Release v6.2.5

related to forwarded headers

Closes gh-34615

.github/actions/prepare-gradle-build/action.yml

@@ -31,10 +31,11 @@ runs:
           ${{ inputs.java-early-access == 'true' && format('{0}-ea', inputs.java-version) || inputs.java-version }}
           ${{ inputs.java-toolchain == 'true' && '17' || '' }}
     - name: Set Up Gradle
-      uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@d156388eb19639ec20ade50009f3d199ce1e2808 # v4.1.0
+      uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@0bdd871935719febd78681f197cd39af5b6e16a6 # v4.2.2
       with:
         cache-read-only: false
         develocity-access-key: ${{ inputs.develocity-access-key }}
+        develocity-token-expiry: 4
     - name: Configure Gradle Properties
       shell: bash
       run: |

.github/actions/sync-to-maven-central/action.yml

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ runs:
   using: composite
   steps:
     - name: Set Up JFrog CLI
-      uses: jfrog/setup-jfrog-cli@9fe0f98bd45b19e6e931d457f4e98f8f84461fb5 # v4.4.1
+      uses: jfrog/setup-jfrog-cli@f748a0599171a192a2668afee8d0497f7c1069df # v4.5.6
       env:
         JF_ENV_SPRING: ${{ inputs.jfrog-cli-config-token }}
     - name: Download Release Artifacts

.github/workflows/build-and-deploy-snapshot.yml

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: Build and Deploy Snapshot
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-      - main
+      - 6.2.x
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
 jobs:
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
           develocity-access-key: ${{ secrets.DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY }}
           publish: true
       - name: Deploy
-        uses: spring-io/artifactory-deploy-action@26bbe925a75f4f863e1e529e85be2d0093cac116 # v0.0.1
+        uses: spring-io/artifactory-deploy-action@dc1913008c0599f0c4b1fdafb6ff3c502b3565ea # v0.0.2
         with:
           artifact-properties: |
             /**/framework-api-*.zip::zip.name=spring-framework,zip.deployed=false

.github/workflows/build-pull-request.yml

@@ -9,22 +9,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 60
     steps:
-      - name: Set Up JDK 17
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
-        with:
-          distribution: 'liberica'
-          java-version: '17'
-      - name: Check Out
+      - name: Check Out Code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Validate Gradle Wrapper
-        uses: gradle/actions/wrapper-validation@d156388eb19639ec20ade50009f3d199ce1e2808 # v4.1.0
-      - name: Set Up Gradle
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@d156388eb19639ec20ade50009f3d199ce1e2808 # v4.1.0
       - name: Build
-        env:
-          CI: 'true'
-          GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_URL: 'https://ge.spring.io'
-        run: ./gradlew -Dorg.gradle.internal.launcher.welcomeMessageEnabled=false --no-daemon --no-parallel --continue build
+        id: build
+        uses: ./.github/actions/build
       - name: Print JVM Thread Dumps When Cancelled
         if: cancelled()
         uses: ./.github/actions/print-jvm-thread-dumps

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 name: CI
 on:
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '30 9 * * *'
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - 6.2.x
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
 jobs:

.github/workflows/release-milestone.yml

@@ -1,79 +0,0 @@
-name: Release Milestone
-on:
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - v6.2.0-M[1-9]
-      - v6.2.0-RC[1-9]
-concurrency:
-  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
-jobs:
-  build-and-stage-release:
-    if: ${{ github.repository == 'spring-projects/spring-framework' }}
-    name: Build and Stage Release
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Check Out Code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Build and Publish
-        id: build-and-publish
-        uses: ./.github/actions/build
-        with:
-          develocity-access-key: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
-          publish: true
-      - name: Stage Release
-        uses: spring-io/artifactory-deploy-action@26bbe925a75f4f863e1e529e85be2d0093cac116 # v0.0.1
-        with:
-          artifact-properties: |
-            /**/framework-api-*.zip::zip.name=spring-framework,zip.deployed=false
-            /**/framework-api-*-docs.zip::zip.type=docs
-            /**/framework-api-*-schema.zip::zip.type=schema
-          build-name: ${{ format('spring-framework-{0}', steps.build-and-publish.outputs.version)}}
-          folder: 'deployment-repository'
-          password: ${{ secrets.ARTIFACTORY_PASSWORD }}
-          repository: 'libs-staging-local'
-          signing-key: ${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-          signing-passphrase: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
-          uri: 'https://repo.spring.io'
-          username: ${{ secrets.ARTIFACTORY_USERNAME }}
-    outputs:
-      version: ${{ steps.build-and-publish.outputs.version }}
-  verify:
-    name: Verify
-    needs: build-and-stage-release
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/verify.yml
-    with:
-      staging: true
-      version: ${{ needs.build-and-stage-release.outputs.version }}
-    secrets:
-      google-chat-webhook-url: ${{ secrets.GOOGLE_CHAT_WEBHOOK_URL }}
-      repository-password: ${{ secrets.ARTIFACTORY_PASSWORD }}
-      repository-username: ${{ secrets.ARTIFACTORY_USERNAME }}
-      token: ${{ secrets.GH_ACTIONS_REPO_TOKEN }}
-  promote-release:
-    name: Promote Release
-    needs:
-      - build-and-stage-release
-      - verify
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Set up JFrog CLI
-        uses: jfrog/setup-jfrog-cli@9fe0f98bd45b19e6e931d457f4e98f8f84461fb5 # v4.4.1
-        env:
-          JF_ENV_SPRING: ${{ secrets.JF_ARTIFACTORY_SPRING }}
-      - name: Promote build
-        run: jfrog rt build-promote ${{ format('spring-framework-{0}', needs.build-and-stage-release.outputs.version)}} ${{ github.run_number }} libs-milestone-local
-  create-github-release:
-    name: Create GitHub Release
-    needs:
-      - build-and-stage-release
-      - promote-release
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Check Out Code
-        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
-      - name: Create GitHub Release
-        uses: ./.github/actions/create-github-release
-        with:
-          milestone: ${{ needs.build-and-stage-release.outputs.version }}
-          pre-release: true
-          token: ${{ secrets.GH_ACTIONS_REPO_TOKEN }}

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
           develocity-access-key: ${{ secrets.DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY }}
           publish: true
       - name: Stage Release
-        uses: spring-io/artifactory-deploy-action@26bbe925a75f4f863e1e529e85be2d0093cac116 # v0.0.1
+        uses: spring-io/artifactory-deploy-action@dc1913008c0599f0c4b1fdafb6ff3c502b3565ea # v0.0.2
         with:
           artifact-properties: |
             /**/framework-api-*.zip::zip.name=spring-framework,zip.deployed=false
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Set up JFrog CLI
-        uses: jfrog/setup-jfrog-cli@9fe0f98bd45b19e6e931d457f4e98f8f84461fb5 # v4.4.1
+        uses: jfrog/setup-jfrog-cli@dff217c085c17666e8849ebdbf29c8fe5e3995e6 # v4.5.2
         env:
           JF_ENV_SPRING: ${{ secrets.JF_ARTIFACTORY_SPRING }}
       - name: Promote build

.github/workflows/update-antora-ui-spring.yml

@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   update-antora-ui-spring:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: Update on Supported Branches
+    if: ${{ github.repository == 'spring-projects/spring-framework' }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
         branch: [ '6.1.x' ]
@@ -25,8 +26,9 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           antora-file-path: 'framework-docs/antora-playbook.yml'
   update-antora-ui-spring-docs-build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: Update on docs-build
+    if: ${{ github.repository == 'spring-projects/spring-framework' }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: spring-io/spring-doc-actions/update-antora-spring-ui@5a57bcc6a0da2a1474136cf29571b277850432bc
         name: Update

.github/workflows/verify.yml

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
           distribution: 'liberica'
           java-version: 17
       - name: Set Up Gradle
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@d156388eb19639ec20ade50009f3d199ce1e2808 # v4.1.0
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@0bdd871935719febd78681f197cd39af5b6e16a6 # v4.2.2
         with:
           cache-read-only: false
       - name: Configure Gradle Properties

.gitignore

@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ spring-*/src/main/java/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
 *.iml
 *.ipr
 *.iws
-.idea
+.idea/*
+!.idea/icon.svg
 out
 test-output
 atlassian-ide-plugin.xml

.idea/icon.svg

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
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+<svg version="1.1" id="Layer_1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" x="0px" y="0px"
+	 viewBox="0 0 510 510" style="enable-background:new 0 0 510 510;" xml:space="preserve">
+<style type="text/css">
+	.st0{fill:#6DB33F;}
+</style>
+<title>icon-framework</title>
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.sdkmanrc

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # Enable auto-env through the sdkman_auto_env config
 # Add key=value pairs of SDKs to use below
-java=17.0.12-librca
+java=17.0.13-librca

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ First off, thank you for taking the time to contribute! :+1: :tada:
 
 ### Code of Conduct
 
-This project is governed by the [Spring Code of Conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.adoc).
+This project is governed by the [Spring Code of Conduct](https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework#coc-ov-file).
 By participating you are expected to uphold this code.
 Please report unacceptable behavior to spring-code-of-conduct@spring.io.
 
@@ -65,10 +65,6 @@ follow-up reports will need to be created as new issues with a fresh description
 
 #### Submit a Pull Request
 
-1. If you have not previously done so, please sign the
-[Contributor License Agreement](https://cla.spring.io/sign/spring). You will be reminded
-automatically when you submit the PR.
-
 1. Should you create an issue first? No, just create the pull request and use the
 description to provide context and motivation, as you would for an issue. If you want
 to start a discussion first or have already created an issue, once a pull request is
@@ -85,6 +81,11 @@ multiple edits or corrections of the same logical change. See
 [Rewriting History section of Pro Git](https://git-scm.com/book/en/Git-Tools-Rewriting-History)
 for an overview of streamlining the commit history.
 
+1. All commits must include a _Signed-off-by_ trailer at the end of each commit message
+to indicate that the contributor agrees to the Developer Certificate of Origin.
+For additional details, please refer to the blog post
+[Hello DCO, Goodbye CLA: Simplifying Contributions to Spring](https://spring.io/blog/2025/01/06/hello-dco-goodbye-cla-simplifying-contributions-to-spring).
+
 1. Format commit messages using 55 characters for the subject line, 72 characters per line
 for the description, followed by the issue fixed, for example, `Closes gh-22276`. See the
 [Commit Guidelines section of Pro Git](https://git-scm.com/book/en/Distributed-Git-Contributing-to-a-Project#Commit-Guidelines)

build.gradle

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ plugins {
 	id 'io.github.goooler.shadow' version '8.1.8' apply false
 	id 'me.champeau.jmh' version '0.7.2' apply false
 	id 'me.champeau.mrjar' version '0.1.1'
-	id "net.ltgt.errorprone" version "3.1.0" apply false
+	id "net.ltgt.errorprone" version "4.1.0" apply false
 }
 
 ext {
@@ -25,17 +25,17 @@ configure(allprojects) { project ->
 	repositories {
 		mavenCentral()
 		maven {
-			url "https://repo.spring.io/milestone"
+			url = "https://repo.spring.io/milestone"
 			content {
 				// Netty 5 optional support
 				includeGroup 'io.projectreactor.netty'
 			}
 		}
 		if (version.contains('-')) {
-			maven { url "https://repo.spring.io/milestone" }
+			maven { url = "https://repo.spring.io/milestone" }
 		}
 		if (version.endsWith('-SNAPSHOT')) {
-			maven { url "https://repo.spring.io/snapshot" }
+			maven { url = "https://repo.spring.io/snapshot" }
 		}
 	}
 	configurations.all {
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ configure([rootProject] + javaProjects) { project ->
 			"https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/",
 			"https://jakarta.ee/specifications/platform/9/apidocs/",
 			"https://docs.jboss.org/hibernate/orm/5.6/javadocs/",
-			"https://eclipse.dev/aspectj/doc/released/aspectj5rt-api",
+			"https://eclipse.dev/aspectj/doc/latest/runtime-api/",
 			"https://www.quartz-scheduler.org/api/2.3.0/",
 			"https://fasterxml.github.io/jackson-core/javadoc/2.14/",
 			"https://fasterxml.github.io/jackson-databind/javadoc/2.14/",
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ configure([rootProject] + javaProjects) { project ->
 			// TODO Uncomment link to JUnit 5 docs once we execute Gradle with Java 18+.
 			// See https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/issues/27497
 			//
-			// "https://junit.org/junit5/docs/5.11.3/api/",
+			// "https://junit.org/junit5/docs/5.12.1/api/",
 			"https://www.reactive-streams.org/reactive-streams-1.0.3-javadoc/",
 			//"https://javadoc.io/static/io.rsocket/rsocket-core/1.1.1/",
 			"https://r2dbc.io/spec/1.0.0.RELEASE/api/",

buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/build/CheckstyleConventions.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2025 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.
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public class CheckstyleConventions {
 			project.getPlugins().apply(CheckstylePlugin.class);
 			project.getTasks().withType(Checkstyle.class).forEach(checkstyle -> checkstyle.getMaxHeapSize().set("1g"));
 			CheckstyleExtension checkstyle = project.getExtensions().getByType(CheckstyleExtension.class);
-			checkstyle.setToolVersion("10.20.1");
+			checkstyle.setToolVersion("10.21.4");
 			checkstyle.getConfigDirectory().set(project.getRootProject().file("src/checkstyle"));
 			String version = SpringJavaFormatPlugin.class.getPackage().getImplementationVersion();
 			DependencySet checkstyleDependencies = project.getConfigurations().getByName("checkstyle").getDependencies();
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public class CheckstyleConventions {
 		NoHttpExtension noHttp = project.getExtensions().getByType(NoHttpExtension.class);
 		noHttp.setAllowlistFile(project.file("src/nohttp/allowlist.lines"));
 		noHttp.getSource().exclude("**/test-output/**", "**/.settings/**",
-				"**/.classpath", "**/.project", "**/.gradle/**", "**/node_modules/**");
+				"**/.classpath", "**/.project", "**/.gradle/**", "**/node_modules/**", "buildSrc/build/**");
 		List<String> buildFolders = List.of("bin", "build", "out");
 		project.allprojects(subproject -> {
 			Path rootPath = project.getRootDir().toPath();

buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/build/hint/RuntimeHintsAgentPlugin.java

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import org.gradle.api.attributes.Usage;
 import org.gradle.api.attributes.java.TargetJvmVersion;
 import org.gradle.api.plugins.JavaPlugin;
 import org.gradle.api.plugins.jvm.JvmTestSuite;
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskProvider;
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.testing.Test;
 import org.gradle.testing.base.TestingExtension;
 
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ public class RuntimeHintsAgentPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
 			TestingExtension testing = project.getExtensions().getByType(TestingExtension.class);
 			JvmTestSuite jvmTestSuite = (JvmTestSuite) testing.getSuites().getByName("test");
 			RuntimeHintsAgentExtension agentExtension = createRuntimeHintsAgentExtension(project);
-			Test agentTest = project.getTasks().create(RUNTIMEHINTS_TEST_TASK, Test.class, test -> {
+			TaskProvider<Test> agentTest = project.getTasks().register(RUNTIMEHINTS_TEST_TASK, Test.class, test -> {
 				test.useJUnitPlatform(options -> {
 					options.includeTags("RuntimeHintsTests");
 				});
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ public class RuntimeHintsAgentPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
 				test.setClasspath(jvmTestSuite.getSources().getRuntimeClasspath());
 				test.getJvmArgumentProviders().add(createRuntimeHintsAgentArgumentProvider(project, agentExtension));
 			});
-			project.getTasks().getByName("check", task -> task.dependsOn(agentTest));
+			project.getTasks().named("check", task -> task.dependsOn(agentTest));
 			project.getDependencies().add(CONFIGURATION_NAME, project.project(":spring-core-test"));
 		});
 	}

framework-api/framework-api.gradle

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ apply from: "${rootDir}/gradle/publications.gradle"
 
 repositories {
 	maven {
-		url "https://repo.spring.io/release"
+		url = "https://repo.spring.io/release"
 	}
 }
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ tasks.register('schemaZip', Zip) {
 	archiveClassifier.set("schema")
 	description = "Builds -${archiveClassifier} archive containing all " +
 			"XSDs for deployment at https://springframework.org/schema."
-	duplicatesStrategy DuplicatesStrategy.EXCLUDE
+	duplicatesStrategy = DuplicatesStrategy.EXCLUDE
 	moduleProjects.each { module ->
 		def Properties schemas = new Properties();
 

framework-docs/antora-playbook.yml

@@ -36,4 +36,4 @@ runtime:
     failure_level: warn
 ui:
   bundle:
-    url: https://github.com/spring-io/antora-ui-spring/releases/download/v0.4.17/ui-bundle.zip
+    url: https://github.com/spring-io/antora-ui-spring/releases/download/v0.4.18/ui-bundle.zip

framework-docs/framework-docs.gradle

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ javadoc {
 
 repositories {
 	maven {
-		url "https://repo.spring.io/release"
+		url = "https://repo.spring.io/release"
 	}
 }
 
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ dependencies {
 	api(project(":spring-aspects"))
 	api(project(":spring-context"))
 	api(project(":spring-context-support"))
+	api(project(":spring-core-test"))
 	api(project(":spring-jdbc"))
 	api(project(":spring-jms"))
 	api(project(":spring-test"))
@@ -66,9 +67,9 @@ dependencies {
 	api("org.apache.activemq:activemq-ra:6.1.2")
 	api("org.apache.commons:commons-dbcp2:2.11.0")
 	api("org.aspectj:aspectjweaver")
+	api("org.assertj:assertj-core")
 	api("org.eclipse.jetty.websocket:jetty-websocket-jetty-api")
 	api("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib")
+	api("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api")
 
-	implementation(project(":spring-core-test"))
-	implementation("org.assertj:assertj-core")
 }

framework-docs/modules/ROOT/nav.adoc

@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 **** xref:core/expressions/language-ref/constructors.adoc[]
 **** xref:core/expressions/language-ref/variables.adoc[]
 **** xref:core/expressions/language-ref/functions.adoc[]
+**** xref:core/expressions/language-ref/varargs.adoc[]
 **** xref:core/expressions/language-ref/bean-references.adoc[]
 **** xref:core/expressions/language-ref/operator-ternary.adoc[]
 **** xref:core/expressions/language-ref/operator-elvis.adoc[]

framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/core/aop-api/advice.adoc

@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ arbitrary advice types. This section describes the basic concepts and standard a
 [[aop-api-advice-around]]
 === Interception Around Advice
 
-The most fundamental advice type in Spring is interception around advice.
+The most fundamental advice type in Spring is _interception around advice_.
 
-Spring is compliant with the AOP `Alliance` interface for around advice that uses method
-interception. Classes that implement `MethodInterceptor` and that implement around advice should also implement the
-following interface:
+Spring is compliant with the AOP Alliance interface for around advice that uses method
+interception. Classes that implement around advice should therefore implement the
+following `MethodInterceptor` interface from the `org.aopalliance.intercept` package:
 
 [source,java,indent=0,subs="verbatim,quotes"]
 ----
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ following interface:
 
 The `MethodInvocation` argument to the `invoke()` method exposes the method being
 invoked, the target join point, the AOP proxy, and the arguments to the method. The
-`invoke()` method should return the invocation's result: the return value of the join
-point.
+`invoke()` method should return the invocation's result: typically the return value of
+the join point.
 
 The following example shows a simple `MethodInterceptor` implementation:
 
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ Java::
 
 		public Object invoke(MethodInvocation invocation) throws Throwable {
 			System.out.println("Before: invocation=[" + invocation + "]");
-			Object rval = invocation.proceed();
+			Object result = invocation.proceed();
 			System.out.println("Invocation returned");
-			return rval;
+			return result;
 		}
 	}
 ----
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ Kotlin::
 
 		override fun invoke(invocation: MethodInvocation): Any {
 			println("Before: invocation=[$invocation]")
-			val rval = invocation.proceed()
+			val result = invocation.proceed()
 			println("Invocation returned")
-			return rval
+			return result
 		}
 	}
 ----
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ currently define pointcut interfaces.
 [[aop-api-advice-before]]
 === Before Advice
 
-A simpler advice type is a before advice. This does not need a `MethodInvocation`
+A simpler advice type is a _before advice_. This does not need a `MethodInvocation`
 object, since it is called only before entering the method.
 
 The main advantage of a before advice is that there is no need to invoke the `proceed()`
@@ -122,10 +122,6 @@ The following listing shows the `MethodBeforeAdvice` interface:
 	}
 ----
 
-(Spring's API design would allow for
-field before advice, although the usual objects apply to field interception and it is
-unlikely for Spring to ever implement it.)
-
 Note that the return type is `void`. Before advice can insert custom behavior before the join
 point runs but cannot change the return value. If a before advice throws an
 exception, it stops further execution of the interceptor chain. The exception
@@ -176,10 +172,10 @@ TIP: Before advice can be used with any pointcut.
 [[aop-api-advice-throws]]
 === Throws Advice
 
-Throws advice is invoked after the return of the join point if the join point threw
+_Throws advice_ is invoked after the return of the join point if the join point threw
 an exception. Spring offers typed throws advice. Note that this means that the
 `org.springframework.aop.ThrowsAdvice` interface does not contain any methods. It is a
-tag interface identifying that the given object implements one or more typed throws
+marker interface identifying that the given object implements one or more typed throws
 advice methods. These should be in the following form:
 
 [source,java,indent=0,subs="verbatim,quotes"]
@@ -189,9 +185,10 @@ advice methods. These should be in the following form:
 
 Only the last argument is required. The method signatures may have either one or four
 arguments, depending on whether the advice method is interested in the method and
-arguments. The next two listing show classes that are examples of throws advice.
+arguments. The next two listings show classes that are examples of throws advice.
 
