[SPR-8395][SPR-8386] AnnotationConfigContextLoader now generates a list of default configuration classes by finding all non-private, non-final, static, inner classes of the test class that are annotated with @Configuration; updated JavaDoc in AbstractGenericContextLoader and AnnotationConfigContextLoader to reflect changes resulting from the SmartContextLoader integration.

org.springframework.test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/support/AbstractGenericContextLoader.java

@@ -24,23 +24,36 @@ import org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.AnnotationConfigUtils;
 import org.springframework.context.support.GenericApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.test.context.MergedContextConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.test.context.SmartContextLoader;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 
 /**
- * Abstract, generic extension of {@link AbstractContextLoader} which loads a
+ * Abstract, generic extension of {@link AbstractContextLoader} that loads a
- * {@link GenericApplicationContext} from the <em>locations</em> provided to
+ * {@link GenericApplicationContext}.
- * {@link #loadContext loadContext()}.
+ * 
+ * <ul>
+ * <li>If instances of concrete subclasses are invoked via the
+ * {@link org.springframework.test.context.ContextLoader ContextLoader} SPI, the
+ * context will be loaded from the <em>locations</em> provided to
+ * {@link #loadContext(String...)}.</li>
+ * <li>If instances of concrete subclasses are invoked via the
+ * {@link org.springframework.test.context.SmartContextLoader SmartContextLoader}
+ * SPI, the context will be loaded from the {@link MergedContextConfiguration}
+ * provided to {@link #loadContext(MergedContextConfiguration)}. In such cases, a 
+ * <code>SmartContextLoader</code> will decide whether to load the context from
+ * <em>locations</em> or
+ * {@link org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration configuration classes}.</li>
+ * </ul>
  *
  * <p>Concrete subclasses must provide an appropriate implementation of
  * {@link #createBeanDefinitionReader createBeanDefinitionReader()},
  * potentially overriding {@link #loadBeanDefinitions loadBeanDefinitions()}
- * in addition.
+ * as well.
  *
  * @author Sam Brannen
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
  * @since 2.5
- * @see #loadContext
+ * @see #loadContext(MergedContextConfiguration)
+ * @see #loadContext(String...)
  */
 public abstract class AbstractGenericContextLoader extends AbstractContextLoader {
 
@@ -48,9 +61,31 @@ public abstract class AbstractGenericContextLoader extends AbstractContextLoader
 
