package com.baeldung.circulardependency; import org.junit.Assert; import org.junit.Test; import org.junit.runner.RunWith; import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired; import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext; import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean; import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration; import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner; @RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class) @ContextConfiguration(classes = { TestConfig.class }) public class CircularDependencyTest { @Autowired ApplicationContext context; @Bean public CircularDependencyA getCircularDependencyA() { return new CircularDependencyA(); } @Bean public CircularDependencyB getCircularDependencyB() { return new CircularDependencyB(); } @Test public void givenCircularDependency_whenSetterInjection_thenItWorks() { final CircularDependencyA circA = context.getBean(CircularDependencyA.class); Assert.assertEquals("Hi!", circA.getCircB().getMessage()); } }