I have a requirement of creating a prototype bean that's stateful, i.e. take parameters in constructor.
I tried to use #Configuration to create that bean, but found it doesn't work if I use a parameterized constructor...
Note that the parameters I want to pass are NOT spring beans...they are simple POJOs...so I can't autowire them.
So this is what I want to do -
#Configuration
public class MyClassFactory {
#Bean
public MyClass getMyClass(Pojo1 pojo1, Pojo2 pojo2) {
return new MyClass (pojo1, pojo2);
}
}
#Scope("PROTOTYPE")
public class MyClass {
public MyClass(Pojo1 pojo1, Pojo2 pojo2) {
...
}
#Autowired SomeService1 service1;
#Autowired SomeService1 service2;
...
}
Of course I can make MyClass applicationContextAware, and pick up services from it, rather than making it a prototype bean...but was wondering why above pattern is not allowed...
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In an Spring mockmvc test I want to replace a bean by a mock implementation which is configured using Mockito.when() definitions. The definitions are indeed respected at the time the mock is configured, as well as at the time the mock is injected into a depending bean (a controller advice in my case) during application context startup. However, when the mock is used during a certain test, all when definitions are gone.
Why?
Some remarks:
The mock is completely new code, so it is impossible that I am not aware of any call to Mockito.reset().
the mock at the time of usage is the same as at the time of creation.
a bypassing solution to the problem is to configure the mock in a #BeforeEach method in AbstractTest. However, I want to understand why it does not work without.
Here a simplified and anonymized example
#Component
public class MyBean {
private String property;
...
public String getProperty() {
return property;
}
}
#ControllerAdvice
public class MyControllerAdvice() {
private MyBean myBean;
#Autowired
public MyControllerAdvice(MyBean myBean) {
this.myBean = myBean;
System.out.println(this.myBean.getProperty()); // --> outputs "FOOBAR"
}
#ModelAttribute
public String getMyBeanProperty() {
return myBean.getProperty(); // --> returns null
}
}
public class AbstractTest {
#Configuration
static class Config {
#Bean
public MyBean () {
MyBean myBean = Mockito.mock(MyBean.class, "I am a mock of MyBean");
when(myBean.getProperty()).thenReturn("FOOBAR");
}
}
}
That's not a problem of Mockito. I think you simplified the example a lot and we don't see the full picture, but I can say that main cause - 2 different beans MyBean: one is initialized with Spring's #Component, second is in configuration class with #Bean.
Why do you use #Component for POJO/DO?
#Bean in the configuration class is being initialized lazy so better way to use #PostConstruct
If you want to leave both beans mark MyBean in the configuration class as #Primary
I am using Spring boot. I have some question regarding the spring boot beans.
But I have doubt
I use bean which are default scope that is singleton. So they will have only one instance per application.
#Configuration
public class ...{
#Bean
public void method() {}
}
And
Now i use bean which scope is prototype. So they will have each instance per request.
#Configuration
public class ...{
#Bean
#Scope("prototype")
public void method() {}
}
But
I want single instance per user..? all request use single instance per user.
#Configuration
class Abc {
#Bean
#Scope("session")
public YourBean getYourBean() {
return new YourBean();
}
}
You will need to define one singleton bean with a property using prototype bean:(xml example)
With #bean definition:
#Component
#Scope("singleton")
public class SingletonBean {
// ..
#Autowired
private PrototypeBean prototypeBean;
//..
}
#Component
#Scope("prototype")
public class PrototypeBean {
//.......
}
Example: https://www.baeldung.com/spring-inject-prototype-bean-into-singleton
Following is the code:
public abstract class A {
#Autowired
public Provider provider;
}
#Component
public class B extends A {
B() {
provider.get();
}
}
Spring is throwing NullPointerException, while instantiating Bean of Class B.
I know #Autowired defined in Abstract class are injected, but don't know in which order they are injected.
Earlier my understanding was, While instance creation of B, Spring will autowire fields of all subclasses and then will create instance of B.
But here it seems, it overlooks the subclass concept while instance creation, and just scans B to identify #Autowire field.