 
 	/**
-	 * TODO Document loadContext(MergedContextConfiguration).
+	 * Load a Spring ApplicationContext from the supplied {@link MergedContextConfiguration}.
-	 *
+	 * <p>Implementation details:
-	 * @see SmartContextLoader#loadContext(MergedContextConfiguration)
+	 * <ul>
+	 * <li>Creates a {@link GenericApplicationContext} instance.</li>
+	 * <li>Sets the <em>active bean definition profiles</em> from the supplied
+	 * <code>MergedContextConfiguration</code> in the
+	 * {@link org.springframework.core.env.Environment Environment} of the context.</li>
+	 * <li>Calls {@link #prepareContext(GenericApplicationContext)} to
+	 * prepare the context.</li>
+	 * <li>Calls {@link #customizeBeanFactory(DefaultListableBeanFactory)} to
+	 * allow for customizing the context's <code>DefaultListableBeanFactory</code>.</li>
+	 * <li>Delegates to {@link #loadBeanDefinitions()} to populate the context
+	 * from the configuration locations or classes in the supplied
+	 * <code>MergedContextConfiguration</code>.</li>
+	 * <li>Delegates to {@link AnnotationConfigUtils} for
+	 * {@link AnnotationConfigUtils#registerAnnotationConfigProcessors registering}
+	 * annotation configuration processors.</li>
+	 * <li>Calls {@link #customizeContext(GenericApplicationContext)} to allow
+	 * for customizing the context before it is refreshed.</li>
+	 * <li>{@link ConfigurableApplicationContext#refresh Refreshes} the
+	 * context and registers a JVM shutdown hook for it.</li>
+	 * </ul>
+	 * @return a new application context
+	 * @see org.springframework.test.context.SmartContextLoader#loadContext(MergedContextConfiguration)
+	 * @see GenericApplicationContext
 	 */
 	public final ConfigurableApplicationContext loadContext(MergedContextConfiguration mergedConfig) throws Exception {
 		if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
@@ -70,7 +105,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractGenericContextLoader extends AbstractContextLoader
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Loads a Spring ApplicationContext from the supplied <code>locations</code>.
+	 * Load a Spring ApplicationContext from the supplied <code>locations</code>.
 	 * <p>Implementation details:
 	 * <ul>
 	 * <li>Creates a {@link GenericApplicationContext} instance.</li>
@@ -78,19 +113,24 @@ public abstract class AbstractGenericContextLoader extends AbstractContextLoader
 	 * prepare the context.</li>
 	 * <li>Calls {@link #customizeBeanFactory(DefaultListableBeanFactory)} to
 	 * allow for customizing the context's <code>DefaultListableBeanFactory</code>.</li>
-	 * <li>TODO Update/revert documentation... Delegates to {@link #loadBeanDefinitions(GenericApplicationContext, String...)}
+	 * <li>Delegates to {@link #createBeanDefinitionReader()} to create a 
-	 * to populate the context from the specified config locations.</li>
+	 * {@link BeanDefinitionReader} which is then used to populate the context
+	 * from the specified config locations.</li>
 	 * <li>Delegates to {@link AnnotationConfigUtils} for
 	 * {@link AnnotationConfigUtils#registerAnnotationConfigProcessors registering}
 	 * annotation configuration processors.</li>
 	 * <li>Calls {@link #customizeContext(GenericApplicationContext)} to allow
 	 * for customizing the context before it is refreshed.</li>
-	 * <li>{@link ConfigurableApplicationContext#refresh() Refreshes} the
+	 * <li>{@link ConfigurableApplicationContext#refresh Refreshes} the
 	 * context and registers a JVM shutdown hook for it.</li>
 	 * </ul>
+	 * <p><b>Note</b>: this method does not provide a means to set active bean definition
+	 * profiles for the loaded context. See {@link #loadContext(MergedContextConfiguration)}
+	 * for an alternative.
 	 * @return a new application context
 	 * @see org.springframework.test.context.ContextLoader#loadContext
 	 * @see GenericApplicationContext
+	 * @see #loadContext(MergedContextConfiguration)
 	 */
 	public final ConfigurableApplicationContext loadContext(String... locations) throws Exception {
 		if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
@@ -110,58 +150,65 @@ public abstract class AbstractGenericContextLoader extends AbstractContextLoader
 
