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What is given priority in below scenario #Bean or #Component?

I am learning concepts of Spring & I came across #Bean & #Component annotations. I want to know what will happen in below scenario:
#Configuration
class ConfigClass {
#Bean
public ComponentClass ComponentClass() {
return new ComponentClass(someDependency1, someDependency2, someDependency3);
}
}
#Component
class ComponentClass{
private SomeDependency1 sd1;
private SomeDependency2 sd2;
private SomeDependency3 sd3;
public ComponentClass(SomeDependency1 sd1, SomeDependency2 sd2, SomeDependency3 sd3) {
/* initialize here */
}
}
I have declared ComponentClass as #Component which means it is a spring bean now. But I have also defined a #Bean for it in config class separately.
Which of these beans will be actually used as by default Spring is singleton?
What happens when I remove #Component?

Spring will notice a mistake and throw NoUniqueBeanDefinitionException during application startup.
If you remove #Component annotation it will work as expected, #Bean will be used for initialization.

Injecting library class as dependencies in spring project

I have multiple library classes in my project which need to be injected into a service class. This is the error statement for IntegrationFactory class:
Consider defining a bean of type 'com.ignitionone.service.programmanager.integration.IntegrationFactory' in your configuration.
This error is coming on almost every injection where this library class is injected.
I have already added the Library package in #ComponentScan, but, as it is read-only file, I can not annotate the library class. I came to know from some answer here that Spring can not inject classes which it does not manage. This library is not built on spring.
I have tried to create a #Bean method which returns the IntegrationFactory(class in question) in the class where #Inject is used, but this too does not seem to work.
How can this be done, preferably without creating a stub/copy class?
This is EngagementServiceImpl class snippet:
#Inject
public EngagementServiceImpl(EngagementRepository engagementRepository,
#Lazy IntegrationFactory integrationFactory, TokenRepository tokenRepository,
EngagementPartnerRepository engagementPartnerRepository, MetricsService metricsService) {
this.engagementRepository = engagementRepository;
this.integrationFactory = integrationFactory;
this.tokenRepository = tokenRepository;
this.engagementPartnerRepository = engagementPartnerRepository;
this.metricsService = metricsService;
}
This is injection part:
#Autowired
private EngagementService engagementService;
This is ConfigClass:
#Configuration
public class ConfigClass {
#Bean
public IntegrationFactory getIntegrationFactory(){
Map<String, Object> globalConfig = new HashMap<>();
return new IntegrationFactory(globalConfig);
}
#Bean
#Primary
public EntityDataStore getEntityDataStore(){
EntityModel entityModel = Models.ENTITY;
return new EntityDataStore(this.dataSource(), entityModel );
}
#ConfigurationProperties(prefix = "datasource.postgres")
#Bean
#Primary
public DataSource dataSource() {
return DataSourceBuilder
.create()
.build();
}
}

You need to add your bean definitions in a configuration class.
#Configuration
public class ServiceConfig {
#Bean
public IntegrationFactory getIntegrationFactory(){
// return an IntegrationFactory instance
}
}
Then you have to make sure your #Configuration class gets detected by Spring, either by having it within your scanned path or by manually importing it via #Import from somewhere withing you scanned path. An example of #Import, considering you are using Spring Boot.
#Import(ServiceConfig.class)
#SpringBootApplication
public class Application {
public static void main(String[] args) {
SpringApplication.run(Application.class, args);
}
}
Hope this helps!

Your Bean IntegrationFactory can't be found, as it is not annotated with any Spring stereotype and therefore not recognized by the component scan.
As you have multiple options to provide an instance of your class to the application context, read the Spring documentation (which also includes samples) to find out which one fits you the most:
https://docs.spring.io/spring/docs/5.1.0.RELEASE/spring-framework-reference/core.html#beans-java-basic-concepts
One Option would be to create a factory which provides an instance of your class to the application context, like it is stated in the documentation:
#Configuration
public class AppConfig {
#Bean
public IntegrationFactory myIntegrationFactory() {
return new IntegrationFactory();
}
}
Do not forget to add the Configuration to the application context.

#Bean not applicable to field

I'm learning Spring, doing MKYong's tutorial, and I'm stuck in Spring DI - http://www.mkyong.com/spring/spring-di-via-setter-method/.
Tried to change it to Java configuration, but #Bean annotation gives me error as in the top of topic.
IOutputGenerator.java:
public Interface IOutputGenerator{
public void generateOutput();
}
CsvOutputGenerator.java:
public class CsvOutputGenerator.java implements IOutputGenerator{
public void generateOutput(){
System.out.println("CSV Output gen");
}
}
AppConfig.java:
#Configuration
public class AppConfig{
#Bean
public CsvOutputGenerator csvOutputGenerator;
}
And IntelliJ highlight me this "#Bean" annotation as wrong with message: #Bean not applicable to field.
Anyone?

You can not declare as Bean a field.
Instead, you should have something like:
#Bean
public CsvOutputGenerator csvOutputGenerator() {
return new CsvOutputGenerator();
}
which is the corresponding to:
<bean id="CsvOutputGenerator" class="com.mkyong.output.impl.CsvOutputGenerator" />
In fact, an instantiated Java object should be declared as Bean, and this object would then be available for Autowire in other beans.

