DATAMONGO-1304 - After release cleanups.

UpdateMapper.getMappedObjectForField(…) invokes the very same method of the super class but handed in an already mapped value so that value conversion was invoked twice.

This was especially problematic in cases a dedicated converter had been registered for an object that is already a Mongo-storable one (e.g. an enum-to-string converter and back) without indicating which of the tow converter is the reading or the writing one. This basically caused the source value converted back and forth during the update mapping creating the impression the value wasn't converted at all.

This is now fixed by removing the superfluous mapping.

pom.xml

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
 	<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-data-mongodb-parent</artifactId>
-	<version>1.6.0.M1</version>
+	<version>1.6.5.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 
 	<name>Spring Data MongoDB</name>
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data.build</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.5.0.M1</version>
-		<relativePath>../spring-data-build/parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
+		<version>1.5.5.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<modules>
@@ -29,9 +28,9 @@
 	<properties>
 		<project.type>multi</project.type>
 		<dist.id>spring-data-mongodb</dist.id>
-		<springdata.commons>1.9.0.M1</springdata.commons>
-		<mongo>2.12.1</mongo>
-		<mongo.osgi>2.12.1</mongo.osgi>
+		<springdata.commons>1.9.5.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</springdata.commons>
+		<mongo>2.12.5</mongo>
+		<mongo.osgi>2.12.5</mongo.osgi>
 	</properties>
 
 	<developers>
@@ -108,7 +107,7 @@
 
 			<id>mongo-next</id>
 			<properties>
-				<mongo>2.12.3-SNAPSHOT</mongo>
+				<mongo>2.14.0-SNAPSHOT</mongo>
 			</properties>
 
 			<repositories>
@@ -120,6 +119,15 @@
 
 		</profile>
 
+		<profile>
+
+			<id>mongo3</id>
+			<properties>
+				<mongo>3.0.2</mongo>
+			</properties>
+
+		</profile>
+
 		<profile>
 
 			<id>mongo-3-next</id>
@@ -148,8 +156,8 @@
 
 	<repositories>
 		<repository>
-			<id>spring-libs-milestone</id>
-			<url>http://repo.spring.io/libs-milestone</url>
+			<id>spring-libs-snapshot</id>
+			<url>https://repo.spring.io/libs-snapshot</url>
 		</repository>
 	</repositories>
 

spring-data-mongodb-cross-store/aop.xml

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<aspectj>
+    <aspects>
+        <aspect name="org.springframework.beans.factory.aspectj.AnnotationBeanConfigurerAspect" />
+        <aspect name="org.springframework.data.mongodb.crossstore.MongoDocumentBacking" />
+    </aspects>
+</aspectj>

spring-data-mongodb-cross-store/pom.xml

@@ -2,22 +2,22 @@
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
 
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-	
+
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-mongodb-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.6.0.M1</version>
+		<version>1.6.5.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
-	
+
 	<artifactId>spring-data-mongodb-cross-store</artifactId>
 	<name>Spring Data MongoDB - Cross-Store Support</name>
-	
+
 	<properties>
-		<jpa>1.0.0.Final</jpa>
+		<jpa>2.0.0</jpa>
 		<hibernate>3.6.10.Final</hibernate>
 	</properties>
-	
+
 	<dependencies>
 
 		<!-- Spring -->
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-data-mongodb</artifactId>
-			<version>1.6.0.M1</version>
+			<version>1.6.5.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@
 
 		<!-- JPA -->
 		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.hibernate.javax.persistence</groupId>
-			<artifactId>hibernate-jpa-2.0-api</artifactId>
+			<groupId>org.eclipse.persistence</groupId>
+			<artifactId>javax.persistence</artifactId>
 			<version>${jpa}</version>
 			<optional>true</optional>
 		</dependency>
@@ -126,10 +126,11 @@
 							<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 							<artifactId>spring-aspects</artifactId>
 						</aspectLibrary>
-					</aspectLibraries> 
+					</aspectLibraries>
 					<complianceLevel>${source.level}</complianceLevel>
 					<source>${source.level}</source>
 					<target>${source.level}</target>
+					<xmlConfigured>aop.xml</xmlConfigured>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
 		</plugins>

spring-data-mongodb-distribution/pom.xml

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-	
+
 	<artifactId>spring-data-mongodb-distribution</artifactId>
 
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-mongodb-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.6.0.M1</version>
+		<version>1.6.5.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
-	
+
 	<properties>
 		<project.root>${basedir}/..</project.root>
 		<dist.key>SDMONGO</dist.key>
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
 				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
 				<artifactId>wagon-maven-plugin</artifactId>
 			</plugin>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.asciidoctor</groupId>
+				<artifactId>asciidoctor-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+			</plugin>
 		</plugins>
 	</build>
 

spring-data-mongodb-log4j/pom.xml

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-	
+
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-mongodb-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.6.0.M1</version>
+		<version>1.6.5.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 

spring-data-mongodb/Spring Data MongoDB.sonargraph

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
-<context version="7.1.9.205">
+<context version="7.1.10.209">
     <scope type="Project" name="spring-data-mongodb">
         <element type="TypeFilterReferenceOverridden" name="Filter">
             <element type="IncludeTypePattern" name="org.springframework.data.mongodb.**"/>
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
                         <element type="IncludeTypePattern" name="**.config.**"/>
                     </element>
                     <dependency toName="Project|spring-data-mongodb::Layer|Core::Subsystem|Mapping" type="AllowedDependency"/>
+                    <dependency toName="Project|spring-data-mongodb::Layer|Repositories::Subsystem|API" type="AllowedDependency"/>
                     <dependency toName="Project|spring-data-mongodb::Layer|Repositories::Subsystem|Implementation" type="AllowedDependency"/>
                 </element>
                 <dependency toName="Project|spring-data-mongodb::Layer|Config" type="AllowedDependency"/>

spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-	
+
 	<artifactId>spring-data-mongodb</artifactId>
 
 	<name>Spring Data MongoDB - Core</name>
@@ -11,18 +11,19 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-mongodb-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.6.0.M1</version>
+		<version>1.6.5.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
 	<properties>
 		<validation>1.0.0.GA</validation>
 		<objenesis>1.3</objenesis>
+		<equalsverifier>1.5</equalsverifier>
 	</properties>
 
 	<dependencies>
-		
-		<!--  Spring -->
+
+		<!-- Spring -->
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-tx</artifactId>
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@
 			<artifactId>spring-expression</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
 
-		<!--  Spring Data -->
+		<!-- Spring Data -->
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-data-commons</artifactId>
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@
 			<version>1.0</version>
 			<optional>true</optional>
 		</dependency>
-		
+
 		<!-- CDI -->
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>javax.enterprise</groupId>
@@ -86,21 +87,21 @@
 			<scope>provided</scope>
 			<optional>true</optional>
 		</dependency>
-		
+
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>javax.el</groupId>
 			<artifactId>el-api</artifactId>
 			<version>${cdi}</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
-		
+
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.openwebbeans.test</groupId>
 			<artifactId>cditest-owb</artifactId>
 			<version>${webbeans}</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
-		
+
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
 			<artifactId>servlet-api</artifactId>
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@
 			<version>${validation}</version>
 			<optional>true</optional>
 		</dependency>
-		
+
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.objenesis</groupId>
 			<artifactId>objenesis</artifactId>
@@ -129,23 +130,29 @@
 			<version>4.2.0.Final</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
-		
+
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>joda-time</groupId>
 			<artifactId>joda-time</artifactId>
 			<version>${jodatime}</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
-		
+
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
 			<artifactId>jul-to-slf4j</artifactId>
 			<version>${slf4j}</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
-		
+
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>nl.jqno.equalsverifier</groupId>
+			<artifactId>equalsverifier</artifactId>
+			<version>${equalsverifier}</version>
+			<scope>test</scope>
+		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
-	
+
 	<build>
 		<plugins>
 
@@ -189,9 +196,14 @@
 					<systemPropertyVariables>
 						<java.util.logging.config.file>src/test/resources/logging.properties</java.util.logging.config.file>
 					</systemPropertyVariables>
+					<properties>
+						<property>
+							<name>listener</name>
+							<value>org.springframework.data.mongodb.test.util.CleanMongoDBJunitRunListener</value>
+						</property>
+					</properties>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
 		</plugins>
 	</build>
-
 </project>

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/CursorPreparer.java

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import com.mongodb.DBCursor;
 interface CursorPreparer {
 
 	/**
-	 * Prepare the given cursor (apply limits, skips and so on). Returns th eprepared cursor.
+	 * Prepare the given cursor (apply limits, skips and so on). Returns the prepared cursor.
 	 * 
 	 * @param cursor
 	 */

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/DefaultIndexOperations.java

@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ package org.springframework.data.mongodb.core;
 import static org.springframework.data.domain.Sort.Direction.*;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.springframework.dao.DataAccessException;
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ public class DefaultIndexOperations implements IndexOperations {
 
 	private static final Double ONE = Double.valueOf(1);
 	private static final Double MINUS_ONE = Double.valueOf(-1);
+	private static final Collection<String> TWO_D_IDENTIFIERS = Arrays.asList("2d", "2dsphere");
 
 	private final MongoOperations mongoOperations;
 	private final String collectionName;
@@ -141,7 +144,7 @@ public class DefaultIndexOperations implements IndexOperations {
 
 						Object value = keyDbObject.get(key);
 
-						if ("2d".equals(value)) {
+						if (TWO_D_IDENTIFIERS.contains(value)) {
 							indexFields.add(IndexField.geo(key));
 						} else if ("text".equals(value)) {
 

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MongoAction.java

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public class MongoAction {
 	 * @param collectionName the collection name, must not be {@literal null} or empty.
 	 * @param entityType the POJO that is being operated against
 	 * @param document the converted DBObject from the POJO or Spring Update object
-	 * @param query the converted DBOjbect from the Spring Query object
+	 * @param query the converted DBObject from the Spring Query object
 	 */
 	public MongoAction(WriteConcern defaultWriteConcern, MongoActionOperation mongoActionOperation,
 			String collectionName, Class<?> entityType, DBObject document, DBObject query) {

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MongoOperations.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2011-2014 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2011-2015 the original author or authors.
  * 
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
 
+import org.springframework.data.geo.GeoResults;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.aggregation.Aggregation;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.aggregation.AggregationResults;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.aggregation.TypedAggregation;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert.MongoConverter;
-import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo.GeoResults;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapreduce.GroupBy;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapreduce.GroupByResults;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapreduce.MapReduceOptions;
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ import com.mongodb.WriteResult;
  * @author Christoph Strobl
  * @author Thomas Darimont
  */
-@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 public interface MongoOperations {
 
 	/**
@@ -416,7 +415,9 @@ public interface MongoOperations {
 
 	/**
 	 * Returns {@link GeoResults} for all entities matching the given {@link NearQuery}. Will consider entity mapping
-	 * information to determine the collection the query is ran against.
+	 * information to determine the collection the query is ran against. Note, that MongoDB limits the number of results
+	 * by default. Make sure to add an explicit limit to the {@link NearQuery} if you expect a particular number of
+	 * results.
 	 * 
 	 * @param near must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @param entityClass must not be {@literal null}.
@@ -425,7 +426,9 @@ public interface MongoOperations {
 	<T> GeoResults<T> geoNear(NearQuery near, Class<T> entityClass);
 
 	/**
-	 * Returns {@link GeoResults} for all entities matching the given {@link NearQuery}.
+	 * Returns {@link GeoResults} for all entities matching the given {@link NearQuery}. Note, that MongoDB limits the
+	 * number of results by default. Make sure to add an explicit limit to the {@link NearQuery} if you expect a
+	 * particular number of results.
 	 * 
 	 * @param near must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @param entityClass must not be {@literal null}.
@@ -653,14 +656,28 @@ public interface MongoOperations {
 	long count(Query query, Class<?> entityClass);
 
 	/**
-	 * Returns the number of documents for the given {@link Query} querying the given collection.
+	 * Returns the number of documents for the given {@link Query} querying the given collection. The given {@link Query}
+	 * must solely consist of document field references as we lack type information to map potential property references
+	 * onto document fields. TO make sure the query gets mapped, use {@link #count(Query, Class, String)}.
 	 * 
 	 * @param query
 	 * @param collectionName must not be {@literal null} or empty.
 	 * @return
+	 * @see #count(Query, Class, String)
 	 */
 	long count(Query query, String collectionName);
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns the number of documents for the given {@link Query} by querying the given collection using the given entity
+	 * class to map the given {@link Query}.
+	 * 
+	 * @param query
+	 * @param entityClass must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param collectionName must not be {@literal null} or empty.
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	long count(Query query, Class<?> entityClass, String collectionName);
+
 	/**
 	 * Insert the object into the collection for the entity type of the object to save.
 	 * <p/>

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MongoTemplate.java

@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.authentication.UserCredentials;
 import org.springframework.data.convert.EntityReader;
 import org.springframework.data.geo.Distance;
 import org.springframework.data.geo.GeoResult;
+import org.springframework.data.geo.GeoResults;
 import org.springframework.data.geo.Metric;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.context.MappingContext;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.model.BeanWrapper;
@@ -71,7 +72,6 @@ import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert.MongoConverter;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert.MongoWriter;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert.QueryMapper;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert.UpdateMapper;
-import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo.GeoResults;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.index.MongoMappingEventPublisher;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.index.MongoPersistentEntityIndexCreator;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.MongoMappingContext;
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ public class MongoTemplate implements MongoOperations, ApplicationContextAware {
 
 		CommandResult result = execute(new DbCallback<CommandResult>() {
 			public CommandResult doInDB(DB db) throws MongoException, DataAccessException {
-				return db.command(command, options);
+				return readPreference != null ? db.command(command, readPreference) : db.command(command);
 			}
 		});
 
