Consider @Import classes as lite @Configuration [SPR-10533]

[spring-projects-issues]

Phil Webb opened SPR-10533 and commented

The @Import annotation could indicate that a class is a lite @Configuration (in the same way as @Bean does).

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Affects: 3.2.2

Issue Links:

• @Enable* should be supported without @Configuration [SPR-10660] #15288 @Enable* should be supported without @Configuration ("is duplicated by")
• @ComponentScan should get processed without @Configuration as well [SPR-11769] #16391 @ComponentScan should get processed without @Configuration as well
• Revisit @Bean introspection between @Configuration classes and 'lite' beans [SPR-17206] #21739 Revisit @Bean introspection between @Configuration classes and 'lite' beans