Merge branch '5.3.x'

# Conflicts:
#	spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/cache/DefaultCacheAwareContextLoaderDelegate.java

spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/cache/DefaultCacheAwareContextLoaderDelegate.java

@@ -73,40 +73,6 @@ public class DefaultCacheAwareContextLoaderDelegate implements CacheAwareContext
 		this.contextCache = contextCache;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Get the {@link ContextCache} used by this context loader delegate.
-	 */
-	protected ContextCache getContextCache() {
-		return this.contextCache;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Load the {@code ApplicationContext} for the supplied merged context configuration.
-	 * <p>Supports both the {@link SmartContextLoader} and {@link ContextLoader} SPIs.
-	 * @throws Exception if an error occurs while loading the application context
-	 */
-	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
-	protected ApplicationContext loadContextInternal(MergedContextConfiguration mergedContextConfiguration)
-			throws Exception {
-
-		ContextLoader contextLoader = mergedContextConfiguration.getContextLoader();
-		Assert.notNull(contextLoader, "Cannot load an ApplicationContext with a NULL 'contextLoader'. " +
-				"Consider annotating your test class with @ContextConfiguration or @ContextHierarchy.");
-
-		ApplicationContext applicationContext;
-
-		if (contextLoader instanceof SmartContextLoader smartContextLoader) {
-			applicationContext = smartContextLoader.loadContext(mergedContextConfiguration);
-		}
-		else {
-			String[] locations = mergedContextConfiguration.getLocations();
-			Assert.notNull(locations, "Cannot load an ApplicationContext with a NULL 'locations' array. " +
-					"Consider annotating your test class with @ContextConfiguration or @ContextHierarchy.");
-			applicationContext = contextLoader.loadContext(locations);
-		}
-
-		return applicationContext;
-	}
 
 	@Override
 	public boolean isContextLoaded(MergedContextConfiguration mergedContextConfiguration) {
@@ -152,4 +118,35 @@ public class DefaultCacheAwareContextLoaderDelegate implements CacheAwareContext
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Get the {@link ContextCache} used by this context loader delegate.
+	 */
+	protected ContextCache getContextCache() {
+		return this.contextCache;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Load the {@code ApplicationContext} for the supplied merged context configuration.
+	 * <p>Supports both the {@link SmartContextLoader} and {@link ContextLoader} SPIs.
+	 * @throws Exception if an error occurs while loading the application context
+	 */
+	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+	protected ApplicationContext loadContextInternal(MergedContextConfiguration mergedContextConfiguration)
+			throws Exception {
+
+		ContextLoader contextLoader = mergedContextConfiguration.getContextLoader();
+		Assert.notNull(contextLoader, "Cannot load an ApplicationContext with a NULL 'contextLoader'. " +
+				"Consider annotating your test class with @ContextConfiguration or @ContextHierarchy.");
+
+		if (contextLoader instanceof SmartContextLoader smartContextLoader) {
+			return smartContextLoader.loadContext(mergedContextConfiguration);
+		}
+		else {
+			String[] locations = mergedContextConfiguration.getLocations();
+			Assert.notNull(locations, "Cannot load an ApplicationContext with a NULL 'locations' array. " +
+					"Consider annotating your test class with @ContextConfiguration or @ContextHierarchy.");
+			return contextLoader.loadContext(locations);
+		}
+	}
+
 }

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

@@ -241,9 +241,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractGenericContextLoader extends AbstractContextLoader
 	 * Factory method for creating the {@link GenericApplicationContext} used by
 	 * this {@code ContextLoader}.
 	 * <p>The default implementation creates a {@code GenericApplicationContext}
-	 * using the default constructor. This method may get overridden e.g. to use
-	 * a custom context subclass or to create a {@code GenericApplicationContext}
-	 * with a custom {@link DefaultListableBeanFactory} implementation.
+	 * using the default constructor. This method may be overridden &mdash; for
+	 * example, to use a custom context subclass or to create a
+	 * {@code GenericApplicationContext} with a custom
+	 * {@link DefaultListableBeanFactory} implementation.
 	 * @return a newly instantiated {@code GenericApplicationContext}
 	 * @since 5.2.9
 	 */

spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/web/AbstractGenericWebContextLoader.java

@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractGenericWebContextLoader extends AbstractContextLoa
 
 		validateMergedContextConfiguration(webMergedConfig);
 
-		GenericWebApplicationContext context = new GenericWebApplicationContext();
+		GenericWebApplicationContext context = createContext();
 
 		ApplicationContext parent = mergedConfig.getParentApplicationContext();
 		if (parent != null) {
@@ -192,6 +192,21 @@ public abstract class AbstractGenericWebContextLoader extends AbstractContextLoa
 		// no-op
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Factory method for creating the {@link GenericWebApplicationContext} used
+	 * by this {@code ContextLoader}.
+	 * <p>The default implementation creates a {@code GenericWebApplicationContext}
+	 * using the default constructor. This method may be overridden &mdash; for
+	 * example, to use a custom context subclass or to create a
+	 * {@code GenericWebApplicationContext} with a custom
+	 * {@link DefaultListableBeanFactory} implementation.
+	 * @return a newly instantiated {@code GenericWebApplicationContext}
+	 * @since 5.2.23
+	 */
+	protected GenericWebApplicationContext createContext() {
+		return new GenericWebApplicationContext();
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Configures web resources for the supplied web application context (WAC).
 	 * <h4>Implementation Details</h4>