 	/**
 	 * Prepare the {@link GenericApplicationContext} created by this <code>ContextLoader</code>.
-	 * Called <i>before</> bean definitions are read.
+	 * Called <i>before</i> bean definitions are read.
 	 * <p>The default implementation is empty. Can be overridden in subclasses to
-	 * customize GenericApplicationContext's standard settings.
+	 * customize <code>GenericApplicationContext</code>'s standard settings.
-	 * @param context the context for which the BeanDefinitionReader should be created
+	 * @param context the context that should be prepared
-	 * @see #loadContext
+	 * @see #loadContext(MergedContextConfiguration)
-	 * @see org.springframework.context.support.GenericApplicationContext#setResourceLoader
+	 * @see #loadContext(String...)
-	 * @see org.springframework.context.support.GenericApplicationContext#setId
+	 * @see GenericApplicationContext#setAllowBeanDefinitionOverriding
+	 * @see GenericApplicationContext#setResourceLoader
+	 * @see GenericApplicationContext#setId
 	 */
 	protected void prepareContext(GenericApplicationContext context) {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Customize the internal bean factory of the ApplicationContext created by this <code>ContextLoader</code>.
+	 * Customize the internal bean factory of the ApplicationContext created by
+	 * this <code>ContextLoader</code>.
 	 * <p>The default implementation is empty but can be overridden in subclasses
-	 * to customize DefaultListableBeanFactory's standard settings.
+	 * to customize <code>DefaultListableBeanFactory</code>'s standard settings.
 	 * @param beanFactory the bean factory created by this <code>ContextLoader</code>
-	 * @see #loadContext
+	 * @see #loadContext(MergedContextConfiguration)
-	 * @see org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory#setAllowBeanDefinitionOverriding(boolean)
+	 * @see #loadContext(String...)
-	 * @see org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory#setAllowEagerClassLoading(boolean)
+	 * @see DefaultListableBeanFactory#setAllowBeanDefinitionOverriding
-	 * @see org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory#setAllowCircularReferences(boolean)
+	 * @see DefaultListableBeanFactory#setAllowEagerClassLoading
-	 * @see org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory#setAllowRawInjectionDespiteWrapping(boolean)
+	 * @see DefaultListableBeanFactory#setAllowCircularReferences
+	 * @see DefaultListableBeanFactory#setAllowRawInjectionDespiteWrapping
 	 */
 	protected void customizeBeanFactory(DefaultListableBeanFactory beanFactory) {
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Load bean definitions into the supplied {@link GenericApplicationContext context}
-	 * from the specified resource locations.
+	 * from the configuration locations or classes in the supplied
+	 * <code>MergedContextConfiguration</code>.</li>
 	 * <p>The default implementation delegates to the {@link BeanDefinitionReader}
-	 * returned by {@link #createBeanDefinitionReader} to 
+	 * returned by {@link #createBeanDefinitionReader()} to 
 	 * {@link BeanDefinitionReader#loadBeanDefinitions(String) load} the
 	 * bean definitions.
 	 * <p>Subclasses must provide an appropriate implementation of
-	 * {@link #createBeanDefinitionReader}. Alternatively subclasses may
+	 * {@link #createBeanDefinitionReader()}. Alternatively subclasses may
-	 * provide a <em>no-op</em> implementation of {@link #createBeanDefinitionReader}
+	 * provide a <em>no-op</em> implementation of {@code createBeanDefinitionReader()}
 	 * and override this method to provide a custom strategy for loading or
 	 * registering bean definitions.
 	 * @param context the context into which the bean definitions should be loaded
-	 * @param mergedConfig TODO Document mergedConfig parameter.
+	 * @param mergedConfig the merged context configuration 
 	 * @since 3.1
-	 * @see #loadContext
+	 * @see #loadContext(MergedContextConfiguration)
 	 */
 	protected void loadBeanDefinitions(GenericApplicationContext context, MergedContextConfiguration mergedConfig) {
 		createBeanDefinitionReader(context).loadBeanDefinitions(mergedConfig.getLocations());
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Factory method for creating a new {@link BeanDefinitionReader} for
+	 * Factory method for creating a new {@link BeanDefinitionReader} for loading
-	 * loading bean definitions into the supplied {@link GenericApplicationContext context}.
+	 * bean definitions into the supplied {@link GenericApplicationContext context}.
-	 * @param context the context for which the BeanDefinitionReader should be created
+	 * @param context the context for which the <code>BeanDefinitionReader</code>
-	 * @return a BeanDefinitionReader for the supplied context
+	 * should be created
+	 * @return a <code>BeanDefinitionReader</code> for the supplied context
 	 * @see #loadContext(String...)
+	 * @see #loadBeanDefinitions
 	 * @see BeanDefinitionReader
 	 */
 	protected abstract BeanDefinitionReader createBeanDefinitionReader(GenericApplicationContext context);
@@ -169,11 +216,12 @@ public abstract class AbstractGenericContextLoader extends AbstractContextLoader
 	/**
 	 * Customize the {@link GenericApplicationContext} created by this
 	 * <code>ContextLoader</code> <i>after</i> bean definitions have been
-	 * loaded into the context but before the context is refreshed.
+	 * loaded into the context but <i>before</i> the context is refreshed.
 	 * <p>The default implementation is empty but can be overridden in subclasses
 	 * to customize the application context.
 	 * @param context the newly created application context
-	 * @see #loadContext
+	 * @see #loadContext(MergedContextConfiguration)
+	 * @see #loadContext(String...)
 	 */
 	protected void customizeContext(GenericApplicationContext context) {
 	}

org.springframework.test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/support/AnnotationConfigContextLoader.java

