Requested bean is currently in creation Is there an unresolvable circular reference

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i am using spring 3  and i have two beans of view scope   1- Bean1    Component  bean1    Scope  view   public class Bean1     Autowired private Bean2 bean2       2- Bean2    Component  bean2    Scope  view   public class Bean2     Autowired private Bean1 bean1       the view is a custom scope    lt bean class  org springframework beans factory config CustomScopeConfigurer  gt           lt property name  scopes  gt               lt map gt                   lt entry key  view  gt                       lt bean class    project groupId  utils ViewScope    gt                   lt  entry gt               lt  map gt           lt  property gt       lt  bean gt    and here s the code for the custom view scope   public class ViewScope implements Scope         SuppressWarnings  rawtypes       public Object get String name  ObjectFactory objectFactory            Map lt String  Object gt  viewMap   FacesContext getCurrentInstance                    getViewRoot   getViewMap             if  viewMap containsKey name                 return viewMap get name             else               Object object   objectFactory getObject                viewMap put name  object                return object                       public Object remove String name            return FacesContext getCurrentInstance   getViewRoot   getViewMap                    remove name              public String getConversationId             return null             public void registerDestructionCallback String name  Runnable callback               Not supported            public Object resolveContextualObject String key            return null            when opening the page that uses both beans  i get the exception   org springframework beans factory BeanCurrentlyInCreationException  Error creating bean with name  agencyBean   Requested bean is currently in creation  Is there an unresolvable circular reference      at org springframework beans factory support AbstractBeanFactory doGetBean AbstractBeanFactory java 252      at org springframework beans factory support AbstractBeanFactory getBean AbstractBeanFactory java 190      at org springframework beans factory support DefaultListableBeanFactory findAutowireCandidates DefaultListableBeanFactory java 844      at org springframework beans factory support DefaultListableBeanFactory doResolveDependency DefaultListableBeanFactory java 786      at org springframework beans factory support DefaultListableBeanFactory resolveDependency DefaultListableBeanFactory java 703      at org springframework beans factory annotation AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor AutowiredFieldElement inject AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor java 474      at org springframework beans factory annotation InjectionMetadata inject InjectionMetadata java 84      at org springframework beans factory annotation AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor postProcessPropertyValues AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor java 282      at org springframework beans factory support AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory populateBean AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory java 1074      at org springframework beans factory support AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory doCreateBean AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory java 517      at org springframework beans factory support AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory createBean AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory java 456      at org springframework beans factory support AbstractBeanFactory 2 getObject AbstractBeanFactory java 329      at com myapp utils ViewScope get ViewScope java 20      at org springframework beans factory support AbstractBeanFactory doGetBean AbstractBeanFactory java 325      at org springframework beans factory support AbstractBeanFactory getBean AbstractBeanFactory java 190      at org springframework beans factory support DefaultListableBeanFactory findAutowireCandidates DefaultListableBeanFactory java 844      at org springframework beans factory support DefaultListableBeanFactory doResolveDependency DefaultListableBeanFactory java 786      at org springframework beans factory support DefaultListableBeanFactory resolveDependency DefaultListableBeanFactory java 703      at org springframework beans factory annotation AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor AutowiredFieldElement inject AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor java 474      at org springframework beans factory annotation InjectionMetadata inject InjectionMetadata java 84      at org springframework beans factory annotation AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor postProcessPropertyValues AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor java 282      at org springframework beans factory support AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory populateBean AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory java 1074      at org springframework beans factory support AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory doCreateBean AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory java 517      at org springframework beans factory support AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory createBean AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory java 456      at org springframework beans factory support AbstractBeanFactory 2 getObject AbstractBeanFactory java 329      at com xeno xecamp webManagement utils ViewScope get ViewScope java 20      at org springframework beans factory support AbstractBeanFactory doGetBean AbstractBeanFactory java 325      at org springframework beans factory support AbstractBeanFactory getBean AbstractBeanFactory java 190      at org springframework context support AbstractApplicationContext getBean AbstractApplicationContext java 1075      at org springframework beans factory access el SpringBeanELResolver