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ public class MongoTemplate implements MongoOperations, ApplicationContextAware {
 		BasicDBObject command = new BasicDBObject("geoNear", collection);
 		command.putAll(near.toDBObject());
 
-		CommandResult commandResult = executeCommand(command);
+		CommandResult commandResult = executeCommand(command, getDb().getOptions());
 		List<Object> results = (List<Object>) commandResult.get("results");
 		results = results == null ? Collections.emptyList() : results;
 
@@ -641,7 +641,11 @@ public class MongoTemplate implements MongoOperations, ApplicationContextAware {
 		return count(query, null, collectionName);
 	}
 
-	private long count(Query query, Class<?> entityClass, String collectionName) {
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.MongoOperations#count(org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.Query, java.lang.Class, java.lang.String)
+	 */
+	public long count(Query query, Class<?> entityClass, String collectionName) {
 
 		Assert.hasText(collectionName);
 		final DBObject dbObject = query == null ? null : queryMapper.getMappedObject(query.getQueryObject(),
@@ -763,27 +767,33 @@ public class MongoTemplate implements MongoOperations, ApplicationContextAware {
 	}
 
 	protected <T> void doInsertAll(Collection<? extends T> listToSave, MongoWriter<T> writer) {
-		Map<String, List<T>> objs = new HashMap<String, List<T>>();
 
-		for (T o : listToSave) {
+		Map<String, List<T>> elementsByCollection = new HashMap<String, List<T>>();
+
+		for (T element : listToSave) {
+
+			if (element == null) {
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			MongoPersistentEntity<?> entity = mappingContext.getPersistentEntity(element.getClass());
 
-			MongoPersistentEntity<?> entity = mappingContext.getPersistentEntity(o.getClass());
 			if (entity == null) {
-				throw new InvalidDataAccessApiUsageException("No Persitent Entity information found for the class "
-						+ o.getClass().getName());
+				throw new InvalidDataAccessApiUsageException("No PersistentEntity information found for " + element.getClass());
 			}
+
 			String collection = entity.getCollection();
+			List<T> collectionElements = elementsByCollection.get(collection);
 
-			List<T> objList = objs.get(collection);
-			if (null == objList) {
-				objList = new ArrayList<T>();
-				objs.put(collection, objList);
+			if (null == collectionElements) {
+				collectionElements = new ArrayList<T>();
+				elementsByCollection.put(collection, collectionElements);
 			}
-			objList.add(o);
 
+			collectionElements.add(element);
 		}
 
-		for (Map.Entry<String, List<T>> entry : objs.entrySet()) {
+		for (Map.Entry<String, List<T>> entry : elementsByCollection.entrySet()) {
 			doInsertBatch(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue(), this.mongoConverter);
 		}
 	}
@@ -1007,8 +1017,8 @@ public class MongoTemplate implements MongoOperations, ApplicationContextAware {
 						update.getUpdateObject(), entity);
 
 				if (LOGGER.isDebugEnabled()) {
-					LOGGER.debug("Calling update using query: " + queryObj + " and update: " + updateObj + " in collection: "
-							+ collectionName);
+					LOGGER.debug(String.format("Calling update using query: %s and update: %s in collection: %s",
+							serializeToJsonSafely(queryObj), serializeToJsonSafely(updateObj), collectionName));
 				}
 
 				MongoAction mongoAction = new MongoAction(writeConcern, MongoActionOperation.UPDATE, collectionName,
@@ -1187,7 +1197,8 @@ public class MongoTemplate implements MongoOperations, ApplicationContextAware {
 				WriteConcern writeConcernToUse = prepareWriteConcern(mongoAction);
 
 				if (LOGGER.isDebugEnabled()) {
-					LOGGER.debug("Remove using query: {} in collection: {}.", new Object[] { dboq, collection.getName() });
+					LOGGER.debug("Remove using query: {} in collection: {}.", new Object[] { serializeToJsonSafely(dboq),
+							collection.getName() });
 				}
 
 				WriteResult wr = writeConcernToUse == null ? collection.remove(dboq) : collection.remove(dboq,
@@ -1415,7 +1426,7 @@ public class MongoTemplate implements MongoOperations, ApplicationContextAware {
 			LOGGER.debug("Executing aggregation: {}", serializeToJsonSafely(command));
 		}
 
-		CommandResult commandResult = executeCommand(command);
+		CommandResult commandResult = executeCommand(command, getDb().getOptions());
 		handleCommandError(commandResult, command);
 
 		return new AggregationResults<O>(returnPotentiallyMappedResults(outputType, commandResult), commandResult);
@@ -1616,12 +1627,13 @@ public class MongoTemplate implements MongoOperations, ApplicationContextAware {
 			CursorPreparer preparer, DbObjectCallback<T> objectCallback) {
 
 		MongoPersistentEntity<?> entity = mappingContext.getPersistentEntity(entityClass);
-		DBObject mappedFields = fields == null ? null : queryMapper.getMappedObject(fields, entity);
+
+		DBObject mappedFields = queryMapper.getMappedFields(fields, entity);
 		DBObject mappedQuery = queryMapper.getMappedObject(query, entity);
 
 		if (LOGGER.isDebugEnabled()) {
 			LOGGER.debug(String.format("find using query: %s fields: %s for class: %s in collection: %s",
-					serializeToJsonSafely(query), mappedFields, entityClass, collectionName));
+					serializeToJsonSafely(mappedQuery), mappedFields, entityClass, collectionName));
 		}
 
 		return executeFindMultiInternal(new FindCallback(mappedQuery, mappedFields), preparer, objectCallback,
@@ -1659,8 +1671,8 @@ public class MongoTemplate implements MongoOperations, ApplicationContextAware {
 			Class<T> entityClass) {
 		EntityReader<? super T, DBObject> readerToUse = this.mongoConverter;
 		if (LOGGER.isDebugEnabled()) {
-			LOGGER.debug("findAndRemove using query: " + query + " fields: " + fields + " sort: " + sort + " for class: "
-					+ entityClass + " in collection: " + collectionName);
+			LOGGER.debug(String.format("findAndRemove using query: %s fields: %s sort: %s for class: %s in collection: %s",
+					serializeToJsonSafely(query), fields, sort, entityClass, collectionName));
 		}
 		MongoPersistentEntity<?> entity = mappingContext.getPersistentEntity(entityClass);
 		return executeFindOneInternal(new FindAndRemoveCallback(queryMapper.getMappedObject(query, entity), fields, sort),
@@ -1684,8 +1696,9 @@ public class MongoTemplate implements MongoOperations, ApplicationContextAware {
 		DBObject mappedUpdate = updateMapper.getMappedObject(update.getUpdateObject(), entity);
 
 		if (LOGGER.isDebugEnabled()) {
-			LOGGER.debug("findAndModify using query: " + mappedQuery + " fields: " + fields + " sort: " + sort
-					+ " for class: " + entityClass + " and update: " + mappedUpdate + " in collection: " + collectionName);
+			LOGGER.debug(String.format("findAndModify using query: %s fields: %s sort: %s for class: %s and update: %s "
+					+ "in collection: %s", serializeToJsonSafely(mappedQuery), fields, sort, entityClass,
+					serializeToJsonSafely(mappedUpdate), collectionName));
 		}
 
 		return executeFindOneInternal(new FindAndModifyCallback(mappedQuery, fields, sort, mappedUpdate, options),
@@ -1969,8 +1982,7 @@ public class MongoTemplate implements MongoOperations, ApplicationContextAware {
 			return null;
 		}
 
-		MongoPersistentEntity<?> entity = mappingContext.getPersistentEntity(type);
-		return queryMapper.getMappedObject(query.getSortObject(), entity);
+		return queryMapper.getMappedSort(query.getSortObject(), mappingContext.getPersistentEntity(type));
 	}
 
 	// Callback implementations
@@ -1995,13 +2007,14 @@ public class MongoTemplate implements MongoOperations, ApplicationContextAware {
 		public DBObject doInCollection(DBCollection collection) throws MongoException, DataAccessException {
 			if (fields == null) {
 				if (LOGGER.isDebugEnabled()) {
-					LOGGER.debug("findOne using query: " + query + " in db.collection: " + collection.getFullName());
+					LOGGER.debug(String.format("findOne using query: %s in db.collection: %s", serializeToJsonSafely(query),
+							collection.getFullName()));
 				}
 				return collection.findOne(query);
 			} else {
 				if (LOGGER.isDebugEnabled()) {
-					LOGGER.debug("findOne using query: " + query + " fields: " + fields + " in db.collection: "
-							+ collection.getFullName());
+					LOGGER.debug(String.format("findOne using query: %s fields: %s in db.collection: %s",
+							serializeToJsonSafely(query), fields, collection.getFullName()));
 				}
 				return collection.findOne(query, fields);
 			}
@@ -2030,7 +2043,8 @@ public class MongoTemplate implements MongoOperations, ApplicationContextAware {
 		}
 
 		public DBCursor doInCollection(DBCollection collection) throws MongoException, DataAccessException {
-			if (fields == null) {
+
+			if (fields == null || fields.toMap().isEmpty()) {
 				return collection.find(query);
 			} else {
 				return collection.find(query, fields);
@@ -2185,11 +2199,11 @@ public class MongoTemplate implements MongoOperations, ApplicationContextAware {
 			}
 
 			if (query.getSkip() <= 0 && query.getLimit() <= 0 && query.getSortObject() == null
-					&& !StringUtils.hasText(query.getHint())) {
+					&& !StringUtils.hasText(query.getHint()) && !query.getMeta().hasValues()) {
 				return cursor;
 			}
 
-			DBCursor cursorToUse = cursor;
+			DBCursor cursorToUse = cursor.copy();
 
 			try {
 				if (query.getSkip() > 0) {
@@ -2205,6 +2219,12 @@ public class MongoTemplate implements MongoOperations, ApplicationContextAware {
 				if (StringUtils.hasText(query.getHint())) {
 					cursorToUse = cursorToUse.hint(query.getHint());
 				}
+				if (query.getMeta().hasValues()) {
+					for (Entry<String, Object> entry : query.getMeta().values()) {
+						cursorToUse = cursorToUse.addSpecial(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue());
+					}
+				}
+
 			} catch (RuntimeException e) {
 				throw potentiallyConvertRuntimeException(e);
 			}

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/aggregation/Aggregation.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2013-2014 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2013-2015 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.aggregation.ExposedFields.ExposedFi
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.aggregation.ExposedFields.FieldReference;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.aggregation.Fields.AggregationField;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.Criteria;
+import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.NearQuery;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.SerializationUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
@@ -291,6 +292,19 @@ public class Aggregation {
 		return Fields.from(field(name, target));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Creates a new {@link GeoNearOperation} instance from the given {@link NearQuery} and the{@code distanceField}. The
+	 * {@code distanceField} defines output field that contains the calculated distance.
+	 * 
+	 * @param query must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param distanceField must not be {@literal null} or empty.
+	 * @return
+	 * @since 1.7
+	 */
+	public static GeoNearOperation geoNear(NearQuery query, String distanceField) {
+		return new GeoNearOperation(query, distanceField);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns a new {@link AggregationOptions.Builder}.
 	 * 

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/aggregation/ExposedFields.java

@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public final class ExposedFields implements Iterable<ExposedField> {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Creates a new {@link ExposedFields} instance for the given fields in either sythetic or non-synthetic way.
+	 * Creates a new {@link ExposedFields} instance for the given fields in either synthetic or non-synthetic way.
 	 * 
 	 * @param fields must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @param synthetic
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public final class ExposedFields implements Iterable<ExposedField> {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Creates a new {@link ExposedFields} with the given orignals and synthetics.
+	 * Creates a new {@link ExposedFields} with the given originals and synthetics.
 	 * 
 	 * @param originals must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @param synthetic must not be {@literal null}.
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ public final class ExposedFields implements Iterable<ExposedField> {
 		}
 
 		/**
-		 * Returns the referenve value for the given field reference. Will return 1 for a synthetic, unaliased field or the
+		 * Returns the reference value for the given field reference. Will return 1 for a synthetic, unaliased field or the
 		 * raw rendering of the reference otherwise.
 		 * 
 		 * @return

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/aggregation/Fields.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2013-2014 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2013-2015 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -84,6 +84,15 @@ public final class Fields implements Iterable<Field> {
 		return new AggregationField(name);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Creates a {@link Field} with the given {@code name} and {@code target}.
+	 * <p>
+	 * The {@code target} is the name of the backing document field that will be aliased with {@code name}.
+	 *
+	 * @param name
+	 * @param target must not be {@literal null} or empty
+	 * @return
+	 */
 	public static Field field(String name, String target) {
 		Assert.hasText(target, "Target must not be null or empty!");
 		return new AggregationField(name, target);
@@ -187,15 +196,24 @@ public final class Fields implements Iterable<Field> {
 		private final String target;
 
 		/**
-		 * Creates an aggregation field with the given name. As no target is set explicitly, the name will be used as target
-		 * as well.
+		 * Creates an aggregation field with the given {@code name}.
 		 * 
-		 * @param key
+		 * @see AggregationField#AggregationField(String, String).
+		 * @param name must not be {@literal null} or empty
 		 */
-		public AggregationField(String key) {
-			this(key, null);
+		public AggregationField(String name) {
+			this(name, null);
 		}
 
+		/**
+		 * Creates an aggregation field with the given {@code name} and {@code target}.
+		 * <p>
+		 * The {@code name} serves as an alias for the actual backing document field denoted by {@code target}. If no target
+		 * is set explicitly, the name will be used as target.
+		 * 
+		 * @param name must not be {@literal null} or empty
+		 * @param target
+		 */
 		public AggregationField(String name, String target) {
 
 			String nameToSet = cleanUp(name);

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/aggregation/GeoNearOperation.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2013 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2013-2015 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -22,17 +22,33 @@ import com.mongodb.BasicDBObject;
 import com.mongodb.DBObject;
 