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package org.springframework.test.context.support;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -31,131 +32,124 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 import org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils;
 
 /**
- * Concrete implementation of {@link AbstractGenericContextLoader} which
+ * Concrete implementation of {@link AbstractGenericContextLoader} that loads
- * registers bean definitions from
+ * bean definitions from
  * {@link org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration configuration classes}.
  * 
+ * <p>Note: <code>AnnotationConfigContextLoader</code> supports
+ * {@link org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration configuration classes}
+ * rather than the String-based resource locations defined by the legacy
+ * {@link org.springframework.test.context.ContextLoader ContextLoader} API. Thus,
+ * although <code>AnnotationConfigContextLoader</code> extends
+ * <code>AbstractGenericContextLoader</code>, <code>AnnotationConfigContextLoader</code>
+ * does <em>not</em> support any String-based methods defined by
+ * <code>AbstractContextLoader</code> or <code>AbstractGenericContextLoader</code>.
+ * Consequently, <code>AnnotationConfigContextLoader</code> should chiefly be
+ * considered a {@link org.springframework.test.context.SmartContextLoader SmartContextLoader}
+ * rather than a {@link org.springframework.test.context.ContextLoader ContextLoader}. 
+ * 
  * @author Sam Brannen
  * @since 3.1
+ * @see #generateDefaultConfigurationClasses
+ * @see #loadBeanDefinitions
  */
 public class AnnotationConfigContextLoader extends AbstractGenericContextLoader {
 
 	private static final Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(AnnotationConfigContextLoader.class);
 
 
+	// --- SmartContextLoader -----------------------------------------------
+
 	/**
 	 * TODO Document overridden processContextConfiguration().
+	 *
+	 * @see org.springframework.test.context.SmartContextLoader#processContextConfiguration
+	 * @see #generatesDefaults
+	 * @see #generateDefaultConfigurationClasses
 	 */
 	public void processContextConfiguration(ContextConfigurationAttributes configAttributes) {
-		if (ObjectUtils.isEmpty(configAttributes.getClasses()) && isGenerateDefaultClasses()) {
+		if (ObjectUtils.isEmpty(configAttributes.getClasses()) && generatesDefaults()) {
 			Class<?>[] defaultConfigClasses = generateDefaultConfigurationClasses(configAttributes.getDeclaringClass());
 			configAttributes.setClasses(defaultConfigClasses);
 		}
 	}
 
