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Scan annotated configuration class package by default when using `@ImportHttpServices` without attributes

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Description

Currently, on Spring Framework 7.0.6 and Spring Boot 4.0.5, if I want to register all HTTP Service Clients in a Spring Boot application (in the current package and/or subpackages), I annotate the application class like the following:

@SpringBootApplication
@ImportHttpServices(basePackageClasses =  Application.class)
public class Application {

	public static void main(String[] args) {
		SpringApplication.run(Application.class, args);
	}

}

When @ImportHttpServices is declared without additional attributes, would it be possible to scan the package and subpackages of the annotated configuration class by default?

Conceptually similar to how @EnableJpaRepositories works today.

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Start at the @ImportHttpServices annotation and the Application configuration example, comparing the no-attribute case with basePackageClasses. Determine how the annotated configuration class's package and subpackages should be selected; done means clients in that scope are registered by default without additional attributes, with coverage for the behavior.

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Tech stack
java, spring
Domain
api, backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
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Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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