Use #PostConstruct. Java Object Instantiation and Spring Dependency Injection are two different flows.
#Component
public class B extends A {
#PostConstruct
void init() {
provider.get();
}
}
If autowiring your constructors is an option the following can be helpful.
public abstract class A {
protected final Provider provider;
#Autowired
public A(Provider provider) {
this.provider = provider;
}
}
#Component
public class B extends A {
#Autowired
B(Provider provider) {
super(provider);
provider.get();
}
}
Note since the latest Spring Versions you do not need to annotate the constructor with #Autowire. If you do things right the spring framework auto-detects the constructor.
In Spring XML, I can define a bean that instantiates a class annotated with #Configuration. When I do, that bean is post-processed. Any methods inside that class with #Bean are also added to the container. How do I perform a similar post-processing in JavaConfig?
Here's the XML version:
<bean id="test" class="com.so.Test">
<property name="prop" value="set before instantiating #Beans defined in Test"/>
</bean>
The associated Test class:
#Configuration
class Test {
private String prop;
void setProp(final String prop) {
this.prop = prop;
}
#Bean
NeedThisBean needThisBeanToo() {
return new NeedThisBean(prop);
}
}
If I use Spring XML Config, both test and needThisBeanToo are available in the container. needThisBeanToo is added via a BeanPostProcessor, though I can't recall which one. If I use JavaConfig, only test is available in the container. How do I make needThisBeanToo available to the container? #Import would work, except that prop being set is required for needThisBeanToo to be initialized correctly.
The part that makes all of this complicated is that Test is vended from a library I'm consuming. I don't control Test, nor can I change it. If I drive it from JavaConfig, it would look like this:
#Configuration
class MyConfiguration
{
#Bean
Test test() {
Test test = new Test();
test.setProp("needed to init `needThisBeanToo` and others");
return test;
}
}
The JavaConfig example does not instantiate needThisBeanToo despite it being defined in Test. I need to get needThisBeanToo defined, preferably without doing it myself, since I don't want to copy code I don't own. Delegation isn't attractive, since there are a number of subsequent annotations/scopes defined on needThisBeanToo (and others defined inside Test).
Your problem is is that you're ignoring the #Configuration annotation completely. Why is that?
When code reaches this line Test test = new Test(); it just doesn't do anything with #Configuration. Why? Because annotation is not something that a constructor is aware of. Annotation only marks some meta-data for the class. When spring loads classes it searches for annotations, when you call a constructor of a class, you don't. So the #Configuration is just ignored because you instantiate Test with new Test() and not through spring.
What you need to do is to import Test as a spring bean. Either via XML as you showed in your question OR using #Import. You problem with prop is that the setter isn't called because that's just not the way to do it. What you need to be doing is either do something like that:
#Configuration
class Test {
private String prop = "set before instantiating #Beans defined in Test";
#Bean
NeedThisBean needThisBeanToo() {
return new NeedThisBean(prop);
}
}
Or to create a property in spring (this is a different subject) and inject the value:
#Configuration
class Test {
#Autowired
#Value("${some.property.to.inject}") // You can also use SPeL syntax with #{... expression ...}
private String prop;
#Bean
NeedThisBean needThisBeanToo() {
return new NeedThisBean(prop);
}
}
You can also create a bean of type String and inject it as follows:
#Configuration
class Test {
#Autowired
#Qualifer("nameOfBeanToInject")
private String prop;
#Bean
NeedThisBean needThisBeanToo() {
return new NeedThisBean(prop);
}
}
In the last case you can define your original MyConfiguration with this bean:
#Configuration
#Import(Test.class)
class MyConfiguration
{
#Bean(name = "nameOfBeanToInject")
String test() {
return "needed to init `needThisBeanToo` and others";
}
}
In any case you have to import Test either using #Import or as a normal XML bean. It won't work by calling the constructor explicitly.
