Document all supported SpringProperties keys in the reference manual

Closes gh-26554

src/docs/asciidoc/appendix.adoc

@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+[[appendix]]
+= Appendix
+:doc-root: https://docs.spring.io
+:api-spring-framework: {doc-root}/spring-framework/docs/{spring-version}/javadoc-api/org/springframework
+:toc: left
+:toclevels: 4
+:tabsize: 4
+:docinfo1:
+
+This part of the reference documentation covers topics that apply to multiple modules
+within the core Spring Framework.
+
+
+[[appendix-spring-properties]]
+== Spring Properties
+
+{api-spring-framework}/core/SpringProperties.html[`SpringProperties`] is a static holder
+for properties that control certain low-level aspects of the Spring Framework. Users can
+configure these properties via JVM system properties or programmatically via the
+`SpringProperties.setProperty(String key, String value)` method. The latter may be
+necessary if the deployment environment disallows custom JVM system properties. As an
+alternative, these properties may be configured in a `spring.properties` file in the root
+of the classpath -- for example, deployed within the application's JAR file.
+
+The following table lists all currently supported Spring properties.
+
+.Supported Spring Properties
+|===
+| Name | Description
+
+| `spring.beaninfo.ignore`
+| Instructs Spring to use the `Introspector.IGNORE_ALL_BEANINFO` mode when calling the
+JavaBeans `Introspector`. See
+{api-spring-framework}++/beans/CachedIntrospectionResults.html#IGNORE_BEANINFO_PROPERTY_NAME++[`CachedIntrospectionResults`]
+for details.
+
+| `spring.expression.compiler.mode`
+| The mode to use when compiling expressions for the
+<<core.adoc#expressions-compiler-configuration, Spring Expression Language>>.
+
+| `spring.getenv.ignore`
+| Instructs Spring to ignore operating system environment variables if a Spring
+`Environment` property -- for example, a placeholder in a configuration String -- isn't
+resolvable otherwise. See
+{api-spring-framework}++/core/env/AbstractEnvironment.html#IGNORE_GETENV_PROPERTY_NAME++[`AbstractEnvironment`]
+for details.
+
+| `spring.index.ignore`
+| Instructs Spring to ignore the components index located in
+`META-INF/spring.components`. See <<core.adoc#beans-scanning-index, Generating an Index
+of Candidate Components>>.
+
+| `spring.jdbc.getParameterType.ignore`
+| Instructs Spring to ignore `java.sql.ParameterMetaData.getParameterType` completely.
+See the note in <<data-access.adoc#jdbc-batch-list, Batch Operations with a List of Objects>>.
+
+| `spring.jndi.ignore`
+| Instructs Spring to ignore a default JNDI environment, as an optimization for scenarios
+where nothing is ever to be found for such JNDI fallback searches to begin with, avoiding
+the repeated JNDI lookup overhead. See
+{api-spring-framework}++/jndi/JndiLocatorDelegate.html#IGNORE_JNDI_PROPERTY_NAME++[`JndiLocatorDelegate`]
+for details.
+
+| `spring.objenesis.ignore`
+| Instructs Spring to ignore Objenesis, not even attempting to use it. See
+{api-spring-framework}++/objenesis/SpringObjenesis.html#IGNORE_OBJENESIS_PROPERTY_NAME++[`SpringObjenesis`]
+for details.
+
+| `spring.test.constructor.autowire.mode`
+| The default _test constructor autowire mode_ to use if `@TestConstructor` is not present
+on a test class. See <<testing.adoc#integration-testing-annotations-testconstructor,
+Changing the default test constructor autowire mode>>.
+
+| `spring.test.context.cache.maxSize`
+| The maximum size of the context cache in the _Spring TestContext Framework_. See
+<<testing.adoc#testcontext-ctx-management-caching, Context Caching>>.
+
+| `spring.test.enclosing.configuration`
+| The default _enclosing configuration inheritance mode_ to use if
+`@NestedTestConfiguration` is not present on a test class. See
+<<testing.adoc#integration-testing-annotations-nestedtestconfiguration, Changing the
+default enclosing configuration inheritance mode>>.
+
+|===

src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-beans.adoc

@@ -7120,10 +7120,10 @@ metadata is provided per-instance rather than per-class.
 
