Add ConfigurationPropertyCaching override support

Add `ConfigurationPropertyCaching.override()` method which can be
used to temporarily enable caching for the duration of an
operation.

The `Binder` now uses this method to ensure that caching is
enabled whilst a set of related binding operations are performed.

Closes gh-44860

spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/bind/Binder.java

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import org.springframework.beans.PropertyEditorRegistry;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableListableBeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.bind.Bindable.BindRestriction;
 import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.source.ConfigurationProperty;
+import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.source.ConfigurationPropertyCaching;
 import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.source.ConfigurationPropertyName;
 import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.source.ConfigurationPropertySource;
 import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.source.ConfigurationPropertySources;
@@ -69,6 +70,8 @@ public class Binder {
 
 	private final Map<BindMethod, List<DataObjectBinder>> dataObjectBinders;
 
+	private ConfigurationPropertyCaching configurationPropertyCaching;
+
 	/**
 	 * Create a new {@link Binder} instance for the specified sources. A
 	 * {@link DefaultFormattingConversionService} will be used for all conversion.
@@ -189,6 +192,7 @@ public class Binder {
 			Assert.notNull(source, "'sources' must not contain null elements");
 		}
 		this.sources = sources;
+		this.configurationPropertyCaching = ConfigurationPropertyCaching.get(sources);
 		this.placeholdersResolver = (placeholdersResolver != null) ? placeholdersResolver : PlaceholdersResolver.NONE;
 		this.bindConverter = BindConverter.get(conversionServices, propertyEditorInitializer);
 		this.defaultBindHandler = (defaultBindHandler != null) ? defaultBindHandler : BindHandler.DEFAULT;
@@ -341,17 +345,19 @@ public class Binder {
 
 	private <T> T bind(ConfigurationPropertyName name, Bindable<T> target, BindHandler handler, Context context,
 			boolean allowRecursiveBinding, boolean create) {
-		try {
-			Bindable<T> replacementTarget = handler.onStart(name, target, context);
-			if (replacementTarget == null) {
-				return handleBindResult(name, target, handler, context, null, create);
+		try (ConfigurationPropertyCaching.CacheOverride cacheOverride = this.configurationPropertyCaching.override()) {
+			try {
+				Bindable<T> replacementTarget = handler.onStart(name, target, context);
+				if (replacementTarget == null) {
+					return handleBindResult(name, target, handler, context, null, create);
+				}
+				target = replacementTarget;
+				Object bound = bindObject(name, target, handler, context, allowRecursiveBinding);
+				return handleBindResult(name, target, handler, context, bound, create);
+			}
+			catch (Exception ex) {
+				return handleBindError(name, target, handler, context, ex);
 			}
-			target = replacementTarget;
-			Object bound = bindObject(name, target, handler, context, allowRecursiveBinding);
-			return handleBindResult(name, target, handler, context, bound, create);
-		}
-		catch (Exception ex) {
-			return handleBindError(name, target, handler, context, ex);
 		}
 	}
 

spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/source/ConfigurationPropertyCaching.java

@@ -51,6 +51,14 @@ public interface ConfigurationPropertyCaching {
 	 */
 	void clear();
 
+	/**
+	 * Override caching to temporarily enable it. Once caching is no longer needed the
+	 * returned {@link CacheOverride} should be closed to restore previous cache settings.
+	 * @return a {@link CacheOverride}
+	 * @since 3.5.0
+	 */
+	CacheOverride override();
+
 	/**
 	 * Get for all configuration property sources in the environment.
 	 * @param environment the spring environment
@@ -107,4 +115,17 @@ public interface ConfigurationPropertyCaching {
 		throw new IllegalStateException("Unable to find cache from configuration property sources");
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * {@link AutoCloseable} used to control a
+	 * {@link ConfigurationPropertyCaching#override() cache override}.
+	 *
+	 * @since 3.5.0
+	 */
+	interface CacheOverride extends AutoCloseable {
+
+		@Override
+		void close();
+
+	}
+
 }

spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/source/ConfigurationPropertySourcesCaching.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2025 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 package org.springframework.boot.context.properties.source;
 
 import java.time.Duration;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 
 /**
@@ -53,6 +55,13 @@ class ConfigurationPropertySourcesCaching implements ConfigurationPropertyCachin
 		forEach(ConfigurationPropertyCaching::clear);
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public CacheOverride override() {
+		CacheOverrides override = new CacheOverrides();
+		forEach(override::add);
+		return override;
+	}
+
 	private void forEach(Consumer<ConfigurationPropertyCaching> action) {
 		if (this.sources != null) {
 			for (ConfigurationPropertySource source : this.sources) {
@@ -64,4 +73,22 @@ class ConfigurationPropertySourcesCaching implements ConfigurationPropertyCachin
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Composite {@link CacheOverride}.
+	 */
+	private final class CacheOverrides implements CacheOverride {
+
+		private List<CacheOverride> overrides = new ArrayList<>();
+
+		void add(ConfigurationPropertyCaching caching) {
+			this.overrides.add(caching.override());
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public void close() {
+			this.overrides.forEach(CacheOverride::close);
+		}
+
+	}
+
 }

spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/source/SoftReferenceConfigurationPropertyCache.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2021 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2025 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package org.springframework.boot.context.properties.source;
 import java.lang.ref.SoftReference;
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.time.Instant;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
 import java.util.function.Supplier;
 import java.util.function.UnaryOperator;
 
