Spring @MockitoBean, @MockitoSpyBean, & @TestBean do not work with @DirtiesContext "before method" modes

Overview

@MockitoBean, @MockitoSpyBean, and @TestBean currently do not work with @DirtiesContext modes DirtiesContext.ClassMode.BEFORE_EACH_TEST_METHOD and MethodMode.BEFORE_METHOD.

Attempting to use one of those "before method" modes will result in a corresponding @MockitoBean, @MockitoSpyBean, or @TestBean field containing a bean instance from a closed ApplicationContext. In addition, any other beans in the current, live ApplicationContext will reference different instances of those @MockitoBean, @MockitoSpyBean, and @TestBean beans.

The reason is that the BeanOverrideTestExecutionListener is currently assigned an order of LOWEST_PRECEDENCE - 50; whereas, in order for things to work properly, it must be assigned an order greater than the DirtiesContextBeforeModesTestExecutionListener and less than the DependencyInjectionTestExecutionListener.

Related Issues

• https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot/issues/11903