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

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static ApplicationContextFactory	DEFAULT A default ApplicationContextFactory implementation that will create an appropriate context for the WebApplicationType.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext	create(WebApplicationType webApplicationType) Creates the application context for a SpringApplication, respecting the given webApplicationType.
static ApplicationContextFactory	of(java.util.function.Supplier<org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext> supplier) Creates an ApplicationContextFactory that will create contexts by calling the given Supplier.
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.

Field Detail

DEFAULT

static final ApplicationContextFactory DEFAULT

A default ApplicationContextFactory implementation that will create an appropriate context for the WebApplicationType.

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