-	/**
+	// --- AnnotationConfigContextLoader ---------------------------------------
-	 * TODO Update documentation regarding SmartContextLoader SPI.
+
-	 * 
+	private boolean isStaticNonPrivateAndNonFinal(Class<?> clazz) {
-	 * <p>
+		Assert.notNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
-	 * Registers {@link org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration configuration classes}
+		int modifiers = clazz.getModifiers();
-	 * in the supplied {@link GenericApplicationContext context} from the specified
+		return (Modifier.isStatic(modifiers) && !Modifier.isPrivate(modifiers) && !Modifier.isFinal(modifiers));
-	 * class names.
-	 * 
-	 * <p>Each class name must be the <em>fully qualified class name</em> of an
-	 * annotated configuration class, component, or feature specification. An
-	 * {@link AnnotatedBeanDefinitionReader} is used to register the appropriate
-	 * bean definitions.
-	 * 
-	 * <p>Note that this method does not call {@link #createBeanDefinitionReader}
-	 * since <code>AnnotatedBeanDefinitionReader</code> is not an instance of
-	 * {@link BeanDefinitionReader}.
-	 * 
-	 * @param context the context in which the configuration classes should be registered
-	 * @param classNames the names of configuration classes to register in the context
-	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if a supplied class name does not represent a class
-	 */
-	@Override
-	protected void loadBeanDefinitions(GenericApplicationContext context,
-			MergedContextConfiguration mergedContextConfiguration) {
-		Class<?>[] configClasses = mergedContextConfiguration.getClasses();
-		if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
-			logger.debug("Registering configuration classes: " + ObjectUtils.nullSafeToString(configClasses));
-		}
-		new AnnotatedBeanDefinitionReader(context).register(configClasses);
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * TODO Document isGenerateDefaultClasses().
+	 * Determine if the supplied {@link Class} meets the criteria for being considered
-	 * <p>
+	 * as a <em>default configuration class</em> candidate.
-	 * TODO Consider renaming to a generic boolean generatesDefaults() method and moving to SmartContextLoader.
+	 * <p>Specifically, such candidates:
+	 * <ul>
+	 * <li>must not be <code>null</code></li>
+	 * <li>must not be <code>private</code></li>
+	 * <li>must not be <code>final</code></li>
+	 * <li>must be <code>static</code></li>
+	 * <li>must be annotated with {@code @Configuration}</li>
+	 * </ul>
+	 * 
+	 * @param clazz the class the check
+	 * @return <code>true</code> if the supplied class meets the candidate criteria
 	 */
-	protected boolean isGenerateDefaultClasses() {
+	private boolean isDefaultConfigurationClassCandidate(Class<?> clazz) {
+		return clazz != null && isStaticNonPrivateAndNonFinal(clazz) && clazz.isAnnotationPresent(Configuration.class);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * TODO Document generatesDefaults().
+	 */
+	// TODO Consider moving to SmartContextLoader SPI.
+	protected boolean generatesDefaults() {
 		return true;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Returns &quot;$ContextConfiguration</code>&quot;; intended to be used
-	 * as a suffix to append to the name of the test class when generating
-	 * default configuration class names.
-	 * 
-	 * <p>Note: the use of a dollar sign ($) signifies that the resulting 
-	 * class name refers to a nested <code>static</code> class within the
-	 * test class.
-	 * 
-	 * @see #generateDefaultConfigurationClasses(Class)
-	 */
-	protected String getConfigurationClassNameSuffix() {
-		return "$ContextConfiguration";
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * TODO Document generateDefaultConfigurationClasses().
 	 */
 	protected Class<?>[] generateDefaultConfigurationClasses(Class<?> declaringClass) {
 		Assert.notNull(declaringClass, "Declaring class must not be null");
-		String suffix = getConfigurationClassNameSuffix();
-		Assert.hasText(suffix, "Configuration class name suffix must not be empty");
-		String className = declaringClass.getName() + suffix;
 
 		List<Class<?>> configClasses = new ArrayList<Class<?>>();
-		try {
+
-			Class<?> configClass = (Class<?>) getClass().getClassLoader().loadClass(className);
+		for (Class<?> configClass : declaringClass.getDeclaredClasses()) {
-			if (configClass.isAnnotationPresent(Configuration.class)) {
+			if (isDefaultConfigurationClassCandidate(configClass)) {
 				configClasses.add(configClass);
 			}
 			else {
-				logger.warn(String.format(
+				if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
-					"Found candidate configuration class [%s], but it is not annotated with @Configuration.", className));
+					logger.debug(String.format(
+						"Ignoring class [%s]; it must be static, non-private, non-final, and annotated "
+								+ "with @Configuration to be considered a default configuration class.",
+						configClass.getName()));
+				}
 			}
 		}
-		catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
+
+		if (configClasses.isEmpty()) {
 			logger.warn(String.format(
-				"Cannot load @Configuration class with generated class name [%s]: class not found", className));
+				"Test class [%s] does not declare any static, non-private, non-final, inner classes annotated "
+						+ "with @Configuration that can be used as a default configuration class.", declaringClass));
 		}
 
 		return configClasses.toArray(new Class<?>[configClasses.size()]);
 	}
 
-	/**
+	// --- AbstractContextLoader -----------------------------------------------
-	 * TODO Document overridden createBeanDefinitionReader().
-	 */
-	@Override
-	protected BeanDefinitionReader createBeanDefinitionReader(GenericApplicationContext context) {
-		throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
-			"AnnotationConfigContextLoader does not support the createBeanDefinitionReader(GenericApplicationContext) method");
-	}
 
