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@Configuration proxyMethods usage warnings

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Last modified: 03 December 2024

Reports warnings on incorrectly used proxy methods. Spring Framework 5.2 has introduced an optimization for @Configuration class processing that can be enabled via an attribute @Configuration(proxyBeanMethods = false).

If you disable proxyBeanMethods, the proxy instances are no longer created and calling the method invokes it again (returning a new instance every time). As a result, you have no guarantee that you're actually injecting the corresponding bean in the context.

Incorrect bean method call example:

You can set proxyBeanMethods to true or rewrite the code as follows:

Also, the inspection checks @Bean method calls in a class without the @Configuration stereotype (in "bean lite mode"):