Package org.springframework.context.annotation

@NullMarked package org.springframework.context.annotation

Annotation support for the Application Context, including JSR-250 "common" annotations, component-scanning, and Java-based metadata for creating Spring-managed objects.

Related Packages

Package	Description
org.springframework.context	This package builds on the beans package to add support for message sources and for the Observer design pattern, and the ability for application objects to obtain resources using a consistent API.
org.springframework.context.annotation.aspectj	AspectJ-based dependency injection support driven by the @Configurable annotation.

Class	Description
AdviceMode	Enumeration used to determine whether JDK/CGLIB proxy-based or AspectJ weaving-based advice should be applied.
AdviceModeImportSelector<A extends Annotation>	Convenient base class for ImportSelector implementations that select imports based on an AdviceMode value from an annotation (such as the @Enable* annotations).
AnnotatedBeanDefinitionReader	Convenient adapter for programmatic registration of bean classes.
AnnotationBeanNameGenerator	BeanNameGenerator implementation for bean classes annotated with the @Component annotation or with another annotation that is itself annotated with @Component as a meta-annotation.
AnnotationConfigApplicationContext	Standalone application context, accepting component classes as input — in particular @Configuration-annotated classes, but also plain @Component types and JSR-330 compliant classes using jakarta.inject annotations.
AnnotationConfigBeanDefinitionParser	Parser for the <context:annotation-config/> element.
AnnotationConfigRegistry	Common interface for annotation config application contexts, defining AnnotationConfigRegistry.register(BeanRegistrar...) and AnnotationConfigRegistry.scan(String...) methods.
AnnotationConfigUtils	Utility class that allows for convenient registration of common BeanPostProcessor and BeanFactoryPostProcessor definitions for annotation-based configuration.
AnnotationScopeMetadataResolver	A ScopeMetadataResolver implementation that by default checks for the presence of Spring's @Scope annotation on the bean class.
AutoProxyRegistrar	Registers an auto proxy creator against the current BeanDefinitionRegistry as appropriate based on an @Enable* annotation having mode and proxyTargetClass attributes set to the correct values.
Bean	Indicates that a method produces a bean to be managed by the Spring container.
Bean.Bootstrap	Local enumeration for the bootstrap mode.
ClassPathBeanDefinitionScanner	A bean definition scanner that detects bean candidates on the classpath, registering corresponding bean definitions with a given registry (BeanFactory or ApplicationContext).
ClassPathScanningCandidateComponentProvider	A component provider that scans for candidate components starting from a specified base package.
CommonAnnotationBeanPostProcessor	BeanPostProcessor implementation that supports common Java annotations out of the box, in particular the common annotations in the jakarta.annotation package.
CommonAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.LookupElement	Class representing generic injection information about an annotated field or setter method, supporting @Resource and related annotations.
ComponentScan	Configures component scanning directives for use with @Configuration classes.
ComponentScan.Filter	Declares the type filter to be used as an include filter or exclude filter.
ComponentScanBeanDefinitionParser	Parser for the <context:component-scan/> element.
ComponentScans	Container annotation that aggregates several ComponentScan annotations.
Condition	A single condition that must be matched in order for a component to be registered.
Conditional	Indicates that a component is only eligible for registration when all specified conditions match.
ConditionContext	Context information for use by Condition implementations.
Configuration	Indicates that a class declares one or more @Bean methods and may be processed by the Spring container to generate bean definitions and service requests for those beans at runtime, for example:
ConfigurationBeanNameGenerator	Extended variant of BeanNameGenerator for @Configuration class purposes, not only covering bean name generation for component and configuration classes themselves but also for @Bean methods.
ConfigurationClassPostProcessor	BeanFactoryPostProcessor used for bootstrapping processing of @Configuration classes.
ConfigurationClassUtils	Utilities for identifying and configuring Configuration classes.
ConfigurationCondition	A Condition that offers more fine-grained control when used with @Configuration.
ConfigurationCondition.ConfigurationPhase	The various configuration phases where the condition could be evaluated.
ContextAnnotationAutowireCandidateResolver	Complete implementation of the AutowireCandidateResolver strategy interface, providing support for qualifier annotations as well as for lazy resolution driven by the Lazy annotation in the context.annotation package.
