOf(DateTimeParseException.class).cause()
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ class DateTimeFormattingTests {
 			assertThat(fieldError.unwrap(TypeMismatchException.class))
 				.hasMessageContaining("for property 'patternLocalDateWithFallbackPatterns'")
 				.hasCauseInstanceOf(ConversionFailedException.class).cause()
-					.hasMessageContaining("for value '210302'")
+					.hasMessageContaining("for value [210302]")
 					.hasCauseInstanceOf(IllegalArgumentException.class).cause()
 						.hasMessageContaining("Parse attempt failed for value [210302]")
 						.hasCauseInstanceOf(DateTimeParseException.class).cause()

spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/instrument/classloading/ReflectiveLoadTimeWeaverTests.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2019 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -85,16 +85,13 @@ public class ReflectiveLoadTimeWeaverTests {
 
 		private int numTimesAddTransformerCalled = 0;
 
-
 		public int getNumTimesGetThrowawayClassLoaderCalled() {
 			return this.numTimesAddTransformerCalled;
 		}
 
-
 		public void addTransformer(ClassFileTransformer transformer) {
 			++this.numTimesAddTransformerCalled;
 		}
-
 	}
 
 
@@ -102,18 +99,15 @@ public class ReflectiveLoadTimeWeaverTests {
 
 		private int numTimesGetThrowawayClassLoaderCalled = 0;
 
-
 		@Override
 		public int getNumTimesGetThrowawayClassLoaderCalled() {
 			return this.numTimesGetThrowawayClassLoaderCalled;
 		}
 
-
 		public ClassLoader getThrowawayClassLoader() {
 			++this.numTimesGetThrowawayClassLoaderCalled;
 			return getClass().getClassLoader();
 		}
-
 	}
 
 }

spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/scheduling/annotation/EnableAsyncTests.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2019 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -95,9 +95,8 @@ public class EnableAsyncTests {
 	public void properExceptionForExistingProxyDependencyMismatch() {
 		AnnotationConfigApplicationContext ctx = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext();
 		ctx.register(AsyncConfig.class, AsyncBeanWithInterface.class, AsyncBeanUser.class);
-		assertThatExceptionOfType(UnsatisfiedDependencyException.class).isThrownBy(
-				ctx::refresh)
-			.withCauseInstanceOf(BeanNotOfRequiredTypeException.class);
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(UnsatisfiedDependencyException.class).isThrownBy(ctx::refresh)
+				.withCauseInstanceOf(BeanNotOfRequiredTypeException.class);
 		ctx.close();
 	}
 
@@ -105,9 +104,8 @@ public class EnableAsyncTests {
 	public void properExceptionForResolvedProxyDependencyMismatch() {
 		AnnotationConfigApplicationContext ctx = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext();
 		ctx.register(AsyncConfig.class, AsyncBeanUser.class, AsyncBeanWithInterface.class);
-		assertThatExceptionOfType(UnsatisfiedDependencyException.class).isThrownBy(
-				ctx::refresh)
-			.withCauseInstanceOf(BeanNotOfRequiredTypeException.class);
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(UnsatisfiedDependencyException.class).isThrownBy(ctx::refresh)
+				.withCauseInstanceOf(BeanNotOfRequiredTypeException.class);
 		ctx.close();
 	}
 
@@ -182,8 +180,7 @@ public class EnableAsyncTests {
 		@SuppressWarnings("resource")
 		AnnotationConfigApplicationContext ctx = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext();
 		ctx.register(AspectJAsyncAnnotationConfig.class);
-		assertThatExceptionOfType(BeanDefinitionStoreException.class).isThrownBy(
-				ctx::refresh);
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(BeanDefinitionStoreException.class).isThrownBy(ctx::refresh);
 	}
 
 	@Test

spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/scheduling/annotation/EnableSchedulingTests.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public class EnableSchedulingTests {
 	@EnabledForTestGroups(LONG_RUNNING)
 	public void withFixedRateTask() throws InterruptedException {
 		ctx = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext(FixedRateTaskConfig.class);
-		assertThat(ctx.getBean(ScheduledTaskHolder.class).getScheduledTasks().size()).isEqualTo(2);
+		assertThat(ctx.getBean(ScheduledTaskHolder.class).getScheduledTasks()).hasSize(2);
 
 		Thread.sleep(100);
 		assertThat(ctx.getBean(AtomicInteger.class).get()).isGreaterThanOrEqualTo(10);
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public class EnableSchedulingTests {
 	@EnabledForTestGroups(LONG_RUNNING)
 	public void withSubclass() throws InterruptedException {
 		ctx = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext(FixedRateTaskConfigSubclass.class);
-		assertThat(ctx.getBean(ScheduledTaskHolder.class).getScheduledTasks().size()).isEqualTo(2);
+		assertThat(ctx.getBean(ScheduledTaskHolder.class).getScheduledTasks()).hasSize(2);
 
 		Thread.sleep(100);
 		assertThat(ctx.getBean(AtomicInteger.class).get()).isGreaterThanOrEqualTo(10);
@@ -81,13 +81,13 @@ public class EnableSchedulingTests {
 	@EnabledForTestGroups(LONG_RUNNING)
 	public void withExplicitScheduler() throws InterruptedException {
 		ctx = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext(ExplicitSchedulerConfig.class);
-		assertThat(ctx.getBean(ScheduledTaskHolder.class).getScheduledTasks().size()).isEqualTo(1);
+		assertThat(ctx.getBean(ScheduledTaskHolder.class).getScheduledTasks()).hasSize(1);
 
 		Thread.sleep(100);
 		assertThat(ctx.getBean(AtomicInteger.class).get()).isGreaterThanOrEqualTo(10);
 		assertThat(ctx.getBean(ExplicitSchedulerConfig.class).threadName).startsWith("explicitScheduler-");
 		assertThat(Arrays.asList(ctx.getDefaultListableBeanFactory().getDependentBeans("myTaskScheduler")).contains(
-		TaskManagementConfigUtils.SCHEDULED_ANNOTATION_PROCESSOR_BEAN_NAME)).isTrue();
+				TaskManagementConfigUtils.SCHEDULED_ANNOTATION_PROCESSOR_BEAN_NAME)).isTrue();
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public class EnableSchedulingTests {
 	@EnabledForTestGroups(LONG_RUNNING)
 	public void withExplicitScheduledTaskRegistrar() throws InterruptedException {
 		ctx = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext(ExplicitScheduledTaskRegistrarConfig.class);
-		assertThat(ctx.getBean(ScheduledTaskHolder.class).getScheduledTasks().size()).isEqualTo(1);
+		assertThat(ctx.getBean(ScheduledTaskHolder.class).getScheduledTasks()).hasSize(1);
 
 		Thread.sleep(100);
 		assertThat(ctx.getBean(AtomicInteger.class).get()).isGreaterThanOrEqualTo(10);

spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/scheduling/concurrent/AbstractSchedulingTaskExecutorTests.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ abstract class AbstractSchedulingTaskExecutorTests {
 
 
 	@BeforeEach
-	void setUp(TestInfo testInfo) {
+	void setup(TestInfo testInfo) {
 		this.testName = testInfo.getTestMethod().get().getName();
 		this.threadNamePrefix = this.testName + "-";
 		this.executor = buildExecutor();
@@ -84,11 +84,11 @@ abstract class AbstractSchedulingTaskExecutorTests {
 		TestTask task = new TestTask(this.testName, 0);
 		executor.execute(task);
 		Awaitility.await()
-			.dontCatchUncaughtExceptions()
-			.atMost(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
-			.pollInterval(10, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
-			.until(() -> task.exception.get() != null && task.exception.get().getMessage().equals(
-				"TestTask failure for test 'executeFailingRunnable': expectedRunCount:<0>, actualRunCount:<1>"));
+				.dontCatchUncaughtExceptions()
+				.atMost(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+				.pollInterval(10, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
+				.until(() -> task.exception.get() != null && task.exception.get().getMessage().equals(
+						"TestTask failure for test 'executeFailingRunnable': expectedRunCount:<0>, actualRunCount:<1>"));
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ abstract class AbstractSchedulingTaskExecutorTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	void submitFailingRunnable() throws Exception {
+	void submitFailingRunnable() {
 		TestTask task = new TestTask(this.testName, 0);
 		Future<?> future = executor.submit(task);
 		assertThatExceptionOfType(ExecutionException.class).isThrownBy(() ->
@@ -121,31 +121,31 @@ abstract class AbstractSchedulingTaskExecutorTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	void submitListenableRunnable() throws Exception {
+	void submitListenableRunnable() {
 		TestTask task = new TestTask(this.testName, 1);
 		// Act
 		ListenableFuture<?> future = executor.submitListenable(task);
 		future.addCallback(result -> outcome = result, ex -> outcome = ex);
 		// Assert
 		Awaitility.await()
-					.atMost(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
-					.pollInterval(10, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
-					.until(future::isDone);
+				.atMost(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+				.pollInterval(10, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
+				.until(future::isDone);
 		assertThat(outcome).isNull();
 		assertThreadNamePrefix(task);
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	void submitFailingListenableRunnable() throws Exception {
+	void submitFailingListenableRunnable() {
 		TestTask task = new TestTask(this.testName, 0);
 		ListenableFuture<?> future = executor.submitListenable(task);
 		future.addCallback(result -> outcome = result, ex -> outcome = ex);
 
 		Awaitility.await()
-					.dontCatchUncaughtExceptions()
-					.atMost(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
-					.pollInterval(10, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
-					.until(() -> future.isDone() && outcome != null);
+				.dontCatchUncaughtExceptions()
+				.atMost(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+				.pollInterval(10, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
+				.until(() -> future.isDone() && outcome != null);
 		assertThat(outcome.getClass()).isSameAs(RuntimeException.class);
 	}
 
@@ -159,14 +159,13 @@ abstract class AbstractSchedulingTaskExecutorTests {
 			future1.get(1000, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
 		}
 		catch (Exception ex) {
-			/* ignore */
+			// ignore
 		}
 		Awaitility.await()
-			.atMost(4, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
-			.pollInterval(10, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
-			.untilAsserted(() ->
-				assertThatExceptionOfType(CancellationException.class).isThrownBy(() ->
-					future2.get(1000, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)));
+				.atMost(4, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+				.pollInterval(10, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
+				.untilAsserted(() -> assertThatExceptionOfType(CancellationException.class)
+						.isThrownBy(() -> future2.get(1000, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)));
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -178,11 +177,11 @@ abstract class AbstractSchedulingTaskExecutorTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	void submitFailingCallable() throws Exception {
+	void submitFailingCallable() {
 		TestCallable task = new TestCallable(this.testName, 0);
 		Future<String> future = executor.submit(task);
-		assertThatExceptionOfType(ExecutionException.class).isThrownBy(() ->
-				future.get(1000, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS));
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(ExecutionException.class)
+				.isThrownBy(() -> future.get(1000, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS));
 		assertThat(future.isDone()).isTrue();
 	}
 
@@ -196,42 +195,41 @@ abstract class AbstractSchedulingTaskExecutorTests {
 			future1.get(1000, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
 		}
 		catch (Exception ex) {
-			/* ignore */
+			// ignore
 		}
 		Awaitility.await()
-			.atMost(4, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
-			.pollInterval(10, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
-			.untilAsserted(() ->
-				assertThatExceptionOfType(CancellationException.class).isThrownBy(() ->
-					future2.get(1000, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)));
+				.atMost(4, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+				.pollInterval(10, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
+				.untilAsserted(() -> assertThatExceptionOfType(CancellationException.class)
+						.isThrownBy(() -> future2.get(1000, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)));
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	void submitListenableCallable() throws Exception {
+	void submitListenableCallable() {
 		TestCallable task = new TestCallable(this.testName, 1);
 		// Act
 		ListenableFuture<String> future = executor.submitListenable(task);
 		future.addCallback(result -> outcome = result, ex -> outcome = ex);
 		// Assert
 		Awaitility.await()
-					.atMost(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
-					.pollInterval(10, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
-					.until(() -> future.isDone() && outcome != null);
+				.atMost(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+				.pollInterval(10, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
+				.until(() -> future.isDone() && outcome != null);
 		assertThat(outcome.toString().substring(0, this.threadNamePrefix.length())).isEqualTo(this.threadNamePrefix);
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	void submitFailingListenableCallable() throws Exception {
+	void submitFailingListenableCallable() {
 		TestCallable task = new TestCallable(this.testName, 0);
 		// Act
 		ListenableFuture<String> future = executor.submitListenable(task);
 		future.addCallback(result -> outcome = result, ex -> outcome = ex);
 		// Assert
 		Awaitility.await()
-					.dontCatchUncaughtExceptions()
-					.atMost(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
-					.pollInterval(10, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
-					.until(() -> future.isDone() && outcome != null);
+				.dontCatchUncaughtExceptions()
+				.atMost(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+				.pollInterval(10, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
+				.until(() -> future.isDone() && outcome != null);
 		assertThat(outcome.getClass()).isSameAs(RuntimeException.class);
 	}
 
@@ -296,8 +294,9 @@ abstract class AbstractSchedulingTaskExecutorTests {
 			}
 			if (expectedRunCount >= 0) {
 				if (actualRunCount.incrementAndGet() > expectedRunCount) {
-					RuntimeException exception = new RuntimeException(String.format("%s failure for test '%s': expectedRunCount:<%d>, actualRunCount:<%d>",
-						getClass().getSimpleName(), this.testName, expectedRunCount, actualRunCount.get()));
+					RuntimeException exception = new RuntimeException(String.format(
+							"%s failure for test '%s': expectedRunCount:<%d>, actualRunCount:<%d>",
+							getClass().getSimpleName(), this.testName, expectedRunCount, actualRunCount.get()));
 					this.exception.set(exception);
 					throw exception;
 				}
@@ -329,8 +328,9 @@ abstract class AbstractSchedulingTaskExecutorTests {
 			}
 			if (expectedRunCount >= 0) {
 				if (actualRunCount.incrementAndGet() > expectedRunCount) {
-					throw new RuntimeException(String.format("%s failure for test '%s': expectedRunCount:<%d>, actualRunCount:<%d>",
-						getClass().getSimpleName(), this.testName, expectedRunCount, actualRunCount.get()));
+					throw new RuntimeException(String.format(
+							"%s failure for test '%s': expectedRunCount:<%d>, actualRunCount:<%d>",
+							getClass().getSimpleName(), this.testName, expectedRunCount, actualRunCount.get()));
 				}
 			}
 			return Thread.currentThread().getName();

spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/scheduling/concurrent/ConcurrentTaskExecutorTests.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package org.springframework.scheduling.concurrent;
 
+import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
 import java.util.concurrent.LinkedBlockingQueue;
 import java.util.concurrent.RunnableFuture;
 import java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor;
@@ -26,6 +27,8 @@ import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 import org.springframework.core.task.AsyncListenableTaskExecutor;
 import org.springframework.core.task.NoOpRunnable;
+import org.springframework.core.task.TaskDecorator;
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatCode;
 
@@ -69,10 +72,45 @@ class ConcurrentTaskExecutorTests extends AbstractSchedulingTaskExecutorTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	void passingNullExecutorToSetterResultsInDefaultTaskExecutorBeingUsed() {
+	void earlySetConcurrentExecutorCallRespectsConfiguredTaskDecorator() {
 		ConcurrentTaskExecutor executor = new ConcurrentTaskExecutor();
-		executor.setConcurrentExecutor(null);
+		executor.setConcurrentExecutor(new DecoratedExecutor());
+		executor.setTaskDecorator(new RunnableDecorator());
 		assertThatCode(() -> executor.execute(new NoOpRunnable())).doesNotThrowAnyException();
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void lateSetConcurrentExecutorCallRespectsConfiguredTaskDecorator() {
+		ConcurrentTaskExecutor executor = new ConcurrentTaskExecutor();
+		executor.setTaskDecorator(new RunnableDecorator());
+		executor.setConcurrentExecutor(new DecoratedExecutor());
+		assertThatCode(() -> executor.execute(new NoOpRunnable())).doesNotThrowAnyException();
+	}
+
+
+	private static class DecoratedRunnable implements Runnable {
+
+		@Override
+		public void run() {
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	private static class RunnableDecorator implements TaskDecorator {
+
+		@Override
+		public Runnable decorate(Runnable runnable) {
+			return new DecoratedRunnable();
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	private static class DecoratedExecutor implements Executor {
+
+		@Override
+		public void execute(Runnable command) {
+			Assert.state(command instanceof DecoratedRunnable, "TaskDecorator not applied");
+		}
+	}
+
 }

spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/scheduling/concurrent/ScheduledExecutorFactoryBeanTests.java

@@ -41,14 +41,14 @@ import static org.springframework.core.testfixture.TestGroup.LONG_RUNNING;
 class ScheduledExecutorFactoryBeanTests {
 
 	@Test
-	void throwsExceptionIfPoolSizeIsLessThanZero() throws Exception {
+	void throwsExceptionIfPoolSizeIsLessThanZero() {
 		ScheduledExecutorFactoryBean factory = new ScheduledExecutorFactoryBean();
 		assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(() -> factory.setPoolSize(-1));
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	@SuppressWarnings("serial")
-	void shutdownNowIsPropagatedToTheExecutorOnDestroy() throws Exception {
+	void shutdownNowIsPropagatedToTheExecutorOnDestroy() {
 		final ScheduledExecutorService executor = mock(ScheduledExecutorService.class);
 
 		ScheduledExecutorFactoryBean factory = new ScheduledExecutorFactoryBean() {
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class ScheduledExecutorFactoryBeanTests {
 
 	@Test
 	@SuppressWarnings("serial")
-	void shutdownIsPropagatedToTheExecutorOnDestroy() throws Exception {
+	void shutdownIsPropagatedToTheExecutorOnDestroy() {
 		final ScheduledExecutorService executor = mock(ScheduledExecutorService.class);
 
 		ScheduledExecutorFactoryBean factory = new ScheduledExecutorFactoryBean() {
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class ScheduledExecutorFactoryBeanTests {
 
 	@Test
 	@EnabledForTestGroups(LONG_RUNNING)
-	void oneTimeExecutionIsSetUpAndFiresCorrectly() throws Exception {
+	void oneTimeExecutionIsSetUpAndFiresCorrectly() {
 		Runnable runnable = mock(Runnable.class);
 
 		ScheduledExecutorFactoryBean factory = new ScheduledExecutorFactoryBean();
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class ScheduledExecutorFactoryBeanTests {
 