-The following advice is invoked if a `RemoteException` is thrown (including from subclasses):
+The following advice is invoked if a `RemoteException` is thrown (including subclasses of
+`RemoteException`):
 
 [tabs]
 ======
@@ -220,9 +217,9 @@ Kotlin::
 ----
 ======
 
-Unlike the preceding
-advice, the next example declares four arguments, so that it has access to the invoked method, method
-arguments, and target object. The following advice is invoked if a `ServletException` is thrown:
+Unlike the preceding advice, the next example declares four arguments, so that it has
+access to the invoked method, method arguments, and target object. The following advice
+is invoked if a `ServletException` is thrown:
 
 [tabs]
 ======
@@ -304,7 +301,7 @@ TIP: Throws advice can be used with any pointcut.
 [[aop-api-advice-after-returning]]
 === After Returning Advice
 
-An after returning advice in Spring must implement the
+An _after returning advice_ in Spring must implement the
 `org.springframework.aop.AfterReturningAdvice` interface, which the following listing shows:
 
 [source,java,indent=0,subs="verbatim,quotes"]
@@ -368,7 +365,7 @@ TIP: After returning advice can be used with any pointcut.
 [[aop-api-advice-introduction]]
 === Introduction Advice
 
-Spring treats introduction advice as a special kind of interception advice.
+Spring treats _introduction advice_ as a special kind of interception advice.
 
 Introduction requires an `IntroductionAdvisor` and an `IntroductionInterceptor` that
 implement the following interface:

framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/core/beans/annotation-config/autowired.adoc

@@ -444,9 +444,9 @@ through Java 8's `java.util.Optional`, as the following example shows:
 	}
 ----
 
-You can also use a `@Nullable` annotation (of any kind in any package -- for example,
-`javax.annotation.Nullable` from JSR-305) or just leverage Kotlin built-in null-safety
-support:
+You can also use a parameter-level `@Nullable` annotation (of any kind in any package --
+for example, `javax.annotation.Nullable` from JSR-305) or just leverage Kotlin built-in
+null-safety support:
 
 [tabs]
 ======
@@ -477,6 +477,13 @@ Kotlin::
 ----
 ======
 
+[NOTE]
+====
+A type-level `@Nullable` annotation such as from JSpecify is not supported in Spring
+Framework 6.2 yet. You need to upgrade to Spring Framework 7.0 where the framework
+detects type-level annotations and consistently declares JSpecify in its own codebase.
+====
+
 You can also use `@Autowired` for interfaces that are well-known resolvable
 dependencies: `BeanFactory`, `ApplicationContext`, `Environment`, `ResourceLoader`,
 `ApplicationEventPublisher`, and `MessageSource`. These interfaces and their extended

framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/core/beans/context-introduction.adoc

@@ -578,6 +578,8 @@ Kotlin::
 ----
 ======
 
+NOTE: Do not define such beans to be lazy as the `ApplicationContext` will honour that and will not register the method to listen to events.
+
 The method signature once again declares the event type to which it listens,
 but, this time, with a flexible name and without implementing a specific listener interface.
 The event type can also be narrowed through generics as long as the actual event type

framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/core/beans/definition.adoc

@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ The following table describes these properties:
 In addition to bean definitions that contain information on how to create a specific
 bean, the `ApplicationContext` implementations also permit the registration of existing
 objects that are created outside the container (by users). This is done by accessing the
-ApplicationContext's `BeanFactory` through the `getBeanFactory()` method, which returns
-the `DefaultListableBeanFactory` implementation. `DefaultListableBeanFactory` supports
-this registration through the `registerSingleton(..)` and `registerBeanDefinition(..)`
+ApplicationContext's `BeanFactory` through the `getAutowireCapableBeanFactory()` method,
+which returns the `DefaultListableBeanFactory` implementation. `DefaultListableBeanFactory`
+supports this registration through the `registerSingleton(..)` and `registerBeanDefinition(..)`
 methods. However, typical applications work solely with beans defined through regular
 bean definition metadata.
 

framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/core/beans/dependencies/factory-dependson.adoc

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 If a bean is a dependency of another bean, that usually means that one bean is set as a
 property of another. Typically you accomplish this with the
-xref:core/beans/dependencies/factory-properties-detailed.adoc#beans-ref-element[`<ref/>` element>]
+xref:core/beans/dependencies/factory-properties-detailed.adoc#beans-ref-element[`<ref/>` element]
 in XML-based metadata or through xref:core/beans/dependencies/factory-autowire.adoc[autowiring].
 
 However, sometimes dependencies between beans are less direct. An example is when a static

framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/core/beans/dependencies/factory-method-injection.adoc

@@ -120,8 +120,6 @@ dynamically generate a subclass that overrides the method.
   subclasses cannot be `final`, and the method to be overridden cannot be `final`, either.
 * Unit-testing a class that has an `abstract` method requires you to subclass the class
   yourself and to supply a stub implementation of the `abstract` method.
-* Concrete methods are also necessary for component scanning, which requires concrete
-  classes to pick up.
 * A further key limitation is that lookup methods do not work with factory methods and
   in particular not with `@Bean` methods in configuration classes, since, in that case,
   the container is not in charge of creating the instance and therefore cannot create
@@ -293,11 +291,6 @@ Kotlin::
 ----
 ======
 
-Note that you should typically declare such annotated lookup methods with a concrete
-stub implementation, in order for them to be compatible with Spring's component
-scanning rules where abstract classes get ignored by default. This limitation does not
-apply to explicitly registered or explicitly imported bean classes.
-
 [TIP]
 ====
 Another way of accessing differently scoped target beans is an `ObjectFactory`/

framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/core/beans/dependencies/factory-properties-detailed.adoc

@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@ listings shows how to use the `parent` attribute:
 
 [source,xml,indent=0,subs="verbatim,quotes"]
 ----
-	<!-- in the child (descendant) context -->
-	<bean id="accountService" <!-- bean name is the same as the parent bean -->
+	<!-- in the child (descendant) context, bean name is the same as the parent bean -->
+	<bean id="accountService" 
 		class="org.springframework.aop.framework.ProxyFactoryBean">
 		<property name="target">
 			<ref parent="accountService"/> <!-- notice how we refer to the parent bean -->

framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/core/beans/java/basic-concepts.adoc

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ This prevents the same `@Bean` method from accidentally being invoked through a
 Java method call, which helps to reduce subtle bugs that can be hard to track down.
 
 When `@Bean` methods are declared within classes that are not annotated with
-`@Configuration` - or when `@Configuration(proxyBeanMethods=false)` is declared -,
+`@Configuration`, or when `@Configuration(proxyBeanMethods=false)` is declared,
 they are referred to as being processed in a "lite" mode. In such scenarios,
 `@Bean` methods are effectively a general-purpose factory method mechanism without
 special runtime processing (that is, without generating a CGLIB subclass for it).

framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/core/expressions/language-ref/constructors.adoc

@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@
 
 You can invoke constructors by using the `new` operator. You should use the fully
 qualified class name for all types except those located in the `java.lang` package
-(`Integer`, `Float`, `String`, and so on). The following example shows how to use the
-`new` operator to invoke constructors:
+(`Integer`, `Float`, `String`, and so on).
+xref:core/expressions/language-ref/varargs.adoc[Varargs] are also supported.
+
+The following example shows how to use the `new` operator to invoke constructors.
 
 [tabs]
 ======
@@ -12,30 +14,29 @@ Java::
 +
 [source,java,indent=0,subs="verbatim,quotes"]
 ----
-	Inventor einstein = p.parseExpression(
-			"new org.spring.samples.spel.inventor.Inventor('Albert Einstein', 'German')")
+	Inventor einstein = parser.parseExpression(
+		"new org.spring.samples.spel.inventor.Inventor('Albert Einstein', 'German')")
 			.getValue(Inventor.class);
 
 	// create new Inventor instance within the add() method of List
-	p.parseExpression(
-			"Members.add(new org.spring.samples.spel.inventor.Inventor(
-				'Albert Einstein', 'German'))").getValue(societyContext);
+	parser.parseExpression(
+		"Members.add(new org.spring.samples.spel.inventor.Inventor('Albert Einstein', 'German'))")
+			.getValue(societyContext);
 ----
 
 Kotlin::
 +
 [source,kotlin,indent=0,subs="verbatim,quotes"]
 ----
-	val einstein = p.parseExpression(
-			"new org.spring.samples.spel.inventor.Inventor('Albert Einstein', 'German')")
+	val einstein = parser.parseExpression(
+		"new org.spring.samples.spel.inventor.Inventor('Albert Einstein', 'German')")
 			.getValue(Inventor::class.java)
 
 	// create new Inventor instance within the add() method of List
-	p.parseExpression(
-			"Members.add(new org.spring.samples.spel.inventor.Inventor('Albert Einstein', 'German'))")
+	parser.parseExpression(
+		"Members.add(new org.spring.samples.spel.inventor.Inventor('Albert Einstein', 'German'))")
 			.getValue(societyContext)
 ----
 ======
 
 
-

framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/core/expressions/language-ref/functions.adoc

@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@
 = Functions
 
 You can extend SpEL by registering user-defined functions that can be called within
-expressions by using the `#functionName(...)` syntax. Functions can be registered as
-variables in `EvaluationContext` implementations via the `setVariable()` method.
+expressions by using the `#functionName(...)` syntax, and like with standard method
+invocations, xref:core/expressions/language-ref/varargs.adoc[varargs] are also supported
+for function invocations.
+
+Functions can be registered as _variables_ in `EvaluationContext` implementations via the
+`setVariable()` method.
 
 [TIP]
 ====
@@ -110,8 +114,9 @@ potentially more efficient use cases if the `MethodHandle` target and parameters
 been fully bound prior to registration; however, partially bound handles are also
 supported.
 
-Consider the `String#formatted(String, Object...)` instance method, which produces a
-message according to a template and a variable number of arguments.
+Consider the `String#formatted(Object...)` instance method, which produces a message
+according to a template and a variable number of arguments
+(xref:core/expressions/language-ref/varargs.adoc[varargs]).
 
 You can register and use the `formatted` method as a `MethodHandle`, as the following
 example shows:
@@ -151,10 +156,10 @@ Kotlin::
 ----
 ======
 
-As hinted above, binding a `MethodHandle` and registering the bound `MethodHandle` is also
-supported. This is likely to be more performant if both the target and all the arguments
-are bound. In that case no arguments are necessary in the SpEL expression, as the
-following example shows:
+As mentioned above, binding a `MethodHandle` and registering the bound `MethodHandle` is
+also supported. This is likely to be more performant if both the target and all the
+arguments are bound. In that case no arguments are necessary in the SpEL expression, as
+the following example shows:
 
 [tabs]
 ======
@@ -168,9 +173,10 @@ Java::
 	String template = "This is a %s message with %s words: <%s>";
 	Object varargs = new Object[] { "prerecorded", 3, "Oh Hello World!", "ignored" };
 	MethodHandle mh = MethodHandles.lookup().findVirtual(String.class, "formatted",
-			MethodType.methodType(String.class, Object[].class))
+		MethodType.methodType(String.class, Object[].class))
 			.bindTo(template)
-			.bindTo(varargs); //here we have to provide arguments in a single array binding
+			// Here we have to provide the arguments in a single array binding:
+			.bindTo(varargs);
 	context.setVariable("message", mh);
 
 	// evaluates to "This is a prerecorded message with 3 words: <Oh Hello World!>"
@@ -189,9 +195,10 @@ Kotlin::
 	val varargs = arrayOf("prerecorded", 3, "Oh Hello World!", "ignored")
 
 	val mh = MethodHandles.lookup().findVirtual(String::class.java, "formatted",
-			MethodType.methodType(String::class.java, Array<Any>::class.java))
+		MethodType.methodType(String::class.java, Array<Any>::class.java))
 			.bindTo(template)
-			.bindTo(varargs) //here we have to provide arguments in a single array binding
+			// Here we have to provide the arguments in a single array binding:
+			.bindTo(varargs)
 	context.setVariable("message", mh)
 
 	// evaluates to "This is a prerecorded message with 3 words: <Oh Hello World!>"
@@ -201,4 +208,3 @@ Kotlin::
 ======
 
 
-

framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/core/expressions/language-ref/methods.adoc

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 [[expressions-methods]]
 = Methods
 
-You can invoke methods by using typical Java programming syntax. You can also invoke methods
-on literals. Variable arguments are also supported. The following examples show how to
-invoke methods:
+You can invoke methods by using the typical Java programming syntax. You can also invoke
+methods directly on literals such as strings or numbers.
+xref:core/expressions/language-ref/varargs.adoc[Varargs] are supported as well.
+
+The following examples show how to invoke methods.
 
 [tabs]
 ======

framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/core/expressions/language-ref/varargs.adoc

@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+[[expressions-varargs]]
+= Varargs Invocations
+
+The Spring Expression Language supports
+https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/language/varargs.html[varargs]
+invocations for xref:core/expressions/language-ref/constructors.adoc[constructors],
+xref:core/expressions/language-ref/methods.adoc[methods], and user-defined
+xref:core/expressions/language-ref/functions.adoc[functions].
+
+The following example shows how to invoke the `java.lang.String#formatted(Object...)`
+_varargs_ method within an expression by supplying the variable argument list as separate
+arguments (`'blue', 1`).
+
+[tabs]
+======
+Java::
++
+[source,java,indent=0,subs="verbatim,quotes"]
+----
+	// evaluates to "blue is color #1"
+	String expression = "'%s is color #%d'.formatted('blue', 1)";
+	String message = parser.parseExpression(expression).getValue(String.class);
+----
+
+Kotlin::
++
+[source,kotlin,indent=0,subs="verbatim,quotes"]
+----
+	// evaluates to "blue is color #1"
+	val expression = "'%s is color #%d'.formatted('blue', 1)"
+	val message = parser.parseExpression(expression).getValue(String::class.java)
+----
+======
+
+A variable argument list can also be supplied as an array, as demonstrated in the
+following example (`new Object[] {'blue', 1}`).
+
+[tabs]
+======
+Java::
++
+[source,java,indent=0,subs="verbatim,quotes"]
+----
+	// evaluates to "blue is color #1"
+	String expression = "'%s is color #%d'.formatted(new Object[] {'blue', 1})";
+	String message = parser.parseExpression(expression).getValue(String.class);
+----
+
+Kotlin::
++
+[source,kotlin,indent=0,subs="verbatim,quotes"]
+----
+	// evaluates to "blue is color #1"
+	val expression = "'%s is color #%d'.formatted(new Object[] {'blue', 1})"
+	val message = parser.parseExpression(expression).getValue(String::class.java)
+----
+======
+
+As an alternative, a variable argument list can be supplied as a `java.util.List` – for
+example, as an xref:core/expressions/language-ref/inline-lists.adoc[inline list]
+(`{'blue', 1}`). The following example shows how to do that.
+
+[tabs]
+======
+Java::
++
+[source,java,indent=0,subs="verbatim,quotes"]
+----
+	// evaluates to "blue is color #1"
+	String expression = "'%s is color #%d'.formatted({'blue', 1})";
+	String message = parser.parseExpression(expression).getValue(String.class);
+----
+
+Kotlin::
++
+[source,kotlin,indent=0,subs="verbatim,quotes"]
+----
+	// evaluates to "blue is color #1"
+	val expression = "'%s is color #%d'.formatted({'blue', 1})"
+	val message = parser.parseExpression(expression).getValue(String::class.java)
+----
+======
+
+[[expressions-varargs-type-conversion]]
+== Varargs Type Conversion
+
+In contrast to the standard support for varargs invocations in Java,
+xref:core/expressions/evaluation.adoc#expressions-type-conversion[type conversion] may be
+applied to the individual arguments when invoking varargs constructors, methods, or
+functions in SpEL.
+
+For example, if we have registered a custom
+xref:core/expressions/language-ref/functions.adoc[function] in the `EvaluationContext`
+under the name `#reverseStrings` for a method with the signature
+`String reverseStrings(String... strings)`, we can invoke that function within a SpEL
+expression with any argument that can be converted to a `String`, as demonstrated in the
+following example.
+
+[tabs]
+======
+Java::
++
+[source,java,indent=0,subs="verbatim,quotes"]
+----
+	// evaluates to "3.0, 2.0, 1, SpEL"
+	String expression = "#reverseStrings('SpEL', 1, 10F / 5, 3.0000)";
+	String message = parser.parseExpression(expression)
+			.getValue(evaluationContext, String.class);
+----
+
+Kotlin::
++
+[source,kotlin,indent=0,subs="verbatim,quotes"]
+----
+	// evaluates to "3.0, 2.0, 1, SpEL"
+	val expression = "#reverseStrings('SpEL', 1, 10F / 5, 3.0000)"
+	val message = parser.parseExpression(expression)
+			.getValue(evaluationContext, String::class.java)
+----
+======
+
+Similarly, any array whose component type is a subtype of the required varargs type can
+be supplied as the variable argument list for a varargs invocation. For example, a
+`String[]` array can be supplied to a varargs invocation that accepts an `Object...`
+argument list.
+
+The following listing demonstrates that we can supply a `String[]` array to the
+`java.lang.String#formatted(Object...)` _varargs_ method. It also highlights that `1`
+will be automatically converted to `"1"`.
+
+[tabs]
+======
+Java::
++
+[source,java,indent=0,subs="verbatim,quotes"]
+----
+	// evaluates to "blue is color #1"
+	String expression = "'%s is color #%s'.formatted(new String[] {'blue', 1})";
+	String message = parser.parseExpression(expression).getValue(String.class);
+----
+
+Kotlin::
++
+[source,kotlin,indent=0,subs="verbatim,quotes"]
+----
+	// evaluates to "blue is color #1"
+	val expression = "'%s is color #%s'.formatted(new String[] {'blue', 1})"
+	val message = parser.parseExpression(expression).getValue(String::class.java)
+----
+======
+

framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/index.adoc

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ xref:overview.adoc[Overview] :: History, Design Philosophy, Feedback,
 Getting Started.
 xref:core.adoc[Core] :: IoC Container, Events, Resources, i18n,
 Validation, Data Binding, Type Conversion, SpEL, AOP, AOT.
-<<testing.adoc#testing, Testing>> :: Mock Objects, TestContext Framework,
+xref:testing.adoc[Testing] :: Mock Objects, TestContext Framework,
 Spring MVC Test, WebTestClient.
 xref:data-access.adoc[Data Access] :: Transactions, DAO Support,
 JDBC, R2DBC, O/R Mapping, XML Marshalling.

framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/integration/jms.adoc

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ the same way as Spring's integration does for the JDBC API.
 
 JMS can be roughly divided into two areas of functionality, namely the production and
 consumption of messages. The `JmsTemplate` class is used for message production and
-synchronous message reception. For asynchronous reception similar to Jakarta EE's
+synchronous message receipt. For asynchronous receipt similar to Jakarta EE's
 message-driven bean style, Spring provides a number of message-listener containers that
 you can use to create Message-Driven POJOs (MDPs). Spring also provides a declarative way
 to create message listeners.

framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/integration/jms/receiving.adoc

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ This describes how to receive messages with JMS in Spring.
 
 
 [[jms-receiving-sync]]
-== Synchronous Reception
+== Synchronous Receipt
 
 While JMS is typically associated with asynchronous processing, you can
 consume messages synchronously. The overloaded `receive(..)` methods provide this
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ the receiver should wait before giving up waiting for a message.
 
 
 [[jms-receiving-async]]
-== Asynchronous reception: Message-Driven POJOs
+== Asynchronous Receipt: Message-Driven POJOs
 
 NOTE: Spring also supports annotated-listener endpoints through the use of the `@JmsListener`
-annotation and provides an open infrastructure to register endpoints programmatically.
-This is, by far, the most convenient way to setup an asynchronous receiver.
+annotation and provides open infrastructure to register endpoints programmatically.
+This is, by far, the most convenient way to set up an asynchronous receiver.
 See xref:integration/jms/annotated.adoc#jms-annotated-support[Enable Listener Endpoint Annotations] for more details.
 
 In a fashion similar to a Message-Driven Bean (MDB) in the EJB world, the Message-Driven
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ listener container.
 
 You can activate local resource transactions through the `sessionTransacted` flag
 on the listener container definition. Each message listener invocation then operates
-within an active JMS transaction, with message reception rolled back in case of listener
+within an active JMS transaction, with message receipt rolled back in case of listener
 execution failure. Sending a response message (through `SessionAwareMessageListener`) is
 part of the same local transaction, but any other resource operations (such as
 database access) operate independently. This usually requires duplicate message
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ To configure a message listener container for XA transaction participation, you
 to configure a `JtaTransactionManager` (which, by default, delegates to the Jakarta EE
 server's transaction subsystem). Note that the underlying JMS `ConnectionFactory` needs to
 be XA-capable and properly registered with your JTA transaction coordinator. (Check your
-Jakarta EE server's configuration of JNDI resources.) This lets message reception as well
+Jakarta EE server's configuration of JNDI resources.) This lets message receipt as well
 as (for example) database access be part of the same transaction (with unified commit
 semantics, at the expense of XA transaction log overhead).
 

framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/integration/jms/using.adoc

@@ -167,13 +167,15 @@ operations that do not refer to a specific destination.
 
 One of the most common uses of JMS messages in the EJB world is to drive message-driven
 beans (MDBs). Spring offers a solution to create message-driven POJOs (MDPs) in a way
-that does not tie a user to an EJB container. (See xref:integration/jms/receiving.adoc#jms-receiving-async[Asynchronous reception: Message-Driven POJOs] for detailed
-coverage of Spring's MDP support.) Since Spring Framework 4.1, endpoint methods can be
-annotated with `@JmsListener` -- see xref:integration/jms/annotated.adoc[Annotation-driven Listener Endpoints] for more details.
+that does not tie a user to an EJB container. (See
+xref:integration/jms/receiving.adoc#jms-receiving-async[Asynchronous Receipt: Message-Driven POJOs]
+for detailed coverage of Spring's MDP support.) Endpoint methods can be annotated with
+`@JmsListener` -- see xref:integration/jms/annotated.adoc[Annotation-driven Listener Endpoints]
+for more details.
 
 A message listener container is used to receive messages from a JMS message queue and
 drive the `MessageListener` that is injected into it. The listener container is
-responsible for all threading of message reception and dispatches into the listener for
+responsible for all threading of message receipt and dispatches into the listener for
 processing. A message listener container is the intermediary between an MDP and a
 messaging provider and takes care of registering to receive messages, participating in
 transactions, resource acquisition and release, exception conversion, and so on. This
@@ -227,7 +229,7 @@ the JMS provider, advanced functionality (such as participation in externally ma
 transactions), and compatibility with Jakarta EE environments.
 
