com.opensymphony.xwork2.spring.SpringObjectFactory does'nt create bean when alwaysRespectAutowireStrategy=false

//struts.objectFactory.spring.autoWire.alwaysRespect works fine when true
//Whether the autowire strategy should always be used, or the framework should try to guess the best strategy

//code works perfect as long as alwaysRepect=true
//analyzing alternative alwaysRepect=false nosedives into else guesswork code which may returns null

com.opensymphony.xwork2.spring.SpringObjectFactory
/*** @param clazz

• @param extraContext
• @throws Exception*/
  @Override
  public Object buildBean(Class clazz, Map<String, Object> extraContext) throws Exception {
  Object bean;
  try
  Unknown macro: {//follow autowire strategy or use legacy approach which mixes injection strategies if (alwaysRespectAutowireStrategy) { // Leave the creation up to Spring bean = autoWiringFactory.createBean(clazz, autowireStrategy, false); injectApplicationContext(bean); return injectInternalBeans(bean); } else { //wrong if you want type!="name" // autoWiringFactory = findAutoWiringBeanFactory(this.appContext); only in setContext bean = autoWiringFactory.autowire(clazz, AutowireCapableBeanFactory.AUTOWIRE_CONSTRUCTOR, false); bean = autoWiringFactory.applyBeanPostProcessorsBeforeInitialization(bean, bean.getClass().getName()); //only defined in org.springframework.beans.factory.config.AutowireCapableBeanFactory // Object applyBeanPostProcessorsBeforeInitialization(Object existingBean, String beanName) // We don't need to call the init-method since one won't be registered. bean = autoWiringFactory.applyBeanPostProcessorsAfterInitialization(bean, bean.getClass().getName()); //only defined in org.springframework.beans.factory.config.AutowireCapableBeanFactory // Object applyBeanPostProcessorsAfterInitialization(Object existingBean, String beanName) return autoWireBean(bean, autoWiringFactory); //returns NULL } }

  catch (UnsatisfiedDependencyException e)

  { if (LOG.isErrorEnabled()) LOG.error("Error building bean", e); // Fall back return autoWireBean(super.buildBean(clazz, extraContext), autoWiringFactory); }

  }

public Object autoWireBean(Object bean, AutowireCapableBeanFactory autoWiringFactory) {
if (autoWiringFactory != null)

{ autoWiringFactory.autowireBeanProperties(bean, autowireStrategy, false); }

injectApplicationContext(bean);
injectInternalBeans(bean);

return bean;
}

com.opensymphony.xwork2.ObjectFactory
/*** Build a generic Java object of the given type.

• @param clazz the type of Object to build
• @param extraContext a Map of extra context which uses the same keys as the {@link com.opensymphony.xwork2.ActionContext}

  */
  public Object buildBean(Class clazz, Map extraContext) throws Exception

  { return clazz.newInstance(); }

private void injectApplicationContext(Object bean) {
if (bean instanceof ApplicationContextAware)

{ ((ApplicationContextAware) bean).setApplicationContext(appContext); }

}
/*** @param obj */
protected Object injectInternalBeans(Object obj) {
if (obj != null && container != null)

{ container.inject(obj); }

return obj;
}

//a very good likelihood that the returned bean will be null in the else condition as it is never created