ContextCache should be keyed by MergedContextConfiguration instead of String [SPR-8549]

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Sam Brannen opened SPR-8549 and commented

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Affects: 3.1 M2

Issue Links:

• TestContext should generate cache keys based on all metadata that uniquely identify ApplicationContext configuration [SPR-7326] #11984 TestContext should generate cache keys based on all metadata that uniquely identify ApplicationContext configuration ("depends on")
• Improve documentation of the context caching mechanism in the TestContext framework [SPR-7996] #12651 Improve documentation of the context caching mechanism in the TestContext framework

Referenced from: commits 072271d, 8224af1

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Sam Brannen commented

• ContextCache is now keyed by MergedContextConfiguration instead of by String
• MergedContextConfiguration now:
  • implements custom hashCode() and equals() methods, allowing it to be used a the context cache key
  • no longer generates a context cache key