Spring Cloud Config Client with #RefreshScope not applying - spring

I have a config server and client up and running by means of Spring Cloud. However I am not able to dynamically update the properties on my #Component
#Component
#ConfigurationProperties("threads-config")
#RefreshScope(proxyMode = ScopedProxyMode.DEFAULT)
internal class ThreadConfig {
var numThreads = 1
var pollInterval = 1
}
My application.properties look like the following:
spring.application.name=my-backend
spring.config.import =optional:configserver:hhtp://localhost:8888
management.endpoints.web.exposure.include=*

You need to create a properties file or yml file with you clint app name to be able to refresh configuration files.
For example, if your client application has name test-client like
spring.application.name=test-client
Then you need to create a configuration file with the same name. test-client or test-client.yml

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custom properties in junit test, something like application.setDefaultProperties

I'm creating unit/integration test in Spring boot app and have difficulty to add test properties.
this is how main application get properties from src/main/resources/config.json file.
Config config = new AppConfig().config();
if (config == null) {
System.exit(1);
}
application.setDefaultProperties(config.getSpringProperties());
application.run(args);
I'd like to put test config file under src/text/resources/ and use it for integration test with MockMvc. Is there any way to do it?
config.getSpringProperties()
returns Map
Spring boot automatically resolves test properties from src/test/resources/application.properties
Update:
You can define custom properties locations with annotations like #TestPropertySource or #SpringBootTest(properties
Here some resource on the topic:
https://www.baeldung.com/properties-with-spring
Old:
Just add a file named application-test.properties or application-test.yml and annotate the test with #ActiveProfiles("test").
By this you can even have multiple profiles. Just add the #ActiveProfiles("xyz") and name the application properties file application-xyz.yml

Spring Cloud Config client doesn't get values from server

I have been following this tutorial from Baeldung in setting up a Spring Cloud Config server and client. I believe I have set up the server correctly since going to http://localhost:8888/service-config/development/master will seemingly correctly show the json with the user.role defined:
{"name":"service-config","profiles":["development"],"label":"master","version":"d30a6015a6b8cb1925f6e61cee22721f331e5783","state":null,"propertySources":[{"name":"file:///C:.../git/service-config-data/service-config-development.properties","source":{"user.role":"Developer"}},{"name":"file:///C:.../git/service-config-data/service-config.properties","source":{"user.role":"Developer"}}]}
However, I cannot seem to correctly connect the Spring Cloud Config client to the server - the client fails to run with cannot resolve placeholder errors on the #Value("${user.role}") annotation. I've tried adding a default value to the annotation and then manually refreshing the values (using the #refreshscope annotation), but to no avail.
I've looked at the debug and trace logs by running the tools with --debug --trace flags but I cannot find when/if the client is making the call to the server and which config-data .properties file the server is actually looking for. I am a bit lost on how to proceed.
Here is my server application.properties:
spring.application.name=service-config
server.port=8888
spring.cloud.config.server.git.uri=file:///${user.home}/git/service-config-data
spring.cloud.config.server.git.clone-on-start=false
spring.security.user.name=root
spring.security.user.password=toor
And inside the service-config-data folder, there are files with this inside:
user.role=Developer
I have tried files called service-config.properties, service-config-client.properties, service-config-development.properties, and service-config-client-development.properties, and none of them seem to pull through the user.role.
Here is my client:
#SpringBootApplication
#RestController
#RefreshScope
public class ServiceConfigClient {
#Value("${user.role:unknown}")
private String role;
#RequestMapping(
value = "/whoami/{username}",
method = RequestMethod.GET,
produces = MediaType.TEXT_PLAIN_VALUE)
public String whoami(#PathVariable("username") String username) {
return String.format("Hello! You're %s and you'll become a(n) %s...\n", username, role);
}
}
And my client bootstrap.properties:
spring.application.name=service-config-client
spring.profiles.active=development
spring.cloud.config.uri=http://localhost:8888
spring.cloud.config.username=root
spring.cloud.config.password=toor
management.endpoints.web.exposure.include=*
How do I correctly connect the client to the server so that it can successfully pull the config data? Thank you.
My problem was fixed by adding spring.cloud.config.name=service-config to the bootstrap.properties of the service-config-client as well as adding spring-cloud-config-client to and removing spring-cloud-config-server from my pom.xml
There is confusion about client service name and corresponding property sources in config server.
You need to do one of the following:
Change client service name:
//client bootstrap.properties
spring.application.name=service-config
Change folder name in git repo from service-config to service-config-client

Why spring client cannot obtain spring config server properties?