 You can customize the cache level of the container. Note that, when no caching is enabled,
-a new connection and a new session is created for each message reception. Combining this
+a new connection and a new session is created for each message receipt. Combining this
 with a non-durable subscription with high loads may lead to message loss. Make sure to
 use a proper cache level in such a case.
 
@@ -246,7 +248,7 @@ in the form of a business entity existence check or a protocol table check.
 Any such arrangements are significantly more efficient than the alternative:
 wrapping your entire processing with an XA transaction (through configuring your
 `DefaultMessageListenerContainer` with an `JtaTransactionManager`) to cover the
-reception of the JMS message as well as the execution of the business logic in your
+receipt of the JMS message as well as the execution of the business logic in your
 message listener (including database operations, etc.).
 
 IMPORTANT: The default `AUTO_ACKNOWLEDGE` mode does not provide proper reliability guarantees.

framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/integration/observability.adoc

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ As outlined xref:integration/observability.adoc[at the beginning of this section
 |Processing time for an execution of a `@Scheduled` task
 |===
 
-NOTE: Observations are using Micrometer's official naming convention, but Metrics names will be automatically converted
+NOTE: Observations use Micrometer's official naming convention, but Metrics names will be automatically converted
 {micrometer-docs}/concepts/naming.html[to the format preferred by the monitoring system backend]
 (Prometheus, Atlas, Graphite, InfluxDB...).
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ This can be done by declaring a `SchedulingConfigurer` bean that sets the observ
 
 include-code::./ObservationSchedulingConfigurer[]
 
-It is using the `org.springframework.scheduling.support.DefaultScheduledTaskObservationConvention` by default, backed by the `ScheduledTaskObservationContext`.
+It uses the `org.springframework.scheduling.support.DefaultScheduledTaskObservationConvention` by default, backed by the `ScheduledTaskObservationContext`.
 You can configure a custom implementation on the `ObservationRegistry` directly.
 During the execution of the scheduled method, the current observation is restored in the `ThreadLocal` context or the Reactor context (if the scheduled method returns a `Mono` or `Flux` type).
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ By default, the following `KeyValues` are created:
 [cols="a,a"]
 |===
 |Name | Description
-|`code.function` _(required)_|Name of Java `Method` that is scheduled for execution.
+|`code.function` _(required)_|Name of the Java `Method` that is scheduled for execution.
 |`code.namespace` _(required)_|Canonical name of the class of the bean instance that holds the scheduled method, or `"ANONYMOUS"` for anonymous classes.
 |`error` _(required)_|Class name of the exception thrown during the execution, or `"none"` if no exception happened.
 |`exception` _(deprecated)_|Duplicates the `error` key and might be removed in the future.
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ This instrumentation will create 2 types of observations:
 * `"jms.message.publish"` when a JMS message is sent to the broker, typically with `JmsTemplate`.
 * `"jms.message.process"` when a JMS message is processed by the application, typically with a `MessageListener` or a `@JmsListener` annotated method.
 
-NOTE: currently there is no instrumentation for `"jms.message.receive"` observations as there is little value in measuring the time spent waiting for the reception of a message.
+NOTE: Currently there is no instrumentation for `"jms.message.receive"` observations as there is little value in measuring the time spent waiting for the receipt of a message.
 Such an integration would typically instrument `MessageConsumer#receive` method calls. But once those return, the processing time is not measured and the trace scope cannot be propagated to the application.
 
 By default, both observations share the same set of possible `KeyValues`:
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ By default, both observations share the same set of possible `KeyValues`:
 |`error` |Class name of the exception thrown during the messaging operation (or "none").
 |`exception` _(deprecated)_|Duplicates the `error` key and might be removed in the future.
 |`messaging.destination.temporary` _(required)_|Whether the destination is a `TemporaryQueue` or `TemporaryTopic` (values: `"true"` or `"false"`).
-|`messaging.operation` _(required)_|Name of JMS operation being performed (values: `"publish"` or `"process"`).
+|`messaging.operation` _(required)_|Name of the JMS operation being performed (values: `"publish"` or `"process"`).
 |===
 
 .High cardinality Keys
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ By default, both observations share the same set of possible `KeyValues`:
 |===
 |Name | Description
 |`messaging.message.conversation_id` |The correlation ID of the JMS message.
-|`messaging.destination.name` |The name of destination the current message was sent to.
+|`messaging.destination.name` |The name of the destination the current message was sent to.
 |`messaging.message.id` |Value used by the messaging system as an identifier for the message.
 |===
 
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ By default, the following `KeyValues` are created:
 |Name | Description
 |`error` _(required)_|Class name of the exception thrown during the exchange, or `"none"` if no exception happened.
 |`exception` _(deprecated)_|Duplicates the `error` key and might be removed in the future.
-|`method` _(required)_|Name of HTTP request method or `"none"` if not a well-known method.
+|`method` _(required)_|Name of the HTTP request method or `"none"` if not a well-known method.
 |`outcome` _(required)_|Outcome of the HTTP server exchange.
 |`status` _(required)_|HTTP response raw status code, or `"UNKNOWN"` if no response was created.
 |`uri` _(required)_|URI pattern for the matching handler if available, falling back to `REDIRECTION` for 3xx responses, `NOT_FOUND` for 404 responses, `root` for requests with no path info, and `UNKNOWN` for all other requests.
@@ -235,10 +235,10 @@ This can be done on the `WebHttpHandlerBuilder`, as follows:
 
 include-code::./HttpHandlerConfiguration[]
 
-It is using the `org.springframework.http.server.reactive.observation.DefaultServerRequestObservationConvention` by default, backed by the `ServerRequestObservationContext`.
+It uses the `org.springframework.http.server.reactive.observation.DefaultServerRequestObservationConvention` by default, backed by the `ServerRequestObservationContext`.
 
 This will only record an observation as an error if the `Exception` has not been handled by an application Controller.
-Typically, all exceptions handled by Spring WebFlux's `@ExceptionHandler` and <<web.adoc#webflux-ann-rest-exceptions,`ProblemDetail` support>> will not be recorded with the observation.
+Typically, all exceptions handled by Spring WebFlux's `@ExceptionHandler` and xref:web/webflux/ann-rest-exceptions.adoc[`ProblemDetail` support] will not be recorded with the observation.
 You can, at any point during request processing, set the error field on the `ObservationContext` yourself:
 
 include-code::./UserController[]
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ By default, the following `KeyValues` are created:
 |Name | Description
 |`error` _(required)_|Class name of the exception thrown during the exchange, or `"none"` if no exception happened.
 |`exception` _(deprecated)_|Duplicates the `error` key and might be removed in the future.
-|`method` _(required)_|Name of HTTP request method or `"none"` if not a well-known method.
+|`method` _(required)_|Name of the HTTP request method or `"none"` if not a well-known method.
 |`outcome` _(required)_|Outcome of the HTTP server exchange.
 |`status` _(required)_|HTTP response raw status code, or `"UNKNOWN"` if no response was created.
 |`uri` _(required)_|URI pattern for the matching handler if available, falling back to `REDIRECTION` for 3xx responses, `NOT_FOUND` for 404 responses, `root` for requests with no path info, and `UNKNOWN` for all other requests.
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ By default, the following `KeyValues` are created:
 == HTTP Client Instrumentation
 
 HTTP client exchange observations are created with the name `"http.client.requests"` for blocking and reactive clients.
+This observation measures the entire HTTP request/response exchange, from connection establishment up to body deserialization.
 Unlike their server counterparts, the instrumentation is implemented directly in the client so the only required step is to configure an `ObservationRegistry` on the client.
 
 [[observability.http-client.resttemplate]]
@@ -284,8 +285,8 @@ Instrumentation uses the `org.springframework.http.client.observation.ClientRequ
 [cols="a,a"]
 |===
 |Name | Description
-|`method` _(required)_|Name of HTTP request method or `"none"` if not a well-known method.
-|`uri` _(required)_|URI template used for HTTP request, or `"none"` if none was provided. Only the path part of the URI is considered.
+|`method` _(required)_|Name of the HTTP request method or `"none"` if not a well-known method.
+|`uri` _(required)_|URI template used for HTTP request, or `"none"` if none was provided. The protocol, host and port part of the URI are not considered.
 |`client.name` _(required)_|Client name derived from the request URI host.
 |`status` _(required)_|HTTP response raw status code, or `"IO_ERROR"` in case of `IOException`, or `"CLIENT_ERROR"` if no response was received.
 |`outcome` _(required)_|Outcome of the HTTP client exchange.
@@ -312,8 +313,8 @@ Instrumentation uses the `org.springframework.http.client.observation.ClientRequ
 [cols="a,a"]
 |===
 |Name | Description
-|`method` _(required)_|Name of HTTP request method or `"none"` if the request could not be created.
-|`uri` _(required)_|URI template used for HTTP request, or `"none"` if none was provided. Only the path part of the URI is considered.
+|`method` _(required)_|Name of the HTTP request method or `"none"` if the request could not be created.
+|`uri` _(required)_|URI template used for HTTP request, or `"none"` if none was provided. The protocol, host and port part of the URI are not considered.
 |`client.name` _(required)_|Client name derived from the request URI host.
 |`status` _(required)_|HTTP response raw status code, or `"IO_ERROR"` in case of `IOException`, or `"CLIENT_ERROR"` if no response was received.
 |`outcome` _(required)_|Outcome of the HTTP client exchange.
@@ -332,7 +333,7 @@ Instrumentation uses the `org.springframework.http.client.observation.ClientRequ
 [[observability.http-client.webclient]]
 === WebClient
 
-Applications must configure an `ObservationRegistry` on the `WebClient` builder to enable the instrumentation; without that, observations are "no-ops".
+Applications must configure an `ObservationRegistry` on the `WebClient.Builder` to enable the instrumentation; without that, observations are "no-ops".
 Spring Boot will auto-configure `WebClient.Builder` beans with the observation registry already set.
 
 Instrumentation uses the `org.springframework.web.reactive.function.client.ClientRequestObservationConvention` by default, backed by the `ClientRequestObservationContext`.
@@ -341,8 +342,8 @@ Instrumentation uses the `org.springframework.web.reactive.function.client.Clien
 [cols="a,a"]
 |===
 |Name | Description
-|`method` _(required)_|Name of HTTP request method or `"none"` if not a well-known method.
-|`uri` _(required)_|URI template used for HTTP request, or `"none"` if none was provided. Only the path part of the URI is considered.
+|`method` _(required)_|Name of the HTTP request method or `"none"` if not a well-known method.
+|`uri` _(required)_|URI template used for HTTP request, or `"none"` if none was provided. The protocol, host and port part of the URI are not considered.
 |`client.name` _(required)_|Client name derived from the request URI host.
 |`status` _(required)_|HTTP response raw status code, or `"IO_ERROR"` in case of `IOException`, or `"CLIENT_ERROR"` if no response was received.
 |`outcome` _(required)_|Outcome of the HTTP client exchange.

framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/integration/rest-clients.adoc

@@ -115,11 +115,15 @@ Finally, the body can be set to a callback function that writes to an `OutputStr
 
 ==== Retrieving the response
 
-Once the request has been set up, the HTTP response is accessed by invoking `retrieve()`.
-The response body can be accessed by using `body(Class)` or `body(ParameterizedTypeReference)` for parameterized types like lists.
+Once the request has been set up, it can be sent by chaining method calls after `retrieve()`.
+For example, the response body can be accessed by using `retrieve().body(Class)` or `retrieve().body(ParameterizedTypeReference)` for parameterized types like lists.
 The `body` method converts the response contents into various types – for instance, bytes can be converted into a `String`, JSON can be converted into objects using Jackson, and so on (see <<rest-message-conversion>>).
 
-The response can also be converted into a `ResponseEntity`, giving access to the response headers as well as the body.
+The response can also be converted into a `ResponseEntity`, giving access to the response headers as well as the body, with `retrieve().toEntity(Class)`
+
+NOTE: Calling `retrieve()` by itself is a no-op and returns a `ResponseSpec`.
+Applications must invoke a terminal operation on the `ResponseSpec` to have any side effect.
+If consuming the response has no interest for your use case, you can use `retrieve().toBodilessEntity()`.
 
 This sample shows how `RestClient` can be used to perform a simple `GET` request.
 
@@ -853,7 +857,7 @@ Start by creating the interface with `@HttpExchange` methods:
 
 [source,java,indent=0,subs="verbatim,quotes"]
 ----
-	interface RepositoryService {
+	public interface RepositoryService {
 
 		@GetExchange("/repos/{owner}/{repo}")
 		Repository getRepository(@PathVariable String owner, @PathVariable String repo);
@@ -904,7 +908,7 @@ For `RestTemplate`:
 [source,java,indent=0,subs="verbatim,quotes"]
 ----
 	@HttpExchange(url = "/repos/{owner}/{repo}", accept = "application/vnd.github.v3+json")
-	interface RepositoryService {
+	public interface RepositoryService {
 
 		@GetExchange
 		Repository getRepository(@PathVariable String owner, @PathVariable String repo);
@@ -938,10 +942,10 @@ method parameters:
 | Dynamically set the HTTP method for the request, overriding the annotation's `method` attribute
 
 | `@RequestHeader`
-| Add a request header or multiple headers. The argument may be a `Map<String, ?>` or
-  `MultiValueMap<String, ?>` with multiple headers, a `Collection<?>` of values, or an
-  individual value. Type conversion is supported for non-String values. This overrides
-  the annotation's `headers` attribute.
+| Add a request header or multiple headers. The argument may be a single value,
+  a `Collection<?>` of values, `Map<String, ?>`,`MultiValueMap<String, ?>`.
+  Type conversion is supported for non-String values. Header values are added and
+  do not override already added header values.
 
 | `@PathVariable`
 | Add a variable for expand a placeholder in the request URL. The argument may be a
@@ -988,6 +992,27 @@ parameter annotation) is set to `false`, or the parameter is marked optional as
 
 
 
+[[rest-http-interface.custom-resolver]]
+=== Custom argument resolver
+
+For more complex cases, HTTP interfaces do not support `RequestEntity` types as method parameters.
+This would take over the entire HTTP request and not improve the semantics of the interface.
+Instead of adding many method parameters, developers can combine them into a custom type
+and configure a dedicated `HttpServiceArgumentResolver` implementation.
+
+In the following HTTP interface, we are using a custom `Search` type as a parameter:
+
+include-code::./CustomHttpServiceArgumentResolver[tag=httpinterface,indent=0]
+
+We can implement our own `HttpServiceArgumentResolver` that supports our custom `Search` type
+and writes its data in the outgoing HTTP request.
+
+include-code::./CustomHttpServiceArgumentResolver[tag=argumentresolver,indent=0]
+
+Finally, we can use this argument resolver during the setup and use our HTTP interface.
+
+include-code::./CustomHttpServiceArgumentResolver[tag=usage,indent=0]
+
 [[rest-http-interface-return-values]]
 === Return Values
 

framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/languages/kotlin/annotations.adoc

@@ -14,16 +14,13 @@ For example, `@Autowired lateinit var thing: Thing` implies that a bean
 of type `Thing` must be registered in the application context, while `@Autowired lateinit var thing: Thing?`
 does not raise an error if such a bean does not exist.
 
-Following the same principle, `@Bean fun play(toy: Toy, car: Car?) = Baz(toy, Car)` implies
+Following the same principle, `@Bean fun play(toy: Toy, car: Car?) = Baz(toy, car)` implies
 that a bean of type `Toy` must be registered in the application context, while a bean of
 type `Car` may or may not exist. The same behavior applies to autowired constructor parameters.
 
 NOTE: If you use bean validation on classes with properties or a primary constructor
-parameters, you may need to use
+with parameters, you may need to use
 {kotlin-docs}/annotations.html#annotation-use-site-targets[annotation use-site targets],
 such as `@field:NotNull` or `@get:Size(min=5, max=15)`, as described in
 {stackoverflow-site}/a/35853200/1092077[this Stack Overflow response].
 
-
-
-

framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/testing/annotations/integration-spring/annotation-mockitobean.adoc

@@ -1,41 +1,62 @@
 [[spring-testing-annotation-beanoverriding-mockitobean]]
 = `@MockitoBean` and `@MockitoSpyBean`
 
-`@MockitoBean` and `@MockitoSpyBean` are used on fields in test classes to override beans
-in the test's `ApplicationContext` with a Mockito _mock_ or _spy_, respectively. In the
-latter case, an early instance of the original bean is captured and wrapped by the spy.
+{spring-framework-api}/test/context/bean/override/mockito/MockitoBean.html[`@MockitoBean`] and
+{spring-framework-api}/test/context/bean/override/mockito/MockitoSpyBean.html[`@MockitoSpyBean`]
+can be used in test classes to override a bean in the test's `ApplicationContext` with a
+Mockito _mock_ or _spy_, respectively. In the latter case, an early instance of the
+original bean is captured and wrapped by the spy.
 
-By default, the annotated field's type is used to search for candidate beans to override.
-If multiple candidates match, `@Qualifier` can be provided to narrow the candidate to
-override. Alternatively, a candidate whose bean name matches the name of the field will
-match.
+The annotations can be applied in the following ways.
 
-When using `@MockitoBean`, a new bean will be created if a corresponding bean does not
-exist. However, if you would like for the test to fail when a corresponding bean does not
-exist, you can set the `enforceOverride` attribute to `true` – for example,
-`@MockitoBean(enforceOverride = true)`.
+* On a non-static field in a test class or any of its superclasses.
+* On a non-static field in an enclosing class for a `@Nested` test class or in any class
+  in the type hierarchy or enclosing class hierarchy above the `@Nested` test class.
+* At the type level on a test class or any superclass or implemented interface in the
+  type hierarchy above the test class.
+* At the type level on an enclosing class for a `@Nested` test class or on any class or
+  interface in the type hierarchy or enclosing class hierarchy above the `@Nested` test
+  class.
 
-To use a by-name override rather than a by-type override, specify the `name` attribute
-of the annotation.
+When `@MockitoBean` or `@MockitoSpyBean` is declared on a field, the bean to mock or spy
+is inferred from the type of the annotated field. If multiple candidates exist in the
+`ApplicationContext`, a `@Qualifier` annotation can be declared on the field to help
+disambiguate. In the absence of a `@Qualifier` annotation, the name of the annotated
+field will be used as a _fallback qualifier_. Alternatively, you can explicitly specify a
+bean name to mock or spy by setting the `value` or `name` attribute in the annotation.
+
+When `@MockitoBean` or `@MockitoSpyBean` is declared at the type level, the type of bean
+(or beans) to mock or spy must be supplied via the `types` attribute in the annotation –
+for example, `@MockitoBean(types = {OrderService.class, UserService.class})`. If multiple
+candidates exist in the `ApplicationContext`, you can explicitly specify a bean name to
+mock or spy by setting the `name` attribute. Note, however, that the `types` attribute
+must contain a single type if an explicit bean `name` is configured – for example,
+`@MockitoBean(name = "ps1", types = PrintingService.class)`.
+
+To support reuse of mock configuration, `@MockitoBean` and `@MockitoSpyBean` may be used
+as meta-annotations to create custom _composed annotations_ – for example, to define
+common mock or spy configuration in a single annotation that can be reused across a test
+suite. `@MockitoBean` and `@MockitoSpyBean` can also be used as repeatable annotations at
+the type level — for example, to mock or spy several beans by name.
 
 [WARNING]
 ====
-Qualifiers, including the name of the field, are used to determine if a separate
+Qualifiers, including the name of a field, are used to determine if a separate
 `ApplicationContext` needs to be created. If you are using this feature to mock or spy
-the same bean in several tests, make sure to name the field consistently to avoid
+the same bean in several test classes, make sure to name the fields consistently to avoid
 creating unnecessary contexts.
 ====
 
-Each annotation also defines Mockito-specific attributes to fine-tune the mocking details.
+Each annotation also defines Mockito-specific attributes to fine-tune the mocking behavior.
 
-By default, the `@MockitoBean` annotation uses the `REPLACE_OR_CREATE`
-xref:testing/testcontext-framework/bean-overriding.adoc#testcontext-bean-overriding-custom[strategy for test bean overriding].
-If no existing bean matches, a new bean is created on the fly. As mentioned previously,
-you can switch to the `REPLACE` strategy by setting the `enforceOverride` attribute to
-`true`.
+The `@MockitoBean` annotation uses the `REPLACE_OR_CREATE`
+xref:testing/testcontext-framework/bean-overriding.adoc#testcontext-bean-overriding-strategy[strategy for bean overrides].
+If a corresponding bean does not exist, a new bean will be created. However, you can
+switch to the `REPLACE` strategy by setting the `enforceOverride` attribute to `true` –
+for example, `@MockitoBean(enforceOverride = true)`.
 
 The `@MockitoSpyBean` annotation uses the `WRAP`
-xref:testing/testcontext-framework/bean-overriding.adoc#testcontext-bean-overriding-custom[strategy],
+xref:testing/testcontext-framework/bean-overriding.adoc#testcontext-bean-overriding-strategy[strategy],
 and the original instance is wrapped in a Mockito spy. This strategy requires that
 exactly one candidate bean exists.
 
@@ -51,7 +72,20 @@ When using `@MockitoSpyBean` to create a spy for a `FactoryBean`, a spy will be
 for the object created by the `FactoryBean`, not for the `FactoryBean` itself.
 ====
 
-The following example shows how to use the default behavior of the `@MockitoBean` annotation:
+[NOTE]
+====
+There are no restrictions on the visibility of `@MockitoBean` and `@MockitoSpyBean`
+fields.
+
+Such fields can therefore be `public`, `protected`, package-private (default visibility),
+or `private` depending on the needs or coding practices of the project.
+====
+
+[[spring-testing-annotation-beanoverriding-mockitobean-examples]]
+== `@MockitoBean` Examples
+
+The following example shows how to use the default behavior of the `@MockitoBean`
+annotation.
 
 [tabs]
 ======
@@ -59,23 +93,26 @@ Java::
 +
 [source,java,indent=0,subs="verbatim,quotes"]
 ----
-	class OverrideBeanTests {
-		@MockitoBean // <1>
-		private CustomService customService;
+	@SpringJUnitConfig(TestConfig.class)
+	class BeanOverrideTests {
 
-		// test case body...
+		@MockitoBean // <1>
+		CustomService customService;
+
+		// tests...
 	}
 ----
-<1> Replace the bean with type `CustomService` with a Mockito `mock`.
+<1> Replace the bean with type `CustomService` with a Mockito mock.
 ======
 
 In the example above, we are creating a mock for `CustomService`. If more than one bean
 of that type exists, the bean named `customService` is considered. Otherwise, the test
 will fail, and you will need to provide a qualifier of some sort to identify which of the
-`CustomService` beans you want to override. If no such bean exists, a bean definition
-will be created with an auto-generated bean name.
+`CustomService` beans you want to override. If no such bean exists, a bean will be
+created with an auto-generated bean name.
 