 	@Test
 	@EnabledForTestGroups(LONG_RUNNING)
-	void fixedRepeatedExecutionIsSetUpAndFiresCorrectly() throws Exception {
+	void fixedRepeatedExecutionIsSetUpAndFiresCorrectly() {
 		Runnable runnable = mock(Runnable.class);
 
 		ScheduledExecutorTask task = new ScheduledExecutorTask(runnable);
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class ScheduledExecutorFactoryBeanTests {
 
 	@Test
 	@EnabledForTestGroups(LONG_RUNNING)
-	void fixedRepeatedExecutionIsSetUpAndFiresCorrectlyAfterException() throws Exception {
+	void fixedRepeatedExecutionIsSetUpAndFiresCorrectlyAfterException() {
 		Runnable runnable = mock(Runnable.class);
 		willThrow(new IllegalStateException()).given(runnable).run();
 
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class ScheduledExecutorFactoryBeanTests {
 
 	@Test
 	@EnabledForTestGroups(LONG_RUNNING)
-	void withInitialDelayRepeatedExecutionIsSetUpAndFiresCorrectly() throws Exception {
+	void withInitialDelayRepeatedExecutionIsSetUpAndFiresCorrectly() {
 		Runnable runnable = mock(Runnable.class);
 
 		ScheduledExecutorTask task = new ScheduledExecutorTask(runnable);
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ class ScheduledExecutorFactoryBeanTests {
 
 	@Test
 	@EnabledForTestGroups(LONG_RUNNING)
-	void withInitialDelayRepeatedExecutionIsSetUpAndFiresCorrectlyAfterException() throws Exception {
+	void withInitialDelayRepeatedExecutionIsSetUpAndFiresCorrectlyAfterException() {
 		Runnable runnable = mock(Runnable.class);
 		willThrow(new IllegalStateException()).given(runnable).run();
 
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ class ScheduledExecutorFactoryBeanTests {
 
 	@Test
 	@SuppressWarnings("serial")
-	void settingThreadFactoryToNullForcesUseOfDefaultButIsOtherwiseCool() throws Exception {
+	void settingThreadFactoryToNullForcesUseOfDefaultButIsOtherwiseCool() {
 		ScheduledExecutorFactoryBean factory = new ScheduledExecutorFactoryBean() {
 			@Override
 			protected ScheduledExecutorService createExecutor(int poolSize, ThreadFactory threadFactory, RejectedExecutionHandler rejectedExecutionHandler) {
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ class ScheduledExecutorFactoryBeanTests {
 
 	@Test
 	@SuppressWarnings("serial")
-	void settingRejectedExecutionHandlerToNullForcesUseOfDefaultButIsOtherwiseCool() throws Exception {
+	void settingRejectedExecutionHandlerToNullForcesUseOfDefaultButIsOtherwiseCool() {
 		ScheduledExecutorFactoryBean factory = new ScheduledExecutorFactoryBean() {
 			@Override
 			protected ScheduledExecutorService createExecutor(int poolSize, ThreadFactory threadFactory, RejectedExecutionHandler rejectedExecutionHandler) {
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ class ScheduledExecutorFactoryBeanTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	void objectTypeReportsCorrectType() throws Exception {
+	void objectTypeReportsCorrectType() {
 		ScheduledExecutorFactoryBean factory = new ScheduledExecutorFactoryBean();
 		assertThat(factory.getObjectType()).isEqualTo(ScheduledExecutorService.class);
 	}

spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/scheduling/concurrent/ThreadPoolTaskExecutorTests.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.springframework.core.task.AsyncListenableTaskExecutor;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatIllegalArgumentException;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatIllegalStateException;
-import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatThrownBy;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.InstanceOfAssertFactories.type;
 
 /**
@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@ class ThreadPoolTaskExecutorTests extends AbstractSchedulingTaskExecutorTests {
 		assertThat(executor.getCorePoolSize()).isEqualTo(1);
 		assertThat(executor.getThreadPoolExecutor().getCorePoolSize()).isEqualTo(1);
 
-		assertThatThrownBy(() -> executor.setCorePoolSize(-1))
-				.isInstanceOf(IllegalArgumentException.class);
+		assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(() -> executor.setCorePoolSize(-1));
 
 		assertThat(executor.getCorePoolSize()).isEqualTo(1);
 		assertThat(executor.getThreadPoolExecutor().getCorePoolSize()).isEqualTo(1);
@@ -90,8 +89,7 @@ class ThreadPoolTaskExecutorTests extends AbstractSchedulingTaskExecutorTests {
 		assertThat(executor.getMaxPoolSize()).isEqualTo(1);
 		assertThat(executor.getThreadPoolExecutor().getMaximumPoolSize()).isEqualTo(1);
 
-		assertThatThrownBy(() -> executor.setMaxPoolSize(0))
-				.isInstanceOf(IllegalArgumentException.class);
+		assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(() -> executor.setMaxPoolSize(0));
 
 		assertThat(executor.getMaxPoolSize()).isEqualTo(1);
 		assertThat(executor.getThreadPoolExecutor().getMaximumPoolSize()).isEqualTo(1);
@@ -113,8 +111,7 @@ class ThreadPoolTaskExecutorTests extends AbstractSchedulingTaskExecutorTests {
 		assertThat(executor.getKeepAliveSeconds()).isEqualTo(60);
 		assertThat(executor.getThreadPoolExecutor().getKeepAliveTime(TimeUnit.SECONDS)).isEqualTo(60);
 
-		assertThatThrownBy(() -> executor.setKeepAliveSeconds(-10))
-				.isInstanceOf(IllegalArgumentException.class);
+		assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(() -> executor.setKeepAliveSeconds(-10));
 
 		assertThat(executor.getKeepAliveSeconds()).isEqualTo(60);
 		assertThat(executor.getThreadPoolExecutor().getKeepAliveTime(TimeUnit.SECONDS)).isEqualTo(60);
@@ -124,8 +121,8 @@ class ThreadPoolTaskExecutorTests extends AbstractSchedulingTaskExecutorTests {
 	void queueCapacityDefault() {
 		assertThat(executor.getQueueCapacity()).isEqualTo(Integer.MAX_VALUE);
 		assertThat(executor.getThreadPoolExecutor().getQueue())
-			.asInstanceOf(type(LinkedBlockingQueue.class))
-			.extracting(BlockingQueue::remainingCapacity).isEqualTo(Integer.MAX_VALUE);
+				.asInstanceOf(type(LinkedBlockingQueue.class))
+				.extracting(BlockingQueue::remainingCapacity).isEqualTo(Integer.MAX_VALUE);
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -135,8 +132,8 @@ class ThreadPoolTaskExecutorTests extends AbstractSchedulingTaskExecutorTests {
 
 		assertThat(executor.getQueueCapacity()).isZero();
 		assertThat(executor.getThreadPoolExecutor().getQueue())
-			.asInstanceOf(type(SynchronousQueue.class))
-			.extracting(BlockingQueue::remainingCapacity).isEqualTo(0);
+				.asInstanceOf(type(SynchronousQueue.class))
+				.extracting(BlockingQueue::remainingCapacity).isEqualTo(0);
 	}
 
 	@Test

spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cglib/core/ReflectUtils.java

@@ -576,15 +576,17 @@ public class ReflectUtils {
 				c = (Class) lookupDefineClassMethod.invoke(lookup, b);
 			}
 			catch (InvocationTargetException ex) {
-				throw new CodeGenerationException(ex.getTargetException());
-			}
-			catch (IllegalAccessException ex) {
-				throw new CodeGenerationException(ex) {
+				Throwable target = ex.getTargetException();
+				if (target.getClass() != LinkageError.class && target.getClass() != IllegalAccessException.class) {
+					throw new CodeGenerationException(target);
+				}
+				throw new CodeGenerationException(target) {
 					@Override
 					public String getMessage() {
 						return "ClassLoader mismatch for [" + contextClass.getName() +
 								"]: JVM should be started with --add-opens=java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED " +
-								"for ClassLoader.defineClass to be accessible on " + loader.getClass().getName();
+								"for ClassLoader.defineClass to be accessible on " + loader.getClass().getName() +
+								"; consider co-locating the affected class in that target ClassLoader instead.";
 					}
 				};
 			}

spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/CollectionFactory.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ public final class CollectionFactory {
 		approximableCollectionTypes.add(SortedSet.class);
 		approximableCollectionTypes.add(NavigableSet.class);
 		approximableMapTypes.add(Map.class);
+		approximableMapTypes.add(MultiValueMap.class);
 		approximableMapTypes.add(SortedMap.class);
 		approximableMapTypes.add(NavigableMap.class);
 
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ public final class CollectionFactory {
 		approximableCollectionTypes.add(EnumSet.class);
 		approximableMapTypes.add(HashMap.class);
 		approximableMapTypes.add(LinkedHashMap.class);
+		approximableMapTypes.add(LinkedMultiValueMap.class);
 		approximableMapTypes.add(TreeMap.class);
 		approximableMapTypes.add(EnumMap.class);
 	}
@@ -121,13 +123,7 @@ public final class CollectionFactory {
 	 */
 	@SuppressWarnings({"rawtypes", "unchecked", "cast"})
 	public static <E> Collection<E> createApproximateCollection(@Nullable Object collection, int capacity) {
-		if (collection instanceof LinkedList) {
-			return new LinkedList<>();
-		}
-		else if (collection instanceof List) {
-			return new ArrayList<>(capacity);
-		}
-		else if (collection instanceof EnumSet) {
+		if (collection instanceof EnumSet) {
 			// Cast is necessary for compilation in Eclipse 4.4.1.
 			Collection<E> enumSet = (Collection<E>) EnumSet.copyOf((EnumSet) collection);
 			enumSet.clear();
@@ -136,6 +132,12 @@ public final class CollectionFactory {
 		else if (collection instanceof SortedSet) {
 			return new TreeSet<>(((SortedSet<E>) collection).comparator());
 		}
+		if (collection instanceof LinkedList) {
+			return new LinkedList<>();
+		}
+		else if (collection instanceof List) {
+			return new ArrayList<>(capacity);
+		}
 		else {
 			return new LinkedHashSet<>(capacity);
 		}
@@ -181,7 +183,7 @@ public final class CollectionFactory {
 	@SuppressWarnings({"unchecked", "cast"})
 	public static <E> Collection<E> createCollection(Class<?> collectionType, @Nullable Class<?> elementType, int capacity) {
 		Assert.notNull(collectionType, "Collection type must not be null");
-		if (LinkedHashSet.class == collectionType || HashSet.class == collectionType ||
+		if (LinkedHashSet.class == collectionType ||
 				Set.class == collectionType || Collection.class == collectionType) {
 			return new LinkedHashSet<>(capacity);
 		}
@@ -191,8 +193,8 @@ public final class CollectionFactory {
 		else if (LinkedList.class == collectionType) {
 			return new LinkedList<>();
 		}
-		else if (TreeSet.class == collectionType || NavigableSet.class == collectionType
-				|| SortedSet.class == collectionType) {
+		else if (TreeSet.class == collectionType || NavigableSet.class == collectionType ||
+				SortedSet.class == collectionType) {
 			return new TreeSet<>();
 		}
 		else if (EnumSet.class.isAssignableFrom(collectionType)) {
@@ -200,6 +202,9 @@ public final class CollectionFactory {
 			// Cast is necessary for compilation in Eclipse 4.4.1.
 			return (Collection<E>) EnumSet.noneOf(asEnumType(elementType));
 		}
+		else if (HashSet.class == collectionType) {
+			return new HashSet<>(capacity);
+		}
 		else {
 			if (collectionType.isInterface() || !Collection.class.isAssignableFrom(collectionType)) {
 				throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported Collection type: " + collectionType.getName());
@@ -251,6 +256,9 @@ public final class CollectionFactory {
 		else if (map instanceof SortedMap) {
 			return new TreeMap<>(((SortedMap<K, V>) map).comparator());
 		}
+		else if (map instanceof MultiValueMap) {
+			return new LinkedMultiValueMap(capacity);
+		}
 		else {
 			return new LinkedHashMap<>(capacity);
 		}
@@ -297,26 +305,24 @@ public final class CollectionFactory {
 	@SuppressWarnings({"rawtypes", "unchecked"})
 	public static <K, V> Map<K, V> createMap(Class<?> mapType, @Nullable Class<?> keyType, int capacity) {
 		Assert.notNull(mapType, "Map type must not be null");
-		if (mapType.isInterface()) {
-			if (Map.class == mapType) {
-				return new LinkedHashMap<>(capacity);
-			}
-			else if (SortedMap.class == mapType || NavigableMap.class == mapType) {
-				return new TreeMap<>();
-			}
-			else if (MultiValueMap.class == mapType) {
-				return new LinkedMultiValueMap();
-			}
-			else {
-				throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported Map interface: " + mapType.getName());
-			}
+		if (LinkedHashMap.class == mapType || Map.class == mapType) {
+			return new LinkedHashMap<>(capacity);
+		}
+		else if (LinkedMultiValueMap.class == mapType || MultiValueMap.class == mapType) {
+			return new LinkedMultiValueMap();
+		}
+		else if (TreeMap.class == mapType || SortedMap.class == mapType || NavigableMap.class == mapType) {
+			return new TreeMap<>();
 		}
 		else if (EnumMap.class == mapType) {
 			Assert.notNull(keyType, "Cannot create EnumMap for unknown key type");
 			return new EnumMap(asEnumType(keyType));
 		}
+		else if (HashMap.class == mapType) {
+			return new HashMap<>(capacity);
+		}
 		else {
-			if (!Map.class.isAssignableFrom(mapType)) {
+			if (mapType.isInterface() || !Map.class.isAssignableFrom(mapType)) {
 				throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported Map type: " + mapType.getName());
 			}
 			try {

spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/MethodParameter.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -781,6 +781,7 @@ public class MethodParameter {
 		return new MethodParameter(this);
 	}
 
+
 	/**
 	 * Create a new MethodParameter for the given method or constructor.
 	 * <p>This is a convenience factory method for scenarios where a

spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/ResolvableType.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@ public class ResolvableType implements Serializable {
 	@Nullable
 	private volatile ResolvableType[] generics;
 
+	@Nullable
+	private volatile Boolean unresolvableGenerics;
+
 
 	/**
 	 * Private constructor used to create a new {@link ResolvableType} for cache key purposes,
@@ -545,6 +548,15 @@ public class ResolvableType implements Serializable {
 		if (this == NONE) {
 			return false;
 		}
+		Boolean unresolvableGenerics = this.unresolvableGenerics;
+		if (unresolvableGenerics == null) {
+			unresolvableGenerics = determineUnresolvableGenerics();
+			this.unresolvableGenerics = unresolvableGenerics;
+		}
+		return unresolvableGenerics;
+	}
+
+	private boolean determineUnresolvableGenerics() {
 		ResolvableType[] generics = getGenerics();
 		for (ResolvableType generic : generics) {
 			if (generic.isUnresolvableTypeVariable() || generic.isWildcardWithoutBounds()) {
@@ -556,7 +568,7 @@ public class ResolvableType implements Serializable {
 			try {
 				for (Type genericInterface : resolved.getGenericInterfaces()) {
 					if (genericInterface instanceof Class) {
-						if (forClass((Class<?>) genericInterface).hasGenerics()) {
+						if (((Class<?>) genericInterface).getTypeParameters().length > 0) {
 							return true;
 						}
 					}
@@ -565,7 +577,10 @@ public class ResolvableType implements Serializable {
 			catch (TypeNotPresentException ex) {
 				// Ignore non-present types in generic signature
 			}
-			return getSuperType().hasUnresolvableGenerics();
+			Class<?> superclass = resolved.getSuperclass();
+			if (superclass != null && superclass != Object.class) {
+				return getSuperType().hasUnresolvableGenerics();
+			}
 		}
 		return false;
 	}

spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/SerializableTypeWrapper.java

@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 import java.lang.reflect.GenericArrayType;
 import java.lang.reflect.InvocationHandler;
-import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.lang.reflect.ParameterizedType;
 import java.lang.reflect.Proxy;
@@ -204,19 +203,18 @@ final class SerializableTypeWrapper {
 				return forTypeProvider(new MethodInvokeTypeProvider(this.provider, method, -1));
 			}
 			else if (Type[].class == method.getReturnType() && ObjectUtils.isEmpty(args)) {
-				Type[] result = new Type[((Type[]) method.invoke(this.provider.getType())).length];
+				Object returnValue = ReflectionUtils.invokeMethod(method, this.provider.getType());
+				if (returnValue == null) {
+					return null;
+				}
+				Type[] result = new Type[((Type[]) returnValue).length];
 				for (int i = 0; i < result.length; i++) {
 					result[i] = forTypeProvider(new MethodInvokeTypeProvider(this.provider, method, i));
 				}
 				return result;
 			}
 
-			try {
-				return method.invoke(this.provider.getType(), args);
-			}
-			catch (InvocationTargetException ex) {
-				throw ex.getTargetException();
-			}
+			return ReflectionUtils.invokeMethod(method, this.provider.getType(), args);
 		}
 	}
 

spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationUtils.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@ public abstract class AnnotationUtils {
 	 * @since 5.2
 	 * @see #isCandidateClass(Class, String)
 	 */
-	public static boolean isCandidateClass(Class<?> clazz, Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType) {
-		return isCandidateClass(clazz, annotationType.getName());
+	public static boolean isCandidateClass(Class<?> clazz, @Nullable Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType) {
+		return (annotationType != null && isCandidateClass(clazz, annotationType.getName()));
 	}
 
 	/**

spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/convert/ConversionFailedException.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2017 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public class ConversionFailedException extends ConversionException {
 			@Nullable Object value, Throwable cause) {
 
 		super("Failed to convert from type [" + sourceType + "] to type [" + targetType +
-				"] for value '" + ObjectUtils.nullSafeToString(value) + "'", cause);
+				"] for value [" + ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(value) + "]", cause);
 		this.sourceType = sourceType;
 		this.targetType = targetType;
 		this.value = value;

spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/env/Environment.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2018 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ package org.springframework.core.env;
  * of property sources prior to application context {@code refresh()}.
  *
  * @author Chris Beams
+ * @author Phillip Webb
+ * @author Sam Brannen
  * @since 3.1
  * @see PropertyResolver
  * @see EnvironmentCapable
@@ -95,25 +97,56 @@ public interface Environment extends PropertyResolver {
 	String[] getDefaultProfiles();
 
