spring-projects / spring-projects/spring-boot

Enable AopAutoConfiguration by default for slice tests

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type: enhancement
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Description

Affected Version: 2.7.5

I created a @WebMvcTest for a controller that implements a generated interface from an openapi spec.
When one of the implemented handlers for example is annotated with @PreAuthorized, in case of a @WebMvcTest spring will create a JdkProxy, in the case when starting this application regularly it will create a cglib proxy.

Unfortunately spring will not detect any handlers in the case of a @WebMvcTest, as it can't find any annotations on the JdkProxy (RequestMappingHandlerMapping:isHandler(Class<?>)) and the test will fail with a 404.

I would expect that both cases will behave similar

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Start with the @WebMvcTest scenario and inspect AopAutoConfiguration alongside RequestMappingHandlerMapping:isHandler(Class<?>), comparing the JDK-proxy behavior with a regular application startup. Done means handlers annotated with @PreAuthorized are discovered consistently in the slice test and the request no longer fails with a 404.

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Assessment

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

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