-The following example uses a by-name lookup, rather than a by-type lookup:
+The following example uses a by-name lookup, rather than a by-type lookup. If no bean
+named `service` exists, one is created.
 
 [tabs]
 ======
@@ -83,20 +120,20 @@ Java::
 +
 [source,java,indent=0,subs="verbatim,quotes"]
 ----
-	class OverrideBeanTests {
+	@SpringJUnitConfig(TestConfig.class)
+	class BeanOverrideTests {
+
 		@MockitoBean("service") // <1>
-		private CustomService customService;
+		CustomService customService;
 
-		// test case body...
+		// tests...
 
 	}
 ----
-<1> Replace the bean named `service` with a Mockito `mock`.
+<1> Replace the bean named `service` with a Mockito mock.
 ======
 
-If no bean definition named `service` exists, one is created.
-
-The following example shows how to use the default behavior of the `@MockitoSpyBean` annotation:
+The following `@SharedMocks` annotation registers two mocks by-type and one mock by-name.
 
 [tabs]
 ======
@@ -104,14 +141,73 @@ Java::
 +
 [source,java,indent=0,subs="verbatim,quotes"]
 ----
-	class OverrideBeanTests {
-		@MockitoSpyBean // <1>
-		private CustomService customService;
-
-		// test case body...
+	@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
+	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+	@MockitoBean(types = {OrderService.class, UserService.class}) // <1>
+	@MockitoBean(name = "ps1", types = PrintingService.class) // <2>
+	public @interface SharedMocks {
 	}
 ----
-<1> Wrap the bean with type `CustomService` with a Mockito `spy`.
+<1> Register `OrderService` and `UserService` mocks by-type.
+<2> Register `PrintingService` mock by-name.
+======
+
+The following demonstrates how `@SharedMocks` can be used on a test class.
+
+[tabs]
+======
+Java::
++
+[source,java,indent=0,subs="verbatim,quotes"]
+----
+	@SpringJUnitConfig(TestConfig.class)
+	@SharedMocks // <1>
+	class BeanOverrideTests {
+
+		@Autowired OrderService orderService; // <2>
+
+		@Autowired UserService userService; // <2>
+
+		@Autowired PrintingService ps1; // <2>
+
+		// Inject other components that rely on the mocks.
+
+		@Test
+		void testThatDependsOnMocks() {
+			// ...
+		}
+	}
+----
+<1> Register common mocks via the custom `@SharedMocks` annotation.
+<2> Optionally inject mocks to _stub_ or _verify_ them.
+======
+
+TIP: The mocks can also be injected into `@Configuration` classes or other test-related
+components in the `ApplicationContext` in order to configure them with Mockito's stubbing
+APIs.
+
+[[spring-testing-annotation-beanoverriding-mockitospybean-examples]]
+== `@MockitoSpyBean` Examples
+
+The following example shows how to use the default behavior of the `@MockitoSpyBean`
+annotation.
+
+[tabs]
+======
+Java::
++
+[source,java,indent=0,subs="verbatim,quotes"]
+----
+	@SpringJUnitConfig(TestConfig.class)
+	class BeanOverrideTests {
+
+		@MockitoSpyBean // <1>
+		CustomService customService;
+
+		// tests...
+	}
+----
+<1> Wrap the bean with type `CustomService` with a Mockito spy.
 ======
 
 In the example above, we are wrapping the bean with type `CustomService`. If more than
@@ -119,7 +215,7 @@ one bean of that type exists, the bean named `customService` is considered. Othe
 the test will fail, and you will need to provide a qualifier of some sort to identify
 which of the `CustomService` beans you want to spy.
 
-The following example uses a by-name lookup, rather than a by-type lookup:
+The following example uses a by-name lookup, rather than a by-type lookup.
 
 [tabs]
 ======
@@ -127,13 +223,67 @@ Java::
 +
 [source,java,indent=0,subs="verbatim,quotes"]
 ----
-	class OverrideBeanTests {
+	@SpringJUnitConfig(TestConfig.class)
+	class BeanOverrideTests {
+
 		@MockitoSpyBean("service") // <1>
-		private CustomService customService;
-
-		// test case body...
+		CustomService customService;
 
+		// tests...
 	}
 ----
-<1> Wrap the bean named `service` with a Mockito `spy`.
+<1> Wrap the bean named `service` with a Mockito spy.
 ======
+
+The following `@SharedSpies` annotation registers two spies by-type and one spy by-name.
+
+[tabs]
+======
+Java::
++
+[source,java,indent=0,subs="verbatim,quotes"]
+----
+	@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
+	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+	@MockitoSpyBean(types = {OrderService.class, UserService.class}) // <1>
+	@MockitoSpyBean(name = "ps1", types = PrintingService.class) // <2>
+	public @interface SharedSpies {
+	}
+----
+<1> Register `OrderService` and `UserService` spies by-type.
+<2> Register `PrintingService` spy by-name.
+======
+
+The following demonstrates how `@SharedSpies` can be used on a test class.
+
+[tabs]
+======
+Java::
++
+[source,java,indent=0,subs="verbatim,quotes"]
+----
+	@SpringJUnitConfig(TestConfig.class)
+	@SharedSpies // <1>
+	class BeanOverrideTests {
+
+		@Autowired OrderService orderService; // <2>
+
+		@Autowired UserService userService; // <2>
+
+		@Autowired PrintingService ps1; // <2>
+
+		// Inject other components that rely on the spies.
+
+		@Test
+		void testThatDependsOnMocks() {
+			// ...
+		}
+	}
+----
+<1> Register common spies via the custom `@SharedSpies` annotation.
+<2> Optionally inject spies to _stub_ or _verify_ them.
+======
+
+TIP: The spies can also be injected into `@Configuration` classes or other test-related
+components in the `ApplicationContext` in order to configure them with Mockito's stubbing
+APIs.

framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/testing/annotations/integration-spring/annotation-testbean.adoc

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 [[spring-testing-annotation-beanoverriding-testbean]]
 = `@TestBean`
 
-`@TestBean` is used on a field in a test class to override a specific bean in the test's
+{spring-framework-api}/test/context/bean/override/convention/TestBean.html[`@TestBean`]
+is used on a non-static field in a test class to override a specific bean in the test's
 `ApplicationContext` with an instance provided by a factory method.
 
 The associated factory method name is derived from the annotated field's name, or the
@@ -30,6 +31,14 @@ same bean in several tests, make sure to name the field consistently to avoid cr
 unnecessary contexts.
 ====
 
+[NOTE]
+====
+There are no restrictions on the visibility of `@TestBean` fields or factory methods.
+
+Such fields and methods can therefore be `public`, `protected`, package-private (default
+visibility), or `private` depending on the needs or coding practices of the project.
+====
+
 The following example shows how to use the default behavior of the `@TestBean` annotation:
 
 [tabs]
@@ -40,11 +49,11 @@ Java::
 ----
 	class OverrideBeanTests {
 		@TestBean // <1>
-		private CustomService customService;
+		CustomService customService;
 
 		// test case body...
 
-		private static CustomService customService() { // <2>
+		static CustomService customService() { // <2>
 			return new MyFakeCustomService();
 		}
 	}
@@ -68,11 +77,11 @@ Java::
 ----
 	class OverrideBeanTests {
 		@TestBean(name = "service", methodName = "createCustomService") // <1>
-		private CustomService customService;
+		CustomService customService;
 
 		// test case body...
 
-		private static CustomService createCustomService() { // <2>
+		static CustomService createCustomService() { // <2>
 			return new MyFakeCustomService();
 		}
 	}
@@ -84,8 +93,10 @@ Java::
 
 [TIP]
 ====
-Spring searches for the factory method to invoke in the test class, in the test class
-hierarchy, and in the enclosing class hierarchy for a `@Nested` test class.
+To locate the factory method to invoke, Spring searches in the class in which the
+`@TestBean` field is declared, in one of its superclasses, or in any implemented
+interfaces. If the `@TestBean` field is declared in a `@Nested` test class, the enclosing
+class hierarchy will also be searched.
 
 Alternatively, a factory method in an external class can be referenced via its
 fully-qualified method name following the syntax `<fully-qualified class name>#<method name>`

framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/testing/testcontext-framework/bean-overriding.adoc

@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 = Bean Overriding in Tests
 
 Bean overriding in tests refers to the ability to override specific beans in the
-`ApplicationContext` for a test class, by annotating one or more fields in the test class.
+`ApplicationContext` for a test class, by annotating the test class or one or more
+non-static fields in the test class.
 
 NOTE: This feature is intended as a less risky alternative to the practice of registering
 a bean via `@Bean` with the `DefaultListableBeanFactory`
@@ -41,14 +42,16 @@ The `spring-test` module registers implementations of the latter two
 {spring-framework-code}/spring-test/src/main/resources/META-INF/spring.factories[`META-INF/spring.factories`
 properties file].
 
-The bean overriding infrastructure searches in test classes for any field meta-annotated
-with `@BeanOverride` and instantiates the corresponding `BeanOverrideProcessor` which is
+The bean overriding infrastructure searches for annotations on test classes as well as
+annotations on non-static fields in test classes that are meta-annotated with
+`@BeanOverride` and instantiates the corresponding `BeanOverrideProcessor` which is
 responsible for creating an appropriate `BeanOverrideHandler`.
 
 The internal `BeanOverrideBeanFactoryPostProcessor` then uses bean override handlers to
 alter the test's `ApplicationContext` by creating, replacing, or wrapping beans as
 defined by the corresponding `BeanOverrideStrategy`:
 
+[[testcontext-bean-overriding-strategy]]
 `REPLACE`::
   Replaces the bean. Throws an exception if a corresponding bean does not exist.
 `REPLACE_OR_CREATE`::

framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/testing/testcontext-framework/tel-config.adoc

@@ -7,16 +7,17 @@ by default, exactly in the following order:
 * `ServletTestExecutionListener`: Configures Servlet API mocks for a
   `WebApplicationContext`.
 * `DirtiesContextBeforeModesTestExecutionListener`: Handles the `@DirtiesContext`
-  annotation for "`before`" modes.
+  annotation for "before" modes.
 * `ApplicationEventsTestExecutionListener`: Provides support for
   xref:testing/testcontext-framework/application-events.adoc[`ApplicationEvents`].
-* `BeanOverrideTestExecutionListener`: Provides support for xref:testing/testcontext-framework/bean-overriding.adoc[] .
+* `BeanOverrideTestExecutionListener`: Provides support for
+  xref:testing/testcontext-framework/bean-overriding.adoc[].
 * `DependencyInjectionTestExecutionListener`: Provides dependency injection for the test
   instance.
 * `MicrometerObservationRegistryTestExecutionListener`: Provides support for
   Micrometer's `ObservationRegistry`.
 * `DirtiesContextTestExecutionListener`: Handles the `@DirtiesContext` annotation for
-  "`after`" modes.
+  "after" modes.
 * `CommonCachesTestExecutionListener`: Clears resource caches in the test's
   `ApplicationContext` if necessary.
 * `TransactionalTestExecutionListener`: Provides transactional test execution with
@@ -161,15 +162,16 @@ change from release to release -- for example, `SqlScriptsTestExecutionListener`
 introduced in Spring Framework 4.1, and `DirtiesContextBeforeModesTestExecutionListener`
 was introduced in Spring Framework 4.2. Furthermore, third-party frameworks like Spring
 Boot and Spring Security register their own default `TestExecutionListener`
-implementations by using the aforementioned xref:testing/testcontext-framework/tel-config.adoc#testcontext-tel-config-automatic-discovery[automatic discovery mechanism]
-.
+implementations by using the aforementioned
+xref:testing/testcontext-framework/tel-config.adoc#testcontext-tel-config-automatic-discovery[automatic discovery mechanism].
 
 To avoid having to be aware of and re-declare all default listeners, you can set the
 `mergeMode` attribute of `@TestExecutionListeners` to `MergeMode.MERGE_WITH_DEFAULTS`.
 `MERGE_WITH_DEFAULTS` indicates that locally declared listeners should be merged with the
 default listeners. The merging algorithm ensures that duplicates are removed from the
 list and that the resulting set of merged listeners is sorted according to the semantics
-of `AnnotationAwareOrderComparator`, as described in xref:testing/testcontext-framework/tel-config.adoc#testcontext-tel-config-ordering[Ordering `TestExecutionListener` Implementations].
+of `AnnotationAwareOrderComparator`, as described in
+xref:testing/testcontext-framework/tel-config.adoc#testcontext-tel-config-ordering[Ordering `TestExecutionListener` Implementations].
 If a listener implements `Ordered` or is annotated with `@Order`, it can influence the
 position in which it is merged with the defaults. Otherwise, locally declared listeners
 are appended to the list of default listeners when merged.

framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/testing/unit.adoc

@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@ out-of-container tests for code that depends on environment-specific properties.
 The `org.springframework.mock.web` package contains a comprehensive set of Servlet API
 mock objects that are useful for testing web contexts, controllers, and filters. These
 mock objects are targeted at usage with Spring's Web MVC framework and are generally more
-convenient to use than dynamic mock objects (such as https://easymock.org/[EasyMock])
-or alternative Servlet API mock objects (such as http://www.mockobjects.com[MockObjects]).
+convenient to use than dynamic mock objects (such as https://easymock.org/[EasyMock]).
 
 TIP: Since Spring Framework 6.0, the mock objects in `org.springframework.mock.web` are
 based on the Servlet 6.0 API.

framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/testing/webtestclient.adoc

@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ Kotlin::
 ======
 
 For Spring MVC, use the following where the Spring `ApplicationContext` is passed to
-{spring-framework-api}/test/web/servlet/setup/MockMvcBuilders.html#webAppContextSetup-org.springframework.web.context.WebApplicationContext-[MockMvcBuilders.webAppContextSetup]
+{spring-framework-api}/test/web/servlet/setup/MockMvcBuilders.html#webAppContextSetup(org.springframework.web.context.WebApplicationContext)[MockMvcBuilders.webAppContextSetup]
 to create a xref:testing/mockmvc.adoc[MockMvc] instance to handle
 requests:
 
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ Kotlin::
 [[webtestclient-fn-config]]
 === Bind to Router Function
 
-This setup allows you to test <<web-reactive.adoc#webflux-fn, functional endpoints>> via
+This setup allows you to test xref:web/webflux-functional.adoc[functional endpoints] via
 mock request and response objects, without a running server.
 
 For WebFlux, use the following which delegates to `RouterFunctions.toWebHandler` to

framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/web/webflux-cors.adoc

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [[webflux-cors]]
 = CORS
+
 [.small]#xref:web/webmvc-cors.adoc[See equivalent in the Servlet stack]#
 
 Spring WebFlux lets you handle CORS (Cross-Origin Resource Sharing). This section
@@ -364,7 +365,7 @@ Kotlin::
 
 You can apply CORS support through the built-in
 {spring-framework-api}/web/cors/reactive/CorsWebFilter.html[`CorsWebFilter`], which is a
-good fit with <<webflux-fn, functional endpoints>>.
+good fit with xref:web/webflux-functional.adoc[functional endpoints].
 
 NOTE: If you try to use the `CorsFilter` with Spring Security, keep in mind that Spring
 Security has {docs-spring-security}/servlet/integrations/cors.html[built-in support] for

framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/web/webflux-functional.adoc

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [[webflux-fn]]
 = Functional Endpoints
+
 [.small]#xref:web/webmvc-functional.adoc[See equivalent in the Servlet stack]#
 
 Spring WebFlux includes WebFlux.fn, a lightweight functional programming model in which functions

framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/web/webflux-view.adoc

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [[webflux-view]]
 = View Technologies
+
 [.small]#xref:web/webmvc-view.adoc[See equivalent in the Servlet stack]#
 
 The rendering of views in Spring WebFlux is pluggable. Whether you decide to
@@ -224,9 +225,9 @@ The following table shows the templating libraries that we have tested on differ
 |Scripting Library |Scripting Engine
 |https://handlebarsjs.com/[Handlebars] |https://openjdk.java.net/projects/nashorn/[Nashorn]
 |https://mustache.github.io/[Mustache] |https://openjdk.java.net/projects/nashorn/[Nashorn]
-|https://facebook.github.io/react/[React] |https://openjdk.java.net/projects/nashorn/[Nashorn]
-|https://www.embeddedjs.com/[EJS] |https://openjdk.java.net/projects/nashorn/[Nashorn]
-|https://www.stuartellis.name/articles/erb/[ERB] |https://www.jruby.org[JRuby]
+|https://react.dev/[React] |https://openjdk.java.net/projects/nashorn/[Nashorn]
+|https://ejs.co/[EJS] |https://openjdk.java.net/projects/nashorn/[Nashorn]
+|https://docs.ruby-lang.org/en/master/ERB.html[ERB] |https://www.jruby.org[JRuby]
 |https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#template-strings[String templates] |https://www.jython.org/[Jython]
 |https://github.com/sdeleuze/kotlin-script-templating[Kotlin Script templating] |{kotlin-site}[Kotlin]
 |===

framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/web/webflux-websocket.adoc

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [[webflux-websocket]]
 = WebSockets
+
 [.small]#xref:web/websocket.adoc[See equivalent in the Servlet stack]#
 
 This part of the reference documentation covers support for reactive-stack WebSocket

framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/web/webflux/controller/ann-requestmapping.adoc

@@ -605,9 +605,4 @@ For method parameters and returns values, generally, `@HttpExchange` supports a
 subset of the method parameters that `@RequestMapping` does. Notably, it excludes any
 server-side specific parameter types. For details, see the list for
 xref:integration/rest-clients.adoc#rest-http-interface-method-parameters[@HttpExchange] and
-xref:web/webflux/controller/ann-methods/arguments.adoc[@RequestMapping].
-
-`@HttpExchange` also supports a `headers()` parameter which accepts `"name=value"`-like
-pairs like in `@RequestMapping(headers={})` on the client side. On the server side,
-this extends to the full syntax that
-xref:#webflux-ann-requestmapping-params-and-headers[`@RequestMapping`] supports.
+xref:web/webflux/controller/ann-methods/arguments.adoc[@RequestMapping].

framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/web/webflux/controller/ann-validation.adoc

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ locale and language specific resource bundles.
 For further custom handling of method validation errors, you can extend
 `ResponseEntityExceptionHandler` or use an `@ExceptionHandler` method in a controller
 or in a `@ControllerAdvice`, and handle `HandlerMethodValidationException` directly.
-The exception contains a list of``ParameterValidationResult``s that group validation errors
+The exception contains a list of ``ParameterValidationResult``s that group validation errors
 by method parameter. You can either iterate over those, or provide a visitor with callback
 methods by controller method parameter type:
 

framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/web/webflux/new-framework.adoc

@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ On that foundation, Spring WebFlux provides a choice of two programming models:
 from the `spring-web` module. Both Spring MVC and WebFlux controllers support reactive
 (Reactor and RxJava) return types, and, as a result, it is not easy to tell them apart. One notable
 difference is that WebFlux also supports reactive `@RequestBody` arguments.
-* <<webflux-fn>>: Lambda-based, lightweight, and functional programming model. You can think of
+* xref:web/webflux-functional.adoc[Functional Endpoints]: Lambda-based, lightweight, and functional programming model. You can think of
 this as a small library or a set of utilities that an application can use to route and
 handle requests. The big difference with annotated controllers is that the application
 is in charge of request handling from start to finish versus declaring intent through

framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/web/webmvc-cors.adoc

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [[mvc-cors]]
 = CORS
+
 [.small]#xref:web/webflux-cors.adoc[See equivalent in the Reactive stack]#
 
 Spring MVC lets you handle CORS (Cross-Origin Resource Sharing). This section

framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/web/webmvc-functional.adoc

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [[webmvc-fn]]
 = Functional Endpoints
-[.small]#<<web-reactive.adoc#webflux-fn, See equivalent in the Reactive stack>>#
+
+[.small]#xref:web/webflux-functional.adoc[See equivalent in the Reactive stack]#
 
 Spring Web MVC includes WebMvc.fn, a lightweight functional programming model in which functions
 are used to route and handle requests and contracts are designed for immutability.

framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/web/webmvc-view.adoc

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [[mvc-view]]
 = View Technologies
 :page-section-summary-toc: 1
+
 [.small]#xref:web/webflux-view.adoc[See equivalent in the Reactive stack]#
 
 The rendering of views in Spring MVC is pluggable. Whether you decide to use

framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/web/webmvc-view/mvc-freemarker.adoc

@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ the `Configuration` object.
 
 [[mvc-view-freemarker-forms]]
 == Form Handling
+[.small]#xref:web/webflux-view.adoc#webflux-view-freemarker-forms[See equivalent in the Reactive stack]#
 
 Spring provides a tag library for use in JSPs that contains, among others, a
 `<spring:bind/>` element. This element primarily lets forms display values from

framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/web/webmvc-view/mvc-script.adoc

@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ templating libraries on different script engines:
 |Scripting Library |Scripting Engine
 |https://handlebarsjs.com/[Handlebars] |https://openjdk.java.net/projects/nashorn/[Nashorn]
 |https://mustache.github.io/[Mustache] |https://openjdk.java.net/projects/nashorn/[Nashorn]
-|https://facebook.github.io/react/[React] |https://openjdk.java.net/projects/nashorn/[Nashorn]
-|https://www.embeddedjs.com/[EJS] |https://openjdk.java.net/projects/nashorn/[Nashorn]
-|https://www.stuartellis.name/articles/erb/[ERB] |https://www.jruby.org[JRuby]
+|https://react.dev/[React] |https://openjdk.java.net/projects/nashorn/[Nashorn]
+|https://ejs.co/[EJS] |https://openjdk.java.net/projects/nashorn/[Nashorn]
+|https://docs.ruby-lang.org/en/master/ERB.html[ERB] |https://www.jruby.org[JRuby]
 |https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#template-strings[String templates] |https://www.jython.org/[Jython]
 |https://github.com/sdeleuze/kotlin-script-templating[Kotlin Script templating] |{kotlin-site}[Kotlin]
 |===
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ through https://www.webjars.org/[WebJars].
 