 /**
+ * Represents a {@code geoNear} aggregation operation.
+ * <p>
+ * We recommend to use the static factory method {@link Aggregation#geoNear(NearQuery, String)} instead of creating
+ * instances of this class directly.
+ * 
  * @author Thomas Darimont
  * @since 1.3
  */
 public class GeoNearOperation implements AggregationOperation {
 
 	private final NearQuery nearQuery;
+	private final String distanceField;
 
-	public GeoNearOperation(NearQuery nearQuery) {
+	/**
+	 * Creates a new {@link GeoNearOperation} from the given {@link NearQuery} and the given distance field. The
+	 * {@code distanceField} defines output field that contains the calculated distance.
+	 * 
+	 * @param query must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param distanceField must not be {@literal null}.
+	 */
+	public GeoNearOperation(NearQuery nearQuery, String distanceField) {
+
+		Assert.notNull(nearQuery, "NearQuery must not be null.");
+		Assert.hasLength(distanceField, "Distance field must not be null or empty.");
 
-		Assert.notNull(nearQuery);
 		this.nearQuery = nearQuery;
+		this.distanceField = distanceField;
 	}
 
 	/* 
@@ -41,6 +57,10 @@ public class GeoNearOperation implements AggregationOperation {
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public DBObject toDBObject(AggregationOperationContext context) {
-		return new BasicDBObject("$geoNear", context.getMappedObject(nearQuery.toDBObject()));
+
+		BasicDBObject command = (BasicDBObject) context.getMappedObject(nearQuery.toDBObject());
+		command.put("distanceField", distanceField);
+
+		return new BasicDBObject("$geoNear", command);
 	}
 }

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/aggregation/GroupOperation.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2013-2014 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2013-2015 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ import com.mongodb.DBObject;
 
 /**
  * Encapsulates the aggregation framework {@code $group}-operation.
+ * <p>
+ * We recommend to use the static factory method {@link Aggregation#group(Fields)} instead of creating instances of this
+ * class directly.
  * 
  * @see http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/reference/aggregation/group/#stage._S_group
  * @author Sebastian Herold

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/aggregation/LimitOperation.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2013 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2013-2015 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -21,14 +21,17 @@ import com.mongodb.BasicDBObject;
 import com.mongodb.DBObject;
 
 /**
- * Encapsulates the {@code $limit}-operation
+ * Encapsulates the {@code $limit}-operation.
+ * <p>
+ * We recommend to use the static factory method {@link Aggregation#limit(long)} instead of creating instances of this
+ * class directly.
  * 
  * @see http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/reference/aggregation/limit/
  * @author Thomas Darimont
  * @author Oliver Gierke
  * @since 1.3
  */
-class LimitOperation implements AggregationOperation {
+public class LimitOperation implements AggregationOperation {
 
 	private final long maxElements;
 

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/aggregation/MatchOperation.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2013 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2013-2015 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -15,14 +15,18 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.aggregation;
 
-import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.Criteria;
+import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.CriteriaDefinition;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 import com.mongodb.BasicDBObject;
 import com.mongodb.DBObject;
 
 /**
- * Encapsulates the {@code $match}-operation
+ * Encapsulates the {@code $match}-operation.
+ * <p>
+ * We recommend to use the static factory method
+ * {@link Aggregation#match(org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.Criteria)} instead of creating instances of this
+ * class directly.
  * 
  * @see http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/reference/aggregation/match/
  * @author Sebastian Herold
@@ -32,17 +36,17 @@ import com.mongodb.DBObject;
  */
 public class MatchOperation implements AggregationOperation {
 
-	private final Criteria criteria;
+	private final CriteriaDefinition criteriaDefinition;
 
 	/**
-	 * Creates a new {@link MatchOperation} for the given {@link Criteria}.
+	 * Creates a new {@link MatchOperation} for the given {@link CriteriaDefinition}.
 	 * 
-	 * @param criteria must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param criteriaDefinition must not be {@literal null}.
 	 */
-	public MatchOperation(Criteria criteria) {
+	public MatchOperation(CriteriaDefinition criteriaDefinition) {
 
-		Assert.notNull(criteria, "Criteria must not be null!");
-		this.criteria = criteria;
+		Assert.notNull(criteriaDefinition, "Criteria must not be null!");
+		this.criteriaDefinition = criteriaDefinition;
 	}
 
 	/* 
@@ -51,6 +55,6 @@ public class MatchOperation implements AggregationOperation {
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public DBObject toDBObject(AggregationOperationContext context) {
-		return new BasicDBObject("$match", context.getMappedObject(criteria.getCriteriaObject()));
+		return new BasicDBObject("$match", context.getMappedObject(criteriaDefinition.getCriteriaObject()));
 	}
 }

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/aggregation/ProjectionOperation.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2013-2014 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2013-2015 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -28,10 +28,13 @@ import com.mongodb.BasicDBObject;
 import com.mongodb.DBObject;
 
 /**
- * Encapsulates the aggregation framework {@code $project}-operation. Projection of field to be used in an
- * {@link Aggregation}. A projection is similar to a {@link Field} inclusion/exclusion but more powerful. It can
- * generate new fields, change values of given field etc.
+ * Encapsulates the aggregation framework {@code $project}-operation.
  * <p>
+ * Projection of field to be used in an {@link Aggregation}. A projection is similar to a {@link Field}
+ * inclusion/exclusion but more powerful. It can generate new fields, change values of given field etc.
+ * <p>
+ * We recommend to use the static factory method {@link Aggregation#project(Fields)} instead of creating instances of
+ * this class directly.
  * 
  * @see http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/reference/aggregation/project/
  * @author Tobias Trelle

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/aggregation/SkipOperation.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2013 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2013-2015 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ import com.mongodb.DBObject;
 
 /**
  * Encapsulates the aggregation framework {@code $skip}-operation.
+ * <p>
+ * We recommend to use the static factory method {@link Aggregation#skip(int)} instead of creating instances of this
+ * class directly.
  * 
  * @see http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/reference/aggregation/skip/
  * @author Thomas Darimont

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/aggregation/SortOperation.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2013 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2013-2015 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ import com.mongodb.DBObject;
 
 /**
  * Encapsulates the aggregation framework {@code $sort}-operation.
+ * <p>
+ * We recommend to use the static factory method {@link Aggregation#sort(Direction, String...)} instead of creating
+ * instances of this class directly.
  * 
  * @see http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/reference/aggregation/sort/#pipe._S_sort
  * @author Thomas Darimont

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/aggregation/UnwindOperation.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2013 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2013-2015 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ import com.mongodb.DBObject;
 
 /**
  * Encapsulates the aggregation framework {@code $unwind}-operation.
+ * <p>
+ * We recommend to use the static factory method {@link Aggregation#unwind(String)} instead of creating instances of
+ * this class directly.
  * 
  * @see http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/reference/aggregation/unwind/#pipe._S_unwind
  * @author Thomas Darimont

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/AbstractMongoConverter.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2011-2013 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2011-2015 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import java.math.BigInteger;
 import org.bson.types.ObjectId;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean;
 import org.springframework.core.convert.ConversionService;
-import org.springframework.core.convert.support.ConversionServiceFactory;
+import org.springframework.core.convert.support.DefaultConversionService;
 import org.springframework.core.convert.support.GenericConversionService;
 import org.springframework.data.convert.EntityInstantiators;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert.MongoConverters.BigIntegerToObjectIdConverter;
@@ -46,10 +46,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractMongoConverter implements MongoConverter, Initiali
 	 * 
 	 * @param conversionService
 	 */
-	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 	public AbstractMongoConverter(GenericConversionService conversionService) {
-		this.conversionService = conversionService == null ? ConversionServiceFactory.createDefaultConversionService()
-				: conversionService;
+		this.conversionService = conversionService == null ? new DefaultConversionService() : conversionService;
 	}
 
 	/**

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/CustomConversions.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2011-2014 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2011-2015 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -17,14 +17,15 @@ package org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
-import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentMap;
 
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert.MongoConverters.DBObjectToS
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert.MongoConverters.StringToBigDecimalConverter;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert.MongoConverters.StringToBigIntegerConverter;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert.MongoConverters.StringToURLConverter;
+import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert.MongoConverters.TermToStringConverter;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert.MongoConverters.URLToStringConverter;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.MongoSimpleTypes;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  * 
  * @author Oliver Gierke
  * @author Thomas Darimont
+ * @author Christoph Strobl
  */
 public class CustomConversions {
 
@@ -69,10 +72,13 @@ public class CustomConversions {
 	private final Set<ConvertiblePair> writingPairs;
 	private final Set<Class<?>> customSimpleTypes;
 	private final SimpleTypeHolder simpleTypeHolder;
-	private final ConcurrentMap<ConvertiblePair, CacheValue> customReadTargetTypes;
 
 	private final List<Object> converters;
 
+	private final Map<ConvertiblePair, CacheValue> customReadTargetTypes;
+	private final Map<ConvertiblePair, CacheValue> customWriteTargetTypes;
+	private final Map<Class<?>, CacheValue> rawWriteTargetTypes;
+
 	/**
 	 * Creates an empty {@link CustomConversions} object.
 	 */
@@ -92,7 +98,9 @@ public class CustomConversions {
 		this.readingPairs = new LinkedHashSet<ConvertiblePair>();
 		this.writingPairs = new LinkedHashSet<ConvertiblePair>();
 		this.customSimpleTypes = new HashSet<Class<?>>();
-		this.customReadTargetTypes = new ConcurrentHashMap<GenericConverter.ConvertiblePair, CacheValue>();
+		this.customReadTargetTypes = new ConcurrentHashMap<ConvertiblePair, CacheValue>();
+		this.customWriteTargetTypes = new ConcurrentHashMap<ConvertiblePair, CacheValue>();
+		this.rawWriteTargetTypes = new ConcurrentHashMap<Class<?>, CacheValue>();
 
 		List<Object> toRegister = new ArrayList<Object>();
 
@@ -106,7 +114,8 @@ public class CustomConversions {
 		toRegister.add(URLToStringConverter.INSTANCE);
 		toRegister.add(StringToURLConverter.INSTANCE);
 		toRegister.add(DBObjectToStringConverter.INSTANCE);
-		
+		toRegister.add(TermToStringConverter.INSTANCE);
+
 		toRegister.addAll(JodaTimeConverters.getConvertersToRegister());
 		toRegister.addAll(GeoConverters.getConvertersToRegister());
 
@@ -235,70 +244,103 @@ public class CustomConversions {
 	 * @param sourceType must not be {@literal null}
 	 * @return
 	 */
-	public Class<?> getCustomWriteTarget(Class<?> sourceType) {
-		return getCustomWriteTarget(sourceType, null);
+	public Class<?> getCustomWriteTarget(final Class<?> sourceType) {
+
+		return getOrCreateAndCache(sourceType, rawWriteTargetTypes, new Producer() {
+
+			@Override
+			public Class<?> get() {
+				return getCustomTarget(sourceType, null, writingPairs);
+			}
+		});
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Returns the target type we can write an onject of the given source type to. The returned type might be a subclass
-	 * oth the given expected type though. If {@code expectedTargetType} is {@literal null} we will simply return the
-	 * first target type matching or {@literal null} if no conversion can be found.
+	 * Returns the target type we can readTargetWriteLocl an inject of the given source type to. The returned type might
+	 * be a subclass of the given expected type though. If {@code expectedTargetType} is {@literal null} we will simply
+	 * return the first target type matching or {@literal null} if no conversion can be found.
 	 * 
 	 * @param sourceType must not be {@literal null}
 	 * @param requestedTargetType
 	 * @return
 	 */
-	public Class<?> getCustomWriteTarget(Class<?> sourceType, Class<?> requestedTargetType) {
+	public Class<?> getCustomWriteTarget(final Class<?> sourceType, final Class<?> requestedTargetType) {
 
-		Assert.notNull(sourceType);
+		if (requestedTargetType == null) {
+			return getCustomWriteTarget(sourceType);
+		}
 
-		return getCustomTarget(sourceType, requestedTargetType, writingPairs);
+		return getOrCreateAndCache(new ConvertiblePair(sourceType, requestedTargetType), customWriteTargetTypes,
+				new Producer() {
+
+					@Override
+					public Class<?> get() {
+						return getCustomTarget(sourceType, requestedTargetType, writingPairs);
+					}
+				});
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Returns whether we have a custom conversion registered to write into a Mongo native type. The returned type might
-	 * be a subclass of the given expected type though.
+	 * Returns whether we have a custom conversion registered to readTargetWriteLocl into a Mongo native type. The
+	 * returned type might be a subclass of the given expected type though.
 	 * 
 	 * @param sourceType must not be {@literal null}
 	 * @return
 	 */
 	public boolean hasCustomWriteTarget(Class<?> sourceType) {
-
-		Assert.notNull(sourceType);
 		return hasCustomWriteTarget(sourceType, null);
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Returns whether we have a custom conversion registered to write an object of the given source type into an object
-	 * of the given Mongo native target type.
+	 * Returns whether we have a custom conversion registered to readTargetWriteLocl an object of the given source type
+	 * into an object of the given Mongo native target type.
 	 * 
 	 * @param sourceType must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @param requestedTargetType
 	 * @return
 	 */
 	public boolean hasCustomWriteTarget(Class<?> sourceType, Class<?> requestedTargetType) {
-
-		Assert.notNull(sourceType);
 		return getCustomWriteTarget(sourceType, requestedTargetType) != null;
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Returns whether we have a custom conversion registered to read the given source into the given target type.
+	 * Returns whether we have a custom conversion registered to readTargetReadLock the given source into the given target
+	 * type.
 	 * 
 	 * @param sourceType must not be {@literal null}
 	 * @param requestedTargetType must not be {@literal null}
 	 * @return
 	 */
 	public boolean hasCustomReadTarget(Class<?> sourceType, Class<?> requestedTargetType) {
-
-		Assert.notNull(sourceType);
-		Assert.notNull(requestedTargetType);
-
 		return getCustomReadTarget(sourceType, requestedTargetType) != null;
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Inspects the given {@link ConvertiblePair} for ones that have a source compatible type as source. Additionally
+	 * Returns the actual target type for the given {@code sourceType} and {@code requestedTargetType}. Note that the
+	 * returned {@link Class} could be an assignable type to the given {@code requestedTargetType}.
+	 * 
+	 * @param sourceType must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param requestedTargetType can be {@literal null}.
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	private Class<?> getCustomReadTarget(final Class<?> sourceType, final Class<?> requestedTargetType) {
+
+		if (requestedTargetType == null) {
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		return getOrCreateAndCache(new ConvertiblePair(sourceType, requestedTargetType), customReadTargetTypes,
+				new Producer() {
+
+					@Override
+					public Class<?> get() {
+						return getCustomTarget(sourceType, requestedTargetType, readingPairs);
+					}
+				});
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Inspects the given {@link ConvertiblePair}s for ones that have a source compatible type as source. Additionally
 	 * checks assignability of the target type if one is given.
 	 * 
 	 * @param sourceType must not be {@literal null}.
@@ -307,11 +349,15 @@ public class CustomConversions {
 	 * @return
 	 */
 	private static Class<?> getCustomTarget(Class<?> sourceType, Class<?> requestedTargetType,
-			Iterable<ConvertiblePair> pairs) {
+			Collection<ConvertiblePair> pairs) {
 