getValue SpringBeanELResolver java 56      at com sun faces el DemuxCompositeELResolver  getValue DemuxCompositeELResolver java 176      at com sun faces el DemuxCompositeELResolver getValue DemuxCompositeELResolver java 203      at org apache el parser AstIdentifier getValue AstIdentifier java 71      at org apache el parser AstValue getTarget AstValue java 94      at org apache el parser AstValue invoke AstValue java 244      at org apache el MethodExpressionImpl invoke MethodExpressionImpl java 278      at com sun faces facelets el TagMethodExpression invoke TagMethodExpression java 105      at com sun faces facelets tag jsf core DeclarativeSystemEventListener processEvent EventHandler java 128      at javax faces component UIComponent ComponentSystemEventListenerAdapter processEvent UIComponent java 2508      at javax faces event SystemEvent processListener SystemEvent java 106      at com sun faces application ApplicationImpl processListeners ApplicationImpl java 2139      at com sun faces application ApplicationImpl invokeComponentListenersFor ApplicationImpl java 2087      at com sun faces application ApplicationImpl publishEvent ApplicationImpl java 286      at com sun faces application ApplicationImpl publishEvent ApplicationImpl java 244      at org springframework faces webflow Jsf2FlowApplication publishEvent Jsf2FlowApplication java 94      at com sun faces lifecycle RenderResponsePhase execute RenderResponsePhase java 108      at com sun faces lifecycle Phase doPhase Phase java 101      at com sun faces lifecycle LifecycleImpl render LifecycleImpl java 139      at javax faces webapp FacesServlet service FacesServlet java 594      at org apache catalina core ApplicationFilterChain internalDoFilter ApplicationFilterChain java 304      at org apache catalina core ApplicationFilterChain doFilter ApplicationFilterChain java 210      at com ocpsoft pretty PrettyFilter doFilter PrettyFilter java 118      at org apache catalina core ApplicationFilterChain internalDoFilter ApplicationFilterChain java 243      at org apache catalina core ApplicationFilterChain doFilter ApplicationFilterChain java 210      at org springframework security web FilterChainProxy VirtualFilterChain doFilter FilterChainProxy java 368      at org springframework security web access intercept FilterSecurityInterceptor invoke FilterSecurityInterceptor java 99      at org springframework security web access intercept FilterSecurityInterceptor doFilter FilterSecurityInterceptor java 83      at org springframework security web FilterChainProxy VirtualFilterChain doFilter FilterChainProxy java 380      at org springframework security web access ExceptionTranslationFilter doFilter ExceptionTranslationFilter java 97      at org springframework security web FilterChainProxy VirtualFilterChain doFilter FilterChainProxy java 380      at org springframework security web session SessionManagementFilter doFilter SessionManagementFilter java 60      at org springframework security web FilterChainProxy VirtualFilterChain doFilter FilterChainProxy java 380      at org springframework security web authentication AnonymousAuthenticationFilter doFilter AnonymousAuthenticationFilter java 78      at org springframework security web FilterChainProxy VirtualFilterChain doFilter FilterChainProxy java 380      at org springframework security web authentication rememberme RememberMeAuthenticationFilter doFilter RememberMeAuthenticationFilter java 119      at org springframework security web FilterChainProxy VirtualFilterChain doFilter FilterChainProxy java 380      at org springframework security web servletapi SecurityContextHolderAwareRequestFilter doFilter SecurityContextHolderAwareRequestFilter java 54      at org springframework security web FilterChainProxy VirtualFilterChain doFilter FilterChainProxy java 380      at org springframework security web savedrequest RequestCacheAwareFilter doFilter RequestCacheAwareFilter java 35      at org springframework security web FilterChainProxy VirtualFilterChain doFilter FilterChainProxy java 380      at org springframework security web authentication www BasicAuthenticationFilter doFilter BasicAuthenticationFilter java 177      at org springframework security web FilterChainProxy VirtualFilterChain doFilter FilterChainProxy java 380      at org springframework security web authentication AbstractAuthenticationProcessingFilter doFilter AbstractAuthenticationProcessingFilter java 187      at org springframework security web FilterChainProxy VirtualFilterChain doFilter FilterChainProxy java 380      at org springframework security web authentication logout LogoutFilter doFilter LogoutFilter java 105      at org springframework security web FilterChainProxy VirtualFilterChain doFilter FilterChainProxy java 380      at org springframework security web context SecurityContextPersistenceFilter doFilter SecurityContextPersistenceFilter java 57      at org springframework security web FilterChainProxy VirtualFilterChain doFilter FilterChainProxy java 380      at org springframework security web FilterChainProxy doFilter FilterChainProxy java 169      at org springframework web filter DelegatingFilterProxy invokeDelegate DelegatingFilterProxy java 237      at org springframework web filter DelegatingFilterProxy doFilter DelegatingFilterProxy java 167      at org apache catalina core ApplicationFilterChain internalDoFilter ApplicationFilterChain java 243      at org apache catalina core ApplicationFilterChain doFilter ApplicationFilterChain java 210      at org springframework web filter OncePerRequestFilter doFilter OncePerRequestFilter java 70      at org apache catalina core ApplicationFilterChain internalDoFilter ApplicationFilterChain java 243      at org apache catalina core ApplicationFilterChain doFilter ApplicationFilterChain java 210      at org apache catalina core ApplicationDispatcher invoke ApplicationDispatcher java 684      at org apache catalina core ApplicationDispatcher processRequest ApplicationDispatcher java 471      at org apache catalina core ApplicationDispatcher doForward ApplicationDispatcher java 402      at org apache catalina core