Spring Framework Files

:star: New Features

• Forward more methods to underlying InputStream in NonClosingInputStream #34893
• Introduce Spring property for the default property placeholder escape character #34865
• Close ApplicationContext once AOT processing has completed #34841
• Fix AbstractJackson2HttpMessageConverter#getObjectMappersForType nullness #34811
• Add option for case-insensitive match to PatternMatchUtils #34801
• RestClient @RequestBody parameters lose generic type information when creating HTTP service beans #34793
• Adds option to set Principal in MockServerWebExchange #34789

:lady_beetle: Bug Fixes

• Beans created by FactoryBean are not considered as autowiring candidates if another thread holds a singletonLock #34902
• PropertySourcesPlaceholderConfigurer placeholder resolution fails in several scenarios #34861
• HttpComponentsClientHttpRequestFactory setConnectionRequestTimeout not working with httpclient 5.3.1 #34851
• Fragment.create() requires mutable map - which is unusable when used with Kotlin #34848
• Duplicate BeanOverrideHandler discovered in @Nested test case with superclass from different class or in interface implemented multiple times #34844
• Accidental ClassLoader defineClass enforcement after [#34677] #34824
• HttpEntity.EMPTY headers should not be possible to mutate via HttpHeaders constructor #34812
• AbstractFileResolvingResource.exists incorrectly reports result for resources inside of spring-boot executable jar #34796
• Correctly expand query param with same name from URI variables array #34783
• R2DBC NamedParameterUtils only expands reused collection parameter once #34768
• PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver wrongly assumes that target/classes always exists #34764

:notebook_with_decorative_cover: Documentation

• Clarify CompositePropertySource behavior for EnumerablePropertySource contract #34886
• Javadoc and @Nullable annotation for servletContext parameter of ConfigurableWebEnvironment.initPropertySources are contradictory #34845
• Spring MVC: @EnableAsync needs to be redeclared for each ApplicationContext #34843
• Provide a working example instead of unclear placeholders #34828

:hammer: Dependency Upgrades

• Upgrade to Micrometer 1.14.7 #34889
• Upgrade to Reactor 2024.0.6 #34898

:heart: Contributors

Thank you to all the contributors who worked on this release:

@Artur-, @blake-bauman, @iifawzi, @kilink, @quaff, @whlit, and @zzoe2346