@@ -33,6 +34,9 @@ class SoftReferenceConfigurationPropertyCache<T> implements ConfigurationPropert
 
 	private static final Duration UNLIMITED = Duration.ZERO;
 
+	static final CacheOverride NO_OP_OVERRIDE = () -> {
+	};
+
 	private final boolean neverExpire;
 
 	private volatile Duration timeToLive;
@@ -65,6 +69,25 @@ class SoftReferenceConfigurationPropertyCache<T> implements ConfigurationPropert
 		this.lastAccessed = null;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public CacheOverride override() {
+		if (this.neverExpire) {
+			return NO_OP_OVERRIDE;
+		}
+		ActiveCacheOverride override = new ActiveCacheOverride(this);
+		if (override.timeToLive() == null) {
+			// Ensure we don't use stale data on the first access
+			clear();
+		}
+		this.timeToLive = UNLIMITED;
+		return override;
+	}
+
+	void restore(ActiveCacheOverride override) {
+		this.timeToLive = override.timeToLive();
+		this.lastAccessed = override.lastAccessed();
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Get a value from the cache, creating it if necessary.
 	 * @param factory a factory used to create the item if there is no reference to it.
@@ -111,4 +134,23 @@ class SoftReferenceConfigurationPropertyCache<T> implements ConfigurationPropert
 		this.value = new SoftReference<>(value);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * An active {@link CacheOverride} with a stored time-to-live.
+	 */
+	private record ActiveCacheOverride(SoftReferenceConfigurationPropertyCache<?> cache, Duration timeToLive,
+			Instant lastAccessed, AtomicBoolean active) implements CacheOverride {
+
+		ActiveCacheOverride(SoftReferenceConfigurationPropertyCache<?> cache) {
+			this(cache, cache.timeToLive, cache.lastAccessed, new AtomicBoolean());
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public void close() {
+			if (active().compareAndSet(false, true)) {
+				this.cache.restore(this);
+			}
+		}
+
+	}
+
 }

spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/source/SoftReferenceConfigurationPropertyCacheTests.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2025 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
+import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.source.ConfigurationPropertyCaching.CacheOverride;
+
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 
 /**
@@ -97,6 +99,68 @@ class SoftReferenceConfigurationPropertyCacheTests {
 		get(this.cache).assertCounts(0, 0);
 		this.cache.clear();
 		get(this.cache).assertCounts(0, 1);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void overrideWhenNeverExpiresReturnsNoOpOverride() {
+		TestSoftReferenceConfigurationPropertyCache cache = new TestSoftReferenceConfigurationPropertyCache(true);
+		assertThat(cache.override()).isSameAs(SoftReferenceConfigurationPropertyCache.NO_OP_OVERRIDE);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void overrideEnablesCaching() {
+		get(this.cache).assertCounts(0, 0);
+		get(this.cache).assertCounts(0, 1);
+		try (CacheOverride override = this.cache.override()) {
+			get(this.cache).assertCounts(0, 2);
+			get(this.cache).assertCounts(0, 2);
+			get(this.cache).assertCounts(0, 2);
+		}
+		get(this.cache).assertCounts(0, 3);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void overrideWhenHasExistingTimeToLiveEnablesCaching() {
+		this.cache.setTimeToLive(Duration.ofHours(1));
+		get(this.cache).assertCounts(0, 0);
+		get(this.cache).assertCounts(0, 0);
+		tick(Duration.ofHours(2));
+		get(this.cache).assertCounts(0, 1);
+		try (CacheOverride override = this.cache.override()) {
+			get(this.cache).assertCounts(0, 1);
+			tick(Duration.ofHours(2));
+			get(this.cache).assertCounts(0, 1);
+		}
+		get(this.cache).assertCounts(0, 2);
+		get(this.cache).assertCounts(0, 2);
+		tick(Duration.ofHours(2));
+		get(this.cache).assertCounts(0, 3);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void overrideWhenDisabledDoesNotReturnStaleData() {
+		get(this.cache).assertCounts(0, 0);
+		get(this.cache).assertCounts(0, 1);
+		this.cache.disable();
+		try (CacheOverride override = this.cache.override()) {
+			get(this.cache).assertCounts(0, 2);
+			get(this.cache).assertCounts(0, 2);
+		}
+		get(this.cache).assertCounts(0, 3);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void overrideCanBeClosedTwiceWithoutIssue() {
+		get(this.cache).assertCounts(0, 0);
+		get(this.cache).assertCounts(0, 1);
+		this.cache.disable();
+		try (CacheOverride override = this.cache.override()) {
+			get(this.cache).assertCounts(0, 2);
+			get(this.cache).assertCounts(0, 2);
+			override.close();
+			get(this.cache).assertCounts(0, 3);
+		}
+		get(this.cache).assertCounts(0, 4);
 
 	}
 

src/checkstyle/checkstyle-suppressions.xml

@@ -84,4 +84,5 @@
 	<suppress files="MyContainers\.java" checks="InterfaceIsType" />
 	<suppress files="SpringBootBanner\.java" checks="SpringLeadingWhitespace" />
 	<suppress files="LoadTimeWeaverAwareConsumerContainers\.java" checks="InterfaceIsType" />
+	<suppress files="ConfigurationPropertyCaching\.java" checks="SpringJavadoc" message="\@since"/>
 </suppressions>