 	/**
-	 * Return whether one or more of the given profiles is active or, in the case of no
-	 * explicit active profiles, whether one or more of the given profiles is included in
-	 * the set of default profiles. If a profile begins with '!' the logic is inverted,
-	 * i.e. the method will return {@code true} if the given profile is <em>not</em> active.
-	 * For example, {@code env.acceptsProfiles("p1", "!p2")} will return {@code true} if
-	 * profile 'p1' is active or 'p2' is not active.
-	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if called with zero arguments
-	 * or if any profile is {@code null}, empty, or whitespace only
+	 * Determine whether one of the given profile expressions matches the
+	 * {@linkplain #getActiveProfiles() active profiles} &mdash; or in the case
+	 * of no explicit active profiles, whether one of the given profile expressions
+	 * matches the {@linkplain #getDefaultProfiles() default profiles}.
+	 * <p>Profile expressions allow for complex, boolean profile logic to be
+	 * expressed &mdash; for example {@code "p1 & p2"}, {@code "(p1 & p2) | p3"},
+	 * etc. See {@link Profiles#of(String...)} for details on the supported
+	 * expression syntax.
+	 * <p>This method is a convenient shortcut for
+	 * {@code env.acceptsProfiles(Profiles.of(profileExpressions))}.
+	 * @since 5.3.28
+	 * @see Profiles#of(String...)
+	 * @see #acceptsProfiles(Profiles)
+	 */
+	default boolean matchesProfiles(String... profileExpressions) {
+		return acceptsProfiles(Profiles.of(profileExpressions));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Determine whether one or more of the given profiles is active &mdash; or
+	 * in the case of no explicit {@linkplain #getActiveProfiles() active profiles},
+	 * whether one or more of the given profiles is included in the set of
+	 * {@linkplain #getDefaultProfiles() default profiles}.
+	 * <p>If a profile begins with '!' the logic is inverted, meaning this method
+	 * will return {@code true} if the given profile is <em>not</em> active. For
+	 * example, {@code env.acceptsProfiles("p1", "!p2")} will return {@code true}
+	 * if profile 'p1' is active or 'p2' is not active.
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if called with a {@code null} array, an
+	 * empty array, zero arguments or if any profile is {@code null}, empty, or
+	 * whitespace only
 	 * @see #getActiveProfiles
 	 * @see #getDefaultProfiles
+	 * @see #matchesProfiles(String...)
 	 * @see #acceptsProfiles(Profiles)
-	 * @deprecated as of 5.1 in favor of {@link #acceptsProfiles(Profiles)}
+	 * @deprecated as of 5.1 in favor of {@link #acceptsProfiles(Profiles)} or
+	 * {@link #matchesProfiles(String...)}
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
 	boolean acceptsProfiles(String... profiles);
 
 	/**
-	 * Return whether the {@linkplain #getActiveProfiles() active profiles}
-	 * match the given {@link Profiles} predicate.
+	 * Determine whether the given {@link Profiles} predicate matches the
+	 * {@linkplain #getActiveProfiles() active profiles} &mdash; or in the case
+	 * of no explicit active profiles, whether the given {@code Profiles} predicate
+	 * matches the {@linkplain #getDefaultProfiles() default profiles}.
+	 * <p>If you wish provide profile expressions directly as strings, use
+	 * {@link #matchesProfiles(String...)} instead.
+	 * @since 5.1
+	 * @see #matchesProfiles(String...)
+	 * @see Profiles#of(String...)
 	 */
 	boolean acceptsProfiles(Profiles profiles);
 

spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/env/Profiles.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -43,32 +43,32 @@ public interface Profiles {
 
 	/**
 	 * Create a new {@link Profiles} instance that checks for matches against
-	 * the given <em>profile strings</em>.
+	 * the given <em>profile expressions</em>.
 	 * <p>The returned instance will {@linkplain Profiles#matches(Predicate) match}
-	 * if any one of the given profile strings matches.
-	 * <p>A profile string may contain a simple profile name (for example
-	 * {@code "production"}) or a profile expression. A profile expression allows
+	 * if any one of the given profile expressions matches.
+	 * <p>A profile expression may contain a simple profile name (for example
+	 * {@code "production"}) or a compound expression. A compound expression allows
 	 * for more complicated profile logic to be expressed, for example
 	 * {@code "production & cloud"}.
 	 * <p>The following operators are supported in profile expressions.
 	 * <ul>
-	 * <li>{@code !} - A logical <em>NOT</em> of the profile or profile expression</li>
-	 * <li>{@code &} - A logical <em>AND</em> of the profiles or profile expressions</li>
-	 * <li>{@code |} - A logical <em>OR</em> of the profiles or profile expressions</li>
+	 * <li>{@code !} - A logical <em>NOT</em> of the profile name or compound expression</li>
+	 * <li>{@code &} - A logical <em>AND</em> of the profile names or compound expressions</li>
+	 * <li>{@code |} - A logical <em>OR</em> of the profile names or compound expressions</li>
 	 * </ul>
 	 * <p>Please note that the {@code &} and {@code |} operators may not be mixed
-	 * without using parentheses. For example {@code "a & b | c"} is not a valid
-	 * expression; it must be expressed as {@code "(a & b) | c"} or
+	 * without using parentheses. For example, {@code "a & b | c"} is not a valid
+	 * expression: it must be expressed as {@code "(a & b) | c"} or
 	 * {@code "a & (b | c)"}.
 	 * <p>As of Spring Framework 5.1.17, two {@code Profiles} instances returned
 	 * by this method are considered equivalent to each other (in terms of
 	 * {@code equals()} and {@code hashCode()} semantics) if they are created
-	 * with identical <em>profile strings</em>.
-	 * @param profiles the <em>profile strings</em> to include
+	 * with identical <em>profile expressions</em>.
+	 * @param profileExpressions the <em>profile expressions</em> to include
 	 * @return a new {@link Profiles} instance
 	 */
-	static Profiles of(String... profiles) {
-		return ProfilesParser.parse(profiles);
+	static Profiles of(String... profileExpressions) {
+		return ProfilesParser.parse(profileExpressions);
 	}
 
 }

spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/env/ProfilesParser.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ final class ProfilesParser {
 
 
 	static Profiles parse(String... expressions) {
-		Assert.notEmpty(expressions, "Must specify at least one profile");
+		Assert.notEmpty(expressions, "Must specify at least one profile expression");
 		Profiles[] parsed = new Profiles[expressions.length];
 		for (int i = 0; i < expressions.length; i++) {
 			parsed[i] = parseExpression(expressions[i]);
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ final class ProfilesParser {
 			}
 			switch (token) {
 				case "(":
-					Profiles contents = parseTokens(expression, tokens, Context.BRACKET);
-					if (context == Context.INVERT) {
+					Profiles contents = parseTokens(expression, tokens, Context.PARENTHESIS);
+					if (context == Context.NEGATE) {
 						return contents;
 					}
 					elements.add(contents);
@@ -86,11 +86,11 @@ final class ProfilesParser {
 					operator = Operator.OR;
 					break;
 				case "!":
-					elements.add(not(parseTokens(expression, tokens, Context.INVERT)));
+					elements.add(not(parseTokens(expression, tokens, Context.NEGATE)));
 					break;
 				case ")":
 					Profiles merged = merge(expression, elements, operator);
-					if (context == Context.BRACKET) {
+					if (context == Context.PARENTHESIS) {
 						return merged;
 					}
 					elements.clear();
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ final class ProfilesParser {
 					break;
 				default:
 					Profiles value = equals(token);
-					if (context == Context.INVERT) {
+					if (context == Context.NEGATE) {
 						return value;
 					}
 					elements.add(value);
@@ -137,15 +137,14 @@ final class ProfilesParser {
 		return activeProfile -> activeProfile.test(profile);
 	}
 
-	private static Predicate<Profiles> isMatch(Predicate<String> activeProfile) {
-		return profiles -> profiles.matches(activeProfile);
+	private static Predicate<Profiles> isMatch(Predicate<String> activeProfiles) {
+		return profiles -> profiles.matches(activeProfiles);
 	}
 
 
-	private enum Operator {AND, OR}
+	private enum Operator { AND, OR }
 
-
-	private enum Context {NONE, INVERT, BRACKET}
+	private enum Context { NONE, NEGATE, PARENTHESIS }
 
 
 	private static class ParsedProfiles implements Profiles {

spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/ClassPathResource.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2021 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -33,13 +33,15 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  *
  * <p>Supports resolution as {@code java.io.File} if the class path
  * resource resides in the file system, but not for resources in a JAR.
- * Always supports resolution as URL.
+ * Always supports resolution as {@code java.net.URL}.
  *
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
  * @author Sam Brannen
  * @since 28.12.2003
  * @see ClassLoader#getResourceAsStream(String)
+ * @see ClassLoader#getResource(String)
  * @see Class#getResourceAsStream(String)
+ * @see Class#getResource(String)
  */
 public class ClassPathResource extends AbstractFileResolvingResource {
 
@@ -124,7 +126,7 @@ public class ClassPathResource extends AbstractFileResolvingResource {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Return the ClassLoader that this resource will be obtained from.
+	 * Return the {@link ClassLoader} that this resource will be obtained from.
 	 */
 	@Nullable
 	public final ClassLoader getClassLoader() {
@@ -134,8 +136,8 @@ public class ClassPathResource extends AbstractFileResolvingResource {
 
 	/**
 	 * This implementation checks for the resolution of a resource URL.
-	 * @see java.lang.ClassLoader#getResource(String)
-	 * @see java.lang.Class#getResource(String)
+	 * @see ClassLoader#getResource(String)
+	 * @see Class#getResource(String)
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public boolean exists() {
@@ -145,8 +147,8 @@ public class ClassPathResource extends AbstractFileResolvingResource {
 	/**
 	 * This implementation checks for the resolution of a resource URL upfront,
 	 * then proceeding with {@link AbstractFileResolvingResource}'s length check.
-	 * @see java.lang.ClassLoader#getResource(String)
-	 * @see java.lang.Class#getResource(String)
+	 * @see ClassLoader#getResource(String)
+	 * @see Class#getResource(String)
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public boolean isReadable() {
@@ -179,9 +181,11 @@ public class ClassPathResource extends AbstractFileResolvingResource {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * This implementation opens an InputStream for the given class path resource.
-	 * @see java.lang.ClassLoader#getResourceAsStream(String)
-	 * @see java.lang.Class#getResourceAsStream(String)
+	 * This implementation opens an {@link InputStream} for the underlying class
+	 * path resource, if available.
+	 * @see ClassLoader#getResourceAsStream(String)
+	 * @see Class#getResourceAsStream(String)
+	 * @see ClassLoader#getSystemResourceAsStream(String)
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public InputStream getInputStream() throws IOException {
@@ -204,8 +208,8 @@ public class ClassPathResource extends AbstractFileResolvingResource {
 	/**
 	 * This implementation returns a URL for the underlying class path resource,
 	 * if available.
-	 * @see java.lang.ClassLoader#getResource(String)
-	 * @see java.lang.Class#getResource(String)
+	 * @see ClassLoader#getResource(String)
+	 * @see Class#getResource(String)
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public URL getURL() throws IOException {
@@ -217,9 +221,9 @@ public class ClassPathResource extends AbstractFileResolvingResource {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * This implementation creates a ClassPathResource, applying the given path
-	 * relative to the path of the underlying resource of this descriptor.
-	 * @see org.springframework.util.StringUtils#applyRelativePath(String, String)
+	 * This implementation creates a {@code ClassPathResource}, applying the given
+	 * path relative to the path used to create this descriptor.
+	 * @see StringUtils#applyRelativePath(String, String)
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public Resource createRelative(String relativePath) {
@@ -231,7 +235,7 @@ public class ClassPathResource extends AbstractFileResolvingResource {
 	/**
 	 * This implementation returns the name of the file that this class path
 	 * resource refers to.
-	 * @see org.springframework.util.StringUtils#getFilename(String)
+	 * @see StringUtils#getFilename(String)
 	 */
 	@Override
 	@Nullable
@@ -277,8 +281,7 @@ public class ClassPathResource extends AbstractFileResolvingResource {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * This implementation returns the hash code of the underlying
-	 * class path location.
+	 * This implementation returns the hash code of the underlying class path location.
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public int hashCode() {

spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/FileSystemResource.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2019 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ public class FileSystemResource extends AbstractResource implements WritableReso
 	/**
 	 * This implementation returns whether the underlying file exists.
 	 * @see java.io.File#exists()
+	 * @see java.nio.file.Files#exists(Path, java.nio.file.LinkOption...)
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public boolean exists() {
@@ -169,6 +170,8 @@ public class FileSystemResource extends AbstractResource implements WritableReso
 	 * (and corresponds to an actual file with content, not to a directory).
 	 * @see java.io.File#canRead()
 	 * @see java.io.File#isDirectory()
+	 * @see java.nio.file.Files#isReadable(Path)
+	 * @see java.nio.file.Files#isDirectory(Path, java.nio.file.LinkOption...)
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public boolean isReadable() {
@@ -177,8 +180,8 @@ public class FileSystemResource extends AbstractResource implements WritableReso
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * This implementation opens a NIO file stream for the underlying file.
-	 * @see java.io.FileInputStream
+	 * This implementation opens an NIO file stream for the underlying file.
+	 * @see java.nio.file.Files#newInputStream(Path, java.nio.file.OpenOption...)
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public InputStream getInputStream() throws IOException {
@@ -195,6 +198,8 @@ public class FileSystemResource extends AbstractResource implements WritableReso
 	 * (and corresponds to an actual file with content, not to a directory).
 	 * @see java.io.File#canWrite()
 	 * @see java.io.File#isDirectory()
+	 * @see java.nio.file.Files#isWritable(Path)
+	 * @see java.nio.file.Files#isDirectory(Path, java.nio.file.LinkOption...)
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public boolean isWritable() {
@@ -204,7 +209,7 @@ public class FileSystemResource extends AbstractResource implements WritableReso
 
 	/**
 	 * This implementation opens a FileOutputStream for the underlying file.
-	 * @see java.io.FileOutputStream
+	 * @see java.nio.file.Files#newOutputStream(Path, java.nio.file.OpenOption...)
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public OutputStream getOutputStream() throws IOException {
@@ -214,6 +219,7 @@ public class FileSystemResource extends AbstractResource implements WritableReso
 	/**
 	 * This implementation returns a URL for the underlying file.
 	 * @see java.io.File#toURI()
+	 * @see java.nio.file.Path#toUri()
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public URL getURL() throws IOException {
@@ -223,6 +229,7 @@ public class FileSystemResource extends AbstractResource implements WritableReso
 	/**
 	 * This implementation returns a URI for the underlying file.
 	 * @see java.io.File#toURI()
+	 * @see java.nio.file.Path#toUri()
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public URI getURI() throws IOException {
@@ -324,6 +331,7 @@ public class FileSystemResource extends AbstractResource implements WritableReso
 	/**
 	 * This implementation returns the name of the file.
 	 * @see java.io.File#getName()
+	 * @see java.nio.file.Path#getFileName()
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public String getFilename() {
@@ -334,6 +342,7 @@ public class FileSystemResource extends AbstractResource implements WritableReso
 	 * This implementation returns a description that includes the absolute
 	 * path of the file.
 	 * @see java.io.File#getAbsolutePath()
+	 * @see java.nio.file.Path#toAbsolutePath()
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public String getDescription() {
@@ -342,7 +351,7 @@ public class FileSystemResource extends AbstractResource implements WritableReso
 
 
 	/**
-	 * This implementation compares the underlying File references.
+	 * This implementation compares the underlying file paths.
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public boolean equals(@Nullable Object other) {
@@ -351,7 +360,7 @@ public class FileSystemResource extends AbstractResource implements WritableReso
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * This implementation returns the hash code of the underlying File reference.
+	 * This implementation returns the hash code of the underlying file path.
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public int hashCode() {

spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/PathResource.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2019 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public class PathResource extends AbstractResource implements WritableResource {
 
 
 	/**
-	 * Create a new PathResource from a Path handle.
+	 * Create a new {@code PathResource} from a {@link Path} handle.
 	 * <p>Note: Unlike {@link FileSystemResource}, when building relative resources
 	 * via {@link #createRelative}, the relative path will be built <i>underneath</i>
 	 * the given root: e.g. Paths.get("C:/dir1/"), relative path "dir2" &rarr; "C:/dir1/dir2"!
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public class PathResource extends AbstractResource implements WritableResource {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Create a new PathResource from a Path handle.
+	 * Create a new {@code PathResource} from a path string.
 	 * <p>Note: Unlike {@link FileSystemResource}, when building relative resources
 	 * via {@link #createRelative}, the relative path will be built <i>underneath</i>
 	 * the given root: e.g. Paths.get("C:/dir1/"), relative path "dir2" &rarr; "C:/dir1/dir2"!
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public class PathResource extends AbstractResource implements WritableResource {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Create a new PathResource from a Path handle.
+	 * Create a new {@code PathResource} from a {@link URI}.
 	 * <p>Note: Unlike {@link FileSystemResource}, when building relative resources
 	 * via {@link #createRelative}, the relative path will be built <i>underneath</i>
 	 * the given root: e.g. Paths.get("C:/dir1/"), relative path "dir2" &rarr; "C:/dir1/dir2"!
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ public class PathResource extends AbstractResource implements WritableResource {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * This implementation opens a InputStream for the underlying file.
+	 * This implementation opens an {@link InputStream} for the underlying file.
 	 * @see java.nio.file.spi.FileSystemProvider#newInputStream(Path, OpenOption...)
 	 */
 	@Override
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ public class PathResource extends AbstractResource implements WritableResource {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * This implementation opens a OutputStream for the underlying file.
+	 * This implementation opens an {@link OutputStream} for the underlying file.
 	 * @see java.nio.file.spi.FileSystemProvider#newOutputStream(Path, OpenOption...)
 	 */
 	@Override
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ public class PathResource extends AbstractResource implements WritableResource {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * This implementation returns a URL for the underlying file.
+	 * This implementation returns a {@link URL} for the underlying file.
 	 * @see java.nio.file.Path#toUri()
 	 * @see java.net.URI#toURL()
 	 */
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ public class PathResource extends AbstractResource implements WritableResource {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * This implementation returns a URI for the underlying file.
+	 * This implementation returns a {@link URI} for the underlying file.
 	 * @see java.nio.file.Path#toUri()
 	 */
 	@Override
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ public class PathResource extends AbstractResource implements WritableResource {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * This implementation returns the underlying File reference.
+	 * This implementation returns the underlying {@link File} reference.
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public File getFile() throws IOException {
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ public class PathResource extends AbstractResource implements WritableResource {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * This implementation opens a Channel for the underlying file.
+	 * This implementation opens a {@link ReadableByteChannel} for the underlying file.
 	 * @see Files#newByteChannel(Path, OpenOption...)
 	 */
 	@Override
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ public class PathResource extends AbstractResource implements WritableResource {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * This implementation opens a Channel for the underlying file.
+	 * This implementation opens a {@link WritableByteChannel} for the underlying file.
 	 * @see Files#newByteChannel(Path, OpenOption...)
 	 */
 	@Override
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ public class PathResource extends AbstractResource implements WritableResource {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * This implementation returns the underlying File's timestamp.
+	 * This implementation returns the underlying file's timestamp.
 	 * @see java.nio.file.Files#getLastModifiedTime(Path, java.nio.file.LinkOption...)
 	 */
 	@Override
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ public class PathResource extends AbstractResource implements WritableResource {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * This implementation creates a PathResource, applying the given path
+	 * This implementation creates a {@link PathResource}, applying the given path
 	 * relative to the path of the underlying file of this resource descriptor.
 	 * @see java.nio.file.Path#resolve(String)
 	 */
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ public class PathResource extends AbstractResource implements WritableResource {
 
