spring-cloud / spring-cloud/spring-cloud-commons

Thread safety of @ConfigurationProperties beans when refreshing

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enhancement
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Java
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Description

Describe the bug
We use Spring Cloud Config service and we noticed that from time to time we are getting exceptions like ConcurrentModificationException when accessing some collection types from the properties. Are @ConfigurationProperties bean supposed to be thread safe? If not what is the recommended way to make them thread safe?

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Research direction

No source file or test is named. Start by tracing how @ConfigurationProperties beans are refreshed through Spring Cloud Config, then look for a reproducible concurrent collection access case. Done means establishing the supported thread-safety behavior and recording a maintainer-confirmed recommendation, with a focused test only if the behavior is considered defective.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java, spring, spring-boot
Domain
backend, cloud
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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