 While classpath scanning is very fast, it is possible to improve the startup performance
 of large applications by creating a static list of candidates at compilation time. In this
-mode, all modules that are target of component scan must use this mechanism.
+mode, all modules that are targets of component scanning must use this mechanism.
 
-NOTE: Your existing `@ComponentScan` or `<context:component-scan` directives must stay as
-is to request the context to scan candidates in certain packages. When the
+NOTE: Your existing `@ComponentScan` or `<context:component-scan/>` directives must remain
+unchanged to request the context to scan candidates in certain packages. When the
 `ApplicationContext` detects such an index, it automatically uses it rather than scanning
 the classpath.
 
@@ -7152,12 +7152,10 @@ configuration, as shown in the following example:
 		compileOnly "org.springframework:spring-context-indexer:{spring-version}"
 	}
 ----
-====
 
 With Gradle 4.6 and later, the dependency should be declared in the `annotationProcessor`
 configuration, as shown in the following example:
 
-====
 [source,groovy,indent=0subs="verbatim,quotes,attributes"]
 ----
 	dependencies {
@@ -7165,19 +7163,20 @@ configuration, as shown in the following example:
 	}
 ----
 
-That process generates a `META-INF/spring.components` file that is
-included in the jar file.
+The `spring-context-indexer` artifact generates a `META-INF/spring.components` file that
+is included in the jar file.
 
 NOTE: When working with this mode in your IDE, the `spring-context-indexer` must be
 registered as an annotation processor to make sure the index is up-to-date when
 candidate components are updated.
 
-TIP: The index is enabled automatically when a `META-INF/spring.components` is found
+TIP: The index is enabled automatically when a `META-INF/spring.components` file is found
 on the classpath. If an index is partially available for some libraries (or use cases)
-but could not be built for the whole application, you can fallback to a regular classpath
-arrangement (as though no index was present at all) by setting `spring.index.ignore` to
-`true`, either as a system property or in a `spring.properties` file at the root of the
-classpath.
+but could not be built for the whole application, you can fall back to a regular classpath
+arrangement (as though no index were present at all) by setting `spring.index.ignore` to
+`true`, either as a JVM system property or via the
+<<appendix.adoc#appendix-spring-properties,`SpringProperties`>> mechanism.
+
 
 
 

src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-expressions.adoc

@@ -433,9 +433,9 @@ interpreter and only 3ms using the compiled version of the expression.
 
 The compiler is not turned on by default, but you can turn it on in either of two
 different ways. You can turn it on by using the parser configuration process
-(<<expressions-parser-configuration, discussed earlier>>) or by using a system
-property when SpEL usage is embedded inside another component. This section
-discusses both of these options.
+(<<expressions-parser-configuration, discussed earlier>>) or by using a Spring property
+when SpEL usage is embedded inside another component. This section discusses both of
+these options.
 
 The compiler can operate in one of three modes, which are captured in the
 `org.springframework.expression.spel.SpelCompilerMode` enum. The modes are as follows:
@@ -496,10 +496,12 @@ It is important to ensure that, if a classloader is specified, it can see all th
 the expression evaluation process. If you do not specify a classloader, a default classloader is used
 (typically the context classloader for the thread that is running during expression evaluation).
 
-The second way to configure the compiler is for use when SpEL is embedded inside some other
-component and it may not be possible to configure it through a configuration object. In these
-cases, it is possible to use a system property. You can set the `spring.expression.compiler.mode`
-property to one of the `SpelCompilerMode` enum values (`off`, `immediate`, or `mixed`).
+The second way to configure the compiler is for use when SpEL is embedded inside some
+other component and it may not be possible to configure it through a configuration
+object. In these cases, it is possible to set the `spring.expression.compiler.mode`
+property via a JVM system property (or via the
+<<appendix.adoc#appendix-spring-properties,`SpringProperties`>> mechanism) to one of the
+`SpelCompilerMode` enum values (`off`, `immediate`, or `mixed`).
 