 
 	/**
-	 * This implementation compares the underlying Path references.
+	 * This implementation compares the underlying {@link Path} references.
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public boolean equals(@Nullable Object other) {
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ public class PathResource extends AbstractResource implements WritableResource {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * This implementation returns the hash code of the underlying Path reference.
+	 * This implementation returns the hash code of the underlying {@link Path} reference.
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public int hashCode() {

spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/log/LogFormatUtils.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2021 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 import org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils;
+import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 
 /**
  * Utility methods for formatting and logging messages.
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ public abstract class LogFormatUtils {
 			result = ObjectUtils.nullSafeToString(ex);
 		}
 		if (maxLength != -1) {
-			result = (result.length() > maxLength ? result.substring(0, maxLength) + " (truncated)..." : result);
+			result = StringUtils.truncate(result, maxLength);
 		}
 		if (replaceNewlinesAndControlCharacters) {
 			result = NEWLINE_PATTERN.matcher(result).replaceAll("<EOL>");

spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/serializer/DefaultDeserializer.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ public class DefaultDeserializer implements Deserializer<Object> {
 	/**
 	 * Create a {@code DefaultDeserializer} for using an {@link ObjectInputStream}
 	 * with the given {@code ClassLoader}.
+	 * @param classLoader the ClassLoader to use
 	 * @since 4.2.1
 	 * @see ConfigurableObjectInputStream#ConfigurableObjectInputStream(InputStream, ClassLoader)
 	 */

spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/serializer/support/DeserializingConverter.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2015 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
 import org.springframework.core.convert.converter.Converter;
 import org.springframework.core.serializer.DefaultDeserializer;
 import org.springframework.core.serializer.Deserializer;
+import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 /**
@@ -50,10 +51,11 @@ public class DeserializingConverter implements Converter<byte[], Object> {
 	/**
 	 * Create a {@code DeserializingConverter} for using an {@link java.io.ObjectInputStream}
 	 * with the given {@code ClassLoader}.
+	 * @param classLoader the ClassLoader to use
 	 * @since 4.2.1
 	 * @see DefaultDeserializer#DefaultDeserializer(ClassLoader)
 	 */
-	public DeserializingConverter(ClassLoader classLoader) {
+	public DeserializingConverter(@Nullable ClassLoader classLoader) {
 		this.deserializer = new DefaultDeserializer(classLoader);
 	}
 

spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/FileSystemUtils.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ public abstract class FileSystemUtils {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Delete the supplied {@link File} — for directories,
+	 * Delete the supplied {@link Path} — for directories,
 	 * recursively delete any nested directories or files as well.
-	 * @param root the root {@code File} to delete
-	 * @return {@code true} if the {@code File} existed and was deleted,
+	 * @param root the root {@code Path} to delete
+	 * @return {@code true} if the {@code Path} existed and was deleted,
 	 * or {@code false} if it did not exist
 	 * @throws IOException in the case of I/O errors
 	 * @since 5.0

spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ObjectUtils.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2021 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -16,12 +16,26 @@
 
 package org.springframework.util;
 
+import java.io.File;
 import java.lang.reflect.Array;
+import java.net.InetAddress;
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.nio.charset.Charset;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.time.ZoneId;
+import java.time.temporal.Temporal;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Currency;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.StringJoiner;
+import java.util.TimeZone;
+import java.util.UUID;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 
@@ -55,6 +69,9 @@ public abstract class ObjectUtils {
 	private static final String EMPTY_ARRAY = ARRAY_START + ARRAY_END;
 	private static final String ARRAY_ELEMENT_SEPARATOR = ", ";
 	private static final Object[] EMPTY_OBJECT_ARRAY = new Object[0];
+	private static final String NON_EMPTY_ARRAY = ARRAY_START + "..." + ARRAY_END;
+	private static final String EMPTY_COLLECTION = "[]";
+	private static final String NON_EMPTY_COLLECTION = "[...]";
 
 
 	/**
@@ -653,6 +670,7 @@ public abstract class ObjectUtils {
 	 * Returns a {@code "null"} String if {@code obj} is {@code null}.
 	 * @param obj the object to build a String representation for
 	 * @return a String representation of {@code obj}
+	 * @see #nullSafeConciseToString(Object)
 	 */
 	public static String nullSafeToString(@Nullable Object obj) {
 		if (obj == null) {
@@ -908,4 +926,117 @@ public abstract class ObjectUtils {
 		return stringJoiner.toString();
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Generate a null-safe, concise string representation of the supplied object
+	 * as described below.
+	 * <p>Favor this method over {@link #nullSafeToString(Object)} when you need
+	 * the length of the generated string to be limited.
+	 * <p>Returns:
+	 * <ul>
+	 * <li>{@code "null"} if {@code obj} is {@code null}</li>
+	 * <li>{@code"Optional.empty"} if {@code obj} is an empty {@link Optional}</li>
+	 * <li>{@code"Optional[<concise-string>]"} if {@code obj} is a non-empty {@code Optional},
+	 * where {@code <concise-string>} is the result of invoking {@link #nullSafeConciseToString}
+	 * on the object contained in the {@code Optional}</li>
+	 * <li>{@code "{}"} if {@code obj} is an empty array or {@link Map}</li>
+	 * <li>{@code "{...}"} if {@code obj} is a non-empty array or {@link Map}</li>
+	 * <li>{@code "[]"} if {@code obj} is an empty {@link Collection}</li>
+	 * <li>{@code "[...]"} if {@code obj} is a non-empty {@link Collection}</li>
+	 * <li>{@linkplain Class#getName() Class name} if {@code obj} is a {@link Class}</li>
+	 * <li>{@linkplain Charset#name() Charset name} if {@code obj} is a {@link Charset}</li>
+	 * <li>{@linkplain TimeZone#getID() TimeZone ID} if {@code obj} is a {@link TimeZone}</li>
+	 * <li>{@linkplain ZoneId#getId() Zone ID} if {@code obj} is a {@link ZoneId}</li>
+	 * <li>Potentially {@linkplain StringUtils#truncate(CharSequence) truncated string}
+	 * if {@code obj} is a {@link String} or {@link CharSequence}</li>
+	 * <li>Potentially {@linkplain StringUtils#truncate(CharSequence) truncated string}
+	 * if {@code obj} is a <em>simple value type</em> whose {@code toString()} method
+	 * returns a non-null value</li>
+	 * <li>Otherwise, a string representation of the object's type name concatenated
+	 * with {@code "@"} and a hex string form of the object's identity hash code</li>
+	 * </ul>
+	 * <p>In the context of this method, a <em>simple value type</em> is any of the following:
+	 * primitive wrapper (excluding {@link Void}), {@link Enum}, {@link Number},
+	 * {@link Date}, {@link Temporal}, {@link File}, {@link Path}, {@link URI},
+	 * {@link URL}, {@link InetAddress}, {@link Currency}, {@link Locale},
+	 * {@link UUID}, {@link Pattern}.
+	 * @param obj the object to build a string representation for
+	 * @return a concise string representation of the supplied object
+	 * @since 5.3.27
+	 * @see #nullSafeToString(Object)
+	 * @see StringUtils#truncate(CharSequence)
+	 */
+	public static String nullSafeConciseToString(@Nullable Object obj) {
+		if (obj == null) {
+			return "null";
+		}
+		if (obj instanceof Optional<?>) {
+			Optional<?> optional = (Optional<?>) obj;
+			return (!optional.isPresent() ? "Optional.empty" :
+					String.format("Optional[%s]", nullSafeConciseToString(optional.get())));
+		}
+		if (obj.getClass().isArray()) {
+			return (Array.getLength(obj) == 0 ? EMPTY_ARRAY : NON_EMPTY_ARRAY);
+		}
+		if (obj instanceof Collection<?>) {
+			return (((Collection<?>) obj).isEmpty() ? EMPTY_COLLECTION : NON_EMPTY_COLLECTION);
+		}
+		if (obj instanceof Map<?, ?>) {
+			// EMPTY_ARRAY and NON_EMPTY_ARRAY are also used for maps.
+			return (((Map<?, ?>) obj).isEmpty() ? EMPTY_ARRAY : NON_EMPTY_ARRAY);
+		}
+		if (obj instanceof Class<?>) {
+			return ((Class<?>) obj).getName();
+		}
+		if (obj instanceof Charset) {
+			return ((Charset) obj).name();
+		}
+		if (obj instanceof TimeZone) {
+			return ((TimeZone) obj).getID();
+		}
+		if (obj instanceof ZoneId) {
+			return ((ZoneId) obj).getId();
+		}
+		if (obj instanceof CharSequence) {
+			return StringUtils.truncate((CharSequence) obj);
+		}
+		Class<?> type = obj.getClass();
+		if (isSimpleValueType(type)) {
+			String str = obj.toString();
+			if (str != null) {
+				return StringUtils.truncate(str);
+			}
+		}
+		return type.getTypeName() + "@" + getIdentityHexString(obj);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Derived from {@link org.springframework.beans.BeanUtils#isSimpleValueType}.
+	 * <p>As of 5.3.28, considering {@link UUID} in addition to the bean-level check.
+	 * <p>As of 5.3.29, additionally considering {@link File}, {@link Path},
+	 * {@link InetAddress}, {@link Charset}, {@link Currency}, {@link TimeZone},
+	 * {@link ZoneId}, {@link Pattern}.
+	 */
+	private static boolean isSimpleValueType(Class<?> type) {
+		return (Void.class != type && void.class != type &&
+				(ClassUtils.isPrimitiveOrWrapper(type) ||
+				Enum.class.isAssignableFrom(type) ||
+				CharSequence.class.isAssignableFrom(type) ||
+				Number.class.isAssignableFrom(type) ||
+				Date.class.isAssignableFrom(type) ||
+				Temporal.class.isAssignableFrom(type) ||
+				ZoneId.class.isAssignableFrom(type) ||
+				TimeZone.class.isAssignableFrom(type) ||
+				File.class.isAssignableFrom(type) ||
+				Path.class.isAssignableFrom(type) ||
+				Charset.class.isAssignableFrom(type) ||
+				Currency.class.isAssignableFrom(type) ||
+				InetAddress.class.isAssignableFrom(type) ||
+				URI.class == type ||
+				URL.class == type ||
+				UUID.class == type ||
+				Locale.class == type ||
+				Pattern.class == type ||
+				Class.class == type));
+	}
+
 }

spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ReflectionUtils.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2021 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -509,16 +509,8 @@ public abstract class ReflectionUtils {
 	 * @see java.lang.Object#equals(Object)
 	 */
 	public static boolean isEqualsMethod(@Nullable Method method) {
-		if (method == null) {
-			return false;
-		}
-		if (method.getParameterCount() != 1) {
-			return false;
-		}
-		if (!method.getName().equals("equals")) {
-			return false;
-		}
-		return method.getParameterTypes()[0] == Object.class;
+		return (method != null && method.getParameterCount() == 1 && method.getName().equals("equals") &&
+				method.getParameterTypes()[0] == Object.class);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -526,7 +518,7 @@ public abstract class ReflectionUtils {
 	 * @see java.lang.Object#hashCode()
 	 */
 	public static boolean isHashCodeMethod(@Nullable Method method) {
-		return method != null && method.getParameterCount() == 0 && method.getName().equals("hashCode");
+		return (method != null && method.getParameterCount() == 0 && method.getName().equals("hashCode"));
 	}
 
 	/**

spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/StringUtils.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ public abstract class StringUtils {
 
 	private static final char EXTENSION_SEPARATOR = '.';
 
+	private static final int DEFAULT_TRUNCATION_THRESHOLD = 100;
+
+	private static final String TRUNCATION_SUFFIX = " (truncated)...";
+
 
 	//---------------------------------------------------------------------
 	// General convenience methods for working with Strings
@@ -1388,4 +1392,40 @@ public abstract class StringUtils {
 		return arrayToDelimitedString(arr, ",");
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Truncate the supplied {@link CharSequence}.
+	 * <p>Delegates to {@link #truncate(CharSequence, int)}, supplying {@code 100}
+	 * as the threshold.
+	 * @param charSequence the {@code CharSequence} to truncate
+	 * @return a truncated string, or a string representation of the original
+	 * {@code CharSequence} if its length does not exceed the threshold
+	 * @since 5.3.27
+	 */
+	public static String truncate(CharSequence charSequence) {
+		return truncate(charSequence, DEFAULT_TRUNCATION_THRESHOLD);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Truncate the supplied {@link CharSequence}.
+	 * <p>If the length of the {@code CharSequence} is greater than the threshold,
+	 * this method returns a {@linkplain CharSequence#subSequence(int, int)
+	 * subsequence} of the {@code CharSequence} (up to the threshold) appended
+	 * with the suffix {@code " (truncated)..."}. Otherwise, this method returns
+	 * {@code charSequence.toString()}.
+	 * @param charSequence the {@code CharSequence} to truncate
+	 * @param threshold the maximum length after which to truncate; must be a
+	 * positive number
+	 * @return a truncated string, or a string representation of the original
+	 * {@code CharSequence} if its length does not exceed the threshold
+	 * @since 5.3.27
+	 */
+	public static String truncate(CharSequence charSequence, int threshold) {
+		Assert.isTrue(threshold > 0,
+				() -> "Truncation threshold must be a positive number: " + threshold);
+		if (charSequence.length() > threshold) {
+			return charSequence.subSequence(0, threshold) + TRUNCATION_SUFFIX;
+		}
+		return charSequence.toString();
+	}
+
 }

spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/CollectionFactoryTests.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -209,21 +209,23 @@ class CollectionFactoryTests {
 	@Test
 	void createsCollectionsCorrectly() {
 		// interfaces
-		assertThat(createCollection(List.class, 0)).isInstanceOf(ArrayList.class);
-		assertThat(createCollection(Set.class, 0)).isInstanceOf(LinkedHashSet.class);
-		assertThat(createCollection(Collection.class, 0)).isInstanceOf(LinkedHashSet.class);
-		assertThat(createCollection(SortedSet.class, 0)).isInstanceOf(TreeSet.class);
-		assertThat(createCollection(NavigableSet.class, 0)).isInstanceOf(TreeSet.class);
-
-		assertThat(createCollection(List.class, String.class, 0)).isInstanceOf(ArrayList.class);
-		assertThat(createCollection(Set.class, String.class, 0)).isInstanceOf(LinkedHashSet.class);
-		assertThat(createCollection(Collection.class, String.class, 0)).isInstanceOf(LinkedHashSet.class);
-		assertThat(createCollection(SortedSet.class, String.class, 0)).isInstanceOf(TreeSet.class);
-		assertThat(createCollection(NavigableSet.class, String.class, 0)).isInstanceOf(TreeSet.class);
+		testCollection(List.class, ArrayList.class);
+		testCollection(Set.class, LinkedHashSet.class);
+		testCollection(Collection.class, LinkedHashSet.class);
+		testCollection(SortedSet.class, TreeSet.class);
+		testCollection(NavigableSet.class, TreeSet.class);
 
 		// concrete types
-		assertThat(createCollection(HashSet.class, 0)).isInstanceOf(HashSet.class);
-		assertThat(createCollection(HashSet.class, String.class, 0)).isInstanceOf(HashSet.class);
+		testCollection(ArrayList.class, ArrayList.class);
+		testCollection(HashSet.class, HashSet.class);
+		testCollection(LinkedHashSet.class, LinkedHashSet.class);
+		testCollection(TreeSet.class, TreeSet.class);
+	}
+
+	private void testCollection(Class<?> collectionType, Class<?> resultType) {
+		assertThat(CollectionFactory.isApproximableCollectionType(collectionType)).isTrue();
+		assertThat(createCollection(collectionType, 0)).isExactlyInstanceOf(resultType);
+		assertThat(createCollection(collectionType, String.class, 0)).isExactlyInstanceOf(resultType);
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -258,20 +260,22 @@ class CollectionFactoryTests {
 	@Test
 	void createsMapsCorrectly() {
 		// interfaces
-		assertThat(createMap(Map.class, 0)).isInstanceOf(LinkedHashMap.class);
-		assertThat(createMap(SortedMap.class, 0)).isInstanceOf(TreeMap.class);
-		assertThat(createMap(NavigableMap.class, 0)).isInstanceOf(TreeMap.class);
-		assertThat(createMap(MultiValueMap.class, 0)).isInstanceOf(LinkedMultiValueMap.class);
-
-		assertThat(createMap(Map.class, String.class, 0)).isInstanceOf(LinkedHashMap.class);
-		assertThat(createMap(SortedMap.class, String.class, 0)).isInstanceOf(TreeMap.class);
-		assertThat(createMap(NavigableMap.class, String.class, 0)).isInstanceOf(TreeMap.class);
-		assertThat(createMap(MultiValueMap.class, String.class, 0)).isInstanceOf(LinkedMultiValueMap.class);
+		testMap(Map.class, LinkedHashMap.class);
+		testMap(SortedMap.class, TreeMap.class);
+		testMap(NavigableMap.class, TreeMap.class);
+		testMap(MultiValueMap.class, LinkedMultiValueMap.class);
 
 		// concrete types
-		assertThat(createMap(HashMap.class, 0)).isInstanceOf(HashMap.class);
+		testMap(HashMap.class, HashMap.class);
+		testMap(LinkedHashMap.class, LinkedHashMap.class);
+		testMap(TreeMap.class, TreeMap.class);
+		testMap(LinkedMultiValueMap.class, LinkedMultiValueMap.class);
+	}
 
-		assertThat(createMap(HashMap.class, String.class, 0)).isInstanceOf(HashMap.class);
+	private void testMap(Class<?> mapType, Class<?> resultType) {
+		assertThat(CollectionFactory.isApproximableMapType(mapType)).isTrue();
+		assertThat(createMap(mapType, 0)).isExactlyInstanceOf(resultType);
+		assertThat(createMap(mapType, String.class, 0)).isExactlyInstanceOf(resultType);
 	}
 