 [[mvc-view-script-integrate]]
 == Script Templates
-[.small]#xref:web/webflux-view.adoc#webflux-view-script[See equivalent in the Reactive stack]#
+[.small]#xref:web/webflux-view.adoc#webflux-view-script-integrate[See equivalent in the Reactive stack]#
 
 You can declare a `ScriptTemplateConfigurer` bean to specify the script engine to use,
 the script files to load, what function to call to render templates, and so on.

framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/web/webmvc/filters.adoc

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ available through the `ServletRequest.getParameter{asterisk}()` family of method
 
 
 
-[[forwarded-headers]]
+[[filters-forwarded-headers]]
 == Forwarded Headers
 [.small]#xref:web/webflux/reactive-spring.adoc#webflux-forwarded-headers[See equivalent in the Reactive stack]#
 

framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/web/webmvc/mvc-ann-rest-exceptions.adoc

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ already set.
 "application/problem+json" over "application/json" when rendering a `ProblemDetail`,
 and also falls back on it if no compatible media type is found.
 
-To enable RFC 9457 responses for Spring WebFlux exceptions and for any
+To enable RFC 9457 responses for Spring MVC exceptions and for any
 `ErrorResponseException`, extend `ResponseEntityExceptionHandler` and declare it as an
 xref:web/webmvc/mvc-controller/ann-advice.adoc[@ControllerAdvice] in Spring configuration. The handler
 has an `@ExceptionHandler` method that handles any `ErrorResponse` exception, which

framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/web/webmvc/mvc-controller/ann-validation.adoc

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ locale and language specific resource bundles.
 For further custom handling of method validation errors, you can extend
 `ResponseEntityExceptionHandler` or use an `@ExceptionHandler` method in a controller
 or in a `@ControllerAdvice`, and handle `HandlerMethodValidationException` directly.
-The exception contains a list of``ParameterValidationResult``s that group validation errors
+The exception contains a list of ``ParameterValidationResult``s that group validation errors
 by method parameter. You can either iterate over those, or provide a visitor with callback
 methods by controller method parameter type:
 

framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/web/webmvc/mvc-security.adoc

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ reference documentation, including:
 * {docs-spring-security}/features/exploits/csrf.html#csrf-protection[CSRF protection]
 * {docs-spring-security}/features/exploits/headers.html[Security Response Headers]
 
-https://hdiv.org/[HDIV] is another web security framework that integrates with Spring MVC.
+https://github.com/hdiv/hdiv[HDIV] is another web security framework that integrates with Spring MVC.
 
 
 

framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/web/websocket.adoc

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [[websocket]]
 = WebSockets
 :page-section-summary-toc: 1
+
 [.small]#xref:web/webflux-websocket.adoc[See equivalent in the Reactive stack]#
 
 This part of the reference documentation covers support for Servlet stack, WebSocket

framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/web/websocket/stomp/ordered-messages.adoc

@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ from where they are handled according to their destination prefix. As the channe
 a `ThreadPoolExecutor`, messages are processed in different threads, and the resulting sequence
 of handling may not match the exact order in which they were received.
 
-To enable ordered publishing, set the `setPreserveReceiveOrder` flag as follows:
+To enable ordered receiving, set the `setPreserveReceiveOrder` flag as follows:
 
 include-code::./ReceiveOrderWebSocketConfiguration[tag=snippet,indent=0]

framework-docs/package.json

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     "@antora/collector-extension": "1.0.0-alpha.3",
     "@asciidoctor/tabs": "1.0.0-beta.6",
     "@springio/antora-extensions": "1.14.2",
+    "fast-xml-parser": "4.5.2",
     "@springio/asciidoctor-extensions": "1.0.0-alpha.10"
   }
 }

framework-docs/src/main/java/org/springframework/docs/integration/resthttpinterface/customresolver/CustomHttpServiceArgumentResolver.java

@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2025 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.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.docs.integration.resthttpinterface.customresolver;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.springframework.core.MethodParameter;
+import org.springframework.web.client.RestClient;
+import org.springframework.web.client.support.RestClientAdapter;
+import org.springframework.web.service.annotation.GetExchange;
+import org.springframework.web.service.invoker.HttpRequestValues;
+import org.springframework.web.service.invoker.HttpServiceArgumentResolver;
+import org.springframework.web.service.invoker.HttpServiceProxyFactory;
+
+public class CustomHttpServiceArgumentResolver {
+
+	// tag::httpinterface[]
+	public interface RepositoryService {
+
+		@GetExchange("/repos/search")
+		List<Repository> searchRepository(Search search);
+
+	}
+	// end::httpinterface[]
+
+	class Sample {
+
+		void sample() {
+			// tag::usage[]
+			RestClient restClient = RestClient.builder().baseUrl("https://api.github.com/").build();
+			RestClientAdapter adapter = RestClientAdapter.create(restClient);
+			HttpServiceProxyFactory factory = HttpServiceProxyFactory
+					.builderFor(adapter)
+					.customArgumentResolver(new SearchQueryArgumentResolver())
+					.build();
+			RepositoryService repositoryService = factory.createClient(RepositoryService.class);
+
+			Search search = Search.create()
+					.owner("spring-projects")
+					.language("java")
+					.query("rest")
+					.build();
+			List<Repository> repositories = repositoryService.searchRepository(search);
+			// end::usage[]
+		}
+
+	}
+
+	// tag::argumentresolver[]
+	static class SearchQueryArgumentResolver implements HttpServiceArgumentResolver {
+		@Override
+		public boolean resolve(Object argument, MethodParameter parameter, HttpRequestValues.Builder requestValues) {
+			if (parameter.getParameterType().equals(Search.class)) {
+				Search search = (Search) argument;
+				requestValues.addRequestParameter("owner", search.owner());
+				requestValues.addRequestParameter("language", search.language());
+				requestValues.addRequestParameter("query", search.query());
+				return true;
+			}
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+	// end::argumentresolver[]
+
+
+	record Search (String query, String owner, String language) {
+
+		static Builder create() {
+			return new Builder();
+		}
+
+		static class Builder {
+
+			Builder query(String query) { return this;}
+
+			Builder owner(String owner) { return this;}
+
+			Builder language(String language) { return this;}
+
+			Search build() {
+				return new Search(null, null, null);
+			}
+		}
+
+	}
+
+	record Repository(String name) {
+
+	}
+
+}

framework-docs/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/docs/integration/resthttpinterface/customresolver/CustomHttpServiceArgumentResolver.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2025 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.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.docs.integration.resthttpinterface.customresolver
+
+import org.springframework.core.MethodParameter
+import org.springframework.web.client.RestClient
+import org.springframework.web.client.support.RestClientAdapter
+import org.springframework.web.service.annotation.GetExchange
+import org.springframework.web.service.invoker.HttpRequestValues
+import org.springframework.web.service.invoker.HttpServiceArgumentResolver
+import org.springframework.web.service.invoker.HttpServiceProxyFactory
+
+class CustomHttpServiceArgumentResolver {
+
+	// tag::httpinterface[]
+	interface RepositoryService {
+
+		@GetExchange("/repos/search")
+		fun searchRepository(search: Search): List<Repository>
+
+	}
+	// end::httpinterface[]
+
+	class Sample {
+		fun sample() {
+			// tag::usage[]
+			val restClient = RestClient.builder().baseUrl("https://api.github.com/").build()
+			val adapter = RestClientAdapter.create(restClient)
+			val factory = HttpServiceProxyFactory
+				.builderFor(adapter)
+				.customArgumentResolver(SearchQueryArgumentResolver())
+				.build()
+			val repositoryService = factory.createClient<RepositoryService>(RepositoryService::class.java)
+
+			val search = Search(owner = "spring-projects", language = "java", query = "rest")
+			val repositories = repositoryService.searchRepository(search)
+			// end::usage[]
+			repositories.size
+		}
+	}
+
+	// tag::argumentresolver[]
+	class SearchQueryArgumentResolver : HttpServiceArgumentResolver {
+		override fun resolve(
+			argument: Any?,
+			parameter: MethodParameter,
+			requestValues: HttpRequestValues.Builder
+		): Boolean {
+			if (parameter.getParameterType() == Search::class.java) {
+				val search = argument as Search
+				requestValues.addRequestParameter("owner", search.owner)
+					.addRequestParameter("language", search.language)
+					.addRequestParameter("query", search.query)
+				return true
+			}
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	// end::argumentresolver[]
+
+	data class Search(val query: String, val owner: String, val language: String)
+
+	data class Repository(val name: String)
+}

framework-platform/framework-platform.gradle

@@ -7,31 +7,31 @@ javaPlatform {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-	api(platform("com.fasterxml.jackson:jackson-bom:2.18.1"))
-	api(platform("io.micrometer:micrometer-bom:1.14.0"))
-	api(platform("io.netty:netty-bom:4.1.115.Final"))
+	api(platform("com.fasterxml.jackson:jackson-bom:2.18.3"))
+	api(platform("io.micrometer:micrometer-bom:1.14.5"))
+	api(platform("io.netty:netty-bom:4.1.119.Final"))
 	api(platform("io.netty:netty5-bom:5.0.0.Alpha5"))
-	api(platform("io.projectreactor:reactor-bom:2024.0.0"))
-	api(platform("io.rsocket:rsocket-bom:1.1.4"))
-	api(platform("org.apache.groovy:groovy-bom:4.0.24"))
+	api(platform("io.projectreactor:reactor-bom:2024.0.4"))
+	api(platform("io.rsocket:rsocket-bom:1.1.5"))
+	api(platform("org.apache.groovy:groovy-bom:4.0.26"))
 	api(platform("org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-bom:2.21.1"))
-	api(platform("org.assertj:assertj-bom:3.26.3"))
-	api(platform("org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-bom:12.0.15"))
-	api(platform("org.eclipse.jetty.ee10:jetty-ee10-bom:12.0.15"))
+	api(platform("org.assertj:assertj-bom:3.27.3"))
+	api(platform("org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-bom:12.0.17"))
+	api(platform("org.eclipse.jetty.ee10:jetty-ee10-bom:12.0.17"))
 	api(platform("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-bom:1.8.1"))
 	api(platform("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-serialization-bom:1.6.3"))
-	api(platform("org.junit:junit-bom:5.11.3"))
-	api(platform("org.mockito:mockito-bom:5.14.2"))
+	api(platform("org.junit:junit-bom:5.12.1"))
+	api(platform("org.mockito:mockito-bom:5.16.1"))
 
 	constraints {
 		api("com.fasterxml:aalto-xml:1.3.2")
 		api("com.fasterxml.woodstox:woodstox-core:6.7.0")
-		api("com.github.ben-manes.caffeine:caffeine:3.1.8")
+		api("com.github.ben-manes.caffeine:caffeine:3.2.0")
 		api("com.github.librepdf:openpdf:1.3.43")
 		api("com.google.code.findbugs:findbugs:3.0.1")
 		api("com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305:3.0.2")
-		api("com.google.code.gson:gson:2.11.0")
-		api("com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java-util:4.28.3")
+		api("com.google.code.gson:gson:2.12.1")
+		api("com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java-util:4.30.0")
 		api("com.h2database:h2:2.3.232")
 		api("com.jayway.jsonpath:json-path:2.9.0")
 		api("com.oracle.database.jdbc:ojdbc11:21.9.0.0")
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ dependencies {
 		api("com.sun.xml.bind:jaxb-core:3.0.2")
 		api("com.sun.xml.bind:jaxb-impl:3.0.2")
 		api("com.sun.xml.bind:jaxb-xjc:3.0.2")
-		api("com.thoughtworks.qdox:qdox:2.1.0")
+		api("com.thoughtworks.qdox:qdox:2.2.0")
 		api("com.thoughtworks.xstream:xstream:1.4.21")
 		api("commons-io:commons-io:2.15.0")
 		api("de.bechte.junit:junit-hierarchicalcontextrunner:4.12.2")
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ dependencies {
 		api("io.r2dbc:r2dbc-h2:1.0.0.RELEASE")
 		api("io.r2dbc:r2dbc-spi-test:1.0.0.RELEASE")
 		api("io.r2dbc:r2dbc-spi:1.0.0.RELEASE")
-		api("io.reactivex.rxjava3:rxjava:3.1.9")
+		api("io.reactivex.rxjava3:rxjava:3.1.10")
 		api("io.smallrye.reactive:mutiny:1.10.0")
 		api("io.undertow:undertow-core:2.3.18.Final")
-		api("io.undertow:undertow-servlet:2.3.17.Final")
-		api("io.undertow:undertow-websockets-jsr:2.3.17.Final")
+		api("io.undertow:undertow-servlet:2.3.18.Final")
+		api("io.undertow:undertow-websockets-jsr:2.3.18.Final")
 		api("io.vavr:vavr:0.10.4")
 		api("jakarta.activation:jakarta.activation-api:2.0.1")
 		api("jakarta.annotation:jakarta.annotation-api:2.0.0")
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ dependencies {
 		api("org.apache.derby:derby:10.16.1.1")
 		api("org.apache.derby:derbyclient:10.16.1.1")
 		api("org.apache.derby:derbytools:10.16.1.1")
-		api("org.apache.httpcomponents.client5:httpclient5:5.4.1")
-		api("org.apache.httpcomponents.core5:httpcore5-reactive:5.3.1")
+		api("org.apache.httpcomponents.client5:httpclient5:5.4.2")
+		api("org.apache.httpcomponents.core5:httpcore5-reactive:5.3.3")
 		api("org.apache.poi:poi-ooxml:5.2.5")
 		api("org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core:10.1.28")
 		api("org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-websocket:10.1.28")
@@ -110,18 +110,18 @@ dependencies {
 		api("org.aspectj:aspectjrt:1.9.22.1")
 		api("org.aspectj:aspectjtools:1.9.22.1")
 		api("org.aspectj:aspectjweaver:1.9.22.1")
-		api("org.awaitility:awaitility:4.2.2")
+		api("org.awaitility:awaitility:4.3.0")
 		api("org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk18on:1.72")
 		api("org.codehaus.jettison:jettison:1.5.4")
 		api("org.crac:crac:1.4.0")
 		api("org.dom4j:dom4j:2.1.4")
-		api("org.easymock:easymock:5.4.0")
-		api("org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-reactive-httpclient:4.0.8")
+		api("org.easymock:easymock:5.5.0")
+		api("org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-reactive-httpclient:4.0.9")
 		api("org.eclipse.persistence:org.eclipse.persistence.jpa:3.0.4")
 		api("org.eclipse:yasson:2.0.4")
 		api("org.ehcache:ehcache:3.10.8")
 		api("org.ehcache:jcache:1.0.1")
-		api("org.freemarker:freemarker:2.3.33")
+		api("org.freemarker:freemarker:2.3.34")
 		api("org.glassfish.external:opendmk_jmxremote_optional_jar:1.0-b01-ea")
 		api("org.glassfish:jakarta.el:4.0.2")
 		api("org.glassfish.tyrus:tyrus-container-servlet:2.1.3")
@@ -130,24 +130,24 @@ dependencies {
 		api("org.hibernate:hibernate-core-jakarta:5.6.15.Final")
 		api("org.hibernate:hibernate-validator:7.0.5.Final")
 		api("org.hsqldb:hsqldb:2.7.4")
-		api("org.htmlunit:htmlunit:4.6.0")
+		api("org.htmlunit:htmlunit:4.10.0")
 		api("org.javamoney:moneta:1.4.4")
-		api("org.jruby:jruby:9.4.9.0")
+		api("org.jruby:jruby:9.4.12.0")
 		api("org.junit.support:testng-engine:1.0.5")
 		api("org.mozilla:rhino:1.7.15")
 		api("org.ogce:xpp3:1.1.6")
-		api("org.python:jython-standalone:2.7.3")
+		api("org.python:jython-standalone:2.7.4")
 		api("org.quartz-scheduler:quartz:2.3.2")
-		api("org.seleniumhq.selenium:htmlunit3-driver:4.26.0")
-		api("org.seleniumhq.selenium:selenium-java:4.26.0")
+		api("org.seleniumhq.selenium:htmlunit3-driver:4.29.0")
+		api("org.seleniumhq.selenium:selenium-java:4.29.0")
 		api("org.skyscreamer:jsonassert:1.5.3")
-		api("org.slf4j:slf4j-api:2.0.16")
-		api("org.testng:testng:7.10.2")
+		api("org.slf4j:slf4j-api:2.0.17")
+		api("org.testng:testng:7.11.0")
 		api("org.webjars:underscorejs:1.8.3")
-		api("org.webjars:webjars-locator-core:0.55")
-		api("org.webjars:webjars-locator-lite:1.0.0")
+		api("org.webjars:webjars-locator-core:0.59")
+		api("org.webjars:webjars-locator-lite:1.1.0")
 		api("org.xmlunit:xmlunit-assertj:2.10.0")
 		api("org.xmlunit:xmlunit-matchers:2.10.0")
-		api("org.yaml:snakeyaml:2.3")
+		api("org.yaml:snakeyaml:2.4")
 	}
 }

gradle.properties

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version=6.2.0
+version=6.2.5
 
 org.gradle.caching=true
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2048m

gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.10.2-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.13-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME

gradlew

@@ -86,8 +86,7 @@ done
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034
 APP_BASE_NAME=${0##*/}
 # Discard cd standard output in case $CDPATH is set (https://github.com/gradle/gradle/issues/25036)
-APP_HOME=$( cd -P "${APP_HOME:-./}" > /dev/null && printf '%s
-' "$PWD" ) || exit
+APP_HOME=$( cd -P "${APP_HOME:-./}" > /dev/null && printf '%s\n' "$PWD" ) || exit
 
 # Use the maximum available, or set MAX_FD != -1 to use that value.
 MAX_FD=maximum
@@ -206,7 +205,7 @@ fi
 DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS='"-Xmx64m" "-Xms64m"'
 
 # Collect all arguments for the java command:
-#   * DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS, JAVA_OPTS, JAVA_OPTS, and optsEnvironmentVar are not allowed to contain shell fragments,
+#   * DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS, JAVA_OPTS, and optsEnvironmentVar are not allowed to contain shell fragments,
 #     and any embedded shellness will be escaped.
 #   * For example: A user cannot expect ${Hostname} to be expanded, as it is an environment variable and will be
 #     treated as '${Hostname}' itself on the command line.

settings.gradle

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 plugins {
-	id "com.gradle.develocity" version "3.17.2"
+	id "com.gradle.develocity" version "3.19"
 	id "io.spring.ge.conventions" version "0.0.17"
 	id "org.gradle.toolchains.foojay-resolver-convention" version "0.7.0"
 }

spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/ThrowsAdvice.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2024 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.
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ package org.springframework.aop;
  * <p>Some examples of valid methods would be:
  *
  * <pre class="code">public void afterThrowing(Exception ex)</pre>
- * <pre class="code">public void afterThrowing(RemoteException)</pre>
+ * <pre class="code">public void afterThrowing(RemoteException ex)</pre>
  * <pre class="code">public void afterThrowing(Method method, Object[] args, Object target, Exception ex)</pre>
  * <pre class="code">public void afterThrowing(Method method, Object[] args, Object target, ServletException ex)</pre>
  *
- * The first three arguments are optional, and only useful if we want further
+ * <p>The first three arguments are optional, and only useful if we want further
  * information about the joinpoint, as in AspectJ <b>after-throwing</b> advice.
  *
  * <p><b>Note:</b> If a throws-advice method throws an exception itself, it will

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

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2025 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.
@@ -276,14 +276,18 @@ public abstract class AbstractAspectJAdvice implements Advice, AspectJPrecedence
 		}
 		if (this.aspectJAdviceMethod.getParameterCount() == this.argumentNames.length + 1) {
 			// May need to add implicit join point arg name...
-			Class<?> firstArgType = this.aspectJAdviceMethod.getParameterTypes()[0];
-			if (firstArgType == JoinPoint.class ||
-					firstArgType == ProceedingJoinPoint.class ||
-					firstArgType == JoinPoint.StaticPart.class) {
-				String[] oldNames = this.argumentNames;
-				this.argumentNames = new String[oldNames.length + 1];
-				this.argumentNames[0] = "THIS_JOIN_POINT";
-				System.arraycopy(oldNames, 0, this.argumentNames, 1, oldNames.length);
+			for (int i = 0; i < this.aspectJAdviceMethod.getParameterCount(); i++) {
+				Class<?> argType = this.aspectJAdviceMethod.getParameterTypes()[i];
+				if (argType == JoinPoint.class ||
+						argType == ProceedingJoinPoint.class ||
+						argType == JoinPoint.StaticPart.class) {
+					String[] oldNames = this.argumentNames;
+					this.argumentNames = new String[oldNames.length + 1];
+					System.arraycopy(oldNames, 0, this.argumentNames, 0, i);
+					this.argumentNames[i] = "THIS_JOIN_POINT";
+					System.arraycopy(oldNames, i, this.argumentNames, i + 1, oldNames.length - i);
+					break;
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}

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

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2025 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.
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ public class AspectJAdviceParameterNameDiscoverer implements ParameterNameDiscov
 
 		try {
 			int algorithmicStep = STEP_JOIN_POINT_BINDING;
-			while ((this.numberOfRemainingUnboundArguments > 0) && algorithmicStep < STEP_FINISHED) {
+			while (this.numberOfRemainingUnboundArguments > 0 && algorithmicStep < STEP_FINISHED) {
 				switch (algorithmicStep++) {
 					case STEP_JOIN_POINT_BINDING -> {
 						if (!maybeBindThisJoinPoint()) {
@@ -373,7 +373,8 @@ public class AspectJAdviceParameterNameDiscoverer implements ParameterNameDiscov
 		if (this.returningName != null) {
 			if (this.numberOfRemainingUnboundArguments > 1) {
 				throw new AmbiguousBindingException("Binding of returning parameter '" + this.returningName +
-						"' is ambiguous: there are " + this.numberOfRemainingUnboundArguments + " candidates.");
+						"' is ambiguous: there are " + this.numberOfRemainingUnboundArguments + " candidates. " +
+						"Consider compiling with -parameters in order to make declared parameter names available.");
 			}
 
