How to import Java-config class into XML-config so that both contexts have beans?

Question

I have a project where I need to bootstrap @Configuration java-config classes into the XML configuration.

To do that, I\'m reading that I also need to include the fo

Answer 1

Alternatively to annotation-config you can use component-scan. Then you do not have to include the Configuration Bean in XML:

<context:component-scan base-package="[fully qualified package path]" />

See Difference between <context:annotation-config> vs <context:component-scan> for more details.

Answer 2

Should be in:

spring-javaconfig-<version>.jar

Answer 3

This actually ended up being fairly simple. To get a Java-config bean definition into the xml-config, simply define the Java-config class as a bean within the XML-config. There are no extra jars necessary.

@Configuration
public class SomeJavaConfig {

    @bean
    ... [bean definition]
}

inside the XML-config, you define this class as a bean.

<!-- needed to pick up the annotated java-config -->
<context:annotation-config />

<!-- Importing java-config class, which are annotated with @Configuration -->
<bean name="SomeJavaConfig" class="[fully qualified path].SomeJavaConfig" />

The XML-config, which may be part of a different context, now has all the bean definitions defined within the JavaConfig class.

UPDATED - to included Alan Franzoni's comment below in the answer.