Spring annotations confusion

i am really confused with spring annotations.
where to use # Autowired, where class is # Bean or # Component,
i understand we cannot use
Example example=new Example("String");
in Spring
but how alone
#Autowired
Example example;
will solve the purpose?
what about Example Constructor ,how spring will provide String value to Example Constructor?
i went through one of the article but it does not make much sense to me.
it would be great if some one can give me just brief and simple explanation.

Spring doesn't say you can't do Example example = new Example("String"); That is still perfectly legal if Example does not need to be a singleton bean. Where #Autowired and #Bean come into play is when you want to instantiate a class as a singleton. In Spring, any bean you annotate with #Service, #Component or #Repository would get automatically registered as a singleton bean as long as your component scanning is setup correctly. The option of using #Bean allows you to define these singletons without annotating the classes explicitly. Instead you would create a class, annotate it with #Configuration and within that class, define one or more #Bean definitions.
So instead of
#Component
public class MyService {
public MyService() {}
}
You could have
public class MyService {
public MyService() {}
}
#Configuration
public class Application {
#Bean
public MyService myService() {
return new MyService();
}
#Autowired
#Bean
public MyOtherService myOtherService(MyService myService) {
return new MyOtherService();
}
}
The trade-off is having your beans defined in one place vs annotating individual classes. I typically use both depending on what I need.

You will first define a bean of type example:
<beans>
<bean name="example" class="Example">
<constructor-arg value="String">
</bean>
</beans>
or in Java code as:
#Bean
public Example example() {
return new Example("String");
}
Now when you use #Autowired the spring container will inject the bean created above into the parent bean.

Default constructor + #Component - Annotation is enough to get #Autowired work:
#Component
public class Example {
public Example(){
this.str = "string";
}
}
You should never instantiate a concrete implementation via #Bean declaration. Always do something like this:
public interface MyApiInterface{
void doSomeOperation();
}
#Component
public class MyApiV1 implements MyApiInterface {
public void doSomeOperation() {...}
}
And now you can use it in your code:
#Autowired
private MyApiInterface _api; // spring will AUTOmaticaly find the implementation

How do I express a dependency on a bean defined in an imported configuration in Spring?

I recently started working at a place that uses Java configuration for Spring as opposed to XML and so far I'm loving it.
My question is the following:
If we have a #Configuration annotated class A that imports another #Configuration annotated class B, what is the proper, type-safe way for a bean defined in A to depend on a bean defined in B.
Here's an example I saw in a blog (https://blog.codecentric.de/en/2012/07/spring-dependency-injection-styles-why-i-love-java-based-configuration/):
#Configuration
public class PartnerConfig {
#Bean
public PartnerService partnerService() {
return new PartnerServiceImpl();
}
}
#Configuration
#Import(PartnerConfig.class)
public class CashingConfig {
#Autowired
private PartnerConfig partnerConfig;
#Bean
public CashingService cashingService() {
return new CashingServiceImpl(partnerConfig.partnerService());
}
}
As a second part to my question, if I was to do the above, would Spring interpret as a bean dependency? That is, when I do
partnerConfig.partnerService()
in the example above, am I getting Spring to fetch me the partnerService bean, or am I just calling a regular java method and creating a new instance of the PartherService (which is NOT what I want, since the bean should be a singleton) ?
EDIT:
It has been suggested to use a #Qualifier. Would this work?
#Configuration
public class PartnerConfig {
#Bean
#MyCustomQualifier
public PartnerService partnerService() {
return new PartnerServiceImpl();
}
}
#Configuration
#Import(PartnerConfig.class)
public class CashingConfig {
#Bean
public CashingService cashingService(#MyCustomQualifier PartnerService partnerService) {
return new CashingServiceImpl(partnerService);
}
}

I recommend giving the docs a read: http://docs.spring.io/spring/docs/current/javadoc-api/org/springframework/context/annotation/Bean.html
Refer to the section:
#Bean Methods in #Configuration Classes
This sums it up very well.
Typically, #Bean methods are declared within #Configuration classes. In this case, bean methods may reference other #Bean methods in the same class by calling them directly. This ensures that references between beans are strongly typed and navigable.
Also take a look at: http://docs.spring.io/spring-framework/docs/current/javadoc-api/org/springframework/context/annotation/Configuration.html
Section:
Composing #Configuration classes

Just add the dependency as an argument to the #Bean annotated method and remove the autowiring of the configuration.
#Configuration
#Import(PartnerConfig.class)
public class CashingConfig {
#Bean
public CashingService cashingService(PartnerService partnerService) {
return new CashingServiceImpl(partnerService);
}
}
or simply autowire the PartnerService instead of the configuration.
#Configuration
#Import(PartnerConfig.class)
public class CashingConfig {
#Autowire
private PartnerService partnerService;
#Bean
public CashingService cashingService() {
return new CashingServiceImpl(partnerService);
}
}