Fix for encoding issue with MvcUriComponentsBuilder

Provide method for stronger encoding of expanded URI variables when
building links from views.

Issue: SPR-17027

spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/MvcUriComponentsBuilder.java

@@ -868,14 +868,24 @@ public class MvcUriComponentsBuilder {
 			return this;
 		}
 
+		/**
+		 * Use this method only if you need to apply strong encoding to expanded
+		 * URI variables by quoting all characters with reserved meaning.
+		 * @since 5.0.8
+		 */
+		public MethodArgumentBuilder encode() {
+			this.baseUrl.encode();
+			return this;
+		}
+
 		public String build() {
 			return fromMethodInternal(this.baseUrl, this.controllerType, this.method, this.argumentValues)
-					.build(false).encode().toUriString();
+					.build().encode().toUriString();
 		}
 
 		public String buildAndExpand(Object... uriVars) {
 			return fromMethodInternal(this.baseUrl, this.controllerType, this.method, this.argumentValues)
-					.build(false).expand(uriVars).encode().toString();
+					.buildAndExpand(uriVars).encode().toString();
 		}
 	}
 

spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/MvcUriComponentsBuilderTests.java

@@ -402,6 +402,20 @@ public class MvcUriComponentsBuilderTests {
 		assertEquals("http://example.org:9999/base/people/123/addresses/DE", url);
 	}
 
+	@Test // SPR-17027
+	public void fromMappingNameWithEncoding() {
+
+		initWebApplicationContext(WebConfig.class);
+
+		this.request.setServerName("example.org");
+		this.request.setServerPort(9999);
+		this.request.setContextPath("/base");
+
+		String mappingName = "PAC#getAddressesForCountry";
+		String url = fromMappingName(mappingName).arg(0, "DE;FR").encode().buildAndExpand("_+_");
+		assertEquals("/base/people/_%2B_/addresses/DE%3BFR", url);
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void fromControllerWithPrefix() {