 		Assert.notNull(sourceType);
 		Assert.notNull(pairs);
 
+		if (requestedTargetType != null && pairs.contains(new ConvertiblePair(sourceType, requestedTargetType))) {
+			return requestedTargetType;
+		}
+
 		for (ConvertiblePair typePair : pairs) {
 			if (typePair.getSourceType().isAssignableFrom(sourceType)) {
 				Class<?> targetType = typePair.getTargetType();
@@ -325,32 +371,31 @@ public class CustomConversions {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Returns the actual target type for the given {@code sourceType} and {@code requestedTargetType}. Note that the
-	 * returned {@link Class} could be an assignable type to the given {@code requestedTargetType}.
+	 * Will try to find a value for the given key in the given cache or produce one using the given {@link Producer} and
+	 * store it in the cache.
 	 * 
-	 * @param sourceType must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @param requestedTargetType can be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param key the key to lookup a potentially existing value, must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param cache the cache to find the value in, must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param producer the {@link Producer} to create values to cache, must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @return
 	 */
-	private Class<?> getCustomReadTarget(Class<?> sourceType, Class<?> requestedTargetType) {
+	private static <T> Class<?> getOrCreateAndCache(T key, Map<T, CacheValue> cache, Producer producer) {
 
-		Assert.notNull(sourceType);
+		CacheValue cacheValue = cache.get(key);
 
-		if (requestedTargetType == null) {
-			return null;
+		if (cacheValue != null) {
+			return cacheValue.getType();
 		}
 
-		ConvertiblePair lookupKey = new ConvertiblePair(sourceType, requestedTargetType);
-		CacheValue readTargetTypeValue = customReadTargetTypes.get(lookupKey);
+		Class<?> type = producer.get();
+		cache.put(key, CacheValue.of(type));
 
-		if (readTargetTypeValue != null) {
-			return readTargetTypeValue.getType();
-		}
+		return type;
+	}
 
-		readTargetTypeValue = CacheValue.of(getCustomTarget(sourceType, requestedTargetType, readingPairs));
-		CacheValue cacheValue = customReadTargetTypes.putIfAbsent(lookupKey, readTargetTypeValue);
+	private interface Producer {
 
-		return cacheValue != null ? cacheValue.getType() : readTargetTypeValue.getType();
+		Class<?> get();
 	}
 
 	@WritingConverter

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/DBObjectAccessor.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2013 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2013-2015 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import com.mongodb.DBObject;
  */
 class DBObjectAccessor {
 
-	private final DBObject dbObject;
+	private final BasicDBObject dbObject;
 
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new {@link DBObjectAccessor} for the given {@link DBObject}.
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class DBObjectAccessor {
 		Assert.notNull(dbObject, "DBObject must not be null!");
 		Assert.isInstanceOf(BasicDBObject.class, dbObject, "Given DBObject must be a BasicDBObject!");
 
-		this.dbObject = dbObject;
+		this.dbObject = (BasicDBObject) dbObject;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ class DBObjectAccessor {
 		Assert.notNull(prop, "MongoPersistentProperty must not be null!");
 		String fieldName = prop.getFieldName();
 
+		if (!fieldName.contains(".")) {
+			dbObject.put(fieldName, value);
+			return;
+		}
+
 		Iterator<String> parts = Arrays.asList(fieldName.split("\\.")).iterator();
 		DBObject dbObject = this.dbObject;
 
@@ -87,12 +92,16 @@ class DBObjectAccessor {
 	 * @param property must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @return
 	 */
-	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 	public Object get(MongoPersistentProperty property) {
 
 		String fieldName = property.getFieldName();
+
+		if (!fieldName.contains(".")) {
+			return this.dbObject.get(fieldName);
+		}
+
 		Iterator<String> parts = Arrays.asList(fieldName.split("\\.")).iterator();
-		Map<Object, Object> source = this.dbObject.toMap();
+		Map<String, Object> source = this.dbObject;
 		Object result = null;
 
 		while (source != null && parts.hasNext()) {
@@ -108,14 +117,14 @@ class DBObjectAccessor {
 	}
 
 	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-	private Map<Object, Object> getAsMap(Object source) {
+	private Map<String, Object> getAsMap(Object source) {
 
 		if (source instanceof BasicDBObject) {
-			return ((DBObject) source).toMap();
+			return (BasicDBObject) source;
 		}
 
 		if (source instanceof Map) {
-			return (Map<Object, Object>) source;
+			return (Map<String, Object>) source;
 		}
 
 		return null;

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/DbRefProxyHandler.java

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2011-2014 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2014 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
  * You may obtain a copy of the License at
  *
- *			http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
  *
  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
  * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
@@ -13,15 +13,16 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo;
+package org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert;
+
+import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.MongoPersistentProperty;
+
+import com.mongodb.DBRef;
 
 /**
- * Interface for {@link Metric}s that can be applied to a base scale.
- * 
- * @deprecated As of release 1.5, replaced by {@link org.springframework.data.geo.Metric}. This class is scheduled to be
- *             removed in the next major release.
  * @author Oliver Gierke
- * @author Thomas Darimont
  */
-@Deprecated
-public interface Metric extends org.springframework.data.geo.Metric {}
+public interface DbRefProxyHandler {
+
+	Object populateId(MongoPersistentProperty property, DBRef source, Object proxy);
+}

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/DbRefResolver.java

@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ public interface DbRefResolver {
 	 * @param callback will never be {@literal null}.
 	 * @return
 	 */
-	Object resolveDbRef(MongoPersistentProperty property, DBRef dbref, DbRefResolverCallback callback);
+	Object resolveDbRef(MongoPersistentProperty property, DBRef dbref, DbRefResolverCallback callback,
+			DbRefProxyHandler proxyHandler);
 
 	/**
 	 * Creates a {@link DBRef} instance for the given {@link org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.DBRef}

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/DefaultDbRefProxyHandler.java

@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2014 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert;
+
+import org.springframework.data.mapping.context.MappingContext;
+import org.springframework.data.mapping.model.BeanWrapper;
+import org.springframework.data.mapping.model.DefaultSpELExpressionEvaluator;
+import org.springframework.data.mapping.model.SpELContext;
+import org.springframework.data.mapping.model.SpELExpressionEvaluator;
+import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.MongoPersistentEntity;
+import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.MongoPersistentProperty;
+
+import com.mongodb.BasicDBObject;
+import com.mongodb.DBObject;
+import com.mongodb.DBRef;
+
+/**
+ * @author Oliver Gierke
+ */
+class DefaultDbRefProxyHandler implements DbRefProxyHandler {
+
+	private final SpELContext spELContext;
+	private final MappingContext<? extends MongoPersistentEntity<?>, MongoPersistentProperty> mappingContext;
+	private final ValueResolver resolver;
+
+	/**
+	 * @param spELContext must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param conversionService must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param mappingContext must not be {@literal null}.
+	 */
+	public DefaultDbRefProxyHandler(SpELContext spELContext,
+			MappingContext<? extends MongoPersistentEntity<?>, MongoPersistentProperty> mappingContext, ValueResolver resolver) {
+
+		this.spELContext = spELContext;
+		this.mappingContext = mappingContext;
+		this.resolver = resolver;
+	}
+
+	/* 
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert.DbRefProxyHandler#populateId(com.mongodb.DBRef, java.lang.Object)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public Object populateId(MongoPersistentProperty property, DBRef source, Object proxy) {
+
+		if (source == null) {
+			return proxy;
+		}
+
+		MongoPersistentEntity<?> persistentEntity = mappingContext.getPersistentEntity(property);
+		MongoPersistentProperty idProperty = persistentEntity.getIdProperty();
+		
+		if(idProperty.usePropertyAccess()) {
+			return proxy;
+		}
+		
+		SpELExpressionEvaluator evaluator = new DefaultSpELExpressionEvaluator(proxy, spELContext);
+		BeanWrapper<Object> proxyWrapper = BeanWrapper.create(proxy, null);
+		
+		DBObject object = new BasicDBObject(idProperty.getFieldName(), source.getId());
+		ObjectPath objectPath = ObjectPath.ROOT.push(proxy, persistentEntity, null);
+		proxyWrapper.setProperty(idProperty, resolver.getValueInternal(idProperty, object, evaluator, objectPath));
+
+		return proxy;
+	}
+}

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/DefaultDbRefResolver.java

@@ -77,13 +77,14 @@ public class DefaultDbRefResolver implements DbRefResolver {
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert.DbRefResolver#resolveDbRef(org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.MongoPersistentProperty, org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert.DbRefResolverCallback)
 	 */
 	@Override
-	public Object resolveDbRef(MongoPersistentProperty property, DBRef dbref, DbRefResolverCallback callback) {
+	public Object resolveDbRef(MongoPersistentProperty property, DBRef dbref, DbRefResolverCallback callback,
+			DbRefProxyHandler handler) {
 
 		Assert.notNull(property, "Property must not be null!");
 		Assert.notNull(callback, "Callback must not be null!");
 
 		if (isLazyDbRef(property)) {
-			return createLazyLoadingProxy(property, dbref, callback);
+			return createLazyLoadingProxy(property, dbref, callback, handler);
 		}
 
 		return callback.resolve(property);
@@ -112,7 +113,8 @@ public class DefaultDbRefResolver implements DbRefResolver {
 	 * @param callback must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @return
 	 */
-	private Object createLazyLoadingProxy(MongoPersistentProperty property, DBRef dbref, DbRefResolverCallback callback) {
+	private Object createLazyLoadingProxy(MongoPersistentProperty property, DBRef dbref, DbRefResolverCallback callback,
+			DbRefProxyHandler handler) {
 
 		Class<?> propertyType = property.getType();
 		LazyLoadingInterceptor interceptor = new LazyLoadingInterceptor(property, dbref, exceptionTranslator, callback);
@@ -122,7 +124,7 @@ public class DefaultDbRefResolver implements DbRefResolver {
 			Factory factory = (Factory) objenesis.newInstance(getEnhancedTypeFor(propertyType));
 			factory.setCallbacks(new Callback[] { interceptor });
 
-			return factory;
+			return handler.populateId(property, dbref, factory);
 		}
 
 		ProxyFactory proxyFactory = new ProxyFactory();
@@ -135,7 +137,7 @@ public class DefaultDbRefResolver implements DbRefResolver {
 		proxyFactory.addInterface(propertyType);
 		proxyFactory.addAdvice(interceptor);
 
-		return proxyFactory.getProxy();
+		return handler.populateId(property, dbref, proxyFactory.getProxy());
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -171,11 +173,12 @@ public class DefaultDbRefResolver implements DbRefResolver {
 	 * 
 	 * @author Thomas Darimont
 	 * @author Oliver Gierke
+	 * @author Christoph Strobl
 	 */
 	static class LazyLoadingInterceptor implements MethodInterceptor, org.springframework.cglib.proxy.MethodInterceptor,
 			Serializable {
 
-		private static final Method INITIALIZE_METHOD, TO_DBREF_METHOD;
+		private static final Method INITIALIZE_METHOD, TO_DBREF_METHOD, FINALIZE_METHOD;
 
 		private final DbRefResolverCallback callback;
 		private final MongoPersistentProperty property;
@@ -187,8 +190,9 @@ public class DefaultDbRefResolver implements DbRefResolver {
 
 		static {
 			try {
-				INITIALIZE_METHOD = LazyLoadingProxy.class.getMethod("initialize");
+				INITIALIZE_METHOD = LazyLoadingProxy.class.getMethod("getTarget");
 				TO_DBREF_METHOD = LazyLoadingProxy.class.getMethod("toDBRef");
+				FINALIZE_METHOD = Object.class.getDeclaredMethod("finalize");
 			} catch (Exception e) {
 				throw new RuntimeException(e);
 			}
@@ -252,6 +256,11 @@ public class DefaultDbRefResolver implements DbRefResolver {
 				if (ReflectionUtils.isHashCodeMethod(method)) {
 					return proxyHashCode(proxy);
 				}
+
+				// DATAMONGO-1076 - finalize methods should not trigger proxy initialization
+				if (FINALIZE_METHOD.equals(method)) {
+					return null;
+				}
 			}
 
 			Object target = ensureResolved();

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/DefaultDbRefResolverCallback.java