 	/**
-	 * TODO Document overridden generateDefaultLocations().
+	 * <code>AnnotationConfigContextLoader</code> should be used as a
-	 */
+	 * {@link org.springframework.test.context.SmartContextLoader SmartContextLoader},
-	@Override
+	 * not as a legacy {@link org.springframework.test.context.ContextLoader ContextLoader}.
-	protected String[] generateDefaultLocations(Class<?> clazz) {
+	 * Consequently, this method is not supported.
-		throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+	 *
-			"AnnotationConfigContextLoader does not support the generateDefaultLocations(Class) method");
+	 * @see AbstractContextLoader#modifyLocations
-	}
+	 * @throws UnsupportedOperationException
-
-	/**
-	 * TODO Document overridden modifyLocations().
 	 */
 	@Override
 	protected String[] modifyLocations(Class<?> clazz, String... locations) {
@@ -164,7 +158,28 @@ public class AnnotationConfigContextLoader extends AbstractGenericContextLoader
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * TODO Document overridden getResourceSuffix().
+	 * <code>AnnotationConfigContextLoader</code> should be used as a
+	 * {@link org.springframework.test.context.SmartContextLoader SmartContextLoader},
+	 * not as a legacy {@link org.springframework.test.context.ContextLoader ContextLoader}.
+	 * Consequently, this method is not supported.
+	 *
+	 * @see AbstractContextLoader#generateDefaultLocations
+	 * @throws UnsupportedOperationException
+	 */
+	@Override
+	protected String[] generateDefaultLocations(Class<?> clazz) {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+			"AnnotationConfigContextLoader does not support the generateDefaultLocations(Class) method");
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * <code>AnnotationConfigContextLoader</code> should be used as a 
+	 * {@link org.springframework.test.context.SmartContextLoader SmartContextLoader},
+	 * not as a legacy {@link org.springframework.test.context.ContextLoader ContextLoader}.
+	 * Consequently, this method is not supported.
+	 *
+	 * @see AbstractContextLoader#getResourceSuffix
+	 * @throws UnsupportedOperationException
 	 */
 	@Override
 	protected String getResourceSuffix() {
@@ -172,4 +187,48 @@ public class AnnotationConfigContextLoader extends AbstractGenericContextLoader
 			"AnnotationConfigContextLoader does not support the getResourceSuffix() method");
 	}
 
+	// --- AbstractGenericContextLoader ----------------------------------------
+
+	/**
+	 * Register {@link org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration configuration classes}
+	 * in the supplied {@link GenericApplicationContext context} from the classes
+	 * in the supplied {@link MergedContextConfiguration}.
+	 * 
+	 * <p>Each class must represent an annotated configuration class or component. An
+	 * {@link AnnotatedBeanDefinitionReader} is used to register the appropriate
+	 * bean definitions.
+	 * 
+	 * <p>Note that this method does not call {@link #createBeanDefinitionReader}
+	 * since <code>AnnotatedBeanDefinitionReader</code> is not an instance of
+	 * {@link BeanDefinitionReader}.
+	 * 
+	 * @param context the context in which the configuration classes should be registered
+	 * @param mergedConfig the merged configuration from which the classes should be retrieved
+	 * @see AbstractGenericContextLoader#loadBeanDefinitions
+	 */
+	@Override
+	protected void loadBeanDefinitions(GenericApplicationContext context, MergedContextConfiguration mergedConfig) {
+		Class<?>[] configClasses = mergedConfig.getClasses();
+		if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+			logger.debug("Registering configuration classes: " + ObjectUtils.nullSafeToString(configClasses));
+		}
+		new AnnotatedBeanDefinitionReader(context).register(configClasses);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * <code>AnnotationConfigContextLoader</code> should be used as a 
+	 * {@link org.springframework.test.context.SmartContextLoader SmartContextLoader},
+	 * not as a legacy {@link org.springframework.test.context.ContextLoader ContextLoader}.
+	 * Consequently, this method is not supported.
+	 *
+	 * @see #loadBeanDefinitions
+	 * @see AbstractGenericContextLoader#createBeanDefinitionReader
+	 * @throws UnsupportedOperationException
+	 */
+	@Override
+	protected BeanDefinitionReader createBeanDefinitionReader(GenericApplicationContext context) {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+			"AnnotationConfigContextLoader does not support the createBeanDefinitionReader(GenericApplicationContext) method");
+	}
+
 }