 	@Test

spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/convert/converter/DefaultConversionServiceTests.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -342,20 +342,31 @@ class DefaultConversionServiceTests {
 
 	@Test
 	void convertArrayToCollectionInterface() {
-		List<?> result = conversionService.convert(new String[] {"1", "2", "3"}, List.class);
-		assertThat(result.get(0)).isEqualTo("1");
-		assertThat(result.get(1)).isEqualTo("2");
-		assertThat(result.get(2)).isEqualTo("3");
+		@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+		Collection<String> result = conversionService.convert(new String[] {"1", "2", "3"}, Collection.class);
+		assertThat(result).isExactlyInstanceOf(LinkedHashSet.class).containsExactly("1", "2", "3");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void convertArrayToSetInterface() {
+		@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+		Collection<String> result = conversionService.convert(new String[] {"1", "2", "3"}, Set.class);
+		assertThat(result).isExactlyInstanceOf(LinkedHashSet.class).containsExactly("1", "2", "3");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void convertArrayToListInterface() {
+		@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+		List<String> result = conversionService.convert(new String[] {"1", "2", "3"}, List.class);
+		assertThat(result).isExactlyInstanceOf(ArrayList.class).containsExactly("1", "2", "3");
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	void convertArrayToCollectionGenericTypeConversion() throws Exception {
 		@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-		List<Integer> result = (List<Integer>) conversionService.convert(new String[] {"1", "2", "3"}, TypeDescriptor
-				.valueOf(String[].class), new TypeDescriptor(getClass().getDeclaredField("genericList")));
-		assertThat((int) result.get(0)).isEqualTo((int) Integer.valueOf(1));
-		assertThat((int) result.get(1)).isEqualTo((int) Integer.valueOf(2));
-		assertThat((int) result.get(2)).isEqualTo((int) Integer.valueOf(3));
+		List<Integer> result = (List<Integer>) conversionService.convert(new String[] {"1", "2", "3"},
+				TypeDescriptor.valueOf(String[].class), new TypeDescriptor(getClass().getDeclaredField("genericList")));
+		assertThat(result).isExactlyInstanceOf(ArrayList.class).containsExactly(1, 2, 3);
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -383,10 +394,9 @@ class DefaultConversionServiceTests {
 
 	@Test
 	void convertArrayToCollectionImpl() {
-		ArrayList<?> result = conversionService.convert(new String[] {"1", "2", "3"}, ArrayList.class);
-		assertThat(result.get(0)).isEqualTo("1");
-		assertThat(result.get(1)).isEqualTo("2");
-		assertThat(result.get(2)).isEqualTo("3");
+		@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+		ArrayList<String> result = conversionService.convert(new String[] {"1", "2", "3"}, ArrayList.class);
+		assertThat(result).isExactlyInstanceOf(ArrayList.class).containsExactly("1", "2", "3");
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -416,34 +426,25 @@ class DefaultConversionServiceTests {
 	@Test
 	void convertStringToArray() {
 		String[] result = conversionService.convert("1,2,3", String[].class);
-		assertThat(result.length).isEqualTo(3);
-		assertThat(result[0]).isEqualTo("1");
-		assertThat(result[1]).isEqualTo("2");
-		assertThat(result[2]).isEqualTo("3");
+		assertThat(result).containsExactly("1", "2", "3");
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	void convertStringToArrayWithElementConversion() {
 		Integer[] result = conversionService.convert("1,2,3", Integer[].class);
-		assertThat(result.length).isEqualTo(3);
-		assertThat((int) result[0]).isEqualTo((int) Integer.valueOf(1));
-		assertThat((int) result[1]).isEqualTo((int) Integer.valueOf(2));
-		assertThat((int) result[2]).isEqualTo((int) Integer.valueOf(3));
+		assertThat(result).containsExactly(1, 2, 3);
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	void convertStringToPrimitiveArrayWithElementConversion() {
 		int[] result = conversionService.convert("1,2,3", int[].class);
-		assertThat(result.length).isEqualTo(3);
-		assertThat(result[0]).isEqualTo(1);
-		assertThat(result[1]).isEqualTo(2);
-		assertThat(result[2]).isEqualTo(3);
+		assertThat(result).containsExactly(1, 2, 3);
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	void convertEmptyStringToArray() {
 		String[] result = conversionService.convert("", String[].class);
-		assertThat(result.length).isEqualTo(0);
+		assertThat(result).isEmpty();
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -457,7 +458,7 @@ class DefaultConversionServiceTests {
 	void convertArrayToObjectWithElementConversion() {
 		String[] array = new String[] {"3"};
 		Integer result = conversionService.convert(array, Integer.class);
-		assertThat((int) result).isEqualTo((int) Integer.valueOf(3));
+		assertThat(result).isEqualTo(3);
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -470,39 +471,27 @@ class DefaultConversionServiceTests {
 	@Test
 	void convertObjectToArray() {
 		Object[] result = conversionService.convert(3L, Object[].class);
-		assertThat(result.length).isEqualTo(1);
-		assertThat(result[0]).isEqualTo(3L);
+		assertThat(result).containsExactly(3L);
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	void convertObjectToArrayWithElementConversion() {
 		Integer[] result = conversionService.convert(3L, Integer[].class);
-		assertThat(result.length).isEqualTo(1);
-		assertThat((int) result[0]).isEqualTo((int) Integer.valueOf(3));
+		assertThat(result).containsExactly(3);
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	void convertCollectionToArray() {
-		List<String> list = new ArrayList<>();
-		list.add("1");
-		list.add("2");
-		list.add("3");
+		List<String> list = Arrays.asList("1", "2", "3");
 		String[] result = conversionService.convert(list, String[].class);
-		assertThat(result[0]).isEqualTo("1");
-		assertThat(result[1]).isEqualTo("2");
-		assertThat(result[2]).isEqualTo("3");
+		assertThat(result).containsExactly("1", "2", "3");
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	void convertCollectionToArrayWithElementConversion() {
-		List<String> list = new ArrayList<>();
-		list.add("1");
-		list.add("2");
-		list.add("3");
+		List<String> list = Arrays.asList("1", "2", "3");
 		Integer[] result = conversionService.convert(list, Integer[].class);
-		assertThat((int) result[0]).isEqualTo((int) Integer.valueOf(1));
-		assertThat((int) result[1]).isEqualTo((int) Integer.valueOf(2));
-		assertThat((int) result[2]).isEqualTo((int) Integer.valueOf(3));
+		assertThat(result).containsExactly(1, 2, 3);
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -522,34 +511,30 @@ class DefaultConversionServiceTests {
 
 	@Test
 	void convertStringToCollection() {
-		List<?> result = conversionService.convert("1,2,3", List.class);
-		assertThat(result.size()).isEqualTo(3);
-		assertThat(result.get(0)).isEqualTo("1");
-		assertThat(result.get(1)).isEqualTo("2");
-		assertThat(result.get(2)).isEqualTo("3");
+		@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+		List<String> result = conversionService.convert("1,2,3", List.class);
+		assertThat(result).containsExactly("1", "2", "3");
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	void convertStringToCollectionWithElementConversion() throws Exception {
-		List<?> result = (List<?>) conversionService.convert("1,2,3", TypeDescriptor.valueOf(String.class),
+		@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+		List<Integer> result = (List<Integer>) conversionService.convert("1,2,3", TypeDescriptor.valueOf(String.class),
 				new TypeDescriptor(getClass().getField("genericList")));
-		assertThat(result.size()).isEqualTo(3);
-		assertThat(result.get(0)).isEqualTo(1);
-		assertThat(result.get(1)).isEqualTo(2);
-		assertThat(result.get(2)).isEqualTo(3);
+		assertThat(result).containsExactly(1, 2, 3);
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	void convertEmptyStringToCollection() {
 		Collection<?> result = conversionService.convert("", Collection.class);
-		assertThat(result.size()).isEqualTo(0);
+		assertThat(result).isEmpty();
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	void convertCollectionToObject() {
 		List<Long> list = Collections.singletonList(3L);
 		Long result = conversionService.convert(list, Long.class);
-		assertThat(result).isEqualTo(Long.valueOf(3));
+		assertThat(result).isEqualTo(3);
 	}
 
 	@Test

spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/env/ProfilesTests.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2021 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -40,30 +40,30 @@ class ProfilesTests {
 
 	@Test
 	void ofWhenNullThrowsException() {
-		assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(() ->
-				Profiles.of((String[]) null))
-			.withMessageContaining("Must specify at least one profile");
+		assertThatIllegalArgumentException()
+			.isThrownBy(() -> Profiles.of((String[]) null))
+			.withMessage("Must specify at least one profile expression");
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	void ofWhenEmptyThrowsException() {
 		assertThatIllegalArgumentException()
 			.isThrownBy(Profiles::of)
-			.withMessageContaining("Must specify at least one profile");
+			.withMessage("Must specify at least one profile expression");
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	void ofNullElement() {
-		assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(() ->
-				Profiles.of((String) null))
-			.withMessageContaining("must contain text");
+		assertThatIllegalArgumentException()
+			.isThrownBy(() -> Profiles.of((String) null))
+			.withMessage("Invalid profile expression [null]: must contain text");
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	void ofEmptyElement() {
-		assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(() ->
-				Profiles.of("  "))
-			.withMessageContaining("must contain text");
+		assertThatIllegalArgumentException()
+			.isThrownBy(() -> Profiles.of("  "))
+			.withMessage("Invalid profile expression [  ]: must contain text");
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ class ProfilesTests {
 	private static void assertMalformed(Supplier<Profiles> supplier) {
 		assertThatIllegalArgumentException()
 			.isThrownBy(supplier::get)
-			.withMessageContaining("Malformed");
+			.withMessageStartingWith("Malformed profile expression");
 	}
 
 	private static Predicate<String> activeProfiles(String... profiles) {

spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/env/StandardEnvironmentTests.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2021 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ package org.springframework.core.env;
 
 import java.security.AccessControlException;
 import java.security.Permission;
-import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Nested;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 import org.springframework.core.SpringProperties;
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ import static org.springframework.core.env.AbstractEnvironment.RESERVED_DEFAULT_
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
  * @author Sam Brannen
  */
-@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
-public class StandardEnvironmentTests {
+class StandardEnvironmentTests {
 
 	private static final String ALLOWED_PROPERTY_NAME = "theanswer";
 	private static final String ALLOWED_PROPERTY_VALUE = "42";
@@ -81,8 +80,8 @@ public class StandardEnvironmentTests {
 		assertThat(parent.getProperty("parentKey")).isEqualTo("parentVal");
 		assertThat(parent.getProperty("bothKey")).isEqualTo("parentBothVal");
 
-		assertThat(child.getActiveProfiles()).isEqualTo(new String[]{"c1","c2"});
-		assertThat(parent.getActiveProfiles()).isEqualTo(new String[]{"p1","p2"});
+		assertThat(child.getActiveProfiles()).containsExactly("c1", "c2");
+		assertThat(parent.getActiveProfiles()).containsExactly("p1", "p2");
 
 		child.merge(parent);
 
@@ -94,8 +93,8 @@ public class StandardEnvironmentTests {
 		assertThat(parent.getProperty("parentKey")).isEqualTo("parentVal");
 		assertThat(parent.getProperty("bothKey")).isEqualTo("parentBothVal");
 
-		assertThat(child.getActiveProfiles()).isEqualTo(new String[]{"c1","c2","p1","p2"});
-		assertThat(parent.getActiveProfiles()).isEqualTo(new String[]{"p1","p2"});
+		assertThat(child.getActiveProfiles()).containsExactly("c1", "c2", "p1", "p2");
+		assertThat(parent.getActiveProfiles()).containsExactly("p1", "p2");
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -121,16 +120,14 @@ public class StandardEnvironmentTests {
 
 	@Test
 	void defaultProfilesContainsDefaultProfileByDefault() {
-		assertThat(environment.getDefaultProfiles().length).isEqualTo(1);
-		assertThat(environment.getDefaultProfiles()[0]).isEqualTo("default");
+		assertThat(environment.getDefaultProfiles()).containsExactly("default");
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	void setActiveProfiles() {
 		environment.setActiveProfiles("local", "embedded");
 		String[] activeProfiles = environment.getActiveProfiles();
-		assertThat(activeProfiles).contains("local", "embedded");
-		assertThat(activeProfiles.length).isEqualTo(2);
+		assertThat(activeProfiles).containsExactly("local", "embedded");
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -177,15 +174,12 @@ public class StandardEnvironmentTests {
 	void addActiveProfile() {
 		assertThat(environment.getActiveProfiles().length).isEqualTo(0);
 		environment.setActiveProfiles("local", "embedded");
-		assertThat(environment.getActiveProfiles()).contains("local", "embedded");
-		assertThat(environment.getActiveProfiles().length).isEqualTo(2);
+		assertThat(environment.getActiveProfiles()).containsExactly("local", "embedded");
 		environment.addActiveProfile("p1");
-		assertThat(environment.getActiveProfiles()).contains("p1");
-		assertThat(environment.getActiveProfiles().length).isEqualTo(3);
+		assertThat(environment.getActiveProfiles()).containsExactly("local", "embedded", "p1");
 		environment.addActiveProfile("p2");
 		environment.addActiveProfile("p3");
-		assertThat(environment.getActiveProfiles()).contains("p2", "p3");
-		assertThat(environment.getActiveProfiles().length).isEqualTo(5);
+		assertThat(environment.getActiveProfiles()).containsExactly("local", "embedded", "p1", "p2", "p3");
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -195,24 +189,17 @@ public class StandardEnvironmentTests {
 		env.getPropertySources().addFirst(new MockPropertySource().withProperty(ACTIVE_PROFILES_PROPERTY_NAME, "p1"));
 		assertThat(env.getProperty(ACTIVE_PROFILES_PROPERTY_NAME)).isEqualTo("p1");
 		env.addActiveProfile("p2");
-		assertThat(env.getActiveProfiles()).contains("p1", "p2");
+		assertThat(env.getActiveProfiles()).containsExactly("p1", "p2");
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	void reservedDefaultProfile() {
-		assertThat(environment.getDefaultProfiles()).isEqualTo(new String[]{RESERVED_DEFAULT_PROFILE_NAME});
-		System.setProperty(DEFAULT_PROFILES_PROPERTY_NAME, "d0");
-		assertThat(environment.getDefaultProfiles()).isEqualTo(new String[]{"d0"});
-		environment.setDefaultProfiles("d1", "d2");
-		assertThat(environment.getDefaultProfiles()).isEqualTo(new String[]{"d1","d2"});
-		System.clearProperty(DEFAULT_PROFILES_PROPERTY_NAME);
-	}
-
-	@Test
-	void defaultProfileWithCircularPlaceholder() {
+		assertThat(environment.getDefaultProfiles()).containsExactly(RESERVED_DEFAULT_PROFILE_NAME);
 		try {
-			System.setProperty(DEFAULT_PROFILES_PROPERTY_NAME, "${spring.profiles.default}");
-			assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(environment::getDefaultProfiles);
+			System.setProperty(DEFAULT_PROFILES_PROPERTY_NAME, "d0");
+			assertThat(environment.getDefaultProfiles()).containsExactly("d0");
+			environment.setDefaultProfiles("d1", "d2");
+			assertThat(environment.getDefaultProfiles()).containsExactly("d1","d2");
 		}
 		finally {
 			System.clearProperty(DEFAULT_PROFILES_PROPERTY_NAME);
@@ -220,40 +207,23 @@ public class StandardEnvironmentTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	void getActiveProfiles_systemPropertiesEmpty() {
-		assertThat(environment.getActiveProfiles().length).isEqualTo(0);
-		System.setProperty(ACTIVE_PROFILES_PROPERTY_NAME, "");
-		assertThat(environment.getActiveProfiles().length).isEqualTo(0);
-		System.clearProperty(ACTIVE_PROFILES_PROPERTY_NAME);
-	}
-
-	@Test
-	void getActiveProfiles_fromSystemProperties() {
-		System.setProperty(ACTIVE_PROFILES_PROPERTY_NAME, "foo");
-		assertThat(Arrays.asList(environment.getActiveProfiles())).contains("foo");
-		System.clearProperty(ACTIVE_PROFILES_PROPERTY_NAME);
-	}
-
-	@Test
-	void getActiveProfiles_fromSystemProperties_withMultipleProfiles() {
-		System.setProperty(ACTIVE_PROFILES_PROPERTY_NAME, "foo,bar");
-		assertThat(environment.getActiveProfiles()).contains("foo", "bar");
-		System.clearProperty(ACTIVE_PROFILES_PROPERTY_NAME);
-	}
-
-	@Test
-	void getActiveProfiles_fromSystemProperties_withMultipleProfiles_withWhitespace() {
-		System.setProperty(ACTIVE_PROFILES_PROPERTY_NAME, " bar , baz "); // notice whitespace
-		assertThat(environment.getActiveProfiles()).contains("bar", "baz");
-		System.clearProperty(ACTIVE_PROFILES_PROPERTY_NAME);
+	void defaultProfileWithCircularPlaceholder() {
+		try {
+			System.setProperty(DEFAULT_PROFILES_PROPERTY_NAME, "${spring.profiles.default}");
+			assertThatIllegalArgumentException()
+				.isThrownBy(environment::getDefaultProfiles)
+				.withMessage("Circular placeholder reference 'spring.profiles.default' in property definitions");
+		}
+		finally {
+			System.clearProperty(DEFAULT_PROFILES_PROPERTY_NAME);
+		}
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	void getDefaultProfiles() {
-		assertThat(environment.getDefaultProfiles()).isEqualTo(new String[] {RESERVED_DEFAULT_PROFILE_NAME});
+		assertThat(environment.getDefaultProfiles()).containsExactly(RESERVED_DEFAULT_PROFILE_NAME);
 		environment.getPropertySources().addFirst(new MockPropertySource().withProperty(DEFAULT_PROFILES_PROPERTY_NAME, "pd1"));
-		assertThat(environment.getDefaultProfiles().length).isEqualTo(1);
-		assertThat(Arrays.asList(environment.getDefaultProfiles())).contains("pd1");
+		assertThat(environment.getDefaultProfiles()).containsExactly("pd1");
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -261,82 +231,9 @@ public class StandardEnvironmentTests {
 		environment.setDefaultProfiles();
 		assertThat(environment.getDefaultProfiles().length).isEqualTo(0);
 		environment.setDefaultProfiles("pd1");
-		assertThat(Arrays.asList(environment.getDefaultProfiles())).contains("pd1");
+		assertThat(environment.getDefaultProfiles()).containsExactly("pd1");
 		environment.setDefaultProfiles("pd2", "pd3");
-		assertThat(environment.getDefaultProfiles()).doesNotContain("pd1");
-		assertThat(environment.getDefaultProfiles()).contains("pd2", "pd3");
-	}
-
-	@Test
-	void acceptsProfiles_withEmptyArgumentList() {
-		assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(
-				environment::acceptsProfiles);
-	}
-
-	@Test
-	void acceptsProfiles_withNullArgumentList() {
-		assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(() -> environment.acceptsProfiles((String[]) null));
-	}
-
-	@Test
-	void acceptsProfiles_withNullArgument() {
-		assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(() -> environment.acceptsProfiles((String) null));
-	}
-
-	@Test
-	void acceptsProfiles_withEmptyArgument() {
-		assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(() -> environment.acceptsProfiles(""));
-	}
-
-	@Test
-	void acceptsProfiles_activeProfileSetProgrammatically() {
-		assertThat(environment.acceptsProfiles("p1", "p2")).isFalse();
-		environment.setActiveProfiles("p1");
-		assertThat(environment.acceptsProfiles("p1", "p2")).isTrue();
-		environment.setActiveProfiles("p2");
-		assertThat(environment.acceptsProfiles("p1", "p2")).isTrue();
-		environment.setActiveProfiles("p1", "p2");
-		assertThat(environment.acceptsProfiles("p1", "p2")).isTrue();
-	}
-
-	@Test
-	void acceptsProfiles_activeProfileSetViaProperty() {
-		assertThat(environment.acceptsProfiles("p1")).isFalse();
-		environment.getPropertySources().addFirst(new MockPropertySource().withProperty(ACTIVE_PROFILES_PROPERTY_NAME, "p1"));
-		assertThat(environment.acceptsProfiles("p1")).isTrue();
-	}
-
-	@Test
-	void acceptsProfiles_defaultProfile() {
-		assertThat(environment.acceptsProfiles("pd")).isFalse();
-		environment.setDefaultProfiles("pd");
-		assertThat(environment.acceptsProfiles("pd")).isTrue();
-		environment.setActiveProfiles("p1");
-		assertThat(environment.acceptsProfiles("pd")).isFalse();
-		assertThat(environment.acceptsProfiles("p1")).isTrue();
-	}
-
-	@Test
-	void acceptsProfiles_withNotOperator() {
-		assertThat(environment.acceptsProfiles("p1")).isFalse();
-		assertThat(environment.acceptsProfiles("!p1")).isTrue();
-		environment.addActiveProfile("p1");
-		assertThat(environment.acceptsProfiles("p1")).isTrue();
-		assertThat(environment.acceptsProfiles("!p1")).isFalse();
-	}
-
-	@Test
-	void acceptsProfiles_withInvalidNotOperator() {
-		assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(() -> environment.acceptsProfiles("p1", "!"));
-	}
-
-	@Test
-	void acceptsProfiles_withProfileExpression() {
-		assertThat(environment.acceptsProfiles(Profiles.of("p1 & p2"))).isFalse();
-		environment.addActiveProfile("p1");
-		assertThat(environment.acceptsProfiles(Profiles.of("p1 & p2"))).isFalse();
-		environment.addActiveProfile("p2");
-		assertThat(environment.acceptsProfiles(Profiles.of("p1 & p2"))).isTrue();
+		assertThat(environment.getDefaultProfiles()).containsExactly("pd2", "pd3");
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -346,88 +243,99 @@ public class StandardEnvironmentTests {
 			protected void validateProfile(String profile) {
 				super.validateProfile(profile);
 				if (profile.contains("-")) {
-					throw new IllegalArgumentException(
-							"Invalid profile [" + profile + "]: must not contain dash character");
+					throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid profile [" + profile + "]: must not contain dash character");
 				}
 			}
 		};
 