ApplicationDispatcher forward ApplicationDispatcher java 329      at com ocpsoft pretty PrettyFilter doFilter PrettyFilter java 110      at org apache catalina core ApplicationFilterChain internalDoFilter ApplicationFilterChain java 243      at org apache catalina core ApplicationFilterChain doFilter ApplicationFilterChain java 210      at org springframework security web FilterChainProxy VirtualFilterChain doFilter FilterChainProxy java 368      at org springframework security web access intercept FilterSecurityInterceptor invoke FilterSecurityInterceptor java 109      at org springframework security web access intercept FilterSecurityInterceptor doFilter FilterSecurityInterceptor java 83      at org springframework security web FilterChainProxy VirtualFilterChain doFilter FilterChainProxy java 380      at org springframework security web access ExceptionTranslationFilter doFilter ExceptionTranslationFilter java 97      at org springframework security web FilterChainProxy VirtualFilterChain doFilter FilterChainProxy java 380      at org springframework security web session SessionManagementFilter doFilter SessionManagementFilter java 100      at org springframework security web FilterChainProxy VirtualFilterChain doFilter FilterChainProxy java 380      at org springframework security web authentication AnonymousAuthenticationFilter doFilter AnonymousAuthenticationFilter java 78      at org springframework security web FilterChainProxy VirtualFilterChain doFilter FilterChainProxy java 380      at org springframework security web authentication rememberme RememberMeAuthenticationFilter doFilter RememberMeAuthenticationFilter java 119      at org springframework security web FilterChainProxy VirtualFilterChain doFilter FilterChainProxy java 380      at org springframework security web servletapi SecurityContextHolderAwareRequestFilter doFilter SecurityContextHolderAwareRequestFilter java 54      at org springframework security web FilterChainProxy VirtualFilterChain doFilter FilterChainProxy java 380      at org springframework security web savedrequest RequestCacheAwareFilter doFilter RequestCacheAwareFilter java 35      at org springframework security web FilterChainProxy VirtualFilterChain doFilter FilterChainProxy java 380      at org springframework security web authentication www BasicAuthenticationFilter doFilter BasicAuthenticationFilter java 177      at org springframework security web FilterChainProxy VirtualFilterChain doFilter FilterChainProxy java 380      at org springframework security web authentication AbstractAuthenticationProcessingFilter doFilter AbstractAuthenticationProcessingFilter java 187      at org springframework security web FilterChainProxy VirtualFilterChain doFilter FilterChainProxy java 380      at org springframework security web authentication logout LogoutFilter doFilter LogoutFilter java 105      at org springframework security web FilterChainProxy VirtualFilterChain doFilter FilterChainProxy java 380      at org springframework security web context SecurityContextPersistenceFilter doFilter SecurityContextPersistenceFilter java 79      at org springframework security web FilterChainProxy VirtualFilterChain doFilter FilterChainProxy java 380      at org springframework security web FilterChainProxy doFilter FilterChainProxy java 169      at org springframework web filter DelegatingFilterProxy invokeDelegate DelegatingFilterProxy java 237      at org springframework web filter DelegatingFilterProxy doFilter DelegatingFilterProxy java 167      at org apache catalina core ApplicationFilterChain internalDoFilter ApplicationFilterChain java 243      at org apache catalina core ApplicationFilterChain doFilter ApplicationFilterChain java 210      at org springframework orm hibernate3 support OpenSessionInViewFilter doFilterInternal OpenSessionInViewFilter java 198      at org springframework web filter OncePerRequestFilter doFilter OncePerRequestFilter java 76      at org apache catalina core ApplicationFilterChain internalDoFilter ApplicationFilterChain java 243      at org apache catalina core ApplicationFilterChain doFilter ApplicationFilterChain java 210      at org apache catalina core StandardWrapperValve invoke StandardWrapperValve java 224      at org apache catalina core StandardContextValve invoke StandardContextValve java 169      at org apache catalina authenticator AuthenticatorBase invoke AuthenticatorBase java 472      at org apache catalina core StandardHostValve invoke StandardHostValve java 168      at org apache catalina valves ErrorReportValve invoke ErrorReportValve java 100      at org apache catalina valves AccessLogValve invoke AccessLogValve java 929      at org apache catalina core StandardEngineValve invoke StandardEngineValve java 118      at org apache catalina connector CoyoteAdapter service CoyoteAdapter java 405      at org apache coyote http11 AbstractHttp11Processor process AbstractHttp11Processor java 964      at org apache coyote AbstractProtocol AbstractConnectionHandler process AbstractProtocol java 515      at org apache tomcat util net JIoEndpoint SocketProcessor run JIoEndpoint java 304      at java util concurrent ThreadPoolExecutor Worker runTask ThreadPoolExecutor java 886      at java util concurrent ThreadPoolExecutor Worker run ThreadPoolExecutor java 908      at java lang Thread run Thread java 619    please advise how to fix this exception   EDIT  i tried to use the setter injection as referenced in the answer here  Understanding Spring context initialization order  but it doesn s work too   1- Bean1    Component  bean1    Scope  view   public class Bean1     private Bean2 bean2    Autowired public void setBean2  Bean2 bean2        this bean2  bean2         2- Bean2    Component  bean2    Scope  view   public class Bean2     private Bean1 bean1    Autowired public void setBean1  Bean1 bean1        this bean1  bean1         but it gives me the exception   org springframework beans factory NoSuchBeanDefinitionException  No matching bean of type  com myapp beans Bean1  found for dependency  expected at least 1 bean which qualifies as autowire candidate for this dependency  Dependency annotations