org.springframework.test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/support/AnnotationConfigContextLoaderTests.java

@@ -32,31 +32,50 @@ public class AnnotationConfigContextLoaderTests {
 	private final AnnotationConfigContextLoader contextLoader = new AnnotationConfigContextLoader();
 
 
-	// Developer's note: AnnotationConfigContextLoader currently generates a
-	// default config class named exactly ContextConfiguration, which is a
-	// static inner class of the test class itself.
-
 	@Test
-	public void generateDefaultConfigurationClassesForAnnotatedInnerClassNamedContextConfiguration() {
+	public void generateDefaultConfigurationClassesForAnnotatedInnerClass() {
-		Class<?>[] defaultLocations = contextLoader.generateDefaultConfigurationClasses(ContextConfigurationInnerClassTestCase.class);
+		Class<?>[] configClasses = contextLoader.generateDefaultConfigurationClasses(ContextConfigurationInnerClassTestCase.class);
-		assertNotNull(defaultLocations);
+		assertNotNull(configClasses);
-		assertEquals("ContextConfigurationInnerClassTestCase.ContextConfiguration should be found", 1,
+		assertEquals("annotated static ContextConfiguration should be considered.", 1, configClasses.length);
-			defaultLocations.length);
+
+		configClasses = contextLoader.generateDefaultConfigurationClasses(AnnotatedFooConfigInnerClassTestCase.class);
+		assertNotNull(configClasses);
+		assertEquals("annotated static FooConfig should be considered.", 1, configClasses.length);
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void generateDefaultConfigurationClassesForAnnotatedInnerClass() {
+	public void generateDefaultConfigurationClassesForMultipleAnnotatedInnerClasses() {
-		Class<?>[] defaultLocations = contextLoader.generateDefaultConfigurationClasses(AnnotatedFooConfigInnerClassTestCase.class);
+		Class<?>[] configClasses = contextLoader.generateDefaultConfigurationClasses(MultipleStaticConfigurationClassesTestCase.class);
-		assertNotNull(defaultLocations);
+		assertNotNull(configClasses);
-		assertEquals("AnnotatedFooConfigInnerClassTestCase.FooConfig should NOT be found", 0, defaultLocations.length);
+		assertEquals("multiple annotated static classes should be considered.", 2, configClasses.length);
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void generateDefaultConfigurationClassesForNonAnnotatedInnerClass() {
-		Class<?>[] defaultLocations = contextLoader.generateDefaultConfigurationClasses(PlainVanillaFooConfigInnerClassTestCase.class);
+		Class<?>[] configClasses = contextLoader.generateDefaultConfigurationClasses(PlainVanillaFooConfigInnerClassTestCase.class);
-		assertNotNull(defaultLocations);
+		assertNotNull(configClasses);
-		assertEquals("PlainVanillaFooConfigInnerClassTestCase.FooConfig should NOT be found", 0,
+		assertEquals("non-annotated static FooConfig should NOT be considered.", 0, configClasses.length);
-			defaultLocations.length);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void generateDefaultConfigurationClassesForFinalAnnotatedInnerClass() {
+		Class<?>[] configClasses = contextLoader.generateDefaultConfigurationClasses(FinalConfigInnerClassTestCase.class);
+		assertNotNull(configClasses);
+		assertEquals("final annotated static Config should NOT be considered.", 0, configClasses.length);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void generateDefaultConfigurationClassesForPrivateAnnotatedInnerClass() {
+		Class<?>[] configClasses = contextLoader.generateDefaultConfigurationClasses(PrivateConfigInnerClassTestCase.class);
+		assertNotNull(configClasses);
+		assertEquals("private annotated inner classes should NOT be considered.", 0, configClasses.length);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void generateDefaultConfigurationClassesForNonStaticAnnotatedInnerClass() {
+		Class<?>[] configClasses = contextLoader.generateDefaultConfigurationClasses(NonStaticConfigInnerClassesTestCase.class);
+		assertNotNull(configClasses);
+		assertEquals("non-static annotated inner classes should NOT be considered.", 0, configClasses.length);
 	}
 
