Why SpringBoot Replaced spring.factories with a Faster, GraalVM‑Friendly Imports Mechanism
SpringBoot 3.0 drops the long‑standing spring.factories file in favor of per‑extension imports files, eliminating full‑classpath scans, improving startup speed, aligning with Java modules, and enabling seamless GraalVM native‑image support, while providing a clear migration path for existing projects.