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I think you could use Spring s      Lazy   annotation on one of the autowired fields to break circular dependency   I m not sure if this works exists in mentioned Spring version

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Resource annotation on field level also could be used to declare look up at runtime

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In general  the most appropriated way to avoid this problem   also because of better Mockito integration in JUnit  is to use the Setter Field Injection as described at https   www baeldung com circular-dependencies-in-spring and at https   docs spring io spring docs current spring-framework-reference html beans html   Component  bean1    Scope  view   public class Bean1       private Bean2 bean2        Autowired     public void setBean2 Bean2 bean2            this bean2   bean2            Component  bean2    Scope  view   public class Bean2       private Bean1 bean1        Autowired     public void setBean1 Bean1 bean1            this bean1   bean1

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i encountered this error in quite a stupid way   Autowired    private Bean bean   public void myMethod       return      what happened is that I commented a line for some reason and left the annotation which made spring think that the method needs to be autowired

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Spring uses an special logic for resolving this kind of circular dependencies with singleton beans  But this won t apply to other scopes  There is no elegant way of breaking this circular dependency  but a clumsy option could be this one    Component  bean1    Scope  view   public class Bean1         Autowired     private Bean2 bean2        PostConstruct     public void init             bean2 setBean1 this             Component  bean2    Scope  view   public class Bean2        private Bean1 bean1       public void setBean1 Bean1 bean1            this bean1   bean1            Anyway  circular dependencies are usually a symptom of bad design  You would think again if there is some better way of defining your class dependencies

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In general  the way to deal with circular dependencies is to use setter injection     I tried the setter injection code that you posted  and it worked for me   I would imagine the reason you are getting the exception is because Bean1 and Bean2 are in the com myapp beans package  and you don t have component scanning enabled for that package   You d need to add the following to your spring configuration    lt context component-scan base-package  com bullethq accounts web   gt    or move the beans to a package which is being automatically scanned by Spring

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In my case  I was defining a bean and autowiring it in the constructor of the same class file    SpringBootApplication public class MyApplication       private MyBean myBean       public MyApplication MyBean myBean            this myBean   myBean              Bean     public MyBean myBean             return new MyBean              My solution was to move the bean definition to another class file    Configuration public CustomConfig        Bean     public MyBean myBean             return new MyBean

[spring] Requested bean is currently in creation: Is there an unresolvable circular reference?

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