 		env.addActiveProfile("validProfile"); // succeeds
 
-		assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(() ->
-				env.addActiveProfile("invalid-profile"))
+		assertThatIllegalArgumentException()
+			.isThrownBy(() -> env.addActiveProfile("invalid-profile"))
 			.withMessage("Invalid profile [invalid-profile]: must not contain dash character");
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	void suppressGetenvAccessThroughSystemProperty() {
-		System.setProperty("spring.getenv.ignore", "true");
-		assertThat(environment.getSystemEnvironment().isEmpty()).isTrue();
-		System.clearProperty("spring.getenv.ignore");
+		try {
+			System.setProperty("spring.getenv.ignore", "true");
+			assertThat(environment.getSystemEnvironment()).isEmpty();
+		}
+		finally {
+			System.clearProperty("spring.getenv.ignore");
+		}
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	void suppressGetenvAccessThroughSpringProperty() {
-		SpringProperties.setProperty("spring.getenv.ignore", "true");
-		assertThat(environment.getSystemEnvironment().isEmpty()).isTrue();
-		SpringProperties.setProperty("spring.getenv.ignore", null);
+		try {
+			SpringProperties.setProperty("spring.getenv.ignore", "true");
+			assertThat(environment.getSystemEnvironment()).isEmpty();
+		}
+		finally {
+			SpringProperties.setProperty("spring.getenv.ignore", null);
+		}
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	void suppressGetenvAccessThroughSpringFlag() {
-		SpringProperties.setFlag("spring.getenv.ignore");
-		assertThat(environment.getSystemEnvironment().isEmpty()).isTrue();
-		SpringProperties.setProperty("spring.getenv.ignore", null);
+		try {
+			SpringProperties.setFlag("spring.getenv.ignore");
+			assertThat(environment.getSystemEnvironment()).isEmpty();
+		}
+		finally {
+			SpringProperties.setProperty("spring.getenv.ignore", null);
+		}
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	void getSystemProperties_withAndWithoutSecurityManager() {
-		System.setProperty(ALLOWED_PROPERTY_NAME, ALLOWED_PROPERTY_VALUE);
-		System.setProperty(DISALLOWED_PROPERTY_NAME, DISALLOWED_PROPERTY_VALUE);
-		System.getProperties().put(STRING_PROPERTY_NAME, NON_STRING_PROPERTY_VALUE);
-		System.getProperties().put(NON_STRING_PROPERTY_NAME, STRING_PROPERTY_VALUE);
-
-		{
-			Map<?, ?> systemProperties = environment.getSystemProperties();
-			assertThat(systemProperties).isNotNull();
-			assertThat(System.getProperties()).isSameAs(systemProperties);
-			assertThat(systemProperties.get(ALLOWED_PROPERTY_NAME)).isEqualTo(ALLOWED_PROPERTY_VALUE);
-			assertThat(systemProperties.get(DISALLOWED_PROPERTY_NAME)).isEqualTo(DISALLOWED_PROPERTY_VALUE);
-
-			// non-string keys and values work fine... until the security manager is introduced below
-			assertThat(systemProperties.get(STRING_PROPERTY_NAME)).isEqualTo(NON_STRING_PROPERTY_VALUE);
-			assertThat(systemProperties.get(NON_STRING_PROPERTY_NAME)).isEqualTo(STRING_PROPERTY_VALUE);
-		}
-
-		SecurityManager oldSecurityManager = System.getSecurityManager();
-		SecurityManager securityManager = new SecurityManager() {
-			@Override
-			public void checkPropertiesAccess() {
-				// see https://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/System.html#getProperties()
-				throw new AccessControlException("Accessing the system properties is disallowed");
-			}
-			@Override
-			public void checkPropertyAccess(String key) {
-				// see https://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/System.html#getProperty(java.lang.String)
-				if (DISALLOWED_PROPERTY_NAME.equals(key)) {
-					throw new AccessControlException(
-							String.format("Accessing the system property [%s] is disallowed", DISALLOWED_PROPERTY_NAME));
-				}
-			}
-			@Override
-			public void checkPermission(Permission perm) {
-				// allow everything else
-			}
-		};
-
+		SecurityManager originalSecurityManager = System.getSecurityManager();
 		try {
+			System.setProperty(ALLOWED_PROPERTY_NAME, ALLOWED_PROPERTY_VALUE);
+			System.setProperty(DISALLOWED_PROPERTY_NAME, DISALLOWED_PROPERTY_VALUE);
+			System.getProperties().put(STRING_PROPERTY_NAME, NON_STRING_PROPERTY_VALUE);
+			System.getProperties().put(NON_STRING_PROPERTY_NAME, STRING_PROPERTY_VALUE);
+
+			{
+				Map<?, ?> systemProperties = environment.getSystemProperties();
+				assertThat(systemProperties).isNotNull();
+				assertThat(System.getProperties()).isSameAs(systemProperties);
+				assertThat(systemProperties.get(ALLOWED_PROPERTY_NAME)).isEqualTo(ALLOWED_PROPERTY_VALUE);
+				assertThat(systemProperties.get(DISALLOWED_PROPERTY_NAME)).isEqualTo(DISALLOWED_PROPERTY_VALUE);
+
+				// non-string keys and values work fine... until the security manager is introduced below
+				assertThat(systemProperties.get(STRING_PROPERTY_NAME)).isEqualTo(NON_STRING_PROPERTY_VALUE);
+				assertThat(systemProperties.get(NON_STRING_PROPERTY_NAME)).isEqualTo(STRING_PROPERTY_VALUE);
+			}
+
+			SecurityManager securityManager = new SecurityManager() {
+				@Override
+				public void checkPropertiesAccess() {
+					// see https://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/System.html#getProperties()
+					throw new AccessControlException("Accessing the system properties is disallowed");
+				}
+				@Override
+				public void checkPropertyAccess(String key) {
+					// see https://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/System.html#getProperty(java.lang.String)
+					if (DISALLOWED_PROPERTY_NAME.equals(key)) {
+						throw new AccessControlException(
+								String.format("Accessing the system property [%s] is disallowed", DISALLOWED_PROPERTY_NAME));
+					}
+				}
+				@Override
+				public void checkPermission(Permission perm) {
+					// allow everything else
+				}
+			};
+
 			System.setSecurityManager(securityManager);
 
 			{
 				Map<?, ?> systemProperties = environment.getSystemProperties();
 				assertThat(systemProperties).isNotNull();
 				assertThat(systemProperties).isInstanceOf(ReadOnlySystemAttributesMap.class);
-				assertThat((String)systemProperties.get(ALLOWED_PROPERTY_NAME)).isEqualTo(ALLOWED_PROPERTY_VALUE);
+				assertThat(systemProperties.get(ALLOWED_PROPERTY_NAME)).isEqualTo(ALLOWED_PROPERTY_VALUE);
 				assertThat(systemProperties.get(DISALLOWED_PROPERTY_NAME)).isNull();
 
 				// nothing we can do here in terms of warning the user that there was
@@ -441,12 +349,12 @@ public class StandardEnvironmentTests {
 				// the user that under these very special conditions (non-object key +
 				// SecurityManager that disallows access to system properties), they
 				// cannot do what they're attempting.
-				assertThatIllegalArgumentException().as("searching with non-string key against ReadOnlySystemAttributesMap").isThrownBy(() ->
-				systemProperties.get(NON_STRING_PROPERTY_NAME));
+				assertThatIllegalArgumentException().as("searching with non-string key against ReadOnlySystemAttributesMap")
+					.isThrownBy(() -> systemProperties.get(NON_STRING_PROPERTY_NAME));
 			}
 		}
 		finally {
-			System.setSecurityManager(oldSecurityManager);
+			System.setSecurityManager(originalSecurityManager);
 			System.clearProperty(ALLOWED_PROPERTY_NAME);
 			System.clearProperty(DISALLOWED_PROPERTY_NAME);
 			System.getProperties().remove(STRING_PROPERTY_NAME);
@@ -499,4 +407,250 @@ public class StandardEnvironmentTests {
 		EnvironmentTestUtils.getModifiableSystemEnvironment().remove(DISALLOWED_PROPERTY_NAME);
 	}
 
+	@Nested
+	class GetActiveProfiles {
+
+		@Test
+		void systemPropertiesEmpty() {
+			assertThat(environment.getActiveProfiles()).isEmpty();
+			try {
+				System.setProperty(ACTIVE_PROFILES_PROPERTY_NAME, "");
+				assertThat(environment.getActiveProfiles()).isEmpty();
+			}
+			finally {
+				System.clearProperty(ACTIVE_PROFILES_PROPERTY_NAME);
+			}
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		void fromSystemProperties() {
+			try {
+				System.setProperty(ACTIVE_PROFILES_PROPERTY_NAME, "foo");
+				assertThat(environment.getActiveProfiles()).containsExactly("foo");
+			}
+			finally {
+				System.clearProperty(ACTIVE_PROFILES_PROPERTY_NAME);
+			}
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		void fromSystemProperties_withMultipleProfiles() {
+			try {
+				System.setProperty(ACTIVE_PROFILES_PROPERTY_NAME, "foo,bar");
+				assertThat(environment.getActiveProfiles()).containsExactly("foo", "bar");
+			}
+			finally {
+				System.clearProperty(ACTIVE_PROFILES_PROPERTY_NAME);
+			}
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		void fromSystemProperties_withMultipleProfiles_withWhitespace() {
+			try {
+				System.setProperty(ACTIVE_PROFILES_PROPERTY_NAME, " bar , baz "); // notice whitespace
+				assertThat(environment.getActiveProfiles()).containsExactly("bar", "baz");
+			}
+			finally {
+				System.clearProperty(ACTIVE_PROFILES_PROPERTY_NAME);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Nested
+	class AcceptsProfilesTests {
+
+		@Test
+		@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+		void withEmptyArgumentList() {
+			assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(environment::acceptsProfiles);
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+		void withNullArgumentList() {
+			assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(() -> environment.acceptsProfiles((String[]) null));
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+		void withNullArgument() {
+			assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(() -> environment.acceptsProfiles((String) null));
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+		void withEmptyArgument() {
+			assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(() -> environment.acceptsProfiles(""));
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+		void activeProfileSetProgrammatically() {
+			assertThat(environment.acceptsProfiles("p1", "p2")).isFalse();
+			environment.setActiveProfiles("p1");
+			assertThat(environment.acceptsProfiles("p1", "p2")).isTrue();
+			environment.setActiveProfiles("p2");
+			assertThat(environment.acceptsProfiles("p1", "p2")).isTrue();
+			environment.setActiveProfiles("p1", "p2");
+			assertThat(environment.acceptsProfiles("p1", "p2")).isTrue();
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+		void activeProfileSetViaProperty() {
+			assertThat(environment.acceptsProfiles("p1")).isFalse();
+			environment.getPropertySources().addFirst(new MockPropertySource().withProperty(ACTIVE_PROFILES_PROPERTY_NAME, "p1"));
+			assertThat(environment.acceptsProfiles("p1")).isTrue();
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+		void defaultProfile() {
+			assertThat(environment.acceptsProfiles("pd")).isFalse();
+			environment.setDefaultProfiles("pd");
+			assertThat(environment.acceptsProfiles("pd")).isTrue();
+			environment.setActiveProfiles("p1");
+			assertThat(environment.acceptsProfiles("pd")).isFalse();
+			assertThat(environment.acceptsProfiles("p1")).isTrue();
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+		void withNotOperator() {
+			assertThat(environment.acceptsProfiles("p1")).isFalse();
+			assertThat(environment.acceptsProfiles("!p1")).isTrue();
+			environment.addActiveProfile("p1");
+			assertThat(environment.acceptsProfiles("p1")).isTrue();
+			assertThat(environment.acceptsProfiles("!p1")).isFalse();
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+		void withInvalidNotOperator() {
+			assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(() -> environment.acceptsProfiles("p1", "!"));
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		void withProfileExpression() {
+			assertThat(environment.acceptsProfiles(Profiles.of("p1 & p2"))).isFalse();
+			environment.addActiveProfile("p1");
+			assertThat(environment.acceptsProfiles(Profiles.of("p1 & p2"))).isFalse();
+			environment.addActiveProfile("p2");
+			assertThat(environment.acceptsProfiles(Profiles.of("p1 & p2"))).isTrue();
+		}
+
+	}
+
+	@Nested
+	class MatchesProfilesTests {
+
+		@Test
+		@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+		void withEmptyArgumentList() {
+			assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(environment::matchesProfiles);
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+		void withNullArgumentList() {
+			assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(() -> environment.matchesProfiles((String[]) null));
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+		void withNullArgument() {
+			assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(() -> environment.matchesProfiles((String) null));
+			assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(() -> environment.matchesProfiles("p1", null));
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+		void withEmptyArgument() {
+			assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(() -> environment.matchesProfiles(""));
+			assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(() -> environment.matchesProfiles("p1", ""));
+			assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(() -> environment.matchesProfiles("p1", "      "));
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+		void withInvalidNotOperator() {
+			assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(() -> environment.matchesProfiles("p1", "!"));
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+		void withInvalidCompoundExpressionGrouping() {
+			assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(() -> environment.matchesProfiles("p1 | p2 & p3"));
+			assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(() -> environment.matchesProfiles("p1 & p2 | p3"));
+			assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(() -> environment.matchesProfiles("p1 & (p2 | p3) | p4"));
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+		void activeProfileSetProgrammatically() {
+			assertThat(environment.matchesProfiles("p1", "p2")).isFalse();
+
+			environment.setActiveProfiles("p1");
+			assertThat(environment.matchesProfiles("p1", "p2")).isTrue();
+
+			environment.setActiveProfiles("p2");
+			assertThat(environment.matchesProfiles("p1", "p2")).isTrue();
+
+			environment.setActiveProfiles("p1", "p2");
+			assertThat(environment.matchesProfiles("p1", "p2")).isTrue();
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+		void activeProfileSetViaProperty() {
+			assertThat(environment.matchesProfiles("p1")).isFalse();
+
+			environment.getPropertySources().addFirst(new MockPropertySource().withProperty(ACTIVE_PROFILES_PROPERTY_NAME, "p1"));
+			assertThat(environment.matchesProfiles("p1")).isTrue();
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+		void defaultProfile() {
+			assertThat(environment.matchesProfiles("pd")).isFalse();
+
+			environment.setDefaultProfiles("pd");
+			assertThat(environment.matchesProfiles("pd")).isTrue();
+
+			environment.setActiveProfiles("p1");
+			assertThat(environment.matchesProfiles("pd")).isFalse();
+			assertThat(environment.matchesProfiles("p1")).isTrue();
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+		void withNotOperator() {
+			assertThat(environment.matchesProfiles("p1")).isFalse();
+			assertThat(environment.matchesProfiles("!p1")).isTrue();
+
+			environment.addActiveProfile("p1");
+			assertThat(environment.matchesProfiles("p1")).isTrue();
+			assertThat(environment.matchesProfiles("!p1")).isFalse();
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		void withProfileExpressions() {
+			assertThat(environment.matchesProfiles("p1 & p2")).isFalse();
+
+			environment.addActiveProfile("p1");
+			assertThat(environment.matchesProfiles("p1 | p2")).isTrue();
+			assertThat(environment.matchesProfiles("p1 & p2")).isFalse();
+
+			environment.addActiveProfile("p2");
+			assertThat(environment.matchesProfiles("p1 & p2")).isTrue();
+			assertThat(environment.matchesProfiles("p1 | p2")).isTrue();
+			assertThat(environment.matchesProfiles("foo | p1", "p2")).isTrue();
+			assertThat(environment.matchesProfiles("foo | p2", "p1")).isTrue();
+			assertThat(environment.matchesProfiles("foo | (p2 & p1)")).isTrue();
+			assertThat(environment.matchesProfiles("p2 & (foo | p1)")).isTrue();
+			assertThat(environment.matchesProfiles("foo", "(p2 & p1)")).isTrue();
+		}
+
+	}
+
 }

spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/util/ObjectUtilsTests.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -16,16 +16,40 @@
 
 package org.springframework.util;
 
