spring-framework v7.0.7

:star: New Features

• Improve SpringValidatorAdapter and MethodValidationAdapter performance #36621
• Support JSON array decoding to Flux in KotlinSerializationJsonDecoder #36597
• Deprecate methodIdentification() in CacheAspectSupport for removal #36575
• Add MockRestServiceServer#createServer variant for RestClient #36572
• Create RestClientXhrTransport variant replacing RestTemplateXhrTransport #36566
• Improve error handling in multipart codecs #36563
• Make ApplicationListenerMethodAdapter#getTargetMethod() public #36558
• ApiVersionConfigurer.setSupportedVersionPredicate() returns void instead of ApiVersionConfigurer #36551
• LazyConnectionDataSourceProxy does not work well with Hibernate’s multi-tenancy by schema strategy #36527
• Add registerManagedResource variant with bean key argument to MBeanExporter #36520
• Handle blank Accept-Language header in AcceptHeaderLocaleResolver #36513
• Make AbstractStreamingClientHttpRequest and AbstractBufferingClientHttpRequest public #36501
• MySQL Error 149 (Galera/WSREP conflict) not translated to ConcurrencyFailureException in Spring JDBC/ORM #36499
• Add PreFlightRequestFilter #36482
• Support configuration of extension context scope for SpringExtension via Spring or JUnit properties #36460
• Lower log level of “Cache miss for REQUEST dispatch” in HandlerMappingIntrospector #36309

:lady_beetle: Bug Fixes

• WebDataBinder unnecessarily instantiates collections when using the ”!” and ”_” prefixes #36625
• Cache pollution from high-cardinality FieldError default messages in MessageSourceSupport #36609
• MergedAnnotation does not use ClassLoader for method or field #36606
• @Sql fails if DataSource is wrapped in a TransactionAwareDataSourceProxy #36611
• AnnotatedTypeMetadata no longer retains source declaration order on Java 24+ #36598
• MergedAnnotation.asMap() fails when an attribute references a non-existent class #36586
• FileSystemResource does not strictly follow the Resource#isReadable() contract #36584
• Converter overrides in HttpMessageConverters only apply when defaults are registered #36579
• Invalid method return type metadata for ClassFile variant on JDK 24+ #36577
• Fix Writer lifecycle for AbstractJsonHttpMessageConverter.writeInternal(Object, Type, Writer) #36565
• Flushing-related regression in SseServerResponse #36537
• LazyConnectionDataSourceProxy does not pass on holdability to target Connection #36528
• AnnotationBeanNameGenerator fails when an annotation references a non-existent class #36524
• Perserve default API version in RestClientAdapter #36514
• Inconsistent codings resolution in resource resolvers #36507
• DefaultJmsListenerContainer may hang in an endless loop in doShutdown #36506
• Query not hidden in DefaultClientResponse checkpoint #36502
• RestClient closes stream for ResponseEntity responses #36492
• IllegalStateException when using websocket handshake headers with Tomcat #36486
• Invalid nullness information for ParameterizedTypeReference #36477
• WebTestClient cannot assert null list elements #36476
• Handle Kotlin nullable value class param correctly in CoroutineUtils #36449
• Remove RFC 2047 encoding from Content-Disposition filename #36328

:notebook_with_decorative_cover: Documentation

• Clarify semantics of HttpMethod.valueOf() #36652
• Document whitespace semantics in SpEL expressions #36628
• Document that spring.profiles.active is ignored by @ActiveProfiles #36600
• MergedAnnotation.asAnnotationAttributes() Javadoc incorrectly states that it creates an immutable map #36567
• Fix incorrect Javadoc in HandlerMethodReturnValueHandlerComposite regarding caching #36555
• Fix incorrect method name in TypeDescriptor.array() Javadoc #36549
• Introduce Kotlin examples for Bean Overrides (@MockitoBean, etc.) #36541
• Fix incorrect cross-reference links in AbstractEnvironment Javadoc #36516
• Document RetryTemplate#invoke variants in reference manual #36452
• Link observability section to Micrometer Observation Handler docs #34994

:hammer: Dependency Upgrades

• Upgrade to Micrometer 1.16.5 #36659
• Upgrade to Reactor 2025.0.5 #36658

:heart: Contributors

Thank you to all the contributors who worked on this release:

@Mohak-Nagaraju, @Sineaggi, @T45K, @angry-2k, @bebeis, @cookie-meringue, @dmitrysulman, @elgunshukurov, @itsmevichu, @junhyung8795, @msridhar, @nameearly, @tobifasc, and @xxxxxxjun

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