spring-projects / spring-projects/spring-boot

Don't register ConfigurationPropertiesBinding beans as web converters

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status: pending-design-work type: enhancement
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Description

Whilst looking at #24891 I realized that any @ConfigurationPropertiesBinding beans also get registered as web converters.

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Research direction

No source file or test is named in the issue. Trace how @ConfigurationPropertiesBinding beans are discovered and how web converters are registered, then add regression coverage showing that these beans are excluded from web converter registration while remaining usable for configuration binding.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java, spring-boot
Domain
backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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