How to fix MongoTemplate --> MappingMongoConverter --> BeforeConvertCallback --> MongoTemplate circular dependency? - spring-boot

Question

I am trying to create a custom Auditing callback in order to set the corresponding fields of my MongoDB documents.
This is my callback:
#Order(101)
#Component
#RequiredArgsConstructor
public class AuditingCallback implements BeforeConvertCallback<AuditingDocument<String>> {
private final AuditingConfiguration auditingConfiguration;
#Setter
#Autowired
private MongoTemplate mongoTemplate;
/**
* Entity callback method invoked before a domain object is converted to be persisted. Can return either the same or a
* modified instance of the domain object.
*
* #param entity the domain object to save.
* #param collection name of the collection.
* #return the domain object to be persisted.
*/
#Override
public AuditingDocument<String> onBeforeConvert(AuditingDocument<String> entity, String collection) {
System.out.println("Auditing Callback");
System.out.println(entity);
if(this.isNew(entity)){
System.out.println("Is new");
entity.setCreator(this.auditingConfiguration.getCurrentAuditor().orElse(null));
entity.setCreated(Instant.now());
}else{
System.out.println("Is not new");
// TODO
// Retrieve existing creator, created
Class<AuditingDocument<String>> clazz = (Class<AuditingDocument<String>>) entity.getClass();
AuditingDocument<String> existingEntity = this.mongoTemplate.<AuditingDocument<String>>findById(entity.getId(), clazz);
System.out.println("Existing Entity:");
System.out.println(existingEntity);
entity.setModifier(this.auditingConfiguration.getCurrentAuditor().orElse(null));
entity.setModified(Instant.now());
}
return entity;
}
private boolean isNew(AuditingDocument<String> entity){
return StringUtils.isBlank(entity.getId());
}
}
Now I need to find the existing entity from the DB, to keep the existing creator and created fields, hence the MongoTemplate field.
This results in a circular dependency:
┌─────┐
| mongoTemplate defined in class path resource [org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/mongo/MongoDatabaseFactoryDependentConfiguration.class]
↑ ↓
| mappingMongoConverter defined in class path resource [org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/mongo/MongoDatabaseFactoryDependentConfiguration.class]
↑ ↓
| auditingCallback (field private org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.MongoOperations org.myproject.configuration.database.auditing.callbacks.AuditingCallback.mongoOperations)
└─────┘
How can I break this circular dependency?
I also tried with MongoOperations but it is the same.
Note that I am already using the
allow-circular-references: true
property.
Is it not possible to load existing entities during MongoDB events callbacks?
Log 2
Cannot resolve reference to bean 'mongoTemplate' while setting bean property 'mongoOperations'; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: Error creating bean with name 'mongoTemplate' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/mongo/MongoDatabaseFactoryDependentConfiguration.class]: Unsatisfied dependency expressed through method 'mongoTemplate' parameter 1; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'mappingMongoConverter' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/mongo/MongoDatabaseFactoryDependentConfiguration.class]: Initialization of bean failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: Error creating bean with name 'auditingCallback': Unsatisfied dependency expressed through field 'mongoTemplate'; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCurrentlyInCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'mongoTemplate': Requested bean is currently in creation: Is there an unresolvable circular reference?
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: Error creating bean with name 'mongoTemplate' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/mongo/MongoDatabaseFactoryDependentConfiguration.class]: Unsatisfied dependency expressed through method 'mongoTemplate' parameter 1; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'mappingMongoConverter' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/mongo/MongoDatabaseFactoryDependentConfiguration.class]: Initialization of bean failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: Error creating bean with name 'auditingCallback': Unsatisfied dependency expressed through field 'mongoTemplate'; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCurrentlyInCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'mongoTemplate': Requested bean is currently in creation: Is there an unresolvable circular reference?
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'mappingMongoConverter' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/mongo/MongoDatabaseFactoryDependentConfiguration.class]: Initialization of bean failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: Error creating bean with name 'auditingCallback': Unsatisfied dependency expressed through field 'mongoTemplate'; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCurrentlyInCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'mongoTemplate': Requested bean is currently in creation: Is there an unresolvable circular reference?
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: Error creating bean with name 'auditingCallback': Unsatisfied dependency expressed through field 'mongoTemplate'; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCurrentlyInCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'mongoTemplate': Requested bean is currently in creation: Is there an unresolvable circular reference?
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCurrentlyInCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'mongoTemplate': Requested bean is currently in creation: Is there an unresolvable circular reference?