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2014 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert;
+
+import org.springframework.data.mapping.model.SpELExpressionEvaluator;
+import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.MongoPersistentProperty;
+
+import com.mongodb.DBObject;
+
+/**
+ * Default implementation of {@link DbRefResolverCallback}.
+ * 
+ * @author Oliver Gierke
+ */
+class DefaultDbRefResolverCallback implements DbRefResolverCallback {
+
+	private final DBObject surroundingObject;
+	private final ObjectPath path;
+	private final ValueResolver resolver;
+	private final SpELExpressionEvaluator evaluator;
+
+	/**
+	 * Creates a new {@link DefaultDbRefResolverCallback} using the given {@link DBObject}, {@link ObjectPath},
+	 * {@link ValueResolver} and {@link SpELExpressionEvaluator}.
+	 * 
+	 * @param surroundingObject must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param path must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param evaluator must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param resolver must not be {@literal null}.
+	 */
+	public DefaultDbRefResolverCallback(DBObject surroundingObject, ObjectPath path, SpELExpressionEvaluator evaluator,
+			ValueResolver resolver) {
+
+		this.surroundingObject = surroundingObject;
+		this.path = path;
+		this.resolver = resolver;
+		this.evaluator = evaluator;
+	}
+
+	/* 
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert.DbRefResolverCallback#resolve(org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.MongoPersistentProperty)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public Object resolve(MongoPersistentProperty property) {
+		return resolver.getValueInternal(property, surroundingObject, evaluator, path);
+	}
+}

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/GeoConverters.java

@@ -57,18 +57,15 @@ abstract class GeoConverters {
 	 * 
 	 * @return
 	 */
-	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 	public static Collection<? extends Object> getConvertersToRegister() {
 		return Arrays.asList( //
 				BoxToDbObjectConverter.INSTANCE //
 				, PolygonToDbObjectConverter.INSTANCE //
 				, CircleToDbObjectConverter.INSTANCE //
-				, LegacyCircleToDbObjectConverter.INSTANCE //
 				, SphereToDbObjectConverter.INSTANCE //
 				, DbObjectToBoxConverter.INSTANCE //
 				, DbObjectToPolygonConverter.INSTANCE //
 				, DbObjectToCircleConverter.INSTANCE //
-				, DbObjectToLegacyCircleConverter.INSTANCE //
 				, DbObjectToSphereConverter.INSTANCE //
 				, DbObjectToPointConverter.INSTANCE //
 				, PointToDbObjectConverter.INSTANCE //
@@ -91,13 +88,11 @@ abstract class GeoConverters {
 		 * @see org.springframework.core.convert.converter.Converter#convert(java.lang.Object)
 		 */
 		@Override
-		@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 		public Point convert(DBObject source) {
 
 			Assert.isTrue(source.keySet().size() == 2, "Source must contain 2 elements");
 
-			return source == null ? null : new org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo.Point((Double) source.get("x"),
-					(Double) source.get("y"));
+			return source == null ? null : new Point((Double) source.get("x"), (Double) source.get("y"));
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -151,7 +146,7 @@ abstract class GeoConverters {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Converts a {@link BasicDBList} into a {@link org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo.Box}.
+	 * Converts a {@link BasicDBList} into a {@link Box}.
 	 * 
 	 * @author Thomas Darimont
 	 * @since 1.5
@@ -166,7 +161,6 @@ abstract class GeoConverters {
 		 * @see org.springframework.core.convert.converter.Converter#convert(java.lang.Object)
 		 */
 		@Override
-		@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 		public Box convert(DBObject source) {
 
 			if (source == null) {
@@ -176,7 +170,7 @@ abstract class GeoConverters {
 			Point first = DbObjectToPointConverter.INSTANCE.convert((DBObject) source.get("first"));
 			Point second = DbObjectToPointConverter.INSTANCE.convert((DBObject) source.get("second"));
 
-			return new org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo.Box(first, second);
+			return new Box(first, second);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -210,7 +204,7 @@ abstract class GeoConverters {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Converts a {@link DBObject} into a {@link org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo.Circle}.
+	 * Converts a {@link DBObject} into a {@link Circle}.
 	 * 
 	 * @author Thomas Darimont
 	 * @since 1.5
@@ -251,71 +245,6 @@ abstract class GeoConverters {
 		}
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Converts a {@link Circle} into a {@link BasicDBList}.
-	 * 
-	 * @author Thomas Darimont
-	 * @since 1.5
-	 */
-	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
-	public static enum LegacyCircleToDbObjectConverter implements
-			Converter<org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo.Circle, DBObject> {
-
-		INSTANCE;
-
-		/*
-		 * (non-Javadoc)
-		 * @see org.springframework.core.convert.converter.Converter#convert(java.lang.Object)
-		 */
-		@Override
-		public DBObject convert(org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo.Circle source) {
-
-			if (source == null) {
-				return null;
-			}
-
-			DBObject result = new BasicDBObject();
-			result.put("center", PointToDbObjectConverter.INSTANCE.convert(source.getCenter()));
-			result.put("radius", source.getRadius());
-			return result;
-		}
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Converts a {@link BasicDBList} into a {@link org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo.Circle}.
-	 * 
-	 * @author Thomas Darimont
-	 * @since 1.5
-	 */
-	@ReadingConverter
-	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
-	public static enum DbObjectToLegacyCircleConverter implements
-			Converter<DBObject, org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo.Circle> {
-
-		INSTANCE;
-
-		/*
-		 * (non-Javadoc)
-		 * @see org.springframework.core.convert.converter.Converter#convert(java.lang.Object)
-		 */
-		@Override
-		public org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo.Circle convert(DBObject source) {
-
-			if (source == null) {
-				return null;
-			}
-
-			DBObject centerSource = (DBObject) source.get("center");
-			Double radius = (Double) source.get("radius");
-
-			Assert.notNull(centerSource, "Center must not be null!");
-			Assert.notNull(radius, "Radius must not be null!");
-
-			Point center = DbObjectToPointConverter.INSTANCE.convert(centerSource);
-			return new org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo.Circle(center, radius);
-		}
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Converts a {@link Sphere} into a {@link BasicDBList}.
 	 * 
@@ -422,7 +351,7 @@ abstract class GeoConverters {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Converts a {@link BasicDBList} into a {@link org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo.Polygon}.
+	 * Converts a {@link BasicDBList} into a {@link Polygon}.
 	 * 
 	 * @author Thomas Darimont
 	 * @since 1.5
@@ -437,7 +366,7 @@ abstract class GeoConverters {
 		 * @see org.springframework.core.convert.converter.Converter#convert(java.lang.Object)
 		 */
 		@Override
-		@SuppressWarnings({ "deprecation", "unchecked" })
+		@SuppressWarnings({ "unchecked" })
 		public Polygon convert(DBObject source) {
 
 			if (source == null) {
@@ -453,7 +382,7 @@ abstract class GeoConverters {
 				newPoints.add(DbObjectToPointConverter.INSTANCE.convert(element));
 			}
 
-			return new org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo.Polygon(newPoints);
+			return new Polygon(newPoints);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -472,7 +401,6 @@ abstract class GeoConverters {
 		 * @see org.springframework.core.convert.converter.Converter#convert(java.lang.Object)
 		 */
 		@Override
-		@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 		public DBObject convert(GeoCommand source) {
 
 			if (source == null) {
@@ -493,10 +421,10 @@ abstract class GeoConverters {
 				argument.add(toList(((Circle) shape).getCenter()));
 				argument.add(((Circle) shape).getRadius().getNormalizedValue());
 
-			} else if (shape instanceof org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo.Circle) {
+			} else if (shape instanceof Circle) {
 
-				argument.add(toList(((org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo.Circle) shape).getCenter()));
-				argument.add(((org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo.Circle) shape).getRadius());
+				argument.add(toList(((Circle) shape).getCenter()));
+				argument.add(((Circle) shape).getRadius());
 
 			} else if (shape instanceof Polygon) {
 

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/LazyLoadingProxy.java

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import com.mongodb.DBRef;
  * Allows direct interaction with the underlying {@link LazyLoadingInterceptor}.
  * 
  * @author Thomas Darimont
+ * @author Christoph Strobl
  * @since 1.5
  */
 public interface LazyLoadingProxy {
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ public interface LazyLoadingProxy {
 	 * @return
 	 * @since 1.5
 	 */
-	Object initialize();
+	Object getTarget();
 
 	/**
 	 * Returns the {@link DBRef} represented by this {@link LazyLoadingProxy}, may be null.

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/MappingMongoConverter.java

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContextAware;
 import org.springframework.core.convert.ConversionException;
 import org.springframework.core.convert.ConversionService;
-import org.springframework.core.convert.support.ConversionServiceFactory;
+import org.springframework.core.convert.support.DefaultConversionService;
 import org.springframework.data.convert.CollectionFactory;
 import org.springframework.data.convert.EntityInstantiator;
 import org.springframework.data.convert.TypeMapper;
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.util.ClassTypeInformation;
 import org.springframework.data.util.TypeInformation;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.standard.SpelExpressionParser;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.CollectionUtils;
 
 import com.mongodb.BasicDBList;
@@ -73,7 +74,9 @@ import com.mongodb.DBRef;
  * @author Thomas Darimont
  * @author Christoph Strobl
  */
-public class MappingMongoConverter extends AbstractMongoConverter implements ApplicationContextAware {
+public class MappingMongoConverter extends AbstractMongoConverter implements ApplicationContextAware, ValueResolver {
+
+	private static final String INCOMPATIBLE_TYPES = "Cannot convert %1$s of type %2$s into an instance of %3$s! Implement a custom Converter<%2$s, %3$s> and register it with the CustomConversions. Parent object was: %4$s";
 
 	protected static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(MappingMongoConverter.class);
 
@@ -81,6 +84,7 @@ public class MappingMongoConverter extends AbstractMongoConverter implements App
 	protected final SpelExpressionParser spelExpressionParser = new SpelExpressionParser();
 	protected final QueryMapper idMapper;
 	protected final DbRefResolver dbRefResolver;
+
 	protected ApplicationContext applicationContext;
 	protected MongoTypeMapper typeMapper;
 	protected String mapKeyDotReplacement = null;
@@ -93,11 +97,10 @@ public class MappingMongoConverter extends AbstractMongoConverter implements App
 	 * @param mongoDbFactory must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @param mappingContext must not be {@literal null}.
 	 */
-	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 	public MappingMongoConverter(DbRefResolver dbRefResolver,
 			MappingContext<? extends MongoPersistentEntity<?>, MongoPersistentProperty> mappingContext) {
 
-		super(ConversionServiceFactory.createDefaultConversionService());
+		super(new DefaultConversionService());
 
 		Assert.notNull(dbRefResolver, "DbRefResolver must not be null!");
 		Assert.notNull(mappingContext, "MappingContext must not be null!");
@@ -132,8 +135,8 @@ public class MappingMongoConverter extends AbstractMongoConverter implements App
 	 * @param typeMapper the typeMapper to set
 	 */
 	public void setTypeMapper(MongoTypeMapper typeMapper) {
-		this.typeMapper = typeMapper == null ? new DefaultMongoTypeMapper(DefaultMongoTypeMapper.DEFAULT_TYPE_KEY,
-				mappingContext) : typeMapper;
+		this.typeMapper = typeMapper == null
+				? new DefaultMongoTypeMapper(DefaultMongoTypeMapper.DEFAULT_TYPE_KEY, mappingContext) : typeMapper;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -184,11 +187,11 @@ public class MappingMongoConverter extends AbstractMongoConverter implements App
 	}
 
 	protected <S extends Object> S read(TypeInformation<S> type, DBObject dbo) {
-		return read(type, dbo, null);
+		return read(type, dbo, ObjectPath.ROOT);
 	}
 
 	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-	protected <S extends Object> S read(TypeInformation<S> type, DBObject dbo, Object parent) {
+	private <S extends Object> S read(TypeInformation<S> type, DBObject dbo, ObjectPath path) {
 
 		if (null == dbo) {
 			return null;
@@ -206,11 +209,15 @@ public class MappingMongoConverter extends AbstractMongoConverter implements App
 		}
 
 		if (typeToUse.isCollectionLike() && dbo instanceof BasicDBList) {
-			return (S) readCollectionOrArray(typeToUse, (BasicDBList) dbo, parent);
+			return (S) readCollectionOrArray(typeToUse, (BasicDBList) dbo, path);
 		}
 
 		if (typeToUse.isMap()) {
-			return (S) readMap(typeToUse, dbo, parent);
+			return (S) readMap(typeToUse, dbo, path);
+		}
+
+		if (dbo instanceof BasicDBList) {
+			throw new MappingException(String.format(INCOMPATIBLE_TYPES, dbo, BasicDBList.class, typeToUse.getType(), path));
 		}
 
 		// Retrieve persistent entity info
@@ -220,41 +227,56 @@ public class MappingMongoConverter extends AbstractMongoConverter implements App
 			throw new MappingException("No mapping metadata found for " + rawType.getName());
 		}
 
-		return read(persistentEntity, dbo, parent);
+		return read(persistentEntity, dbo, path);
 	}
 
 	private ParameterValueProvider<MongoPersistentProperty> getParameterProvider(MongoPersistentEntity<?> entity,
-			DBObject source, DefaultSpELExpressionEvaluator evaluator, Object parent) {
+			DBObject source, DefaultSpELExpressionEvaluator evaluator, ObjectPath path) {
 
-		MongoDbPropertyValueProvider provider = new MongoDbPropertyValueProvider(source, evaluator, parent);
+		MongoDbPropertyValueProvider provider = new MongoDbPropertyValueProvider(source, evaluator, path);
 		PersistentEntityParameterValueProvider<MongoPersistentProperty> parameterProvider = new PersistentEntityParameterValueProvider<MongoPersistentProperty>(
-				entity, provider, parent);
+				entity, provider, path.getCurrentObject());
 
 		return new ConverterAwareSpELExpressionParameterValueProvider(evaluator, conversionService, parameterProvider,
-				parent);
+				path);
 	}
 