+import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.math.BigDecimal;
+import java.math.BigInteger;
+import java.net.InetAddress;
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.net.UnknownHostException;
+import java.nio.charset.Charset;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
 import java.sql.SQLException;
+import java.time.LocalDate;
+import java.time.ZoneId;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.Currency;
+import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.TimeZone;
+import java.util.UUID;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Nested;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatExceptionOfType;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatIllegalArgumentException;
 import static org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils.isEmpty;
 
@@ -213,7 +237,7 @@ class ObjectUtilsTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	void addObjectToNullArray() throws Exception {
+	void addObjectToNullArray() {
 		String newElement = "foo";
 		String[] newArray = ObjectUtils.addObjectToArray(null, newElement);
 		assertThat(newArray).hasSize(1);
@@ -221,14 +245,14 @@ class ObjectUtilsTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	void addNullObjectToNullArray() throws Exception {
+	void addNullObjectToNullArray() {
 		Object[] newArray = ObjectUtils.addObjectToArray(null, null);
 		assertThat(newArray).hasSize(1);
 		assertThat(newArray[0]).isNull();
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	void nullSafeEqualsWithArrays() throws Exception {
+	void nullSafeEqualsWithArrays() {
 		assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeEquals(new String[] {"a", "b", "c"}, new String[] {"a", "b", "c"})).isTrue();
 		assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeEquals(new int[] {1, 2, 3}, new int[] {1, 2, 3})).isTrue();
 	}
@@ -816,13 +840,304 @@ class ObjectUtilsTests {
 			.withMessage("Constant [bogus] does not exist in enum type org.springframework.util.ObjectUtilsTests$Tropes");
 	}
 
-	private void assertEqualHashCodes(int expected, Object array) {
+
+	private static void assertEqualHashCodes(int expected, Object array) {
 		int actual = ObjectUtils.nullSafeHashCode(array);
 		assertThat(actual).isEqualTo(expected);
-		assertThat(array.hashCode() != actual).isTrue();
+		assertThat(array.hashCode()).isNotEqualTo(actual);
 	}
 
 
 	enum Tropes {FOO, BAR, baz}
 
+
+	@Nested
+	class NullSafeConciseToStringTests {
+
+		private final String truncated = " (truncated)...";
+		private final int truncatedLength = 100 + truncated.length();
+
+		@Test
+		void nullSafeConciseToStringForNull() {
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(null)).isEqualTo("null");
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		void nullSafeConciseToStringForEmptyOptional() {
+			Optional<String> optional = Optional.empty();
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(optional)).isEqualTo("Optional.empty");
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		void nullSafeConciseToStringForNonEmptyOptionals() {
+			Optional<Tropes> optionalEnum = Optional.of(Tropes.BAR);
+			String expected = "Optional[BAR]";
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(optionalEnum)).isEqualTo(expected);
+
+			String repeat100 = repeat("X", 100);
+			String repeat101 = repeat("X", 101);
+
+			Optional<String> optionalString = Optional.of(repeat100);
+			expected = String.format("Optional[%s]", repeat100);
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(optionalString)).isEqualTo(expected);
+
+			optionalString = Optional.of(repeat101);
+			expected = String.format("Optional[%s]", repeat100 + truncated);
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(optionalString)).isEqualTo(expected);
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		void nullSafeConciseToStringForNonEmptyOptionalCustomType() {
+			class CustomType {
+			}
+
+			CustomType customType = new CustomType();
+			Optional<CustomType> optional = Optional.of(customType);
+			String expected = String.format("Optional[%s]", ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(customType));
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(optional)).isEqualTo(expected);
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		void nullSafeConciseToStringForClass() {
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(String.class)).isEqualTo("java.lang.String");
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		void nullSafeConciseToStringForStrings() {
+			String repeat100 = repeat("X", 100);
+			String repeat101 = repeat("X", 101);
+
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString("")).isEqualTo("");
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString("foo")).isEqualTo("foo");
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(repeat100)).isEqualTo(repeat100);
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(repeat101)).hasSize(truncatedLength).endsWith(truncated);
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		void nullSafeConciseToStringForStringBuilders() {
+			String repeat100 = repeat("X", 100);
+			String repeat101 = repeat("X", 101);
+
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(new StringBuilder("foo"))).isEqualTo("foo");
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(new StringBuilder(repeat100))).isEqualTo(repeat100);
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(new StringBuilder(repeat101))).hasSize(truncatedLength).endsWith(truncated);
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		void nullSafeConciseToStringForEnum() {
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(Tropes.FOO)).isEqualTo("FOO");
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		void nullSafeConciseToStringForPrimitivesAndWrappers() {
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(true)).isEqualTo("true");
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString('X')).isEqualTo("X");
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(42L)).isEqualTo("42");
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(99.1234D)).isEqualTo("99.1234");
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		void nullSafeConciseToStringForBigNumbers() {
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(BigInteger.valueOf(42L))).isEqualTo("42");
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(BigDecimal.valueOf(99.1234D))).isEqualTo("99.1234");
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		void nullSafeConciseToStringForDate() {
+			Date date = new Date();
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(date)).isEqualTo(date.toString());
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		void nullSafeConciseToStringForTemporal() {
+			LocalDate localDate = LocalDate.now();
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(localDate)).isEqualTo(localDate.toString());
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		void nullSafeConciseToStringForUUID() {
+			UUID id = UUID.randomUUID();
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(id)).isEqualTo(id.toString());
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		void nullSafeConciseToStringForFile() {
+			String path = "/tmp/file.txt".replace('/', File.separatorChar);
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(new File(path))).isEqualTo(path);
+
+			path = ("/tmp/" + repeat("xyz", 32)).replace('/', File.separatorChar);
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(new File(path)))
+					.hasSize(truncatedLength)
+					.startsWith(path.subSequence(0, 100))
+					.endsWith(truncated);
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		void nullSafeConciseToStringForPath() {
+			String path = "/tmp/file.txt".replace('/', File.separatorChar);
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(Paths.get(path))).isEqualTo(path);
+
+			path = ("/tmp/" + repeat("xyz", 32)).replace('/', File.separatorChar);
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(Paths.get(path)))
+					.hasSize(truncatedLength)
+					.startsWith(path.subSequence(0, 100))
+					.endsWith(truncated);
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		void nullSafeConciseToStringForURI() {
+			String uri = "https://www.example.com/?foo=1&bar=2&baz=3";
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(URI.create(uri))).isEqualTo(uri);
+
+			uri += "&qux=" + repeat("4", 60);
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(URI.create(uri)))
+					.hasSize(truncatedLength)
+					.startsWith(uri.subSequence(0, 100))
+					.endsWith(truncated);
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		void nullSafeConciseToStringForURL() throws Exception {
+			String url = "https://www.example.com/?foo=1&bar=2&baz=3";
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(new URL(url))).isEqualTo(url);
+
+			url += "&qux=" + repeat("4", 60);
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(new URL(url)))
+					.hasSize(truncatedLength)
+					.startsWith(url.subSequence(0, 100))
+					.endsWith(truncated);
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		void nullSafeConciseToStringForInetAddress() {
+			InetAddress localhost = getLocalhost();
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(localhost)).isEqualTo(localhost.toString());
+		}
+
+		private InetAddress getLocalhost() {
+			try {
+				return InetAddress.getLocalHost();
+			}
+			catch (UnknownHostException ex) {
+				return InetAddress.getLoopbackAddress();
+			}
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		void nullSafeConciseToStringForCharset() {
+			Charset charset = StandardCharsets.UTF_8;
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(charset)).isEqualTo(charset.name());
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		void nullSafeConciseToStringForCurrency() {
+			Currency currency = Currency.getInstance(Locale.US);
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(currency)).isEqualTo(currency.toString());
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		void nullSafeConciseToStringForLocale() {
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(Locale.GERMANY)).isEqualTo("de_DE");
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		void nullSafeConciseToStringForRegExPattern() {
+			Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile("^(foo|bar)$");
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(pattern)).isEqualTo(pattern.toString());
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		void nullSafeConciseToStringForTimeZone() {
+			TimeZone timeZone = TimeZone.getDefault();
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(timeZone)).isEqualTo(timeZone.getID());
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		void nullSafeConciseToStringForZoneId() {
+			ZoneId zoneId = ZoneId.systemDefault();
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(zoneId)).isEqualTo(zoneId.getId());
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		void nullSafeConciseToStringForEmptyArrays() {
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(new char[] {})).isEqualTo("{}");
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(new int[][] {})).isEqualTo("{}");
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(new String[] {})).isEqualTo("{}");
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(new Integer[][] {})).isEqualTo("{}");
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		void nullSafeConciseToStringForNonEmptyArrays() {
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(new char[] {'a'})).isEqualTo("{...}");
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(new int[][] {{1}, {2}})).isEqualTo("{...}");
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(new String[] {"enigma"})).isEqualTo("{...}");
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(new Integer[][] {{1}, {2}})).isEqualTo("{...}");
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		void nullSafeConciseToStringForEmptyCollections() {
+			List<String> list = Collections.emptyList();
+			Set<Integer> set = Collections.emptySet();
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(list)).isEqualTo("[]");
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(set)).isEqualTo("[]");
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		void nullSafeConciseToStringForNonEmptyCollections() {
+			List<String> list = Arrays.asList("a", "b");
+			Set<String> set = new HashSet<>();
+			set.add("foo");
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(list)).isEqualTo("[...]");
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(set)).isEqualTo("[...]");
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		void nullSafeConciseToStringForEmptyMaps() {
+			Map<String, Object> map = Collections.emptyMap();
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(map)).isEqualTo("{}");
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		void nullSafeConciseToStringForNonEmptyMaps() {
+			HashMap<String, Object> map = new HashMap<>();
+			map.put("foo", 42L);
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(map)).isEqualTo("{...}");
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		void nullSafeConciseToStringForCustomTypes() {
+			class ExplosiveType {
+				@Override
+				public String toString() {
+					throw new UnsupportedOperationException("no-go");
+				}
+			}
+			ExplosiveType explosiveType = new ExplosiveType();
+			assertThatExceptionOfType(UnsupportedOperationException.class).isThrownBy(explosiveType::toString);
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(explosiveType)).startsWith(prefix(ExplosiveType.class));
+
+			class WordyType {
+				@Override
+				public String toString() {
+					return repeat("blah blah", 20);
+				}
+			}
+			WordyType wordyType = new WordyType();
+			assertThat(wordyType).asString().hasSizeGreaterThanOrEqualTo(180 /* 9x20 */);
+			assertThat(ObjectUtils.nullSafeConciseToString(wordyType)).startsWith(prefix(WordyType.class));
+		}
+
+		private String repeat(String str, int count) {
+			String result = "";
+			for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+				result += str;
+			}
+			return result;
+		}
+
+		private String prefix(Class<?> clazz) {
+			return clazz.getTypeName() + "@";
+		}
+	}
+
 }

spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/util/StringUtilsTests.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Properties;
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.CsvSource;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatIllegalArgumentException;
@@ -785,4 +787,26 @@ class StringUtilsTests {
 		assertThat(StringUtils.collectionToCommaDelimitedString(Collections.singletonList(null))).isEqualTo("null");
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void truncatePreconditions() {
+		assertThatIllegalArgumentException()
+				.isThrownBy(() -> StringUtils.truncate("foo", 0))
+				.withMessage("Truncation threshold must be a positive number: 0");
+		assertThatIllegalArgumentException()
+				.isThrownBy(() -> StringUtils.truncate("foo", -99))
+				.withMessage("Truncation threshold must be a positive number: -99");
+	}
+
+	@ParameterizedTest
+	@CsvSource(delimiterString = "-->", value = {
+		"''                  --> ''",
+		"aardvark            --> aardvark",
+		"aardvark12          --> aardvark12",
+		"aardvark123         --> aardvark12 (truncated)...",
+		"aardvark, bird, cat --> aardvark,  (truncated)..."
+	})
+	void truncate(String text, String truncated) {
+		assertThat(StringUtils.truncate(text, 10)).isEqualTo(truncated);
+	}
+
 }

spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/EvaluationContext.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2018 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package org.springframework.expression;
 
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 
@@ -24,12 +25,21 @@ import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
  * Expressions are executed in an evaluation context. It is in this context that
  * references are resolved when encountered during expression evaluation.
  *
- * <p>There is a default implementation of this EvaluationContext interface:
- * {@link org.springframework.expression.spel.support.StandardEvaluationContext}
- * which can be extended, rather than having to implement everything manually.
+ * <p>There are two default implementations of this interface.
+ * <ul>
+ * <li>{@link org.springframework.expression.spel.support.SimpleEvaluationContext
+ * SimpleEvaluationContext}: a simpler builder-style {@code EvaluationContext}
+ * variant for data-binding purposes, which allows for opting into several SpEL
+ * features as needed.</li>
+ * <li>{@link org.springframework.expression.spel.support.StandardEvaluationContext
+ * StandardEvaluationContext}: a powerful and highly configurable {@code EvaluationContext}
+ * implementation, which can be extended, rather than having to implement everything
+ * manually.</li>
+ * </ul>
  *
  * @author Andy Clement
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @author Sam Brannen
  * @since 3.0
  */
 public interface EvaluationContext {
@@ -85,7 +95,30 @@ public interface EvaluationContext {
 	OperatorOverloader getOperatorOverloader();
 
 	/**
-	 * Set a named variable within this evaluation context to a specified value.
+	 * Assign the value created by the specified {@link Supplier} to a named variable
+	 * within this evaluation context.
+	 * <p>In contrast to {@link #setVariable(String, Object)}, this method should only
+	 * be invoked to support the assignment operator ({@code =}) within an expression.
+	 * <p>By default, this method delegates to {@code setVariable(String, Object)},
+	 * providing the value created by the {@code valueSupplier}. Concrete implementations
+	 * may override this <em>default</em> method to provide different semantics.
+	 * @param name the name of the variable to assign
+	 * @param valueSupplier the supplier of the value to be assigned to the variable
+	 * @return a {@link TypedValue} wrapping the assigned value
+	 * @since 5.2.24
+	 */
+	default TypedValue assignVariable(String name, Supplier<TypedValue> valueSupplier) {
+		TypedValue typedValue = valueSupplier.get();
+		setVariable(name, typedValue.getValue());
+		return typedValue;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set a named variable in this evaluation context to a specified value.
+	 * <p>In contrast to {@link #assignVariable(String, Supplier)}, this method
+	 * should only be invoked programmatically when interacting directly with the
+	 * {@code EvaluationContext} &mdash; for example, to provide initial
+	 * configuration for the context.
 	 * @param name the name of the variable to set
 	 * @param value the value to be placed in the variable
 	 */
@@ -93,7 +126,7 @@ public interface EvaluationContext {
 
 	/**
 	 * Look up a named variable within this evaluation context.
-	 * @param name variable to lookup
+	 * @param name the name of the variable to look up
 	 * @return the value of the variable, or {@code null} if not found
 	 */
 	@Nullable

spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/common/TemplateAwareExpressionParser.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2018 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import org.springframework.expression.ExpressionParser;
 import org.springframework.expression.ParseException;
 import org.springframework.expression.ParserContext;
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 /**
  * An expression parser that understands templates. It can be subclassed by expression
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
  * @author Keith Donald
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
  * @author Andy Clement
+ * @author Sam Brannen
  * @since 3.0
  */
 public abstract class TemplateAwareExpressionParser implements ExpressionParser {
@@ -46,9 +48,11 @@ public abstract class TemplateAwareExpressionParser implements ExpressionParser
 	@Override
 	public Expression parseExpression(String expressionString, @Nullable ParserContext context) throws ParseException {
 		if (context != null && context.isTemplate()) {
+			Assert.notNull(expressionString, "'expressionString' must not be null");
 			return parseTemplate(expressionString, context);
 		}
 		else {
+			Assert.hasText(expressionString, "'expressionString' must not be null or blank");
 			return doParseExpression(expressionString, context);
 		}
 	}

spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ExpressionState.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2018 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
 import org.springframework.core.convert.TypeDescriptor;
 import org.springframework.expression.EvaluationContext;
@@ -38,18 +39,19 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 import org.springframework.util.CollectionUtils;
 
 /**
- * An ExpressionState is for maintaining per-expression-evaluation state, any changes to
- * it are not seen by other expressions but it gives a place to hold local variables and
+ * ExpressionState is for maintaining per-expression-evaluation state: any changes to
+ * it are not seen by other expressions, but it gives a place to hold local variables and
  * for component expressions in a compound expression to communicate state. This is in
  * contrast to the EvaluationContext, which is shared amongst expression evaluations, and
  * any changes to it will be seen by other expressions or any code that chooses to ask
  * questions of the context.
  *
- * <p>It also acts as a place for to define common utility routines that the various AST
+ * <p>It also acts as a place to define common utility routines that the various AST
  * nodes might need.
  *
  * @author Andy Clement
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @author Sam Brannen
  * @since 3.0
  */
 public class ExpressionState {
@@ -138,6 +140,29 @@ public class ExpressionState {
 		return this.scopeRootObjects.element();
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Assign the value created by the specified {@link Supplier} to a named variable
+	 * within the evaluation context.
+	 * <p>In contrast to {@link #setVariable(String, Object)}, this method should
+	 * only be invoked to support assignment within an expression.
+	 * @param name the name of the variable to assign
+	 * @param valueSupplier the supplier of the value to be assigned to the variable
+	 * @return a {@link TypedValue} wrapping the assigned value
+	 * @since 5.2.24
+	 * @see EvaluationContext#assignVariable(String, Supplier)
+	 */
+	public TypedValue assignVariable(String name, Supplier<TypedValue> valueSupplier) {
+		return this.relatedContext.assignVariable(name, valueSupplier);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set a named variable in the evaluation context to a specified value.
+	 * <p>In contrast to {@link #assignVariable(String, Supplier)}, this method
+	 * should only be invoked programmatically.
+	 * @param name the name of the variable to set
+	 * @param value the value to be placed in the variable
+	 * @see EvaluationContext#setVariable(String, Object)
+	 */
 	public void setVariable(String name, @Nullable Object value) {
 		this.relatedContext.setVariable(name, value);
 	}

spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/SpelMessage.java

@@ -266,13 +266,25 @@ public enum SpelMessage {
 	MAX_ARRAY_ELEMENTS_THRESHOLD_EXCEEDED(Kind.ERROR, 1075,
 			"Array declares too many elements, exceeding the threshold of ''{0}''"),
 