 			// We're all set... find the unbound parameter, and bind it.
@@ -485,8 +486,8 @@ public class AspectJAdviceParameterNameDiscoverer implements ParameterNameDiscov
 	 */
 	private void maybeBindThisOrTargetOrArgsFromPointcutExpression() {
 		if (this.numberOfRemainingUnboundArguments > 1) {
-			throw new AmbiguousBindingException("Still " + this.numberOfRemainingUnboundArguments
-					+ " unbound args at this()/target()/args() binding stage, with no way to determine between them");
+			throw new AmbiguousBindingException("Still " + this.numberOfRemainingUnboundArguments +
+					" unbound args at this()/target()/args() binding stage, with no way to determine between them");
 		}
 
 		List<String> varNames = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -535,8 +536,8 @@ public class AspectJAdviceParameterNameDiscoverer implements ParameterNameDiscov
 
 	private void maybeBindReferencePointcutParameter() {
 		if (this.numberOfRemainingUnboundArguments > 1) {
-			throw new AmbiguousBindingException("Still " + this.numberOfRemainingUnboundArguments
-					+ " unbound args at reference pointcut binding stage, with no way to determine between them");
+			throw new AmbiguousBindingException("Still " + this.numberOfRemainingUnboundArguments +
+					" unbound args at reference pointcut binding stage, with no way to determine between them");
 		}
 
 		List<String> varNames = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -741,7 +742,9 @@ public class AspectJAdviceParameterNameDiscoverer implements ParameterNameDiscov
 	 * Simple record to hold the extracted text from a pointcut body, together
 	 * with the number of tokens consumed in extracting it.
 	 */
-	private record PointcutBody(int numTokensConsumed, @Nullable String text) {}
+	private record PointcutBody(int numTokensConsumed, @Nullable String text) {
+	}
+
 
 	/**
 	 * Thrown in response to an ambiguous binding being detected when

spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/config/AspectEntry.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2025 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.
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ public class AspectEntry implements ParseState.Entry {
 
 	@Override
 	public String toString() {
-		return "Aspect: " + (StringUtils.hasLength(this.id) ? "id='" + this.id + "'"
-				: "ref='" + this.ref + "'");
+		return "Aspect: " + (StringUtils.hasLength(this.id) ? "id='" + this.id + "'" :
+				"ref='" + this.ref + "'");
 	}
 
 }

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

@@ -668,7 +668,8 @@ public class AdvisedSupport extends ProxyConfig implements Advised {
 
 		@Override
 		public boolean equals(@Nullable Object other) {
-			return (this == other || (other instanceof MethodCacheKey that && this.method == that.method));
+			return (this == other || (other instanceof MethodCacheKey that &&
+					(this.method == that.method || this.method.equals(that.method))));
 		}
 
 		@Override

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

@@ -60,11 +60,12 @@ public class DefaultAopProxyFactory implements AopProxyFactory, Serializable {
 	public AopProxy createAopProxy(AdvisedSupport config) throws AopConfigException {
 		if (config.isOptimize() || config.isProxyTargetClass() || !config.hasUserSuppliedInterfaces()) {
 			Class<?> targetClass = config.getTargetClass();
-			if (targetClass == null) {
+			if (targetClass == null && config.getProxiedInterfaces().length == 0) {
 				throw new AopConfigException("TargetSource cannot determine target class: " +
 						"Either an interface or a target is required for proxy creation.");
 			}
-			if (targetClass.isInterface() || Proxy.isProxyClass(targetClass) || ClassUtils.isLambdaClass(targetClass)) {
+			if (targetClass == null || targetClass.isInterface() ||
+					Proxy.isProxyClass(targetClass) || ClassUtils.isLambdaClass(targetClass)) {
 				return new JdkDynamicAopProxy(config);
 			}
 			return new ObjenesisCglibAopProxy(config);

spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/interceptor/AsyncExecutionInterceptor.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2025 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.
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public class AsyncExecutionInterceptor extends AsyncExecutionAspectSupport imple
 			return null;
 		};
 
-		return doSubmit(task, executor, invocation.getMethod().getReturnType());
+		return doSubmit(task, executor, userMethod.getReturnType());
 	}
 
 	/**

spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/support/ClassFilters.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2025 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.
@@ -198,8 +198,8 @@ public abstract class ClassFilters {
 
 		@Override
 		public boolean equals(Object other) {
-			return (this == other || (other instanceof NegateClassFilter that
-					&& this.original.equals(that.original)));
+			return (this == other || (other instanceof NegateClassFilter that &&
+					this.original.equals(that.original)));
 		}
 
 		@Override

spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/support/MethodMatchers.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2025 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.
@@ -378,8 +378,8 @@ public abstract class MethodMatchers {
 
 		@Override
 		public boolean equals(Object other) {
-			return (this == other || (other instanceof NegateMethodMatcher that
-					&& this.original.equals(that.original)));
+			return (this == other || (other instanceof NegateMethodMatcher that &&
+					this.original.equals(that.original)));
 		}
 
 		@Override

spring-aop/src/test/java/org/springframework/aop/aspectj/AbstractAspectJAdviceTests.java

@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2025 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.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.aop.aspectj;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
+
+import org.aspectj.lang.JoinPoint;
+import org.aspectj.lang.ProceedingJoinPoint;
+import org.assertj.core.api.InstanceOfAssertFactories;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+
+/**
+ * Tests for {@link AbstractAspectJAdvice}.
+ *
+ * @author Joshua Chen
+ * @author Stephane Nicoll
+ */
+class AbstractAspectJAdviceTests {
+
+	@Test
+	void setArgumentNamesFromStringArray_withoutJoinPointParameter() {
+		AbstractAspectJAdvice advice = getAspectJAdvice("methodWithNoJoinPoint");
+		assertThat(advice).satisfies(hasArgumentNames("arg1", "arg2"));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void setArgumentNamesFromStringArray_withJoinPointAsFirstParameter() {
+		AbstractAspectJAdvice advice = getAspectJAdvice("methodWithJoinPointAsFirstParameter");
+		assertThat(advice).satisfies(hasArgumentNames("THIS_JOIN_POINT", "arg1", "arg2"));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void setArgumentNamesFromStringArray_withJoinPointAsLastParameter() {
+		AbstractAspectJAdvice advice = getAspectJAdvice("methodWithJoinPointAsLastParameter");
+		assertThat(advice).satisfies(hasArgumentNames("arg1", "arg2", "THIS_JOIN_POINT"));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void setArgumentNamesFromStringArray_withJoinPointAsMiddleParameter() {
+		AbstractAspectJAdvice advice = getAspectJAdvice("methodWithJoinPointAsMiddleParameter");
+		assertThat(advice).satisfies(hasArgumentNames("arg1", "THIS_JOIN_POINT", "arg2"));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void setArgumentNamesFromStringArray_withProceedingJoinPoint() {
+		AbstractAspectJAdvice advice = getAspectJAdvice("methodWithProceedingJoinPoint");
+		assertThat(advice).satisfies(hasArgumentNames("THIS_JOIN_POINT", "arg1", "arg2"));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void setArgumentNamesFromStringArray_withStaticPart() {
+		AbstractAspectJAdvice advice = getAspectJAdvice("methodWithStaticPart");
+		assertThat(advice).satisfies(hasArgumentNames("THIS_JOIN_POINT", "arg1", "arg2"));
+	}
+
+	private Consumer<AbstractAspectJAdvice> hasArgumentNames(String... argumentNames) {
+		return advice -> assertThat(advice).extracting("argumentNames")
+				.asInstanceOf(InstanceOfAssertFactories.array(String[].class))
+				.containsExactly(argumentNames);
+	}
+
+	private AbstractAspectJAdvice getAspectJAdvice(final String methodName) {
+		AbstractAspectJAdvice advice = new TestAspectJAdvice(getMethod(methodName),
+				mock(AspectJExpressionPointcut.class), mock(AspectInstanceFactory.class));
+		advice.setArgumentNamesFromStringArray("arg1", "arg2");
+		return advice;
+	}
+
+	private Method getMethod(final String methodName) {
+		return Arrays.stream(Sample.class.getDeclaredMethods())
+				.filter(method -> method.getName().equals(methodName)).findFirst()
+				.orElseThrow();
+	}
+
+	@SuppressWarnings("serial")
+	public static class TestAspectJAdvice extends AbstractAspectJAdvice {
+
+		public TestAspectJAdvice(Method aspectJAdviceMethod, AspectJExpressionPointcut pointcut,
+				AspectInstanceFactory aspectInstanceFactory) {
+			super(aspectJAdviceMethod, pointcut, aspectInstanceFactory);
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public boolean isBeforeAdvice() {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public boolean isAfterAdvice() {
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	@SuppressWarnings("unused")
+	static class Sample {
+
+		void methodWithNoJoinPoint(String arg1, String arg2) {
+		}
+
+		void methodWithJoinPointAsFirstParameter(JoinPoint joinPoint, String arg1, String arg2) {
+		}
+
+		void methodWithJoinPointAsLastParameter(String arg1, String arg2, JoinPoint joinPoint) {
+		}
+
+		void methodWithJoinPointAsMiddleParameter(String arg1, JoinPoint joinPoint, String arg2) {
+		}
+
+		void methodWithProceedingJoinPoint(ProceedingJoinPoint joinPoint, String arg1, String arg2) {
+		}
+
+		void methodWithStaticPart(JoinPoint.StaticPart staticPart, String arg1, String arg2) {
+		}
+	}
+
+}

spring-aop/src/test/java/org/springframework/aop/aspectj/annotation/AbstractAspectJAdvisorFactoryTests.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2025 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.
@@ -203,7 +203,6 @@ abstract class AbstractAspectJAdvisorFactoryTests {
 		itb.getSpouse();
 
 		assertThat(maaif.isMaterialized()).isTrue();
-
 		assertThat(imapa.getDeclaredPointcut().getMethodMatcher().matches(TestBean.class.getMethod("getAge"), null)).isTrue();
 
 		assertThat(itb.getAge()).as("Around advice must apply").isEqualTo(0);
@@ -301,7 +300,7 @@ abstract class AbstractAspectJAdvisorFactoryTests {
 	void bindingWithMultipleArgsDifferentlyOrdered() {
 		ManyValuedArgs target = new ManyValuedArgs();
 		ManyValuedArgs mva = createProxy(target, ManyValuedArgs.class,
-			getAdvisorFactory().getAdvisors(aspectInstanceFactory(new ManyValuedArgs(), "someBean")));
+				getAdvisorFactory().getAdvisors(aspectInstanceFactory(new ManyValuedArgs(), "someBean")));
 
 		String a = "a";
 		int b = 12;
@@ -320,7 +319,7 @@ abstract class AbstractAspectJAdvisorFactoryTests {
 		NotLockable notLockableTarget = new NotLockable();
 		assertThat(notLockableTarget).isNotInstanceOf(Lockable.class);
 		NotLockable notLockable1 = createProxy(notLockableTarget, NotLockable.class,
-			getAdvisorFactory().getAdvisors(aspectInstanceFactory(new MakeLockable(), "someBean")));
+				getAdvisorFactory().getAdvisors(aspectInstanceFactory(new MakeLockable(), "someBean")));
 		assertThat(notLockable1).isInstanceOf(Lockable.class);
 		Lockable lockable = (Lockable) notLockable1;
 		assertThat(lockable.locked()).isFalse();
@@ -329,7 +328,7 @@ abstract class AbstractAspectJAdvisorFactoryTests {
 
 		NotLockable notLockable2Target = new NotLockable();
 		NotLockable notLockable2 = createProxy(notLockable2Target, NotLockable.class,
-			getAdvisorFactory().getAdvisors(aspectInstanceFactory(new MakeLockable(), "someBean")));
+				getAdvisorFactory().getAdvisors(aspectInstanceFactory(new MakeLockable(), "someBean")));
 		assertThat(notLockable2).isInstanceOf(Lockable.class);
 		Lockable lockable2 = (Lockable) notLockable2;
 		assertThat(lockable2.locked()).isFalse();
@@ -343,20 +342,19 @@ abstract class AbstractAspectJAdvisorFactoryTests {
 	void introductionAdvisorExcludedFromTargetImplementingInterface() {
 		assertThat(AopUtils.findAdvisorsThatCanApply(
 		getAdvisorFactory().getAdvisors(
-			aspectInstanceFactory(new MakeLockable(), "someBean")),
+				aspectInstanceFactory(new MakeLockable(), "someBean")),
 		CannotBeUnlocked.class)).isEmpty();
 		assertThat(AopUtils.findAdvisorsThatCanApply(getAdvisorFactory().getAdvisors(
-			aspectInstanceFactory(new MakeLockable(),"someBean")), NotLockable.class)).hasSize(2);
+				aspectInstanceFactory(new MakeLockable(),"someBean")), NotLockable.class)).hasSize(2);
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	void introductionOnTargetImplementingInterface() {
 		CannotBeUnlocked target = new CannotBeUnlocked();
 		Lockable proxy = createProxy(target, CannotBeUnlocked.class,
-				// Ensure that we exclude
 				AopUtils.findAdvisorsThatCanApply(
-					getAdvisorFactory().getAdvisors(aspectInstanceFactory(new MakeLockable(), "someBean")),
-					CannotBeUnlocked.class));
+						getAdvisorFactory().getAdvisors(aspectInstanceFactory(new MakeLockable(), "someBean")),
+						CannotBeUnlocked.class));
 		assertThat(proxy).isInstanceOf(Lockable.class);
 		Lockable lockable = proxy;
 		assertThat(lockable.locked()).as("Already locked").isTrue();
@@ -370,8 +368,8 @@ abstract class AbstractAspectJAdvisorFactoryTests {
 		ArrayList<Object> target = new ArrayList<>();
 		List<?> proxy = createProxy(target, List.class,
 				AopUtils.findAdvisorsThatCanApply(
-					getAdvisorFactory().getAdvisors(aspectInstanceFactory(new MakeLockable(), "someBean")),
-					List.class));
+						getAdvisorFactory().getAdvisors(aspectInstanceFactory(new MakeLockable(), "someBean")),
+						List.class));
 		assertThat(proxy).as("Type pattern must have excluded mixin").isNotInstanceOf(Lockable.class);
 	}
 
@@ -379,7 +377,7 @@ abstract class AbstractAspectJAdvisorFactoryTests {
 	void introductionBasedOnAnnotationMatch() { // gh-9980
 		AnnotatedTarget target = new AnnotatedTargetImpl();
 		List<Advisor> advisors = getAdvisorFactory().getAdvisors(
-			aspectInstanceFactory(new MakeAnnotatedTypeModifiable(), "someBean"));
+				aspectInstanceFactory(new MakeAnnotatedTypeModifiable(), "someBean"));
 		Object proxy = createProxy(target, AnnotatedTarget.class, advisors);
 		assertThat(proxy).isInstanceOf(Lockable.class);
 		Lockable lockable = (Lockable) proxy;
@@ -393,9 +391,9 @@ abstract class AbstractAspectJAdvisorFactoryTests {
 		TestBean target = new TestBean();
 
 		List<Advisor> advisors = getAdvisorFactory().getAdvisors(
-			aspectInstanceFactory(new MakeITestBeanModifiable(), "someBean"));
+				aspectInstanceFactory(new MakeITestBeanModifiable(), "someBean"));
 		advisors.addAll(getAdvisorFactory().getAdvisors(
-			aspectInstanceFactory(new MakeLockable(), "someBean")));
+				aspectInstanceFactory(new MakeLockable(), "someBean")));
 
 		Modifiable modifiable = (Modifiable) createProxy(target, ITestBean.class, advisors);
 		assertThat(modifiable).isInstanceOf(Modifiable.class);
@@ -426,7 +424,7 @@ abstract class AbstractAspectJAdvisorFactoryTests {
 		TestBean target = new TestBean();
 		UnsupportedOperationException expectedException = new UnsupportedOperationException();
 		List<Advisor> advisors = getAdvisorFactory().getAdvisors(
-			aspectInstanceFactory(new ExceptionThrowingAspect(expectedException), "someBean"));
+				aspectInstanceFactory(new ExceptionThrowingAspect(expectedException), "someBean"));
 		assertThat(advisors).as("One advice method was found").hasSize(1);
 		ITestBean itb = createProxy(target, ITestBean.class, advisors);
 		assertThatExceptionOfType(UnsupportedOperationException.class).isThrownBy(itb::getAge);
@@ -439,12 +437,12 @@ abstract class AbstractAspectJAdvisorFactoryTests {
 		TestBean target = new TestBean();
 		RemoteException expectedException = new RemoteException();
 		List<Advisor> advisors = getAdvisorFactory().getAdvisors(
-			aspectInstanceFactory(new ExceptionThrowingAspect(expectedException), "someBean"));
+				aspectInstanceFactory(new ExceptionThrowingAspect(expectedException), "someBean"));
 		assertThat(advisors).as("One advice method was found").hasSize(1);
 		ITestBean itb = createProxy(target, ITestBean.class, advisors);
 		assertThatExceptionOfType(UndeclaredThrowableException.class)
-			.isThrownBy(itb::getAge)
-			.withCause(expectedException);
+				.isThrownBy(itb::getAge)
+				.withCause(expectedException);
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -452,7 +450,7 @@ abstract class AbstractAspectJAdvisorFactoryTests {
 		TestBean target = new TestBean();
 		TwoAdviceAspect twoAdviceAspect = new TwoAdviceAspect();
 		List<Advisor> advisors = getAdvisorFactory().getAdvisors(
-			aspectInstanceFactory(twoAdviceAspect, "someBean"));
+				aspectInstanceFactory(twoAdviceAspect, "someBean"));
 		assertThat(advisors).as("Two advice methods found").hasSize(2);
 		ITestBean itb = createProxy(target, ITestBean.class, advisors);
 		itb.setName("");
@@ -466,7 +464,7 @@ abstract class AbstractAspectJAdvisorFactoryTests {
 	void afterAdviceTypes() throws Exception {
 		InvocationTrackingAspect aspect = new InvocationTrackingAspect();
 		List<Advisor> advisors = getAdvisorFactory().getAdvisors(
-			aspectInstanceFactory(aspect, "exceptionHandlingAspect"));
+				aspectInstanceFactory(aspect, "exceptionHandlingAspect"));
 		Echo echo = createProxy(new Echo(), Echo.class, advisors);
 
 		assertThat(aspect.invocations).isEmpty();
@@ -475,7 +473,7 @@ abstract class AbstractAspectJAdvisorFactoryTests {
 
 		aspect.invocations.clear();
 		assertThatExceptionOfType(FileNotFoundException.class)
-			.isThrownBy(() -> echo.echo(new FileNotFoundException()));
+				.isThrownBy(() -> echo.echo(new FileNotFoundException()));
 		assertThat(aspect.invocations).containsExactly("around - start", "before", "after throwing", "after", "around - end");
 	}
 
@@ -487,7 +485,6 @@ abstract class AbstractAspectJAdvisorFactoryTests {
 		assertThat(Modifier.isAbstract(aspect.getClass().getSuperclass().getModifiers())).isFalse();
 
 		List<Advisor> advisors = getAdvisorFactory().getAdvisors(aspectInstanceFactory(aspect, "incrementingAspect"));
-
 		ITestBean proxy = createProxy(new TestBean("Jane", 42), ITestBean.class, advisors);
 		assertThat(proxy.getAge()).isEqualTo(86); // (42 + 1) * 2
 	}
@@ -812,20 +809,20 @@ abstract class AbstractAspectJAdvisorFactoryTests {
 			invocations.add("before");
 		}
 
-		@AfterReturning("echo()")
-		void afterReturning() {
-			invocations.add("after returning");
-		}
-
-		@AfterThrowing("echo()")
-		void afterThrowing() {
-			invocations.add("after throwing");
-		}
-
 		@After("echo()")
 		void after() {
 			invocations.add("after");
 		}
+
+		@AfterReturning(pointcut = "this(target) && execution(* echo(*))", returning = "returnValue")
+		void afterReturning(JoinPoint joinPoint, Echo target, Object returnValue) {
+			invocations.add("after returning");
+		}
+
+		@AfterThrowing(pointcut = "this(target) && execution(* echo(*))", throwing = "exception")
+		void afterThrowing(JoinPoint joinPoint, Echo target, Throwable exception) {
+			invocations.add("after throwing");
+		}
 	}
 
 
@@ -967,7 +964,7 @@ abstract class AbstractMakeModifiable {
 class MakeITestBeanModifiable extends AbstractMakeModifiable {
 
 	@DeclareParents(value = "org.springframework.beans.testfixture.beans.ITestBean+",
-			defaultImpl=ModifiableImpl.class)
+			defaultImpl = ModifiableImpl.class)
 	static MutableModifiable mixin;
 
 }

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

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2025 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.
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ abstract class AbstractProxyExceptionHandlingTests {
 			assertThat(throwableSeenByInterceptor).isSameAs(undeclaredCheckedException);
 			assertThat(throwableSeenByCaller)
 					.isInstanceOf(UndeclaredThrowableException.class)
-					.hasCauseReference(undeclaredCheckedException);
+					.cause().isSameAs(undeclaredCheckedException);
 		}
 
 		@Test
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ abstract class AbstractProxyExceptionHandlingTests {
 			invokeProxy();
 			assertThat(throwableSeenByCaller)
 					.isInstanceOf(UndeclaredThrowableException.class)
-					.hasCauseReference(undeclaredCheckedException);
+					.cause().isSameAs(undeclaredCheckedException);
 		}
 
 		@Test

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

@@ -340,6 +340,18 @@ class ProxyFactoryTests {
 		assertThat(AopProxyUtils.ultimateTargetClass(proxy)).isEqualTo(MyDate.class);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void proxyInterfaceInCaseOfIntroducedInterfaceOnly() {
+		ProxyFactory pf = new ProxyFactory();
+		pf.addInterface(TimeStamped.class);
+		TimestampIntroductionInterceptor ti = new TimestampIntroductionInterceptor(0L);
+		pf.addAdvisor(new DefaultIntroductionAdvisor(ti, TimeStamped.class));
+		Object proxy = pf.getProxy();
+		assertThat(AopUtils.isJdkDynamicProxy(proxy)).as("Proxy is a JDK proxy").isTrue();
+		assertThat(proxy).isInstanceOf(TimeStamped.class);
+		assertThat(AopProxyUtils.ultimateTargetClass(proxy)).isEqualTo(proxy.getClass());
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	void proxyInterfaceInCaseOfNonTargetInterface() {
 		ProxyFactory pf = new ProxyFactory();

spring-aop/src/test/java/org/springframework/aop/interceptor/AsyncExecutionInterceptorTests.java