I've got a #SpringBootApplication, running with the production profile, and a spring config server,
{"name":"config-client","profiles":["production"],"label":null,"version":"97611975e6ddb87c7213e18ddbe203ab6ae5485d","state":null,"propertySources":[{"name":"http://git/scm/abm/abm-settings.git/application-production.yml","source":{"my.pretty.property.id":21}}]}
I cannot load property my.pretty.property.id from server (they are always null), I am using
#Getter
#Setter
#Component
#ConfigurationProperties(prefix = "my.pretty.property")
public class MyProperties {
private String id;
}
and my bootstrap.yml is
spring.cloud:
config:
uri: http://${SERVICE_HOST}/${PROJECT_KEY}-config-server
enabled: false
failFast: true
build.gradle contains this:
"org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-starter-consul-all",
"org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-consul-core",
"org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-starter-hystrix",
"org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-starter-hystrix-dashboard",
"org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-starter-zipkin",
"org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-config-client"
My client application is normally built and deployed, what am I missing?
From Spring Cloud Config:
The HTTP service has resources in the form:
/{application}/{profile}[/{label}]
/{application}-{profile}.yml
/{label}/{application}-{profile}.yml
/{application}-{profile}.properties
/{label}/{application}-{profile}.properties
As you mentioned your application is running under production profile - hence Spring will try to find file: <cloud-config-server-url>/application-production.yml and load it, besides application.properties. But your properties are located in application-integration.yml and you don't use integration profile.
So the solution is to use an integration profile or to create an application-production.yml on your config. server.
The following config is right, but spring.cloud.config.enabled should be true, I didn't overrride it in my production environment

Spring boot application properties load process change programatically to improve security

I have spring boot micro-service with database credentials define in the application properties.
spring.datasource.url=<<url>>
spring.datasource.username=<<username>>
spring.datasource.password=<<password>>
We do not use spring data source to create the connection manually. Only Spring create the database connection with JPA.(org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.orm.jpa.HibernateJpaAutoConfiguration)
We only provide the application properties, but spring create the connections automatically to use with the database connection pool.
Our requirement to enhance the security without using db properties in clear text. Two possible methods.
Encrypt the database credentials
Use the AWS secret manager. (then get the credential with the application load)
For the option1, jasypt can be used, since we are just providing the properties only and do not want to create the data source manually, how to do to understand by the spring framework is the problem. If better I can get some working sample or methods.
Regarding the option-2,
first we need to define secretName.
use the secertName and get the database credentials from AWS secret manager.
update the application.properties programatically to understand by spring framework. (I need to know this step)
I need to use either option1 and option2. Mentioned the issues with each option.
What you could do is use environment variables for your properties. You can use them like this:
spring.datasource.url=${SECRET_URL}
You could then retrieve these and start your Spring process using a ProcessBuilder. (Or set the variables any other way)
I have found the solution for my problem.
We need to define org.springframework.context.ApplicationListenerin spring.factories file. It should define the required application context listener like below.
org.springframework.context.ApplicationListener=com.sample.PropsLoader
PropsLoader class is like this.
public class PropsLoader implements ApplicationListener<ApplicationEnvironmentPreparedEvent> {
#Override
public void onApplicationEvent(ApplicationEnvironmentPreparedEvent event) {
ConfigurableEnvironment environment = event.getEnvironment();
String appEnv = environment.getProperty("application.env");
//set new properties based on the application environment.
// calling other methods and depends on the enviornment and get the required value set
Properties props = new Properties();
props.put("new_property", "value");
environment.getPropertySources().addFirst(new PropertiesPropertySource("props", props));
}
}
spring.factories file should define under the resources package and META-INF
folder.
This will set the application context with new properties before loading any other beans.

Spring Reload Properties on Demand

I am looking to load properties from file On Demand in my spring boot application.
I have a requirement to load the properties from the file when there is a change in the properties file.
I am using #Configuration properties to load the properties, by setting the spring.config.location=file:/../test-properties.yml.
Bean class that holds the data
#Configuration
#ConfigurationProperties
public class GetValues {
List<String> values = new ArrayList<String>();
//getters and setters
}
test-properties.yml
values:
- X1
- X2
- X3
I have a rest service to load the data loaded from properties file to backend, within which I am Autowiring the GetValues Bean.
Whenever there is a change in the property file, I will call this service which would load the properties to the Backend.
Right Now, It is loading the same properties everytime, as the properties are already loaded in to the context.
Is there a way to reload the properties from the file everytime I hit the service? I don't want to use the Spring-Cloud, #RefreshScope.
There are two solutions
Using spring devtools you can achieve auto restart when config file change. Only desirable in development environment.
Make that when you hit the service the properties file get loaded, and update your config class attributes. Abstract:
Properties prop = new Properties();
InputStream input = null;
input = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader().getResourceAsStream(fileNameProperties);
prop.load(input);
bean.setValue(prop.getProperty("attribute1"));
If you don't want to use Spring Cloud Config / #RefreshScope, one option would be to the usage of a FileChangeListener / WatchService found in Apache commons (or similar library) or JDK 7 and reload the properties. Make sure you synchronize the usage of the loaded properties and updating them when the file changes, maybe through a ReentrantReadWriteLock.

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