-	/** @since 5.3.26 */
+	/** @since 5.2.23 */
 	MAX_REPEATED_TEXT_SIZE_EXCEEDED(Kind.ERROR, 1076,
-			"Repeated text results in too many characters, exceeding the threshold of ''{0}''"),
+			"Repeated text is too long, exceeding the threshold of ''{0}'' characters"),
 
-	/** @since 5.3.26 */
+	/** @since 5.2.23 */
 	MAX_REGEX_LENGTH_EXCEEDED(Kind.ERROR, 1077,
-			"Regular expression contains too many characters, exceeding the threshold of ''{0}''");
+			"Regular expression is too long, exceeding the threshold of ''{0}'' characters"),
+
+	/** @since 5.2.24 */
+	MAX_CONCATENATED_STRING_LENGTH_EXCEEDED(Kind.ERROR, 1078,
+			"Concatenated string is too long, exceeding the threshold of ''{0}'' characters"),
+
+	/** @since 5.2.24 */
+	MAX_EXPRESSION_LENGTH_EXCEEDED(Kind.ERROR, 1079,
+			"SpEL expression is too long, exceeding the threshold of ''{0}'' characters"),
+
+	/** @since 5.2.24 */
+	VARIABLE_ASSIGNMENT_NOT_SUPPORTED(Kind.ERROR, 1080,
+			"Assignment to variable ''{0}'' is not supported");
 
 
 	private final Kind kind;

spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/SpelParserConfiguration.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2021 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
  */
 public class SpelParserConfiguration {
 
+	/**
+	 * Default maximum length permitted for a SpEL expression.
+	 * @since 5.2.24
+	 */
+	private static final int DEFAULT_MAX_EXPRESSION_LENGTH = 10_000;
+
 	/** System property to configure the default compiler mode for SpEL expression parsers: {@value}. */
 	public static final String SPRING_EXPRESSION_COMPILER_MODE_PROPERTY_NAME = "spring.expression.compiler.mode";
 
@@ -54,6 +60,8 @@ public class SpelParserConfiguration {
 
 	private final int maximumAutoGrowSize;
 
+	private final int maximumExpressionLength;
+
 
 	/**
 	 * Create a new {@code SpelParserConfiguration} instance with default settings.
@@ -102,11 +110,30 @@ public class SpelParserConfiguration {
 	public SpelParserConfiguration(@Nullable SpelCompilerMode compilerMode, @Nullable ClassLoader compilerClassLoader,
 			boolean autoGrowNullReferences, boolean autoGrowCollections, int maximumAutoGrowSize) {
 
+		this(compilerMode, compilerClassLoader, autoGrowNullReferences, autoGrowCollections,
+				maximumAutoGrowSize, DEFAULT_MAX_EXPRESSION_LENGTH);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new {@code SpelParserConfiguration} instance.
+	 * @param compilerMode the compiler mode that parsers using this configuration object should use
+	 * @param compilerClassLoader the ClassLoader to use as the basis for expression compilation
+	 * @param autoGrowNullReferences if null references should automatically grow
+	 * @param autoGrowCollections if collections should automatically grow
+	 * @param maximumAutoGrowSize the maximum size that a collection can auto grow
+	 * @param maximumExpressionLength the maximum length of a SpEL expression;
+	 * must be a positive number
+	 * @since 5.2.25
+	 */
+	public SpelParserConfiguration(@Nullable SpelCompilerMode compilerMode, @Nullable ClassLoader compilerClassLoader,
+			boolean autoGrowNullReferences, boolean autoGrowCollections, int maximumAutoGrowSize, int maximumExpressionLength) {
+
 		this.compilerMode = (compilerMode != null ? compilerMode : defaultCompilerMode);
 		this.compilerClassLoader = compilerClassLoader;
 		this.autoGrowNullReferences = autoGrowNullReferences;
 		this.autoGrowCollections = autoGrowCollections;
 		this.maximumAutoGrowSize = maximumAutoGrowSize;
+		this.maximumExpressionLength = maximumExpressionLength;
 	}
 
 
@@ -146,4 +173,12 @@ public class SpelParserConfiguration {
 		return this.maximumAutoGrowSize;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Return the maximum number of characters that a SpEL expression can contain.
+	 * @since 5.2.25
+	 */
+	public int getMaximumExpressionLength() {
+		return this.maximumExpressionLength;
+	}
+
 }

spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/Assign.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2019 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import org.springframework.expression.spel.ExpressionState;
  * <p>Example: 'someNumberProperty=42'
  *
  * @author Andy Clement
+ * @author Sam Brannen
  * @since 3.0
  */
 public class Assign extends SpelNodeImpl {
@@ -38,9 +39,7 @@ public class Assign extends SpelNodeImpl {
 
 	@Override
 	public TypedValue getValueInternal(ExpressionState state) throws EvaluationException {
-		TypedValue newValue = this.children[1].getValueInternal(state);
-		getChild(0).setValue(state, newValue.getValue());
-		return newValue;
+		return this.children[0].setValueInternal(state, () -> this.children[1].getValueInternal(state));
 	}
 
 	@Override

spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/CompoundExpression.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2019 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package org.springframework.expression.spel.ast;
 
 import java.util.StringJoiner;
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
 import org.springframework.asm.MethodVisitor;
 import org.springframework.expression.EvaluationException;
@@ -24,13 +25,13 @@ import org.springframework.expression.TypedValue;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.CodeFlow;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.ExpressionState;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.SpelEvaluationException;
-import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 
 /**
  * Represents a DOT separated expression sequence, such as
  * {@code 'property1.property2.methodOne()'}.
  *
  * @author Andy Clement
+ * @author Sam Brannen
  * @since 3.0
  */
 public class CompoundExpression extends SpelNodeImpl {
@@ -95,8 +96,12 @@ public class CompoundExpression extends SpelNodeImpl {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public void setValue(ExpressionState state, @Nullable Object value) throws EvaluationException {
-		getValueRef(state).setValue(value);
+	public TypedValue setValueInternal(ExpressionState state, Supplier<TypedValue> valueSupplier)
+			throws EvaluationException {
+
+		TypedValue typedValue = valueSupplier.get();
+		getValueRef(state).setValue(typedValue.getValue());
+		return typedValue;
 	}
 
 	@Override

spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/Indexer.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.StringJoiner;
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
 import org.springframework.asm.MethodVisitor;
 import org.springframework.core.convert.TypeDescriptor;
@@ -45,11 +46,12 @@ import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils;
 
 /**
  * An Indexer can index into some proceeding structure to access a particular piece of it.
- * Supported structures are: strings / collections (lists/sets) / arrays.
+ * <p>Supported structures are: strings / collections (lists/sets) / arrays.
  *
  * @author Andy Clement
  * @author Phillip Webb
  * @author Stephane Nicoll
+ * @author Sam Brannen
  * @since 3.0
  */
 // TODO support multidimensional arrays
@@ -102,8 +104,12 @@ public class Indexer extends SpelNodeImpl {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public void setValue(ExpressionState state, @Nullable Object newValue) throws EvaluationException {
-		getValueRef(state).setValue(newValue);
+	public TypedValue setValueInternal(ExpressionState state, Supplier<TypedValue> valueSupplier)
+			throws EvaluationException {
+
+		TypedValue typedValue = valueSupplier.get();
+		getValueRef(state).setValue(typedValue.getValue());
+		return typedValue;
 	}
 
 	@Override

spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/OpMultiply.java

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public class OpMultiply extends Operator {
 
 	/**
 	 * Maximum number of characters permitted in repeated text.
-	 * @since 5.3.26
+	 * @since 5.2.23
 	 */
 	private static final int MAX_REPEATED_TEXT_SIZE = 256;
 

spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/OpPlus.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2019 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ import org.springframework.expression.TypeConverter;
 import org.springframework.expression.TypedValue;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.CodeFlow;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.ExpressionState;
+import org.springframework.expression.spel.SpelEvaluationException;
+import org.springframework.expression.spel.SpelMessage;
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 import org.springframework.util.NumberUtils;
@@ -46,10 +48,18 @@ import org.springframework.util.NumberUtils;
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
  * @author Ivo Smid
  * @author Giovanni Dall'Oglio Risso
+ * @author Sam Brannen
  * @since 3.0
  */
 public class OpPlus extends Operator {
 
+	/**
+	 * Maximum number of characters permitted in a concatenated string.
+	 * @since 5.2.24
+	 */
+	private static final int MAX_CONCATENATED_STRING_LENGTH = 100_000;
+
+
 	public OpPlus(int startPos, int endPos, SpelNodeImpl... operands) {
 		super("+", startPos, endPos, operands);
 		Assert.notEmpty(operands, "Operands must not be empty");
@@ -123,22 +133,45 @@ public class OpPlus extends Operator {
 
 		if (leftOperand instanceof String && rightOperand instanceof String) {
 			this.exitTypeDescriptor = "Ljava/lang/String";
-			return new TypedValue((String) leftOperand + rightOperand);
+			String leftString = (String) leftOperand;
+			String rightString = (String) rightOperand;
+			checkStringLength(leftString);
+			checkStringLength(rightString);
+			return concatenate(leftString, rightString);
 		}
 
 		if (leftOperand instanceof String) {
-			return new TypedValue(
-					leftOperand + (rightOperand == null ? "null" : convertTypedValueToString(operandTwoValue, state)));
+			String leftString = (String) leftOperand;
+			checkStringLength(leftString);
+			String rightString = (rightOperand == null ? "null" : convertTypedValueToString(operandTwoValue, state));
+			checkStringLength(rightString);
+			return concatenate(leftString, rightString);
 		}
 
 		if (rightOperand instanceof String) {
-			return new TypedValue(
-					(leftOperand == null ? "null" : convertTypedValueToString(operandOneValue, state)) + rightOperand);
+			String rightString = (String) rightOperand;
+			checkStringLength(rightString);
+			String leftString = (leftOperand == null ? "null" : convertTypedValueToString(operandOneValue, state));
+			checkStringLength(leftString);
+			return concatenate(leftString, rightString);
 		}
 
 		return state.operate(Operation.ADD, leftOperand, rightOperand);
 	}
 
+	private void checkStringLength(String string) {
+		if (string.length() > MAX_CONCATENATED_STRING_LENGTH) {
+			throw new SpelEvaluationException(getStartPosition(),
+					SpelMessage.MAX_CONCATENATED_STRING_LENGTH_EXCEEDED, MAX_CONCATENATED_STRING_LENGTH);
+		}
+	}
+
+	private TypedValue concatenate(String leftString, String rightString) {
+		String result = leftString + rightString;
+		checkStringLength(result);
+		return new TypedValue(result);
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public String toStringAST() {
 		if (this.children.length < 2) {  // unary plus

spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/OperatorMatches.java

@@ -45,16 +45,16 @@ public class OperatorMatches extends Operator {
 
 	/**
 	 * Maximum number of characters permitted in a regular expression.
-	 * @since 5.3.26
+	 * @since 5.2.23
 	 */
-	private static final int MAX_REGEX_LENGTH = 256;
+	private static final int MAX_REGEX_LENGTH = 1000;
 
 	private final ConcurrentMap<String, Pattern> patternCache;
 
 
 	/**
 	 * Create a new {@link OperatorMatches} instance.
-	 * @deprecated as of Spring Framework 5.3.26 in favor of invoking
+	 * @deprecated as of Spring Framework 5.2.23 in favor of invoking
 	 * {@link #OperatorMatches(ConcurrentMap, int, int, SpelNodeImpl...)}
 	 * with a shared pattern cache instead
 	 */
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public class OperatorMatches extends Operator {
 
 	/**
 	 * Create a new {@link OperatorMatches} instance with a shared pattern cache.
-	 * @since 5.3.26
+	 * @since 5.2.23
 	 */
 	public OperatorMatches(ConcurrentMap<String, Pattern> patternCache, int startPos, int endPos, SpelNodeImpl... operands) {
 		super("matches", startPos, endPos, operands);

spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/PropertyOrFieldReference.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2019 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
 import org.springframework.asm.Label;
 import org.springframework.asm.MethodVisitor;
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils;
  * @author Andy Clement
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
  * @author Clark Duplichien
+ * @author Sam Brannen
  * @since 3.0
  */
 public class PropertyOrFieldReference extends SpelNodeImpl {
@@ -147,8 +149,12 @@ public class PropertyOrFieldReference extends SpelNodeImpl {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public void setValue(ExpressionState state, @Nullable Object newValue) throws EvaluationException {
-		writeProperty(state.getActiveContextObject(), state.getEvaluationContext(), this.name, newValue);
+	public TypedValue setValueInternal(ExpressionState state, Supplier<TypedValue> valueSupplier)
+			throws EvaluationException {
+
+		TypedValue typedValue = valueSupplier.get();
+		writeProperty(state.getActiveContextObject(), state.getEvaluationContext(), this.name, typedValue.getValue());
+		return typedValue;
 	}
 
 	@Override

spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/SpelNodeImpl.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2019 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package org.springframework.expression.spel.ast;
 import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
 import java.lang.reflect.Member;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
 import org.springframework.asm.MethodVisitor;
 import org.springframework.asm.Opcodes;
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils;
  *
  * @author Andy Clement
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @author Sam Brannen
  * @since 3.0
  */
 public abstract class SpelNodeImpl implements SpelNode, Opcodes {
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ public abstract class SpelNodeImpl implements SpelNode, Opcodes {
 	 * <p>The descriptor is like the bytecode form but is slightly easier to work with.
 	 * It does not include the trailing semicolon (for non array reference types).
 	 * Some examples: Ljava/lang/String, I, [I
-     */
+	 */
 	@Nullable
 	protected volatile String exitTypeDescriptor;
 
@@ -83,8 +85,8 @@ public abstract class SpelNodeImpl implements SpelNode, Opcodes {
 
 
 	/**
-     * Return {@code true} if the next child is one of the specified classes.
-     */
+	 * Return {@code true} if the next child is one of the specified classes.
+	 */
 	protected boolean nextChildIs(Class<?>... classes) {
 		if (this.parent != null) {
 			SpelNodeImpl[] peers = this.parent.children;
@@ -125,6 +127,28 @@ public abstract class SpelNodeImpl implements SpelNode, Opcodes {
 
 	@Override
 	public void setValue(ExpressionState expressionState, @Nullable Object newValue) throws EvaluationException {
+		setValueInternal(expressionState, () -> new TypedValue(newValue));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Evaluate the expression to a node and then set the new value created by the
+	 * specified {@link Supplier} on that node.
+	 * <p>For example, if the expression evaluates to a property reference, then the
+	 * property will be set to the new value.
+	 * <p>Favor this method over {@link #setValue(ExpressionState, Object)} when
+	 * the value should be lazily computed.
+	 * <p>By default, this method throws a {@link SpelEvaluationException},
+	 * effectively disabling this feature. Subclasses may override this method to
+	 * provide an actual implementation.
+	 * @param expressionState the current expression state (includes the context)
+	 * @param valueSupplier a supplier of the new value
+	 * @throws EvaluationException if any problem occurs evaluating the expression or
+	 * setting the new value
+	 * @since 5.2.24
+	 */
+	public TypedValue setValueInternal(ExpressionState expressionState, Supplier<TypedValue> valueSupplier)
+			throws EvaluationException {
+
 		throw new SpelEvaluationException(getStartPosition(), SpelMessage.SETVALUE_NOT_SUPPORTED, getClass());
 	}
 

spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/VariableReference.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2019 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@
 package org.springframework.expression.spel.ast;
 
 import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
 import org.springframework.asm.MethodVisitor;
 import org.springframework.expression.EvaluationContext;
+import org.springframework.expression.EvaluationException;
 import org.springframework.expression.TypedValue;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.CodeFlow;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.ExpressionState;
@@ -27,10 +29,11 @@ import org.springframework.expression.spel.SpelEvaluationException;
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 
 /**
- * Represents a variable reference, eg. #someVar. Note this is different to a *local*
- * variable like $someVar
+ * Represents a variable reference — for example, {@code #someVar}. Note
+ * that this is different than a <em>local</em> variable like {@code $someVar}.
  *
  * @author Andy Clement
+ * @author Sam Brannen
  * @since 3.0
  */
 public class VariableReference extends SpelNodeImpl {
@@ -53,14 +56,14 @@ public class VariableReference extends SpelNodeImpl {
 	@Override
 	public ValueRef getValueRef(ExpressionState state) throws SpelEvaluationException {
 		if (this.name.equals(THIS)) {
-			return new ValueRef.TypedValueHolderValueRef(state.getActiveContextObject(),this);
+			return new ValueRef.TypedValueHolderValueRef(state.getActiveContextObject(), this);
 		}
 		if (this.name.equals(ROOT)) {
-			return new ValueRef.TypedValueHolderValueRef(state.getRootContextObject(),this);
+			return new ValueRef.TypedValueHolderValueRef(state.getRootContextObject(), this);
 		}
 		TypedValue result = state.lookupVariable(this.name);
 		// a null value will mean either the value was null or the variable was not found
-		return new VariableRef(this.name,result,state.getEvaluationContext());
+		return new VariableRef(this.name, result, state.getEvaluationContext());
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -90,8 +93,10 @@ public class VariableReference extends SpelNodeImpl {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public void setValue(ExpressionState state, @Nullable Object value) throws SpelEvaluationException {
-		state.setVariable(this.name, value);
+	public TypedValue setValueInternal(ExpressionState state, Supplier<TypedValue> valueSupplier)
+			throws EvaluationException {
+
+		return state.assignVariable(this.name, valueSupplier);
 	}
 
 	@Override