@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2025 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.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.aop.interceptor;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
+import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
+import java.util.concurrent.Future;
+
+import org.aopalliance.intercept.MethodInvocation;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.mockito.ArgumentCaptor;
+
+import org.springframework.core.task.AsyncTaskExecutor;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
+import static org.mockito.BDDMockito.given;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.spy;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
+
+/**
+ * Tests for {@link AsyncExecutionInterceptor}.
+ *
+ * @author Bao Ngo
+ * @since 7.0
+ */
+class AsyncExecutionInterceptorTests {
+
+	@Test
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	void invokeOnInterfaceWithGeneric() throws Throwable {
+		AsyncExecutionInterceptor interceptor = spy(new AsyncExecutionInterceptor(null));
+		FutureRunner impl = new FutureRunner();
+		MethodInvocation mi = mock();
+		given(mi.getThis()).willReturn(impl);
+		given(mi.getMethod()).willReturn(GenericRunner.class.getMethod("run"));
+
+		interceptor.invoke(mi);
+		ArgumentCaptor<Class<?>> classArgumentCaptor = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(Class.class);
+		verify(interceptor).doSubmit(any(Callable.class), any(AsyncTaskExecutor.class), classArgumentCaptor.capture());
+		assertThat(classArgumentCaptor.getValue()).isEqualTo(Future.class);
+	}
+
+
+	interface GenericRunner<O> {
+
+		O run();
+	}
+
+	static class FutureRunner implements GenericRunner<Future<Void>> {
+		@Override
+		public Future<Void> run() {
+			return CompletableFuture.runAsync(() -> {
+			});
+		}
+	}
+}

spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2025 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.
@@ -658,6 +658,14 @@ public abstract class AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor extends AbstractPropertyA
 						growCollectionIfNecessary(list, index, indexedPropertyName.toString(), ph, i + 1);
 						value = list.get(index);
 					}
+					else if (value instanceof Map map) {
+						Class<?> mapKeyType = ph.getResolvableType().getNested(i + 1).asMap().resolveGeneric(0);
+						// IMPORTANT: Do not pass full property name in here - property editors
+						// must not kick in for map keys but rather only for map values.
+						TypeDescriptor typeDescriptor = TypeDescriptor.valueOf(mapKeyType);
+						Object convertedMapKey = convertIfNecessary(null, null, key, mapKeyType, typeDescriptor);
+						value = map.get(convertedMapKey);
+					}
 					else if (value instanceof Iterable iterable) {
 						// Apply index to Iterator in case of a Set/Collection/Iterable.
 						int index = Integer.parseInt(key);
@@ -685,14 +693,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor extends AbstractPropertyA
 											currIndex + ", accessed using property path '" + propertyName + "'");
 						}
 					}
-					else if (value instanceof Map map) {
-						Class<?> mapKeyType = ph.getResolvableType().getNested(i + 1).asMap().resolveGeneric(0);
-						// IMPORTANT: Do not pass full property name in here - property editors
-						// must not kick in for map keys but rather only for map values.
-						TypeDescriptor typeDescriptor = TypeDescriptor.valueOf(mapKeyType);
-						Object convertedMapKey = convertIfNecessary(null, null, key, mapKeyType, typeDescriptor);
-						value = map.get(convertedMapKey);
-					}
 					else {
 						throw new InvalidPropertyException(getRootClass(), this.nestedPath + propertyName,
 								"Property referenced in indexed property path '" + propertyName +
@@ -904,16 +904,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor extends AbstractPropertyA
 	private Object newValue(Class<?> type, @Nullable TypeDescriptor desc, String name) {
 		try {
 			if (type.isArray()) {
-				Class<?> componentType = type.componentType();
-				// TODO - only handles 2-dimensional arrays
-				if (componentType.isArray()) {
-					Object array = Array.newInstance(componentType, 1);
-					Array.set(array, 0, Array.newInstance(componentType.componentType(), 0));
-					return array;
-				}
-				else {
-					return Array.newInstance(componentType, 0);
-				}
+				return createArray(type);
 			}
 			else if (Collection.class.isAssignableFrom(type)) {
 				TypeDescriptor elementDesc = (desc != null ? desc.getElementTypeDescriptor() : null);
@@ -937,6 +928,24 @@ public abstract class AbstractNestablePropertyAccessor extends AbstractPropertyA
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Create the array for the given array type.
+	 * @param arrayType the desired type of the target array
+	 * @return a new array instance
+	 */
+	private static Object createArray(Class<?> arrayType) {
+		Assert.notNull(arrayType, "Array type must not be null");
+		Class<?> componentType = arrayType.componentType();
+		if (componentType.isArray()) {
+			Object array = Array.newInstance(componentType, 1);
+			Array.set(array, 0, createArray(componentType));
+			return array;
+		}
+		else {
+			return Array.newInstance(componentType, 0);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Parse the given property name into the corresponding property name tokens.
 	 * @param propertyName the property name to parse

spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/PropertyEditorRegistrar.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2012 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2025 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.
@@ -45,4 +45,18 @@ public interface PropertyEditorRegistrar {
 	 */
 	void registerCustomEditors(PropertyEditorRegistry registry);
 
+	/**
+	 * Indicate whether this registrar exclusively overrides default editors
+	 * rather than registering custom editors, intended to be applied lazily.
+	 * <p>This has an impact on registrar handling in a bean factory: see
+	 * {@link org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory#addPropertyEditorRegistrar}.
+	 * @since 6.2.3
+	 * @see PropertyEditorRegistry#registerCustomEditor
+	 * @see PropertyEditorRegistrySupport#overrideDefaultEditor
+	 * @see PropertyEditorRegistrySupport#setDefaultEditorRegistrar
+	 */
+	default boolean overridesDefaultEditors() {
+		return false;
+	}
+
 }

spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/PropertyEditorRegistrySupport.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2025 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.
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ public class PropertyEditorRegistrySupport implements PropertyEditorRegistry {
 
 	private boolean configValueEditorsActive = false;
 
+	@Nullable
+	private PropertyEditorRegistrar defaultEditorRegistrar;
+
 	@Nullable
 	private Map<Class<?>, PropertyEditor> defaultEditors;
 
@@ -155,6 +158,19 @@ public class PropertyEditorRegistrySupport implements PropertyEditorRegistry {
 		this.configValueEditorsActive = true;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Set a registrar for default editors, as a lazy way of overriding default editors.
+	 * <p>This is expected to be a collaborator with {@link PropertyEditorRegistrySupport},
+	 * downcasting the given {@link PropertyEditorRegistry} accordingly and calling
+	 * {@link #overrideDefaultEditor} for registering additional default editors on it.
+	 * @param registrar the registrar to call when default editors are actually needed
+	 * @since 6.2.3
+	 * @see #overrideDefaultEditor
+	 */
+	public void setDefaultEditorRegistrar(PropertyEditorRegistrar registrar) {
+		this.defaultEditorRegistrar = registrar;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Override the default editor for the specified type with the given property editor.
 	 * <p>Note that this is different from registering a custom editor in that the editor
@@ -184,6 +200,9 @@ public class PropertyEditorRegistrySupport implements PropertyEditorRegistry {
 		if (!this.defaultEditorsActive) {
 			return null;
 		}
+		if (this.overriddenDefaultEditors == null && this.defaultEditorRegistrar != null) {
+			this.defaultEditorRegistrar.registerCustomEditors(this);
+		}
 		if (this.overriddenDefaultEditors != null) {
 			PropertyEditor editor = this.overriddenDefaultEditors.get(requiredType);
 			if (editor != null) {

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

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2025 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.
@@ -39,10 +39,14 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  * (which the methods defined on the ListableBeanFactory interface don't,
  * in contrast to the methods defined on the BeanFactory interface).
  *
+ * <p><b>NOTE:</b> It is generally preferable to use {@link ObjectProvider#stream()}
+ * via {@link BeanFactory#getBeanProvider} instead of this utility class.
+ *
  * @author Rod Johnson
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
  * @author Chris Beams
  * @since 04.07.2003
+ * @see BeanFactory#getBeanProvider
  */
 public abstract class BeanFactoryUtils {
 
@@ -308,7 +312,7 @@ public abstract class BeanFactoryUtils {
 	 * 'replacing' beans by explicitly choosing the same bean name in a child factory;
 	 * the bean in the ancestor factory won't be visible then, not even for by-type lookups.
 	 * @param lbf the bean factory
-	 * @param type type of bean to match
+	 * @param type the type of bean to match
 	 * @return the Map of matching bean instances, or an empty Map if none
 	 * @throws BeansException if a bean could not be created
 	 * @see ListableBeanFactory#getBeansOfType(Class)
@@ -347,7 +351,7 @@ public abstract class BeanFactoryUtils {
 	 * 'replacing' beans by explicitly choosing the same bean name in a child factory;
 	 * the bean in the ancestor factory won't be visible then, not even for by-type lookups.
 	 * @param lbf the bean factory
-	 * @param type type of bean to match
+	 * @param type the type of bean to match
 	 * @param includeNonSingletons whether to include prototype or scoped beans too
 	 * or just singletons (also applies to FactoryBeans)
 	 * @param allowEagerInit whether to initialize <i>lazy-init singletons</i> and
@@ -395,7 +399,7 @@ public abstract class BeanFactoryUtils {
 	 * 'replacing' beans by explicitly choosing the same bean name in a child factory;
 	 * the bean in the ancestor factory won't be visible then, not even for by-type lookups.
 	 * @param lbf the bean factory
-	 * @param type type of bean to match
+	 * @param type the type of bean to match
 	 * @return the matching bean instance
 	 * @throws NoSuchBeanDefinitionException if no bean of the given type was found
 	 * @throws NoUniqueBeanDefinitionException if more than one bean of the given type was found
@@ -425,7 +429,7 @@ public abstract class BeanFactoryUtils {
 	 * 'replacing' beans by explicitly choosing the same bean name in a child factory;
 	 * the bean in the ancestor factory won't be visible then, not even for by-type lookups.
 	 * @param lbf the bean factory
-	 * @param type type of bean to match
+	 * @param type the type of bean to match
 	 * @param includeNonSingletons whether to include prototype or scoped beans too
 	 * or just singletons (also applies to FactoryBeans)
 	 * @param allowEagerInit whether to initialize <i>lazy-init singletons</i> and
@@ -457,7 +461,7 @@ public abstract class BeanFactoryUtils {
 	 * <p>This version of {@code beanOfType} automatically includes
 	 * prototypes and FactoryBeans.
 	 * @param lbf the bean factory
-	 * @param type type of bean to match
+	 * @param type the type of bean to match
 	 * @return the matching bean instance
 	 * @throws NoSuchBeanDefinitionException if no bean of the given type was found
 	 * @throws NoUniqueBeanDefinitionException if more than one bean of the given type was found
@@ -481,7 +485,7 @@ public abstract class BeanFactoryUtils {
 	 * only raw FactoryBeans will be checked (which doesn't require initialization
 	 * of each FactoryBean).
 	 * @param lbf the bean factory
-	 * @param type type of bean to match
+	 * @param type the type of bean to match
 	 * @param includeNonSingletons whether to include prototype or scoped beans too
 	 * or just singletons (also applies to FactoryBeans)
 	 * @param allowEagerInit whether to initialize <i>lazy-init singletons</i> and
@@ -529,7 +533,7 @@ public abstract class BeanFactoryUtils {
 
 	/**
 	 * Extract a unique bean for the given type from the given Map of matching beans.
-	 * @param type type of bean to match
+	 * @param type the type of bean to match
 	 * @param matchingBeans all matching beans found
 	 * @return the unique bean instance
 	 * @throws NoSuchBeanDefinitionException if no bean of the given type was found

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

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2025 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.
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package org.springframework.beans.factory;
 
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
+import java.util.function.Predicate;
 import java.util.function.Supplier;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
@@ -45,6 +46,21 @@ import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
  * Alternatively, you may implement the specific methods that your callers expect,
  * for example, just {@link #getObject()} or {@link #getIfAvailable()}.
  *
+ * <p>Note that {@link #getObject()} never returns {@code null} - it will throw a
+ * {@link NoSuchBeanDefinitionException} instead -, whereas {@link #getIfAvailable()}
+ * will return {@code null} if no matching bean is present at all. However, both
+ * methods will throw a {@link NoUniqueBeanDefinitionException} if more than one
+ * matching bean is found without a clear unique winner (see below). Last but not
+ * least, {@link #getIfUnique()} will return {@code null} both when no matching bean
+ * is found and when more than one matching bean is found without a unique winner.
+ *
+ * <p>Uniqueness is generally up to the container's candidate resolution algorithm
+ * but always honors the "primary" flag (with only one of the candidate beans marked
+ * as primary) and the "fallback" flag (with only one of the candidate beans not
+ * marked as fallback). The default-candidate flag is consistently taken into
+ * account as well, even for non-annotation-based injection points, with a single
+ * default candidate winning in case of no clear primary/fallback indication.
+ *
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
  * @since 4.3
  * @param <T> the object type
@@ -53,6 +69,18 @@ import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
  */
 public interface ObjectProvider<T> extends ObjectFactory<T>, Iterable<T> {
 
+	/**
+	 * A predicate for unfiltered type matches, including non-default candidates
+	 * but still excluding non-autowire candidates when used on injection points.
+	 * @since 6.2.3
+	 * @see #stream(Predicate)
+	 * @see #orderedStream(Predicate)
+	 * @see org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition#isAutowireCandidate()
+	 * @see org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanDefinition#isDefaultCandidate()
+	 */
+	Predicate<Class<?>> UNFILTERED = (clazz -> true);
+
+
 	@Override
 	default T getObject() throws BeansException {
 		Iterator<T> it = iterator();
@@ -175,7 +203,7 @@ public interface ObjectProvider<T> extends ObjectFactory<T>, Iterable<T> {
 	 * if unique (not called otherwise)
 	 * @throws BeansException in case of creation errors
 	 * @since 5.0
-	 * @see #getIfAvailable()
+	 * @see #getIfUnique()
 	 */
 	default void ifUnique(Consumer<T> dependencyConsumer) throws BeansException {
 		T dependency = getIfUnique();
@@ -198,6 +226,10 @@ public interface ObjectProvider<T> extends ObjectFactory<T>, Iterable<T> {
 	/**
 	 * Return a sequential {@link Stream} over all matching object instances,
 	 * without specific ordering guarantees (but typically in registration order).
+	 * <p>Note: The result may be filtered by default according to qualifiers on the
+	 * injection point versus target beans and the general autowire candidate status
+	 * of matching beans. For custom filtering against type-matching candidates, use
+	 * {@link #stream(Predicate)} instead (potentially with {@link #UNFILTERED}).
 	 * @since 5.1
 	 * @see #iterator()
 	 * @see #orderedStream()
@@ -219,6 +251,10 @@ public interface ObjectProvider<T> extends ObjectFactory<T>, Iterable<T> {
 	 * {@link #stream()} method. You may override this to apply an
 	 * {@link org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationAwareOrderComparator}
 	 * if necessary.
+	 * <p>Note: The result may be filtered by default according to qualifiers on the
+	 * injection point versus target beans and the general autowire candidate status
+	 * of matching beans. For custom filtering against type-matching candidates, use
+	 * {@link #stream(Predicate)} instead (potentially with {@link #UNFILTERED}).
 	 * @since 5.1
 	 * @see #stream()
 	 * @see org.springframework.core.OrderComparator
@@ -227,4 +263,70 @@ public interface ObjectProvider<T> extends ObjectFactory<T>, Iterable<T> {
 		return stream().sorted(OrderComparator.INSTANCE);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Return a custom-filtered {@link Stream} over all matching object instances,
+	 * without specific ordering guarantees (but typically in registration order).
+	 * @param customFilter a custom type filter for selecting beans among the raw
+	 * bean type matches (or {@link #UNFILTERED} for all raw type matches without
+	 * any default filtering)
+	 * @since 6.2.3
+	 * @see #stream()
+	 * @see #orderedStream(Predicate)
+	 */
+	default Stream<T> stream(Predicate<Class<?>> customFilter) {
+		return stream(customFilter, true);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return a custom-filtered {@link Stream} over all matching object instances,
+	 * pre-ordered according to the factory's common order comparator.
+	 * @param customFilter a custom type filter for selecting beans among the raw
+	 * bean type matches (or {@link #UNFILTERED} for all raw type matches without
+	 * any default filtering)
+	 * @since 6.2.3
+	 * @see #orderedStream()
+	 * @see #stream(Predicate)
+	 */
+	default Stream<T> orderedStream(Predicate<Class<?>> customFilter) {
+		return orderedStream(customFilter, true);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return a custom-filtered {@link Stream} over all matching object instances,
+	 * without specific ordering guarantees (but typically in registration order).
+	 * @param customFilter a custom type filter for selecting beans among the raw
+	 * bean type matches (or {@link #UNFILTERED} for all raw type matches without
+	 * any default filtering)
+	 * @param includeNonSingletons whether to include prototype or scoped beans too
+	 * or just singletons (also applies to FactoryBeans)
+	 * @since 6.2.5
+	 * @see #stream(Predicate)
+	 * @see #orderedStream(Predicate, boolean)
+	 */
+	default Stream<T> stream(Predicate<Class<?>> customFilter, boolean includeNonSingletons) {
+		if (!includeNonSingletons) {
+			throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Only supports includeNonSingletons=true by default");
+		}
+		return stream().filter(obj -> customFilter.test(obj.getClass()));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return a custom-filtered {@link Stream} over all matching object instances,
+	 * pre-ordered according to the factory's common order comparator.
+	 * @param customFilter a custom type filter for selecting beans among the raw
+	 * bean type matches (or {@link #UNFILTERED} for all raw type matches without
+	 * any default filtering)
+	 * @param includeNonSingletons whether to include prototype or scoped beans too
+	 * or just singletons (also applies to FactoryBeans)
+	 * @since 6.2.5
+	 * @see #orderedStream()
+	 * @see #stream(Predicate)
+	 */
+	default Stream<T> orderedStream(Predicate<Class<?>> customFilter, boolean includeNonSingletons) {
+		if (!includeNonSingletons) {
+			throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Only supports includeNonSingletons=true by default");
+		}
+		return orderedStream().filter(obj -> customFilter.test(obj.getClass()));
+	}
+
 }

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

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2025 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.
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public abstract class BeanFactoryAnnotationUtils {
 			// Full qualifier matching supported.
 			return qualifiedBeanOfType(lbf, beanType, qualifier);
 		}
-		else if (beanFactory.containsBean(qualifier)) {
+		else if (beanFactory.containsBean(qualifier) && beanFactory.isTypeMatch(qualifier, beanType)) {
 			// Fallback: target bean at least found by bean name.
 			return beanFactory.getBean(qualifier, beanType);
 		}
@@ -110,16 +110,16 @@ public abstract class BeanFactoryAnnotationUtils {
 	/**
 	 * Obtain a bean of type {@code T} from the given {@code BeanFactory} declaring a qualifier
 	 * (for example, {@code <qualifier>} or {@code @Qualifier}) matching the given qualifier).
-	 * @param bf the factory to get the target bean from
+	 * @param beanFactory the factory to get the target bean from
 	 * @param beanType the type of bean to retrieve
 	 * @param qualifier the qualifier for selecting between multiple bean matches
 	 * @return the matching bean of type {@code T} (never {@code null})
 	 */
-	private static <T> T qualifiedBeanOfType(ListableBeanFactory bf, Class<T> beanType, String qualifier) {
-		String[] candidateBeans = BeanFactoryUtils.beanNamesForTypeIncludingAncestors(bf, beanType);
+	private static <T> T qualifiedBeanOfType(ListableBeanFactory beanFactory, Class<T> beanType, String qualifier) {
+		String[] candidateBeans = BeanFactoryUtils.beanNamesForTypeIncludingAncestors(beanFactory, beanType);
 		String matchingBean = null;
 		for (String beanName : candidateBeans) {
-			if (isQualifierMatch(qualifier::equals, beanName, bf)) {
+			if (isQualifierMatch(qualifier::equals, beanName, beanFactory)) {
 				if (matchingBean != null) {
 					throw new NoUniqueBeanDefinitionException(beanType, matchingBean, beanName);
 				}
@@ -127,11 +127,11 @@ public abstract class BeanFactoryAnnotationUtils {
 			}
 		}
 		if (matchingBean != null) {
-			return bf.getBean(matchingBean, beanType);
+			return beanFactory.getBean(matchingBean, beanType);
 		}
-		else if (bf.containsBean(qualifier)) {
+		else if (beanFactory.containsBean(qualifier) && beanFactory.isTypeMatch(qualifier, beanType)) {
 			// Fallback: target bean at least found by bean name - probably a manually registered singleton.
-			return bf.getBean(qualifier, beanType);
+			return beanFactory.getBean(qualifier, beanType);
 		}
 		else {
 			throw new NoSuchBeanDefinitionException(qualifier, "No matching " + beanType.getSimpleName() +

spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/aot/AotServices.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2025 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.
@@ -212,9 +212,9 @@ public final class AotServices<T> implements Iterable<T> {
 		}
 
 		private <T> Map<String, T> loadBeans(Class<T> type) {
-			return (this.beanFactory != null) ? BeanFactoryUtils
-					.beansOfTypeIncludingAncestors(this.beanFactory, type, true, false)
-					: Collections.emptyMap();
+			return (this.beanFactory != null ?
+					BeanFactoryUtils.beansOfTypeIncludingAncestors(this.beanFactory, type, true, false) :
+					Collections.emptyMap());
 		}
 
 	}

spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/aot/BeanDefinitionMethodGeneratorFactory.java