 
 [[expressions-compiler-limitations]]

src/docs/asciidoc/data-access.adoc

@@ -4463,13 +4463,14 @@ While this usually works well, there is a potential for issues (for example, wit
 `null` values). Spring, by default, calls `ParameterMetaData.getParameterType` in such a
 case, which can be expensive with your JDBC driver. You should use a recent driver
 version and consider setting the `spring.jdbc.getParameterType.ignore` property to `true`
-(as a JVM system property or in a `spring.properties` file in the root of your classpath)
-if you encounter a performance issue (as reported on Oracle 12c, JBoss and PostgreSQL).
+(as a JVM system property or via the
+<<appendix.adoc#appendix-spring-properties,`SpringProperties`>> mechanism) if you encounter
+a performance issue (as reported on Oracle 12c, JBoss, and PostgreSQL).
 
 Alternatively, you might consider specifying the corresponding JDBC types explicitly,
-either through a 'BatchPreparedStatementSetter' (as shown earlier), through an explicit type
-array given to a 'List<Object[]>' based call, through 'registerSqlType' calls on a
-custom 'MapSqlParameterSource' instance, or through a 'BeanPropertySqlParameterSource'
+either through a `BatchPreparedStatementSetter` (as shown earlier), through an explicit type
+array given to a `List<Object[]>` based call, through `registerSqlType` calls on a
+custom `MapSqlParameterSource` instance, or through a `BeanPropertySqlParameterSource`
 that derives the SQL type from the Java-declared property type even for a null value.
 ====
 

src/docs/asciidoc/index.adoc

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ WebSocket, RSocket.
 <<integration.adoc#spring-integration, Integration>> :: Remoting, JMS, JCA, JMX,
 Email, Tasks, Scheduling, Caching.
 <<languages.adoc#languages, Languages>> :: Kotlin, Groovy, Dynamic Languages.
+<<appendix.adoc#appendix, Appendix>> :: miscellaneous topics.
 
 Rod Johnson, Juergen Hoeller, Keith Donald, Colin Sampaleanu, Rob Harrop, Thomas Risberg,
 Alef Arendsen, Darren Davison, Dmitriy Kopylenko, Mark Pollack, Thierry Templier, Erwin

src/docs/asciidoc/testing.adoc

@@ -1847,7 +1847,7 @@ constructor takes precedence over both `@TestConstructor` and the default mode.
 The default _test constructor autowire mode_ can be changed by setting the
 `spring.test.constructor.autowire.mode` JVM system property to `all`. Alternatively, the
 default mode may be set via the
-{api-spring-framework}/core/SpringProperties.html[`SpringProperties`] mechanism.
+<<appendix.adoc#appendix-spring-properties,`SpringProperties`>> mechanism.
 
 As of Spring Framework 5.3, the default mode may also be configured as a
 https://junit.org/junit5/docs/current/user-guide/#running-tests-config-params[JUnit Platform configuration parameter].
@@ -1880,7 +1880,7 @@ change the default mode.
 The default _enclosing configuration inheritance mode_ is `INHERIT`, but it can be
 changed by setting the `spring.test.enclosing.configuration` JVM system property to
 `OVERRIDE`. Alternatively, the default mode may be set via the
-{api-spring-framework}/core/SpringProperties.html[`SpringProperties`] mechanism.
+<<appendix.adoc#appendix-spring-properties,`SpringProperties`>> mechanism.
 =====
 
 The <<testcontext-framework>> honors `@NestedTestConfiguration` semantics for the
@@ -4567,7 +4567,7 @@ maximum size is reached, a least recently used (LRU) eviction policy is used to
 close stale contexts. You can configure the maximum size from the command line or a build
 script by setting a JVM system property named `spring.test.context.cache.maxSize`. As an
 alternative, you can set the same property via the
-{api-spring-framework}/core/SpringProperties.html[`SpringProperties`] mechanism.
+<<appendix.adoc#appendix-spring-properties,`SpringProperties`>> mechanism.
 
 Since having a large number of application contexts loaded within a given test suite can
 cause the suite to take an unnecessarily long time to run, it is often beneficial to