Here's a way to handle vended #Configuration classes that require some properties to be set prior to creating their #Beans:
Vended #Configuration class:
#Configuration
class Test {
private String property;
public setProperty(final String property) {
this.property = property;
}
#Bean
PropertyUser propertyUser() {
return new PropertyUser(property);
}
#Bean
SomeBean someBean() {
// other instantiation logic
return new SomeBeanImpl();
}
}
Here's the consuming #Configuration class:
#Configuration
class MyConfig {
#Bean
static String myProperty() {
// Create myProperty
}
/**
* Extending Test allows Spring JavaConfig to create
* the beans provided by Test. Declaring
* Test as a #Bean does not provide the #Beans defined
* within it.
*/
#Configuration
static class ModifiedTest extends Test {
ModifiedTest() {
this.setProperty(myProperty());
}
#Override
#Bean
SomeBean someBean() {
return new SomeBeanCustomImpl(this.propertyUser());
}
}
Can anyone explain me why a #Bean on a static method is returning 2 different instances ?
I can understand that #Bean on a method non static like the class A is returning the same instance because default scope is singleton.
And If I try to inject the class B with #Autowire in a Service it won't work, so it looks like it's not load by the Spring App Context. So using a class like D will be similar !?
I think not because for #PropertySource we need to use in addition (used for the placeholder):
#Bean
public static PropertySourcesPlaceholderConfigurer propertySourcesPlaceholderConfigurer() {
return new PropertySourcesPlaceholderConfigurer();
}
and if we remove #Bean from this, it won't work.
Is there other use case where it would be useful to use #Bean on a static method?
EXAMPLE:
when I run:
#RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
#ContextConfiguration(classes = {Conf.class})
public class Test {
#org.junit.Test
public void test(){
}
}
for
#Configuration
#ComponentScan
public class Conf {
#Bean
public A aaa(){
return new A();
}
#Bean
public static B bbb(){
return new B();
}
#Bean
#Scope("prototype")
public C ccc(){
return new C();
}
public static D ddd(){
return new D();
}
#PostConstruct
public void post(){
System.out.println(aaa());
System.out.println(aaa());
System.out.println(bbb());
System.out.println(bbb());
System.out.println(ccc());
System.out.println(ccc());
System.out.println(ddd());
System.out.println(ddd());
}
}
public class A {
}
public class B {
}
public class C {
}
public class D {
}
I get:
uk.co.xxx.unit.A#6caf0677
uk.co.xxx.unit.A#6caf0677
uk.co.xxx.unit.B#413d1baf
uk.co.xxx.unit.B#16eb3ea3
uk.co.xxx.unit.C#353352b6
uk.co.xxx.unit.C#4681c175
uk.co.xxx.unit.D#57a78e3
uk.co.xxx.unit.D#402c4085
Because you create a new object for every method call to bbb(). Inter-bean dependencies (if you just call the bean producing method) work in that way, that a proxy is created for your configuration class, and the proxy intercepts method calls to the bean methods to deliver the correct bean (singleton, prototype etc.). However, static methods are not proxied, so when you call the static method, Spring doesn't know about it and you just get the regular Java object. With the PropertySourcesPlaceholderConfigurer it is different, because that method isn't directly called in that class, the bean will only be injected where it is used.
#Bean annotated methods get proxied in order to provide the correct bean instance. Static methods do not get proxied. Hence in your case bbb() invocation each time gives a new instance of B.
PropertySourcesPlaceholderConfigurer class is a special kind of bean since it implements BeanFactoryPostProcessor. In the container lifecycle, a BeanFactoryPostProcessor object must be instantiated earlier than an object of #Configuration-annotated class. Also you don't need to call this static method.
See Bootstrapping section in the java doc : [http://docs.spring.io/spring/docs/4.2.x/javadoc-api/org/springframework/context/annotation/Bean.html][1]
Special consideration must be taken for #Bean methods that return
Spring BeanFactoryPostProcessor (BFPP) types. Because BFPP objects
must be instantiated very early in the container lifecycle, they can
interfere with processing of annotations such as #Autowired, #Value,
and #PostConstruct within #Configuration classes. To avoid these
lifecycle issues, mark BFPP-returning #Bean methods as static