-	private <S extends Object> S read(final MongoPersistentEntity<S> entity, final DBObject dbo, final Object parent) {
+	private <S extends Object> S read(final MongoPersistentEntity<S> entity, final DBObject dbo, final ObjectPath path) {
 
 		final DefaultSpELExpressionEvaluator evaluator = new DefaultSpELExpressionEvaluator(dbo, spELContext);
 
-		ParameterValueProvider<MongoPersistentProperty> provider = getParameterProvider(entity, dbo, evaluator, parent);
+		ParameterValueProvider<MongoPersistentProperty> provider = getParameterProvider(entity, dbo, evaluator, path);
 		EntityInstantiator instantiator = instantiators.getInstantiatorFor(entity);
 		S instance = instantiator.createInstance(entity, provider);
 
 		final BeanWrapper<S> wrapper = BeanWrapper.create(instance, conversionService);
+		final MongoPersistentProperty idProperty = entity.getIdProperty();
 		final S result = wrapper.getBean();
 
+		// make sure id property is set before all other properties
+		Object idValue = null;
+
+		if (idProperty != null) {
+			idValue = getValueInternal(idProperty, dbo, evaluator, path);
+			wrapper.setProperty(idProperty, idValue);
+		}
+
+		final ObjectPath currentPath = path.push(result, entity, idValue);
+
 		// Set properties not already set in the constructor
 		entity.doWithProperties(new PropertyHandler<MongoPersistentProperty>() {
 			public void doWithPersistentProperty(MongoPersistentProperty prop) {
 
+				// we skip the id property since it was already set
+				if (idProperty != null && idProperty.equals(prop)) {
+					return;
+				}
+
 				if (!dbo.containsField(prop.getFieldName()) || entity.isConstructorArgument(prop)) {
 					return;
 				}
 
-				Object obj = getValueInternal(prop, dbo, evaluator, result);
-				wrapper.setProperty(prop, obj);
+				wrapper.setProperty(prop, getValueInternal(prop, dbo, evaluator, currentPath));
 			}
 		});
 
@@ -262,19 +284,21 @@ public class MappingMongoConverter extends AbstractMongoConverter implements App
 		entity.doWithAssociations(new AssociationHandler<MongoPersistentProperty>() {
 			public void doWithAssociation(Association<MongoPersistentProperty> association) {
 
-				MongoPersistentProperty property = association.getInverse();
+				final MongoPersistentProperty property = association.getInverse();
+				Object value = dbo.get(property.getFieldName());
+
+				if (value == null) {
+					return;
+				}
 
-				Object value = dbo.get(property.getName());
 				DBRef dbref = value instanceof DBRef ? (DBRef) value : null;
-				Object obj = dbRefResolver.resolveDbRef(property, dbref, new DbRefResolverCallback() {
 
-					@Override
-					public Object resolve(MongoPersistentProperty property) {
-						return getValueInternal(property, dbo, evaluator, parent);
-					}
-				});
+				DbRefProxyHandler handler = new DefaultDbRefProxyHandler(spELContext, mappingContext,
+						MappingMongoConverter.this);
+				DbRefResolverCallback callback = new DefaultDbRefResolverCallback(dbo, currentPath, evaluator,
+						MappingMongoConverter.this);
 
-				wrapper.setProperty(property, obj);
+				wrapper.setProperty(property, dbRefResolver.resolveDbRef(property, dbref, callback, handler));
 			}
 		});
 
@@ -314,14 +338,17 @@ public class MappingMongoConverter extends AbstractMongoConverter implements App
 			return;
 		}
 
-		boolean handledByCustomConverter = conversions.getCustomWriteTarget(obj.getClass(), DBObject.class) != null;
-		TypeInformation<? extends Object> type = ClassTypeInformation.from(obj.getClass());
+		Class<?> entityType = obj.getClass();
+		boolean handledByCustomConverter = conversions.getCustomWriteTarget(entityType, DBObject.class) != null;
+		TypeInformation<? extends Object> type = ClassTypeInformation.from(entityType);
 
 		if (!handledByCustomConverter && !(dbo instanceof BasicDBList)) {
 			typeMapper.writeType(type, dbo);
 		}
 
-		writeInternal(obj, dbo, type);
+		Object target = obj instanceof LazyLoadingProxy ? ((LazyLoadingProxy) obj).getTarget() : obj;
+
+		writeInternal(target, dbo, type);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -337,7 +364,8 @@ public class MappingMongoConverter extends AbstractMongoConverter implements App
 			return;
 		}
 
-		Class<?> customTarget = conversions.getCustomWriteTarget(obj.getClass(), DBObject.class);
+		Class<?> entityType = obj.getClass();
+		Class<?> customTarget = conversions.getCustomWriteTarget(entityType, DBObject.class);
 
 		if (customTarget != null) {
 			DBObject result = conversionService.convert(obj, DBObject.class);
@@ -345,17 +373,17 @@ public class MappingMongoConverter extends AbstractMongoConverter implements App
 			return;
 		}
 
-		if (Map.class.isAssignableFrom(obj.getClass())) {
+		if (Map.class.isAssignableFrom(entityType)) {
 			writeMapInternal((Map<Object, Object>) obj, dbo, ClassTypeInformation.MAP);
 			return;
 		}
 
-		if (Collection.class.isAssignableFrom(obj.getClass())) {
+		if (Collection.class.isAssignableFrom(entityType)) {
 			writeCollectionInternal((Collection<?>) obj, ClassTypeInformation.LIST, (BasicDBList) dbo);
 			return;
 		}
 
-		MongoPersistentEntity<?> entity = mappingContext.getPersistentEntity(obj.getClass());
+		MongoPersistentEntity<?> entity = mappingContext.getPersistentEntity(entityType);
 		writeInternal(obj, dbo, entity);
 		addCustomTypeKeyIfNecessary(typeHint, obj, dbo);
 	}
@@ -462,7 +490,7 @@ public class MappingMongoConverter extends AbstractMongoConverter implements App
 		 * If we have a LazyLoadingProxy we make sure it is initialized first.
 		 */
 		if (obj instanceof LazyLoadingProxy) {
-			obj = ((LazyLoadingProxy) obj).initialize();
+			obj = ((LazyLoadingProxy) obj).getTarget();
 		}
 
 		// Lookup potential custom target type
@@ -478,8 +506,8 @@ public class MappingMongoConverter extends AbstractMongoConverter implements App
 				: new BasicDBObject();
 		addCustomTypeKeyIfNecessary(type, obj, propDbObj);
 
-		MongoPersistentEntity<?> entity = isSubtype(prop.getType(), obj.getClass()) ? mappingContext
-				.getPersistentEntity(obj.getClass()) : mappingContext.getPersistentEntity(type);
+		MongoPersistentEntity<?> entity = isSubtype(prop.getType(), obj.getClass())
+				? mappingContext.getPersistentEntity(obj.getClass()) : mappingContext.getPersistentEntity(type);
 
 		writeInternal(obj, propDbObj, entity);
 		accessor.put(prop, propDbObj);
@@ -559,7 +587,7 @@ public class MappingMongoConverter extends AbstractMongoConverter implements App
 
 			if (conversions.isSimpleType(key.getClass())) {
 
-				String simpleKey = potentiallyEscapeMapKey(key.toString());
+				String simpleKey = prepareMapKey(key.toString());
 				dbObject.put(simpleKey, value != null ? createDBRef(value, property) : null);
 
 			} else {
@@ -611,12 +639,13 @@ public class MappingMongoConverter extends AbstractMongoConverter implements App
 	protected DBObject writeMapInternal(Map<Object, Object> obj, DBObject dbo, TypeInformation<?> propertyType) {
 
 		for (Map.Entry<Object, Object> entry : obj.entrySet()) {
+
 			Object key = entry.getKey();
 			Object val = entry.getValue();
+
 			if (conversions.isSimpleType(key.getClass())) {
-				// Don't use conversion service here as removal of ObjectToString converter results in some primitive types not
-				// being convertable
-				String simpleKey = potentiallyEscapeMapKey(key.toString());
+
+				String simpleKey = prepareMapKey(key);
 				if (val == null || conversions.isSimpleType(val.getClass())) {
 					writeSimpleInternal(val, dbo, simpleKey);
 				} else if (val instanceof Collection || val.getClass().isArray()) {
@@ -637,6 +666,21 @@ public class MappingMongoConverter extends AbstractMongoConverter implements App
 		return dbo;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Prepares the given {@link Map} key to be converted into a {@link String}. Will invoke potentially registered custom
+	 * conversions and escape dots from the result as they're not supported as {@link Map} key in MongoDB.
+	 * 
+	 * @param key must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	private String prepareMapKey(Object key) {
+
+		Assert.notNull(key, "Map key must not be null!");
+
+		String convertedKey = potentiallyConvertMapKey(key);
+		return potentiallyEscapeMapKey(convertedKey);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Potentially replaces dots in the given map key with the configured map key replacement if configured or aborts
 	 * conversion if none is configured.
@@ -652,13 +696,31 @@ public class MappingMongoConverter extends AbstractMongoConverter implements App
 		}
 
 		if (mapKeyDotReplacement == null) {
-			throw new MappingException(String.format("Map key %s contains dots but no replacement was configured! Make "
-					+ "sure map keys don't contain dots in the first place or configure an appropriate replacement!", source));
+			throw new MappingException(String.format(
+					"Map key %s contains dots but no replacement was configured! Make "
+							+ "sure map keys don't contain dots in the first place or configure an appropriate replacement!",
+					source));
 		}
 
 		return source.replaceAll("\\.", mapKeyDotReplacement);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns a {@link String} representation of the given {@link Map} key
+	 * 
+	 * @param key
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	private String potentiallyConvertMapKey(Object key) {
+
+		if (key instanceof String) {
+			return (String) key;
+		}
+
+		return conversions.hasCustomWriteTarget(key.getClass(), String.class)
+				? (String) getPotentiallyConvertedSimpleWrite(key) : key.toString();
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Translates the map key replacements in the given key just read with a dot in case a map key replacement has been
 	 * configured.
@@ -682,10 +744,11 @@ public class MappingMongoConverter extends AbstractMongoConverter implements App
 
 		TypeInformation<?> actualType = type != null ? type.getActualType() : null;
 		Class<?> reference = actualType == null ? Object.class : actualType.getType();
+		Class<?> valueType = ClassUtils.getUserClass(value.getClass());
 
-		boolean notTheSameClass = !value.getClass().equals(reference);
+		boolean notTheSameClass = !valueType.equals(reference);
 		if (notTheSameClass) {
-			typeMapper.writeType(value.getClass(), dbObject);
+			typeMapper.writeType(valueType, dbObject);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -738,7 +801,7 @@ public class MappingMongoConverter extends AbstractMongoConverter implements App
 	@SuppressWarnings({ "rawtypes", "unchecked" })
 	private Object getPotentiallyConvertedSimpleRead(Object value, Class<?> target) {
 
-		if (value == null || target == null) {
+		if (value == null || target == null || target.isAssignableFrom(value.getClass())) {
 			return value;
 		}
 
@@ -750,7 +813,7 @@ public class MappingMongoConverter extends AbstractMongoConverter implements App
 			return Enum.valueOf((Class<Enum>) target, value.toString());
 		}
 
-		return target.isAssignableFrom(value.getClass()) ? value : conversionService.convert(value, target);
+		return conversionService.convert(value, target);
 	}
 
 	protected DBRef createDBRef(Object target, MongoPersistentProperty property) {
@@ -791,11 +854,14 @@ public class MappingMongoConverter extends AbstractMongoConverter implements App
 				idMapper.convertId(id));
 	}
 
-	protected Object getValueInternal(MongoPersistentProperty prop, DBObject dbo, SpELExpressionEvaluator eval,
-			Object parent) {
-
-		MongoDbPropertyValueProvider provider = new MongoDbPropertyValueProvider(dbo, spELContext, parent);
-		return provider.getPropertyValue(prop);
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert.ValueResolver#getValueInternal(org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.MongoPersistentProperty, com.mongodb.DBObject, org.springframework.data.mapping.model.SpELExpressionEvaluator, java.lang.Object)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public Object getValueInternal(MongoPersistentProperty prop, DBObject dbo, SpELExpressionEvaluator evaluator,
+			ObjectPath path) {
+		return new MongoDbPropertyValueProvider(dbo, evaluator, path).getPropertyValue(prop);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -803,11 +869,13 @@ public class MappingMongoConverter extends AbstractMongoConverter implements App
 	 * 
 	 * @param targetType must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @param sourceValue must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param path must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @return the converted {@link Collection} or array, will never be {@literal null}.
 	 */
-	private Object readCollectionOrArray(TypeInformation<?> targetType, BasicDBList sourceValue, Object parent) {
+	private Object readCollectionOrArray(TypeInformation<?> targetType, BasicDBList sourceValue, ObjectPath path) {
 
-		Assert.notNull(targetType);
+		Assert.notNull(targetType, "Target type must not be null!");
+		Assert.notNull(path, "Object path must not be null!");
 
 		Class<?> collectionType = targetType.getType();
 
