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com.amazonaws.apigateway.request.context missing in backend @RestController

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# Issue: `com.amazonaws.apigateway.request.context` missing in backend `@RestController`

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Serverless Java Container version: `2.1.4`

Implementations: Spring Boot 3

Framework version: SpringBoot `3.5.3`

Frontend service: REST API / API Gateway Proxy Request

Deployment method: SAM

## Description
When using **Spring Boot 3.5.3** with **aws-serverless-java-container-springboot3:2.1.4**,
the `AwsProxyRequestContext` is not being injected into a controller method when annotated with:

`@RequestAttribute("com.amazonaws.apigateway.request.context")`

This attribute is expected to contain the API Gateway request context, but instead it is always null.

## Lambda Handler
```
import com.amazonaws.serverless.exceptions.ContainerInitializationException;
import com.amazonaws.serverless.proxy.internal.LambdaContainerHandler;
import com.amazonaws.serverless.proxy.model.AwsProxyRequest;
import com.amazonaws.serverless.proxy.model.AwsProxyResponse;
import com.amazonaws.services.lambda.runtime.Context;
import com.amazonaws.services.lambda.runtime.RequestStreamHandler;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.OutputStream;

public class LambdaHandler implements RequestStreamHandler {
private static final SpringBootLambdaContainerHandler handler;

static {
try {
handler = new SpringBootProxyHandlerBuilder()
.defaultProxy()
.initializationWrapper(new InitializationWrapper())
.springBootApplication(Application.class)
.buildAndInitialize();
} catch (ContainerInitializationException e) {
throw new LambdaException("Could not initialize Lambda. ", e);
}
}

@Override
public void handleRequest(InputStream inputStream, OutputStream outputStream, Context context) throws IOException {
handler.proxyStream(inputStream, outputStream, context);
}
}
```

## Controller
```
import com.amazonaws.serverless.proxy.model.AwsProxyRequestContext;
import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.*;

import java.util.Map;

@RestController
public class GeographicAddressController {

private static final String API_GATEWAY_CONTEXT_PROPERTY = "com.amazonaws.apigateway.request.context";

@GetMapping(path = "/geographicAddress", produces = MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_VALUE)
public ResponseEntity get(
final @RequestHeader HttpHeaders reqHeaders,
final @RequestParam Map params,
final @RequestAttribute(value = API_GATEWAY_CONTEXT_PROPERTY, required = false) AwsProxyRequestContext requestContext
) {
// requestContext is always null, I would like to get AwsProxyRequestContext , and authorizer details
return ResponseEntity.ok().build();
}
}
```
## Expected Behavior
The `requestContext` parameter should be populated with the `AwsProxyRequestContext` extracted from the incoming API Gateway event.
## Actual Behavior
`requestContext` is always `null` inside the controller method.

## Steps to Reproduce

- Deploy a `Spring Boot 3.5.3` application with `aws-serverless-java-container-springboot3:2.1.4`.
- Use the Lambda handler shown above.
- Add a controller method with `@RequestAttribute("com.amazonaws.apigateway.request.context")`.
- Invoke the API Gateway endpoint.
- Observe that `requestContext` is always `null`.

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Research direction

Start with the LambdaHandler entry point and GeographicAddressController shown in the issue, then trace how the API Gateway request context is exposed to Spring controller attributes. Reproduce the request with the listed Spring Boot and container versions; done means @RequestAttribute receives the AwsProxyRequestContext, including authorizer details, instead of null.

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Assessment

Tech stack
aws, java, spring-boot
Domain
api, backend, cloud
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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