v6.2.0-M4

⭐ New Features

• Add support for converting the whole JSON document without using JSONPath #33018
• Support Protobuf 4.x #33011
• Do not swallow exceptions on failing to release a savepoint #32992
• Being able to provide extended timeouts for specific phases in the DefaultLifecycleProcessor #32985
• Allow json content to be converted using AssertJ's AssertFactory #32953
• Add support for BeanPostProcessor defined in Kotlin companion object #32946
• Support @TestBean factory methods defined in interfaces #32943
• Add a way to set the timeout to reactive jdk client #32941
• Revise convention-based semantics for @TestBean factory methods #32940
• Support field name as fallback qualifier for @TestBean, MockitoBean, and MockitoSpyBean #32939
• Use getMessageSource internally in RequestContext #32926
• MockMvc no longer needs methods that take a String httpMethod for custom methods #32914
• Allow MockMvcTester to prepare the query without the need of static imports #32913
• Rework Bean Overriding feature to better behave with TCF Context Caching #32884
• Introduce API to initialize BeanFactory before singleton instantiation #32836
• Introduce static MultiValueMap factory methods #32832
• Make use of JSONAssert in public API optional #32791
• Refine exception handling in AOT process to provide additional context #32777
• Handle ResponseStatusException thrown by MVC functional endpoints #32689
• Support data binding from request headers #32676
• Ignore trailing semicolons when parsing Accept-Language header #32259
• Introduce request attributes in RestClient #32027
• Make WebSocketMessageBrokerStats optionally export stats to micrometer #31604
• Add Partitioned cookie attribute support for reactive servers #31454
• Add execution metadata to scheduled tasks #24560

🐞 Bug Fixes

• Exception that prevents component scan with REGISTER_BEAN conditions should provide the affected configuration class #32998
• Bean override with REPLACE_OR_CREATE_DEFINITION and byType lookup fails if no match is found #32990
• Bean override factory post processing doesn't work with FactoryBean #32971
• @TestBean factory method not found in multi-level @Nested hierarchy #32951
• Support queries in opaque URLs #32920
• AbstractJsonContentAssert should allow satistfies to run on the json content, not the raw string #32894
• Content negotiation for exception handling fails with WebFlux #32878

📔 Documentation

• Fix typo in WebTestClient expectedXml #32969

🔨 Dependency Upgrades

• Upgrade to Micrometer 1.13.1 #33000
• Upgrade to Reactor 2024.0.0-M3 #33006

❤️ Contributors

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

@AlexejTimonin, @andreblanke, @ccorbacho, @earlgrey02, @izeye, @m4tt30c91, and @schnapster