@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ class BeanDefinitionMethodGeneratorFactory {
 		this.excludeFilters = loader.load(BeanRegistrationExcludeFilter.class);
 		for (BeanRegistrationExcludeFilter excludeFilter : this.excludeFilters) {
 			if (this.excludeFilters.getSource(excludeFilter) == Source.BEAN_FACTORY) {
-				Assert.state(excludeFilter instanceof BeanRegistrationAotProcessor
-						|| excludeFilter instanceof BeanFactoryInitializationAotProcessor,
+				Assert.state(excludeFilter instanceof BeanRegistrationAotProcessor ||
+						excludeFilter instanceof BeanFactoryInitializationAotProcessor,
 						() -> "BeanRegistrationExcludeFilter bean of type %s must also implement an AOT processor interface"
 								.formatted(excludeFilter.getClass().getName()));
 			}

spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/aot/DefaultBeanRegistrationCodeFragments.java

@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class DefaultBeanRegistrationCodeFragments implements BeanRegistrationCodeFragme
 
 		CodeBlock.Builder code = CodeBlock.builder();
 		RootBeanDefinition mbd = this.registeredBean.getMergedBeanDefinition();
-		Class<?> beanClass = (mbd.hasBeanClass() ? mbd.getBeanClass() : null);
+		Class<?> beanClass = (mbd.hasBeanClass() ? ClassUtils.getUserClass(mbd.getBeanClass()) : null);
 		CodeBlock beanClassCode = generateBeanClassCode(
 				beanRegistrationCode.getClassName().packageName(),
 				(beanClass != null ? beanClass : beanType.toClass()));

spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/aot/InstanceSupplierCodeGenerator.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2025 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.
@@ -156,91 +156,95 @@ public class InstanceSupplierCodeGenerator {
 	}
 
 	private CodeBlock generateCodeForConstructor(RegisteredBean registeredBean, Constructor<?> constructor) {
-		String beanName = registeredBean.getBeanName();
-		Class<?> beanClass = registeredBean.getBeanClass();
+		ConstructorDescriptor descriptor = new ConstructorDescriptor(
+				registeredBean.getBeanName(), constructor, registeredBean.getBeanClass());
 
-		if (KotlinDetector.isKotlinReflectPresent() && KotlinDelegate.hasConstructorWithOptionalParameter(beanClass)) {
-			return generateCodeForInaccessibleConstructor(beanName, constructor,
-					hints -> hints.registerType(beanClass, MemberCategory.INVOKE_DECLARED_CONSTRUCTORS));
+		Class<?> publicType = descriptor.publicType();
+		if (KotlinDetector.isKotlinReflectPresent() && KotlinDelegate.hasConstructorWithOptionalParameter(publicType)) {
+			return generateCodeForInaccessibleConstructor(descriptor,
+					hints -> hints.registerType(publicType, MemberCategory.INVOKE_DECLARED_CONSTRUCTORS));
 		}
 
 		if (!isVisible(constructor, constructor.getDeclaringClass())) {
-			return generateCodeForInaccessibleConstructor(beanName, constructor,
+			return generateCodeForInaccessibleConstructor(descriptor,
 					hints -> hints.registerConstructor(constructor, ExecutableMode.INVOKE));
 		}
-		return generateCodeForAccessibleConstructor(beanName, constructor);
+		return generateCodeForAccessibleConstructor(descriptor);
 	}
 
-	private CodeBlock generateCodeForAccessibleConstructor(String beanName, Constructor<?> constructor) {
+	private CodeBlock generateCodeForAccessibleConstructor(ConstructorDescriptor descriptor) {
+		Constructor<?> constructor = descriptor.constructor();
 		this.generationContext.getRuntimeHints().reflection().registerConstructor(
 				constructor, ExecutableMode.INTROSPECT);
 
 		if (constructor.getParameterCount() == 0) {
 			if (!this.allowDirectSupplierShortcut) {
-				return CodeBlock.of("$T.using($T::new)", InstanceSupplier.class, constructor.getDeclaringClass());
+				return CodeBlock.of("$T.using($T::new)", InstanceSupplier.class, descriptor.actualType());
 			}
 			if (!isThrowingCheckedException(constructor)) {
-				return CodeBlock.of("$T::new", constructor.getDeclaringClass());
+				return CodeBlock.of("$T::new", descriptor.actualType());
 			}
-			return CodeBlock.of("$T.of($T::new)", ThrowingSupplier.class, constructor.getDeclaringClass());
+			return CodeBlock.of("$T.of($T::new)", ThrowingSupplier.class, descriptor.actualType());
 		}
 
 		GeneratedMethod generatedMethod = generateGetInstanceSupplierMethod(method ->
-				buildGetInstanceMethodForConstructor(method, beanName, constructor, PRIVATE_STATIC));
+				buildGetInstanceMethodForConstructor(method, descriptor, PRIVATE_STATIC));
 		return generateReturnStatement(generatedMethod);
 	}
 
-	private CodeBlock generateCodeForInaccessibleConstructor(String beanName,
-			Constructor<?> constructor, Consumer<ReflectionHints> hints) {
+	private CodeBlock generateCodeForInaccessibleConstructor(ConstructorDescriptor descriptor,
+			Consumer<ReflectionHints> hints) {
 
+		Constructor<?> constructor = descriptor.constructor();
 		CodeWarnings codeWarnings = new CodeWarnings();
 		codeWarnings.detectDeprecation(constructor.getDeclaringClass(), constructor)
 				.detectDeprecation(Arrays.stream(constructor.getParameters()).map(Parameter::getType));
 		hints.accept(this.generationContext.getRuntimeHints().reflection());
 
 		GeneratedMethod generatedMethod = generateGetInstanceSupplierMethod(method -> {
-			method.addJavadoc("Get the bean instance supplier for '$L'.", beanName);
+			method.addJavadoc("Get the bean instance supplier for '$L'.", descriptor.beanName());
 			method.addModifiers(PRIVATE_STATIC);
 			codeWarnings.suppress(method);
-			method.returns(ParameterizedTypeName.get(BeanInstanceSupplier.class, constructor.getDeclaringClass()));
-			method.addStatement(generateResolverForConstructor(constructor));
+			method.returns(ParameterizedTypeName.get(BeanInstanceSupplier.class, descriptor.publicType()));
+			method.addStatement(generateResolverForConstructor(descriptor));
 		});
 
 		return generateReturnStatement(generatedMethod);
 	}
 
-	private void buildGetInstanceMethodForConstructor(MethodSpec.Builder method, String beanName,
-			Constructor<?> constructor, javax.lang.model.element.Modifier... modifiers) {
+	private void buildGetInstanceMethodForConstructor(MethodSpec.Builder method, ConstructorDescriptor descriptor,
+			javax.lang.model.element.Modifier... modifiers) {
 
-		Class<?> declaringClass = constructor.getDeclaringClass();
+		Constructor<?> constructor = descriptor.constructor();
+		Class<?> publicType = descriptor.publicType();
+		Class<?> actualType = descriptor.actualType();
 
 		CodeWarnings codeWarnings = new CodeWarnings();
-		codeWarnings.detectDeprecation(declaringClass, constructor)
+		codeWarnings.detectDeprecation(actualType, constructor)
 				.detectDeprecation(Arrays.stream(constructor.getParameters()).map(Parameter::getType));
-		method.addJavadoc("Get the bean instance supplier for '$L'.", beanName);
+		method.addJavadoc("Get the bean instance supplier for '$L'.", descriptor.beanName());
 		method.addModifiers(modifiers);
 		codeWarnings.suppress(method);
-		method.returns(ParameterizedTypeName.get(BeanInstanceSupplier.class, declaringClass));
+		method.returns(ParameterizedTypeName.get(BeanInstanceSupplier.class, publicType));
 
 		CodeBlock.Builder code = CodeBlock.builder();
-		code.add(generateResolverForConstructor(constructor));
+		code.add(generateResolverForConstructor(descriptor));
 		boolean hasArguments = constructor.getParameterCount() > 0;
-		boolean onInnerClass = ClassUtils.isInnerClass(declaringClass);
+		boolean onInnerClass = ClassUtils.isInnerClass(actualType);
 
 		CodeBlock arguments = hasArguments ?
-				new AutowiredArgumentsCodeGenerator(declaringClass, constructor)
-						.generateCode(constructor.getParameterTypes(), (onInnerClass ? 1 : 0))
-				: NO_ARGS;
+				new AutowiredArgumentsCodeGenerator(actualType, constructor)
+						.generateCode(constructor.getParameterTypes(), (onInnerClass ? 1 : 0)) : NO_ARGS;
 
-		CodeBlock newInstance = generateNewInstanceCodeForConstructor(declaringClass, arguments);
+		CodeBlock newInstance = generateNewInstanceCodeForConstructor(actualType, arguments);
 		code.add(generateWithGeneratorCode(hasArguments, newInstance));
 		method.addStatement(code.build());
 	}
 
-	private CodeBlock generateResolverForConstructor(Constructor<?> constructor) {
-		CodeBlock parameterTypes = generateParameterTypesCode(constructor.getParameterTypes());
+	private CodeBlock generateResolverForConstructor(ConstructorDescriptor descriptor) {
+		CodeBlock parameterTypes = generateParameterTypesCode(descriptor.constructor().getParameterTypes());
 		return CodeBlock.of("return $T.<$T>forConstructor($L)", BeanInstanceSupplier.class,
-				constructor.getDeclaringClass(), parameterTypes);
+				descriptor.publicType(), parameterTypes);
 	}
 
 	private CodeBlock generateNewInstanceCodeForConstructor(Class<?> declaringClass, CodeBlock args) {
@@ -320,8 +324,7 @@ public class InstanceSupplierCodeGenerator {
 		boolean hasArguments = factoryMethod.getParameterCount() > 0;
 		CodeBlock arguments = hasArguments ?
 				new AutowiredArgumentsCodeGenerator(ClassUtils.getUserClass(targetClass), factoryMethod)
-						.generateCode(factoryMethod.getParameterTypes())
-				: NO_ARGS;
+						.generateCode(factoryMethod.getParameterTypes()) : NO_ARGS;
 
 		CodeBlock newInstance = generateNewInstanceCodeForMethod(
 				factoryBeanName, ClassUtils.getUserClass(targetClass), factoryMethodName, arguments);
@@ -438,4 +441,12 @@ public class InstanceSupplierCodeGenerator {
 		}
 	}
 
+
+	record ConstructorDescriptor(String beanName, Constructor<?> constructor, Class<?> publicType) {
+
+		Class<?> actualType() {
+			return this.constructor.getDeclaringClass();
+		}
+	}
+
 }

spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/config/ConfigurableBeanFactory.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2025 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.
@@ -183,7 +183,11 @@ public interface ConfigurableBeanFactory extends HierarchicalBeanFactory, Single
 	 * on the given registry, fresh for each bean creation attempt. This avoids
 	 * the need for synchronization on custom editors; hence, it is generally
 	 * preferable to use this method instead of {@link #registerCustomEditor}.
+	 * <p>If the given registrar implements
+	 * {@link PropertyEditorRegistrar#overridesDefaultEditors()} to return {@code true},
+	 * it will be applied lazily (only when default editors are actually needed).
 	 * @param registrar the PropertyEditorRegistrar to register
+	 * @see PropertyEditorRegistrar#overridesDefaultEditors()
 	 */
 	void addPropertyEditorRegistrar(PropertyEditorRegistrar registrar);
 

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

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2025 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.
@@ -991,54 +991,64 @@ public abstract class AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory extends AbstractBeanFac
 	 */
 	@Nullable
 	private FactoryBean<?> getSingletonFactoryBeanForTypeCheck(String beanName, RootBeanDefinition mbd) {
-		BeanWrapper bw = this.factoryBeanInstanceCache.get(beanName);
-		if (bw != null) {
-			return (FactoryBean<?>) bw.getWrappedInstance();
-		}
-		Object beanInstance = getSingleton(beanName, false);
-		if (beanInstance instanceof FactoryBean<?> factoryBean) {
-			return factoryBean;
-		}
-		if (isSingletonCurrentlyInCreation(beanName) ||
-				(mbd.getFactoryBeanName() != null && isSingletonCurrentlyInCreation(mbd.getFactoryBeanName()))) {
+		boolean locked = this.singletonLock.tryLock();
+		if (!locked) {
 			return null;
 		}
 
-		Object instance;
 		try {
-			// Mark this bean as currently in creation, even if just partially.
-			beforeSingletonCreation(beanName);
-			// Give BeanPostProcessors a chance to return a proxy instead of the target bean instance.
-			instance = resolveBeforeInstantiation(beanName, mbd);
-			if (instance == null) {
-				bw = createBeanInstance(beanName, mbd, null);
-				instance = bw.getWrappedInstance();
-				this.factoryBeanInstanceCache.put(beanName, bw);
+			BeanWrapper bw = this.factoryBeanInstanceCache.get(beanName);
+			if (bw != null) {
+				return (FactoryBean<?>) bw.getWrappedInstance();
 			}
-		}
-		catch (UnsatisfiedDependencyException ex) {
-			// Don't swallow, probably misconfiguration...
-			throw ex;
-		}
-		catch (BeanCreationException ex) {
-			// Don't swallow a linkage error since it contains a full stacktrace on
-			// first occurrence... and just a plain NoClassDefFoundError afterwards.
-			if (ex.contains(LinkageError.class)) {
+			Object beanInstance = getSingleton(beanName, false);
+			if (beanInstance instanceof FactoryBean<?> factoryBean) {
+				return factoryBean;
+			}
+			if (isSingletonCurrentlyInCreation(beanName) ||
+					(mbd.getFactoryBeanName() != null && isSingletonCurrentlyInCreation(mbd.getFactoryBeanName()))) {
+				return null;
+			}
+
+			Object instance;
+			try {
+				// Mark this bean as currently in creation, even if just partially.
+				beforeSingletonCreation(beanName);
+				// Give BeanPostProcessors a chance to return a proxy instead of the target bean instance.
+				instance = resolveBeforeInstantiation(beanName, mbd);
+				if (instance == null) {
+					bw = createBeanInstance(beanName, mbd, null);
+					instance = bw.getWrappedInstance();
+					this.factoryBeanInstanceCache.put(beanName, bw);
+				}
+			}
+			catch (UnsatisfiedDependencyException ex) {
+				// Don't swallow, probably misconfiguration...
 				throw ex;
 			}
-			// Instantiation failure, maybe too early...
-			if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
-				logger.debug("Bean creation exception on singleton FactoryBean type check: " + ex);
+			catch (BeanCreationException ex) {
+				// Don't swallow a linkage error since it contains a full stacktrace on
+				// first occurrence... and just a plain NoClassDefFoundError afterwards.
+				if (ex.contains(LinkageError.class)) {
+					throw ex;
+				}
+				// Instantiation failure, maybe too early...
+				if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+					logger.debug("Bean creation exception on singleton FactoryBean type check: " + ex);
+				}
+				onSuppressedException(ex);
+				return null;
 			}
-			onSuppressedException(ex);
-			return null;
+			finally {
+				// Finished partial creation of this bean.
+				afterSingletonCreation(beanName);
+			}
+
+			return getFactoryBean(beanName, instance);
 		}
 		finally {
-			// Finished partial creation of this bean.
-			afterSingletonCreation(beanName);
+			this.singletonLock.unlock();
 		}
-
-		return getFactoryBean(beanName, instance);
 	}
 
 	/**

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

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2025 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.
@@ -137,6 +137,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractBeanFactory extends FactoryBeanRegistrySupport imp
 	@Nullable
 	private ConversionService conversionService;
 
+	/** Default PropertyEditorRegistrars to apply to the beans of this factory. */
+	private final Set<PropertyEditorRegistrar> defaultEditorRegistrars = new LinkedHashSet<>(4);
+
 	/** Custom PropertyEditorRegistrars to apply to the beans of this factory. */
 	private final Set<PropertyEditorRegistrar> propertyEditorRegistrars = new LinkedHashSet<>(4);
 
@@ -883,7 +886,12 @@ public abstract class AbstractBeanFactory extends FactoryBeanRegistrySupport imp
 	@Override
 	public void addPropertyEditorRegistrar(PropertyEditorRegistrar registrar) {
 		Assert.notNull(registrar, "PropertyEditorRegistrar must not be null");
-		this.propertyEditorRegistrars.add(registrar);
+		if (registrar.overridesDefaultEditors()) {
+			this.defaultEditorRegistrars.add(registrar);
+		}
+		else {
+			this.propertyEditorRegistrars.add(registrar);
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -1114,6 +1122,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractBeanFactory extends FactoryBeanRegistrySupport imp
 		setBeanExpressionResolver(otherFactory.getBeanExpressionResolver());
 		setConversionService(otherFactory.getConversionService());
 		if (otherFactory instanceof AbstractBeanFactory otherAbstractFactory) {
+			this.defaultEditorRegistrars.addAll(otherAbstractFactory.defaultEditorRegistrars);
 			this.propertyEditorRegistrars.addAll(otherAbstractFactory.propertyEditorRegistrars);
 			this.customEditors.putAll(otherAbstractFactory.customEditors);
 			this.typeConverter = otherAbstractFactory.typeConverter;
@@ -1313,36 +1322,48 @@ public abstract class AbstractBeanFactory extends FactoryBeanRegistrySupport imp
 	protected void registerCustomEditors(PropertyEditorRegistry registry) {
 		if (registry instanceof PropertyEditorRegistrySupport registrySupport) {
 			registrySupport.useConfigValueEditors();
-		}
-		if (!this.propertyEditorRegistrars.isEmpty()) {
-			for (PropertyEditorRegistrar registrar : this.propertyEditorRegistrars) {
-				try {
-					registrar.registerCustomEditors(registry);
-				}
-				catch (BeanCreationException ex) {
-					Throwable rootCause = ex.getMostSpecificCause();
-					if (rootCause instanceof BeanCurrentlyInCreationException bce) {
-						String bceBeanName = bce.getBeanName();
-						if (bceBeanName != null && isCurrentlyInCreation(bceBeanName)) {
-							if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
-								logger.debug("PropertyEditorRegistrar [" + registrar.getClass().getName() +
-										"] failed because it tried to obtain currently created bean '" +
-										ex.getBeanName() + "': " + ex.getMessage());
-							}
-							onSuppressedException(ex);
-							continue;
-						}
-					}
-					throw ex;
-				}
+			if (!this.defaultEditorRegistrars.isEmpty()) {
+				// Optimization: lazy overriding of default editors only when needed
+				registrySupport.setDefaultEditorRegistrar(new BeanFactoryDefaultEditorRegistrar());
 			}
 		}
+		else if (!this.defaultEditorRegistrars.isEmpty()) {
+			// Fallback: proactive overriding of default editors
+			applyEditorRegistrars(registry, this.defaultEditorRegistrars);
+		}
+
+		if (!this.propertyEditorRegistrars.isEmpty()) {
+			applyEditorRegistrars(registry, this.propertyEditorRegistrars);
+		}
 		if (!this.customEditors.isEmpty()) {
 			this.customEditors.forEach((requiredType, editorClass) ->
 					registry.registerCustomEditor(requiredType, BeanUtils.instantiateClass(editorClass)));
 		}
 	}
 
+	private void applyEditorRegistrars(PropertyEditorRegistry registry, Set<PropertyEditorRegistrar> registrars) {
+		for (PropertyEditorRegistrar registrar : registrars) {
+			try {
+				registrar.registerCustomEditors(registry);
+			}
+			catch (BeanCreationException ex) {
+				Throwable rootCause = ex.getMostSpecificCause();
+				if (rootCause instanceof BeanCurrentlyInCreationException bce) {
+					String bceBeanName = bce.getBeanName();
+					if (bceBeanName != null && isCurrentlyInCreation(bceBeanName)) {
+						if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+							logger.debug("PropertyEditorRegistrar [" + registrar.getClass().getName() +
+									"] failed because it tried to obtain currently created bean '" +
+									ex.getBeanName() + "': " + ex.getMessage());
+						}
+						onSuppressedException(ex);
+						return;
+					}
+				}
+				throw ex;
+			}
+		}
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Return a merged RootBeanDefinition, traversing the parent bean definition
@@ -2095,4 +2116,20 @@ public abstract class AbstractBeanFactory extends FactoryBeanRegistrySupport imp
 		final List<MergedBeanDefinitionPostProcessor> mergedDefinition = new ArrayList<>();
 	}
 
+
+	/**
+	 * {@link PropertyEditorRegistrar} that delegates to the bean factory's
+	 * default registrars, adding exception handling for circular reference
+	 * scenarios where an editor tries to refer back to the currently created bean.
+	 *
+	 * @since 6.2.3
+	 */
+	class BeanFactoryDefaultEditorRegistrar implements PropertyEditorRegistrar {
+
+		@Override
+		public void registerCustomEditors(PropertyEditorRegistry registry) {
+			applyEditorRegistrars(registry, defaultEditorRegistrars);
+		}
+	}
+
 }

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

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2025 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.
@@ -33,7 +33,10 @@ import java.util.Comparator;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.BeanMetadataElement;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.NoSuchBeanDefinitionException;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.ObjectFactory;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.TypedStringValue;
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
@@ -259,6 +262,43 @@ abstract class AutowireUtils {
 		return method.getReturnType();
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Check the autowire-candidate status for the specified bean.
+	 * @param beanFactory the bean factory
+	 * @param beanName the name of the bean to check
+	 * @return whether the specified bean qualifies as an autowire candidate
+	 * @since 6.2.3
+	 * @see org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition#isAutowireCandidate()
+	 */
+	public static boolean isAutowireCandidate(ConfigurableBeanFactory beanFactory, String beanName) {
+		try {
+			return beanFactory.getMergedBeanDefinition(beanName).isAutowireCandidate();
+		}
+		catch (NoSuchBeanDefinitionException ex) {
+			// A manually registered singleton instance not backed by a BeanDefinition.
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Check the default-candidate status for the specified bean.
+	 * @param beanFactory the bean factory
+	 * @param beanName the name of the bean to check
+	 * @return whether the specified bean qualifies as a default candidate
+	 * @since 6.2.4
+	 * @see AbstractBeanDefinition#isDefaultCandidate()
+	 */
+	public static boolean isDefaultCandidate(ConfigurableBeanFactory beanFactory, String beanName) {
+		try {
+			BeanDefinition mbd = beanFactory.getMergedBeanDefinition(beanName);
+			return (!(mbd instanceof AbstractBeanDefinition abd) || abd.isDefaultCandidate());
+		}
+		catch (NoSuchBeanDefinitionException ex) {
+			// A manually registered singleton instance not backed by a BeanDefinition.
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+
 
 	/**
 	 * Reflective {@link InvocationHandler} for lazy access to the current target object.