@@ -819,18 +887,18 @@ public class MappingMongoConverter extends AbstractMongoConverter implements App
 		Class<?> rawComponentType = componentType == null ? null : componentType.getType();
 
 		collectionType = Collection.class.isAssignableFrom(collectionType) ? collectionType : List.class;
-		Collection<Object> items = targetType.getType().isArray() ? new ArrayList<Object>() : CollectionFactory
-				.createCollection(collectionType, rawComponentType, sourceValue.size());
+		Collection<Object> items = targetType.getType().isArray() ? new ArrayList<Object>()
+				: CollectionFactory.createCollection(collectionType, rawComponentType, sourceValue.size());
 
 		for (int i = 0; i < sourceValue.size(); i++) {
 
 			Object dbObjItem = sourceValue.get(i);
 
 			if (dbObjItem instanceof DBRef) {
-				items.add(DBRef.class.equals(rawComponentType) ? dbObjItem : read(componentType, readRef((DBRef) dbObjItem),
-						parent));
+				items.add(
+						DBRef.class.equals(rawComponentType) ? dbObjItem : read(componentType, readRef((DBRef) dbObjItem), path));
 			} else if (dbObjItem instanceof DBObject) {
-				items.add(read(componentType, (DBObject) dbObjItem, parent));
+				items.add(read(componentType, (DBObject) dbObjItem, path));
 			} else {
 				items.add(getPotentiallyConvertedSimpleRead(dbObjItem, rawComponentType));
 			}
@@ -843,13 +911,15 @@ public class MappingMongoConverter extends AbstractMongoConverter implements App
 	 * Reads the given {@link DBObject} into a {@link Map}. will recursively resolve nested {@link Map}s as well.
 	 * 
 	 * @param type the {@link Map} {@link TypeInformation} to be used to unmarshall this {@link DBObject}.
-	 * @param dbObject
+	 * @param dbObject must not be {@literal null}
+	 * @param path must not be {@literal null}
 	 * @return
 	 */
 	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-	protected Map<Object, Object> readMap(TypeInformation<?> type, DBObject dbObject, Object parent) {
+	protected Map<Object, Object> readMap(TypeInformation<?> type, DBObject dbObject, ObjectPath path) {
 
-		Assert.notNull(dbObject);
+		Assert.notNull(dbObject, "DBObject must not be null!");
+		Assert.notNull(path, "Object path must not be null!");
 
 		Class<?> mapType = typeMapper.readType(dbObject, type).getType();
 
@@ -876,7 +946,7 @@ public class MappingMongoConverter extends AbstractMongoConverter implements App
 			Object value = entry.getValue();
 
 			if (value instanceof DBObject) {
-				map.put(key, read(valueType, (DBObject) value, parent));
+				map.put(key, read(valueType, (DBObject) value, path));
 			} else if (value instanceof DBRef) {
 				map.put(key, DBRef.class.equals(rawValueType) ? value : read(valueType, readRef((DBRef) value)));
 			} else {
@@ -888,21 +958,6 @@ public class MappingMongoConverter extends AbstractMongoConverter implements App
 		return map;
 	}
 
-	protected <T> List<?> unwrapList(BasicDBList dbList, TypeInformation<T> targetType) {
-		List<Object> rootList = new ArrayList<Object>();
-		for (int i = 0; i < dbList.size(); i++) {
-			Object obj = dbList.get(i);
-			if (obj instanceof BasicDBList) {
-				rootList.add(unwrapList((BasicDBList) obj, targetType.getComponentType()));
-			} else if (obj instanceof DBObject) {
-				rootList.add(read(targetType, (DBObject) obj));
-			} else {
-				rootList.add(obj);
-			}
-		}
-		return rootList;
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert.MongoWriter#convertToMongoType(java.lang.Object, org.springframework.data.util.TypeInformation)
@@ -924,7 +979,7 @@ public class MappingMongoConverter extends AbstractMongoConverter implements App
 			return getPotentiallyConvertedSimpleWrite(obj);
 		}
 
-		TypeInformation<?> typeHint = typeInformation == null ? ClassTypeInformation.OBJECT : typeInformation;
+		TypeInformation<?> typeHint = typeInformation;
 
 		if (obj instanceof BasicDBList) {
 			return maybeConvertList((BasicDBList) obj, typeHint);
@@ -959,10 +1014,14 @@ public class MappingMongoConverter extends AbstractMongoConverter implements App
 		this.write(obj, newDbo);
 
 		if (typeInformation == null) {
-			return removeTypeInfoRecursively(newDbo);
+			return removeTypeInfo(newDbo, true);
 		}
 
-		return !obj.getClass().equals(typeInformation.getType()) ? newDbo : removeTypeInfoRecursively(newDbo);
+		if (typeInformation.getType().equals(NestedDocument.class)) {
+			return removeTypeInfo(newDbo, false);
+		}
+
+		return !obj.getClass().equals(typeInformation.getType()) ? newDbo : removeTypeInfo(newDbo, true);
 	}
 
 	public BasicDBList maybeConvertList(Iterable<?> source, TypeInformation<?> typeInformation) {
@@ -976,12 +1035,13 @@ public class MappingMongoConverter extends AbstractMongoConverter implements App
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Removes the type information from the conversion result.
+	 * Removes the type information from the entire conversion result.
 	 * 
 	 * @param object
+	 * @param recursively whether to apply the removal recursively
 	 * @return
 	 */
-	private Object removeTypeInfoRecursively(Object object) {
+	private Object removeTypeInfo(Object object, boolean recursively) {
 
 		if (!(object instanceof DBObject)) {
 			return object;
@@ -989,19 +1049,29 @@ public class MappingMongoConverter extends AbstractMongoConverter implements App
 
 		DBObject dbObject = (DBObject) object;
 		String keyToRemove = null;
+
 		for (String key : dbObject.keySet()) {
 
-			if (typeMapper.isTypeKey(key)) {
-				keyToRemove = key;
+			if (recursively) {
+
+				Object value = dbObject.get(key);
+
+				if (value instanceof BasicDBList) {
+					for (Object element : (BasicDBList) value) {
+						removeTypeInfo(element, recursively);
+					}
+				} else {
+					removeTypeInfo(value, recursively);
+				}
 			}
 
-			Object value = dbObject.get(key);
-			if (value instanceof BasicDBList) {
-				for (Object element : (BasicDBList) value) {
-					removeTypeInfoRecursively(element);
+			if (typeMapper.isTypeKey(key)) {
+
+				keyToRemove = key;
+
+				if (!recursively) {
+					break;
 				}
-			} else {
-				removeTypeInfoRecursively(value);
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -1012,24 +1082,34 @@ public class MappingMongoConverter extends AbstractMongoConverter implements App
 		return dbObject;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * {@link PropertyValueProvider} to evaluate a SpEL expression if present on the property or simply accesses the field
+	 * of the configured source {@link DBObject}.
+	 *
+	 * @author Oliver Gierke
+	 */
 	private class MongoDbPropertyValueProvider implements PropertyValueProvider<MongoPersistentProperty> {
 
 		private final DBObjectAccessor source;
 		private final SpELExpressionEvaluator evaluator;
-		private final Object parent;
+		private final ObjectPath path;
 
-		public MongoDbPropertyValueProvider(DBObject source, SpELContext factory, Object parent) {
-			this(source, new DefaultSpELExpressionEvaluator(source, factory), parent);
-		}
-
-		public MongoDbPropertyValueProvider(DBObject source, DefaultSpELExpressionEvaluator evaluator, Object parent) {
+		/**
+		 * Creates a new {@link MongoDbPropertyValueProvider} for the given source, {@link SpELExpressionEvaluator} and
+		 * {@link ObjectPath}.
+		 * 
+		 * @param source must not be {@literal null}.
+		 * @param evaluator must not be {@literal null}.
+		 * @param path can be {@literal null}.
+		 */
+		public MongoDbPropertyValueProvider(DBObject source, SpELExpressionEvaluator evaluator, ObjectPath path) {
 
 			Assert.notNull(source);
 			Assert.notNull(evaluator);
 
 			this.source = new DBObjectAccessor(source);
 			this.evaluator = evaluator;
-			this.parent = parent;
+			this.path = path;
 		}
 
 		/* 
@@ -1045,7 +1125,7 @@ public class MappingMongoConverter extends AbstractMongoConverter implements App
 				return null;
 			}
 
-			return readValue(value, property.getTypeInformation(), parent);
+			return readValue(value, property.getTypeInformation(), path);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1055,10 +1135,10 @@ public class MappingMongoConverter extends AbstractMongoConverter implements App
 	 * 
 	 * @author Oliver Gierke
 	 */
-	private class ConverterAwareSpELExpressionParameterValueProvider extends
-			SpELExpressionParameterValueProvider<MongoPersistentProperty> {
+	private class ConverterAwareSpELExpressionParameterValueProvider
+			extends SpELExpressionParameterValueProvider<MongoPersistentProperty> {
 
-		private final Object parent;
+		private final ObjectPath path;
 
 		/**
 		 * Creates a new {@link ConverterAwareSpELExpressionParameterValueProvider}.
@@ -1068,10 +1148,11 @@ public class MappingMongoConverter extends AbstractMongoConverter implements App
 		 * @param delegate must not be {@literal null}.
 		 */
 		public ConverterAwareSpELExpressionParameterValueProvider(SpELExpressionEvaluator evaluator,
-				ConversionService conversionService, ParameterValueProvider<MongoPersistentProperty> delegate, Object parent) {
+				ConversionService conversionService, ParameterValueProvider<MongoPersistentProperty> delegate,
+				ObjectPath path) {
 
 			super(evaluator, conversionService, delegate);
-			this.parent = parent;
+			this.path = path;
 		}
 
 		/* 
@@ -1080,28 +1161,44 @@ public class MappingMongoConverter extends AbstractMongoConverter implements App
 		 */
 		@Override
 		protected <T> T potentiallyConvertSpelValue(Object object, Parameter<T, MongoPersistentProperty> parameter) {
-			return readValue(object, parameter.getType(), parent);
+			return readValue(object, parameter.getType(), path);
 		}
 	}
 
 	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-	private <T> T readValue(Object value, TypeInformation<?> type, Object parent) {
+	private <T> T readValue(Object value, TypeInformation<?> type, ObjectPath path) {
 
 		Class<?> rawType = type.getType();
 
 		if (conversions.hasCustomReadTarget(value.getClass(), rawType)) {
 			return (T) conversionService.convert(value, rawType);
 		} else if (value instanceof DBRef) {
-			return (T) (rawType.equals(DBRef.class) ? value : read(type, readRef((DBRef) value), parent));
+			return potentiallyReadOrResolveDbRef((DBRef) value, type, path, rawType);
 		} else if (value instanceof BasicDBList) {
-			return (T) readCollectionOrArray(type, (BasicDBList) value, parent);
+			return (T) readCollectionOrArray(type, (BasicDBList) value, path);
 		} else if (value instanceof DBObject) {
-			return (T) read(type, (DBObject) value, parent);
+			return (T) read(type, (DBObject) value, path);
 		} else {
 			return (T) getPotentiallyConvertedSimpleRead(value, rawType);
 		}
 	}
 
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	private <T> T potentiallyReadOrResolveDbRef(DBRef dbref, TypeInformation<?> type, ObjectPath path, Class<?> rawType) {
+
+		if (rawType.equals(DBRef.class)) {
+			return (T) dbref;
+		}
+
+		Object object = dbref == null ? null : path.getPathItem(dbref.getId(), dbref.getRef());
+
+		if (object != null) {
+			return (T) object;
+		}
+
+		return (T) (object != null ? object : read(type, readRef(dbref), path));
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Performs the fetch operation for the given {@link DBRef}.
 	 * 
@@ -1111,4 +1208,15 @@ public class MappingMongoConverter extends AbstractMongoConverter implements App
 	DBObject readRef(DBRef ref) {
 		return ref.fetch();
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Marker class used to indicate we have a non root document object here that might be used within an update - so we
+	 * need to preserve type hints for potential nested elements but need to remove it on top level.
+	 * 
+	 * @author Christoph Strobl
+	 * @since 1.8
+	 */
+	static class NestedDocument {
+
+	}
 }

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/MongoConverters.java

@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ import org.springframework.core.convert.ConversionFailedException;
 import org.springframework.core.convert.TypeDescriptor;
 import org.springframework.core.convert.converter.Converter;
 import org.springframework.data.convert.ReadingConverter;
+import org.springframework.data.convert.WritingConverter;
+import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.Term;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 
 import com.mongodb.DBObject;
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ import com.mongodb.DBObject;
  * 
  * @author Oliver Gierke
  * @author Thomas Darimont
+ * @author Christoph Strobl
  */
 abstract class MongoConverters {
 
@@ -160,4 +163,19 @@ abstract class MongoConverters {
 			return source == null ? null : source.toString();
 		}
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @author Christoph Strobl
+	 * @since 1.6
+	 */
+	@WritingConverter
+	public static enum TermToStringConverter implements Converter<Term, String> {
+
+		INSTANCE;
+
+		@Override
+		public String convert(Term source) {
+			return source == null ? null : source.getFormatted();
+		}
+	}
 }