DeferredImportSelector	A variation of ImportSelector that runs after all @Configuration beans have been processed.
DeferredImportSelector.Group	Interface used to group results from different import selectors.
DeferredImportSelector.Group.Entry	An entry that holds the AnnotationMetadata of the importing Configuration class and the class name to import.
DependsOn	Beans on which the current bean depends.
Description	Adds a textual description to bean definitions derived from Component or Bean.
EnableAspectJAutoProxy	Enables support for handling components marked with AspectJ's @Aspect annotation, similar to functionality found in Spring's <aop:aspectj-autoproxy> XML element.
EnableLoadTimeWeaving	Activates a Spring LoadTimeWeaver for this application context, available as a bean with the name "loadTimeWeaver", similar to the <context:load-time-weaver> element in Spring XML.
EnableLoadTimeWeaving.AspectJWeaving	AspectJ weaving enablement options.
EnableMBeanExport	Enables default exporting of all standard MBeans from the Spring context, as well as all @ManagedResource annotated beans.
Fallback	Indicates that a bean qualifies as a fallback autowire candidate.
FilterType	Enumeration of the type filters that may be used in conjunction with @ComponentScan.
FullyQualifiedAnnotationBeanNameGenerator	An extension of AnnotationBeanNameGenerator that uses the fully qualified class name as the default bean name if an explicit bean name is not supplied via a supported type-level annotation such as @Component (see AnnotationBeanNameGenerator for details on supported annotations).
FullyQualifiedConfigurationBeanNameGenerator	Extended variant of FullyQualifiedAnnotationBeanNameGenerator for @Configuration class purposes, not only enforcing fully-qualified names for component and configuration classes themselves but also fully-qualified default bean names ("className.methodName") for @Bean methods.
Import	Indicates one or more component classes to import — typically @Configuration classes.
ImportAware	Interface to be implemented by any @Configuration class that wishes to be injected with the AnnotationMetadata of the @Configuration class that imported it.
ImportAwareAotBeanPostProcessor	A BeanPostProcessor that honours ImportAware callback using a mapping computed at build time.
ImportBeanDefinitionRegistrar	Interface to be implemented by types that register additional bean definitions when processing @Configuration classes.
ImportResource	Indicates one or more resources containing bean definitions to import.
ImportRuntimeHints	Indicates that one or more RuntimeHintsRegistrar implementations should be processed.
ImportSelector	Interface to be implemented by types that determine which @Configuration class(es) should be imported based on a given selection criteria, usually one or more annotation attributes.
Jsr330ScopeMetadataResolver	Simple ScopeMetadataResolver implementation that follows JSR-330 scoping rules: defaulting to prototype scope unless Singleton is present.
Lazy	Indicates whether a bean is to be lazily initialized.
LoadTimeWeavingConfiguration	@Configuration class that registers a LoadTimeWeaver bean.
LoadTimeWeavingConfigurer	Interface to be implemented by @Configuration classes annotated with @EnableLoadTimeWeaving that wish to customize the LoadTimeWeaver instance to be used.
MBeanExportConfiguration	@Configuration class that registers a AnnotationMBeanExporter bean.
Primary	Indicates that a bean should be given preference when multiple candidates are qualified to autowire a single-valued dependency.
Profile	Indicates that a component is eligible for registration when one or more specified profiles are active.
PropertySource	Annotation providing a convenient and declarative mechanism for adding a PropertySource to Spring's Environment.
PropertySources	Container annotation that aggregates several PropertySource annotations.
Proxyable	Common annotation for suggesting a specific proxy type for a @Bean method or @Component class, overriding a globally configured default.
ProxyType	Common enum for indicating a desired proxy type.
ReflectiveScan	Scan arbitrary types for use of Reflective.
ResourceElementResolver	Resolver for the injection of named beans on a field or method element, following the rules of the Resource annotation but without any JNDI support.
Role	Indicates the 'role' hint for a given bean.
ScannedGenericBeanDefinition	Extension of the GenericBeanDefinition class, based on an ASM ClassReader, with support for annotation metadata exposed through the AnnotatedBeanDefinition interface.
Scope	When used as a type-level annotation in conjunction with @Component, @Scope indicates the name of a scope to use for instances of the annotated type.
ScopedProxyMode	Enumerates the various scoped-proxy options.
ScopeMetadata	Describes scope characteristics for a Spring-managed bean including the scope name and the scoped-proxy behavior.
ScopeMetadataResolver	Strategy interface for resolving the scope of bean definitions.
TypeFilterUtils	Collection of utilities for working with @ComponentScan type filters.