spring-projects/spring-framework · error · IllegalArgumentException

AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor requires a Configurable

Error message

AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor requires a ConfigurableListableBeanFactory: ${beanFactory}

What it means

Error "AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor requires a ConfigurableListableBeanFactory: ${beanFactory}" thrown in spring-projects/spring-framework.

Source

Thrown at spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/annotation/AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java:270

	 * @see #setRequiredParameterName(String)
	 */
	public void setRequiredParameterValue(boolean requiredParameterValue) {
		this.requiredParameterValue = requiredParameterValue;
	}

	public void setOrder(int order) {
		this.order = order;
	}

	@Override
	public int getOrder() {
		return this.order;
	}

	@Override
	public void setBeanFactory(BeanFactory beanFactory) {
		if (!(beanFactory instanceof ConfigurableListableBeanFactory clbf)) {
			throw new IllegalArgumentException(
					"AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor requires a ConfigurableListableBeanFactory: " + beanFactory);
		}
		this.beanFactory = clbf;
		this.metadataReaderFactory = MetadataReaderFactory.create(clbf.getBeanClassLoader());
	}


	@Override
	public void postProcessMergedBeanDefinition(RootBeanDefinition beanDefinition, Class<?> beanType, String beanName) {
		// Register externally managed config members on bean definition.
		findInjectionMetadata(beanName, beanType, beanDefinition);

		// Use opportunity to clear caches which are not needed after singleton instantiation.
		// The injectionMetadataCache itself is left intact since it cannot be reliably
		// reconstructed in terms of externally managed config members otherwise.
		if (beanDefinition.isSingleton()) {
			this.candidateConstructorsCache.remove(beanType);
			// With actual lookup overrides, keep it intact along with bean definition.

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/annotation/AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java:270 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of spring-projects/spring-framework@e8729d0438 (2026-08-04). Data as JSON: /data/errors/b84b61d5bd3828a6.json. Report an issue: GitHub.