[Springframework-developer] prototypes and application listeners

[Keith D. <kd...@cs...>]

I am seeing some odd behavior with Spring prototypes that are also
ApplicationListeners in the latest snapshot.

 

Specifically, the context seems to be PRE instantiating and registering
prototype instances that are application listeners (via a getBeansOfType
call), even if no request for instantiation was made.  Also, later requests
for a new prototype result in that prototype not being registered as an
application listener for the instantiating context.

 

This is not the behavior I expected!  I was under the assumption beans
instantiated by the container that are application listeners would be
auto-registered with the context after instantiation, as a post process
activity.  Thoughts?  Keith