org.springframework.boot

Interface ApplicationContextFactory

  • Functional Interface:
    This is a functional interface and can therefore be used as the assignment target for a lambda expression or method reference.

    @FunctionalInterface
public interface ApplicationContextFactory
    Strategy interface for creating the ConfigurableApplicationContext used by a SpringApplication. Created contexts should be returned in their default form, with the SpringApplication responsible for configuring and refreshing the context.
    Since:
    2.4.0

    • Method Detail

      • create

        org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext create(WebApplicationType webApplicationType)
        Creates the application context for a SpringApplication, respecting the given webApplicationType.
        Parameters:
        webApplicationType - the web application type
        Returns:
        the newly created application context

      • ofContextClass

        static ApplicationContextFactory ofContextClass(java.lang.Class<? extends org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext> contextClass)
        Creates an ApplicationContextFactory that will create contexts by instantiating the given contextClass via its primary constructor.
        Parameters:
        contextClass - the context class
        Returns:
        the factory that will instantiate the context class
        See Also:
        BeanUtils.instantiateClass(Class)

      • of

        static ApplicationContextFactory of(java.util.function.Supplier<org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext> supplier)
        Creates an ApplicationContextFactory that will create contexts by calling the given Supplier.
        Parameters:
        supplier - the context supplier, for example AnnotationConfigApplicationContext::new
        Returns:
        the factory that will instantiate the context class