 }

org.springframework.test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/support/ContextConfigurationInnerClassTestCase.java

@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 package org.springframework.test.context.support;
 
-import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 
 /**
@@ -30,11 +29,6 @@ public class ContextConfigurationInnerClassTestCase {
 
 	@Configuration
 	static class ContextConfiguration {
-
-		@Bean
-		public String foo() {
-			return "foo";
-		}
 	}
 
 }

org.springframework.test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/support/FinalConfigInnerClassTestCase.java

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2011 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.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.test.context.support;
+
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+
+/**
+ * Not an actual <em>test case</em>.
+ * 
+ * @author Sam Brannen
+ * @since 3.1
+ * @see AnnotationConfigContextLoaderTests
+ */
+public class FinalConfigInnerClassTestCase {
+
+	// Intentionally FINAL.
+	@Configuration
+	static final class Config {
+	}
+
+}

org.springframework.test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/support/MultipleStaticConfigurationClassesTestCase.java

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2011 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.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.test.context.support;
+
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+
+/**
+ * Not an actual <em>test case</em>.
+ * 
+ * @author Sam Brannen
+ * @since 3.1
+ * @see AnnotationConfigContextLoaderTests
+ */
+public class MultipleStaticConfigurationClassesTestCase {
+
+	@Configuration
+	static class ConfigA {
+	}
+
+	@Configuration
+	static class ConfigB {
+	}
+
+}

org.springframework.test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/support/NonStaticConfigInnerClassesTestCase.java

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2011 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.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.test.context.support;
+
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+
+/**
+ * Not an actual <em>test case</em>.
+ * 
+ * @author Sam Brannen
+ * @since 3.1
+ * @see AnnotationConfigContextLoaderTests
+ */
+public class NonStaticConfigInnerClassesTestCase {
+
+	// Intentionally not static
+	@Configuration
+	class FooConfig {
+	}
+
+	// Intentionally not static
+	@Configuration
+	class BarConfig {
+	}
+
+}

org.springframework.test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/support/PlainVanillaFooConfigInnerClassTestCase.java

@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 
 package org.springframework.test.context.support;
 
-import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
-
 /**
  * Not an actual <em>test case</em>.
  * 
@@ -29,11 +27,6 @@ public class PlainVanillaFooConfigInnerClassTestCase {
 
 	// Intentionally NOT annotated with @Configuration
 	static class FooConfig {
-
-		@Bean
-		public String foo() {
-			return "foo";
-		}
 	}
 
 }

org.springframework.test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/support/PrivateConfigInnerClassTestCase.java

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2011 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.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.test.context.support;
+
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+
+/**
+ * Not an actual <em>test case</em>.
+ * 
+ * @author Sam Brannen
+ * @since 3.1
+ * @see AnnotationConfigContextLoaderTests
+ */
+public class PrivateConfigInnerClassTestCase {
+
+	// Intentionally private
+	@SuppressWarnings("unused")
+	@Configuration
+	private static class PrivateConfig {
+	}
+
+}