SpringBoot Kotlin: variables in constructor with @ConfigurationProperties can not refresh

Moved from spring-cloud-kubernetes.

I found a similar issue #823. Finally the author said:

You were right. The issue was with Kotlin Data class which is immutable in nature. Changing this to something like this @ConfigurationProperties(prefix = "myapp") @ConstructorBinding class MyApConfig { lateinit var name: String lateinit var message: String } works.

I don't agree with this view. Data class is not completely immutable, you can make it mutable by var. After further testing, I found that it had nothing to do with data class. The key lies in the position of the variable definition. If the variable is defined in the constructor, it is not refreshed, although it is mutable (var).

// won't refresh
@ConstructorBinding
@ConfigurationProperties(prefix = "bean")
class TestProps(
    var message: String
)

// will refresh
@ConstructorBinding
@ConfigurationProperties(prefix = "bean")
class TestProps {
    lateinit var message: String
}

The only difference between the two style is whether delay initialization is allowed. Maybe that's the cause. But I don't know the exact principle of refresh and there's no log. Hope someone can investigate further.

implementation("org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-commons")
implementation("org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-starter-bootstrap")
implementation("org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-starter-config")
implementation("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web")
implementation("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator")

spring:
  config:
    import: file:/path/to/application.yml

Comment From: wilkinsona

Refreshing configuration properties is a Spring Cloud feature. It's part of Spring Cloud Commons.