⭐ New Features
- @DestinationVariable not working with RSocket support #22776
- Consistent non-exposure of inherited annotations in AnnotationMetadata #22766
- Introduce publishEvent() convenience method in TestContext #22765
- Add support to query if ApplicationContext is available in the TestContext framework #22756
- Use more efficient Reactor operators #22727
- Spring logging support enhancement #22726
- Primary resolution against FactoryBean instances #22711
- Expose Jaxb2Marshaller createMarshaller() and createUnmarshaller() methods #22708
- WebClient option with both URI template and UriBuilder #22705
- Track when isLazyInit has been set in AbstractBeanDefinition #22694
- Infer null-safety from type variables in Kotlin extensions when possible #22687
- RequestCondition optimizations #22644
- Custom WebFlux encoders/decoders are placed below defaults #22612
- JtaTransactionManager created with the JtaTransactionManagerFactoryBean is not ready to use #22605
- Avoid calling other bean methods in web config #22596
- Allow usage of BeanNameGenerator in ImportBeanDefinitionRegistrars #22591
- Add public getDeclaredMethods method to ReflectionUtils #22580
- Cache BridgeMethodResolver results #22579
- Optimize StringUtils.cleanPath #22568
- Use less memory and try to skip more classes when processing @configuration classes #22563
- Enhance support for java.time types in spring-web #22546
- Migrate CacheControl to use java.time.Duration for durations #22545
- @RequestMapping without any attributes behaves as "default endpoint" #22543
- BeanFactory.get*ForAnnotation should take @bean metadata into account #22541
- Revisit BeanUtils.instantiateClass to work consistently with Kotlin and Java classes #22531
- Use String::isEmpty instead of "".equals(arg) when arg is not null #22502
- CorsUtils#isCorsRequest should detect same origin requests with an Origin header #22496
- "java.lang.IllegalStateException: Only one connection receive subscriber allowed." is masking real exceptions in WebFlux. #22486
- Exclude jdk package in ShadowingClassLoader #22485
- Provide support for publishing test execution life-cycle events #22477
- Clarify configuration lite support and offer an opt-in option #22461
- CorsInterceptor should add to the first interceptor in InterceptorChain? #22459
- SpringFactoriesLoader.instantiateFactory(…) should report offending class on error #22453
- Minimise need to iterate over a class's methods #22420
- Some very simple improvements regarding usage of ArrayList #22418
- Extract duplicated code into a separate method #22404
- Simplify ConcurrentReferenceHashMap #22387
- MappingJackson2MessageConverter doesn't check if payload assignable to target type #22386
- WebClient filters should be deferred to the subscription time #22375
- Added configurable maxFramePayloadLength to ReactorNettyWebSocketClient #22367
- Avoid MimeType garbage creation #22340
- Use AtomicInteger instead of unsafe increment on volatile fields #22278
- DefaultCorsProcessor does not set "vary: Origin" if the request has no Cors header #22273
- Pass filename hint to the ResourceDecoder #22267
- Use Method in CglibAopProxy.fixedInterceptorMap instead of String returned from Method::toString #22258
- Add option for AbstractRequestLoggingFilter to blacklist certain headers #22244
- Limit ref() and provider() visibility in Kotlin DSL [SPR-17648] #22177
- Improve message for
HttpStatusCodeExceptionwith empty status text #22162 - Add a getAttribute method to the org.springframework.ui.Model interface [SPR-17613] #22145
- Integrate Reactor debugging features in WebFlux [SPR-17573] #22105
- Add bean definition attribute for ConfigurationClassPostProcessor to skip "lite" bean detection [SPR-17412] #21945
- MapMethodArgumentResolver precludes custom argument resolvers with Map and custom annotation [SPR-17340] #21874
- Correctly parse property name in path "map[key[foo]]" #21855
- Bean registration with Kotlin DSL using callable reference with autowired parameters [SPR-17312] #21845
- MockRestServiceServer.verify() not working in a CompletableFuture [SPR-17266] #21799
- Create replacement API for handling merged annotations [SPR-17161] #21697
- Use parameters declared in consumes or produces condition to narrow the request mapping [SPR-17133] #21670
- Introduce Servlet version HandlerFunction and RouterFunction [SPR-16952] #21490
- RSocket client and server support [SPR-16751] #21292
- Incorrect return type of Kotlin suspending functions [SPR-16515] #21058
- Let Spring show the URL mappings for @MessageMapping in startup process [SPR-16015] #20564
- Allow transaction control via Vavr Try type [SPR-15806] #20361
- Add support for Kotlin coroutines [SPR-15413] #19975
- Publish test execution events to the test ApplicationContext [SPR-13916] #18490
- toString for AbstractSqlParameterSource #2080
- Open parameter autowiring utility for external use #2060
- Add Kotlin DSL for working with MockMvc #1951
🪲 Bug fixes
- AnnotatedElementUtils.getMergedAnnotation does not merge deep value attributes correctly #22703
- AnnotationUtils.findAnnotation(Method method) broken for repeatable anns #22702
- ConcurrentModificationException when serving Servlet.fn request and Undertow #22698
- AnnotatedElementUtils.getAllAnnotationAttributes(…, "javax.annotation.Nonnull") returns null #22696
- TypeDescriptor throws NPE due to because AnnotatedElement proxy is not cloning arrays #22695
- AnnotationUtils.isAnnotationMetaPresent(…) no longer considers javax.annotation.Nonnull #22685
- getDeclaredAnnotation can't find Nullable #22663
- AnnotationsScanner throws NPE due to because AnnotatedElement proxy is not cloning arrays #22655
- Regression in merged annotation resolution #22654
- HierarchicalUriComponents expanding order #22447
📔 Documentation
- Update Scheduled.java Javadoc to explicitly include cron element order #22777
- Small typo in JavaDoc for UrlPathHelper.setUrlDecode() method #22768
- Fix typo #22589
- Annotation-based filters for component scanning find meta-annotations as well #22551
- Fix javadoc for AbstractApplicationContext.registerBeanPostProcessors() #22513
- Fix typo in cache abstraction chapter #22256
- Spring webflux WebClient HttpStatus::is4xxServerError #22241
- Document @Autowired support on method parameters [SPR-16576] #21118
- Add tip clarifying that @transactional is not applicable to @BeforeClass methods #456
🔨 Dependency upgrades
❤️ Contributors
We’d like to thank all the contributors who worked on our current release!