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/ObjectPath.java

@@ -0,0 +1,182 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2014 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.MongoPersistentEntity;
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
+
+import com.mongodb.DBObject;
+
+/**
+ * A path of objects nested into each other. The type allows access to all parent objects currently in creation even
+ * when resolving more nested objects. This allows to avoid re-resolving object instances that are logically equivalent
+ * to already resolved ones.
+ * <p>
+ * An immutable ordered set of target objects for {@link DBObject} to {@link Object} conversions. Object paths can be
+ * constructed by the {@link #toObjectPath(Object)} method and extended via {@link #push(Object)}.
+ * 
+ * @author Thomas Darimont
+ * @author Oliver Gierke
+ * @since 1.6
+ */
+class ObjectPath {
+
+	public static final ObjectPath ROOT = new ObjectPath();
+
+	private final List<ObjectPathItem> items;
+
+	private ObjectPath() {
+		this.items = Collections.emptyList();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Creates a new {@link ObjectPath} from the given parent {@link ObjectPath} by adding the provided
+	 * {@link ObjectPathItem} to it.
+	 * 
+	 * @param parent can be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param item
+	 */
+	private ObjectPath(ObjectPath parent, ObjectPath.ObjectPathItem item) {
+
+		List<ObjectPath.ObjectPathItem> items = new ArrayList<ObjectPath.ObjectPathItem>(parent.items);
+		items.add(item);
+
+		this.items = Collections.unmodifiableList(items);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns a copy of the {@link ObjectPath} with the given {@link Object} as current object.
+	 *
+	 * @param object must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param entity must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param id must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public ObjectPath push(Object object, MongoPersistentEntity<?> entity, Object id) {
+
+		Assert.notNull(object, "Object must not be null!");
+		Assert.notNull(entity, "MongoPersistentEntity must not be null!");
+
+		ObjectPathItem item = new ObjectPathItem(object, id, entity.getCollection());
+		return new ObjectPath(this, item);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the object with the given id and stored in the given collection if it's contained in the {@link ObjectPath}
+	 * .
+	 * 
+	 * @param id must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param collection must not be {@literal null} or empty.
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public Object getPathItem(Object id, String collection) {
+
+		Assert.notNull(id, "Id must not be null!");
+		Assert.hasText(collection, "Collection name must not be null!");
+
+		for (ObjectPathItem item : items) {
+
+			Object object = item.getObject();
+
+			if (object == null) {
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			if (item.getIdValue() == null) {
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			if (collection.equals(item.getCollection()) && id.equals(item.getIdValue())) {
+				return object;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the current object of the {@link ObjectPath} or {@literal null} if the path is empty.
+	 * 
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public Object getCurrentObject() {
+		return items.isEmpty() ? null : items.get(items.size() - 1).getObject();
+	}
+
+	/* 
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see java.lang.Object#toString()
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public String toString() {
+
+		if (items.isEmpty()) {
+			return "[empty]";
+		}
+
+		List<String> strings = new ArrayList<String>(items.size());
+
+		for (ObjectPathItem item : items) {
+			strings.add(item.object.toString());
+		}
+
+		return StringUtils.collectionToDelimitedString(strings, " -> ");
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * An item in an {@link ObjectPath}.
+	 * 
+	 * @author Thomas Darimont
+	 * @author Oliver Gierke
+	 */
+	private static class ObjectPathItem {
+
+		private final Object object;
+		private final Object idValue;
+		private final String collection;
+
+		/**
+		 * Creates a new {@link ObjectPathItem}.
+		 * 
+		 * @param object
+		 * @param idValue
+		 * @param collection
+		 */
+		ObjectPathItem(Object object, Object idValue, String collection) {
+
+			this.object = object;
+			this.idValue = idValue;
+			this.collection = collection;
+		}
+
+		public Object getObject() {
+			return object;
+		}
+
+		public Object getIdValue() {
+			return idValue;
+		}
+
+		public String getCollection() {
+			return collection;
+		}
+	}
+}

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/QueryMapper.java

@@ -34,10 +34,13 @@ import org.springframework.data.mapping.PropertyReferenceException;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.context.MappingContext;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.context.PersistentPropertyPath;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.model.MappingException;
+import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert.MappingMongoConverter.NestedDocument;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.MongoPersistentEntity;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.MongoPersistentProperty;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.MongoPersistentProperty.PropertyToFieldNameConverter;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.Query;
+import org.springframework.data.util.ClassTypeInformation;
+import org.springframework.data.util.TypeInformation;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 import com.mongodb.BasicDBList;
@@ -57,6 +60,12 @@ import com.mongodb.DBRef;
 public class QueryMapper {
 
 	private static final List<String> DEFAULT_ID_NAMES = Arrays.asList("id", "_id");
+	private static final DBObject META_TEXT_SCORE = new BasicDBObject("$meta", "textScore");
+	static final ClassTypeInformation<?> NESTED_DOCUMENT = ClassTypeInformation.from(NestedDocument.class);
+
+	private enum MetaMapping {
+		FORCE, WHEN_PRESENT, IGNORE;
+	}
 
 	private final ConversionService conversionService;
 	private final MongoConverter converter;
@@ -119,6 +128,61 @@ public class QueryMapper {
 		return result;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Maps fields used for sorting to the {@link MongoPersistentEntity}s properties. <br />
+	 * Also converts properties to their {@code $meta} representation if present.
+	 * 
+	 * @param sortObject
+	 * @param entity
+	 * @return
+	 * @since 1.6
+	 */
+	public DBObject getMappedSort(DBObject sortObject, MongoPersistentEntity<?> entity) {
+
+		if (sortObject == null) {
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		DBObject mappedSort = getMappedObject(sortObject, entity);
+		mapMetaAttributes(mappedSort, entity, MetaMapping.WHEN_PRESENT);
+		return mappedSort;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Maps fields to retrieve to the {@link MongoPersistentEntity}s properties. <br />
+	 * Also onverts and potentially adds missing property {@code $meta} representation.
+	 * 
+	 * @param fieldsObject
+	 * @param entity
+	 * @return
+	 * @since 1.6
+	 */
+	public DBObject getMappedFields(DBObject fieldsObject, MongoPersistentEntity<?> entity) {
+
+		DBObject mappedFields = fieldsObject != null ? getMappedObject(fieldsObject, entity) : new BasicDBObject();
+		mapMetaAttributes(mappedFields, entity, MetaMapping.FORCE);
+		return mappedFields.keySet().isEmpty() ? null : mappedFields;
+	}
+
+	private void mapMetaAttributes(DBObject source, MongoPersistentEntity<?> entity, MetaMapping metaMapping) {
+
+		if (entity == null || source == null) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if (entity.hasTextScoreProperty() && !MetaMapping.IGNORE.equals(metaMapping)) {
+			MongoPersistentProperty textScoreProperty = entity.getTextScoreProperty();
+			if (MetaMapping.FORCE.equals(metaMapping)
+					|| (MetaMapping.WHEN_PRESENT.equals(metaMapping) && source.containsField(textScoreProperty.getFieldName()))) {
+				source.putAll(getMappedTextScoreField(textScoreProperty));
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	private DBObject getMappedTextScoreField(MongoPersistentProperty property) {
+		return new BasicDBObject(property.getFieldName(), META_TEXT_SCORE);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Extracts the mapped object value for given field out of rawValue taking nested {@link Keyword}s into account
 	 * 
@@ -190,8 +254,8 @@ public class QueryMapper {
 		boolean needsAssociationConversion = property.isAssociation() && !keyword.isExists();
 		Object value = keyword.getValue();
 
-		Object convertedValue = needsAssociationConversion ? convertAssociation(value, property) : getMappedValue(
-				property.with(keyword.getKey()), value);
+		Object convertedValue = needsAssociationConversion ? convertAssociation(value, property)
+				: getMappedValue(property.with(keyword.getKey()), value);
 
 		return new BasicDBObject(keyword.key, convertedValue);
 	}
@@ -274,7 +338,8 @@ public class QueryMapper {
 		}
 
 		MongoPersistentEntity<?> entity = documentField.getPropertyEntity();
-		return entity.hasIdProperty() && entity.getIdProperty().getActualType().isAssignableFrom(type);
+		return entity.hasIdProperty()
+				&& (type.equals(DBRef.class) || entity.getIdProperty().getActualType().isAssignableFrom(type));
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -322,10 +387,16 @@ public class QueryMapper {
 	 */
 	protected Object convertAssociation(Object source, MongoPersistentProperty property) {
 
-		if (property == null || source == null || source instanceof DBRef || source instanceof DBObject) {
+		if (property == null || source == null || source instanceof DBObject) {
 			return source;
 		}
 
+		if (source instanceof DBRef) {
+
+			DBRef ref = (DBRef) source;
+			return new DBRef(ref.getDB(), ref.getRef(), convertId(ref.getId()));
+		}
+
 		if (source instanceof Iterable) {
 			BasicDBList result = new BasicDBList();
 			for (Object element : (Iterable<?>) source) {
@@ -397,13 +468,20 @@ public class QueryMapper {
 	 */
 	public Object convertId(Object id) {
 
-		try {
-			return conversionService.convert(id, ObjectId.class);
-		} catch (ConversionException e) {
-			// Ignore
+		if (id == null) {
+			return null;
 		}
 
-		return delegateConvertToMongoType(id, null);
+		if (id instanceof String) {
+			return ObjectId.isValid(id.toString()) ? conversionService.convert(id, ObjectId.class) : id;
+		}
+
+		try {
+			return conversionService.canConvert(id.getClass(), ObjectId.class) ? conversionService.convert(id, ObjectId.class)
+					: delegateConvertToMongoType(id, null);
+		} catch (ConversionException o_O) {
+			return delegateConvertToMongoType(id, null);
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -583,6 +661,10 @@ public class QueryMapper {
 		public Association<MongoPersistentProperty> getAssociation() {
 			return null;
 		}
+
+		public TypeInformation<?> getTypeHint() {
+			return ClassTypeInformation.OBJECT;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -725,7 +807,7 @@ public class QueryMapper {
 		 */
 		@Override
 		public String getMappedKey() {
-			return path == null ? name : path.toDotPath(getPropertyConverter());
+			return path == null ? name : path.toDotPath(isAssociation() ? getAssociationConverter() : getPropertyConverter());
 		}
 
 		protected PersistentPropertyPath<MongoPersistentProperty> getPath() {
@@ -742,7 +824,7 @@ public class QueryMapper {
 
 			try {
 
-				PropertyPath path = PropertyPath.from(pathExpression, entity.getTypeInformation());
+				PropertyPath path = PropertyPath.from(pathExpression.replaceAll("\\.\\d", ""), entity.getTypeInformation());
 				PersistentPropertyPath<MongoPersistentProperty> propertyPath = mappingContext.getPersistentPropertyPath(path);
 
 				Iterator<MongoPersistentProperty> iterator = propertyPath.iterator();
@@ -777,5 +859,77 @@ public class QueryMapper {
 		protected Converter<MongoPersistentProperty, String> getPropertyConverter() {
 			return PropertyToFieldNameConverter.INSTANCE;
 		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Return the {@link Converter} to use for creating the mapped key of an association. Default implementation is
+		 * {@link AssociationConverter}.
+		 * 
+		 * @return
+		 * @since 1.7
+		 */
+		protected Converter<MongoPersistentProperty, String> getAssociationConverter() {
+			return new AssociationConverter(getAssociation());
+		}
+
+		/* 
+		 * (non-Javadoc)
+		 * @see org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert.QueryMapper.Field#getTypeHint()
+		 */
+		@Override
+		public TypeInformation<?> getTypeHint() {
+
+			MongoPersistentProperty property = getProperty();
+
+			if (property == null) {
+				return super.getTypeHint();
+			}
+
+			if (property.getActualType().isInterface()
+					|| java.lang.reflect.Modifier.isAbstract(property.getActualType().getModifiers())) {
+				return ClassTypeInformation.OBJECT;
+			}
+
+			return NESTED_DOCUMENT;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Converter to skip all properties after an association property was rendered.
+	 * 
+	 * @author Oliver Gierke
+	 */
+	protected static class AssociationConverter implements Converter<MongoPersistentProperty, String> {
+
+		private final MongoPersistentProperty property;
+		private boolean associationFound;
+
+		/**
+		 * Creates a new {@link AssociationConverter} for the given {@link Association}.
+		 * 
+		 * @param association must not be {@literal null}.
+		 */
+		public AssociationConverter(Association<MongoPersistentProperty> association) {
+
+			Assert.notNull(association, "Association must not be null!");
+			this.property = association.getInverse();
+		}
+
+		/* 
+		 * (non-Javadoc)
+		 * @see org.springframework.core.convert.converter.Converter#convert(java.lang.Object)
+		 */
+		@Override
+		public String convert(MongoPersistentProperty source) {
+
+			if (associationFound) {
+				return null;
+			}
+
+			if (property.equals(source)) {
+				associationFound = true;
+			}
+
+			return source.getFieldName();
+		}
 	}
 }

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/UpdateMapper.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2013-2014 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2013-2015 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.Query;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.Update.Modifier;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.Update.Modifiers;
 import org.springframework.data.util.ClassTypeInformation;
+import org.springframework.data.util.TypeInformation;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 import com.mongodb.BasicDBObject;
@@ -65,8 +66,8 @@ public class UpdateMapper extends QueryMapper {
 	 */
 	@Override
 	protected Object delegateConvertToMongoType(Object source, MongoPersistentEntity<?> entity) {
-		return entity == null ? super.delegateConvertToMongoType(source, null) : converter.convertToMongoType(source,
-				entity.getTypeInformation());
+		return converter.convertToMongoType(source,
+				entity == null ? ClassTypeInformation.OBJECT : getTypeHintForEntity(source, entity));
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ public class UpdateMapper extends QueryMapper {
 			return getMappedUpdateModifier(field, rawValue);
 		}
 
-		return super.getMappedObjectForField(field, getMappedValue(field, rawValue));
+		return super.getMappedObjectForField(field, rawValue);
 	}
 
 	private Entry<String, Object> getMappedUpdateModifier(Field field, Object rawValue) {
@@ -97,14 +98,14 @@ public class UpdateMapper extends QueryMapper {
 
 		if (rawValue instanceof Modifier) {
 
-			value = getMappedValue((Modifier) rawValue);
+			value = getMappedValue(field, (Modifier) rawValue);
 
 		} else if (rawValue instanceof Modifiers) {
 
 			DBObject modificationOperations = new BasicDBObject();
 
 			for (Modifier modifier : ((Modifiers) rawValue).getModifiers()) {
-				modificationOperations.putAll(getMappedValue(modifier).toMap());
+				modificationOperations.putAll(getMappedValue(field, modifier).toMap());
 			}
 
 			value = modificationOperations;
@@ -132,12 +133,31 @@ public class UpdateMapper extends QueryMapper {
 		return value instanceof Query;
 	}
 
-	private DBObject getMappedValue(Modifier modifier) {
+	private DBObject getMappedValue(Field field, Modifier modifier) {
 
-		Object value = converter.convertToMongoType(modifier.getValue(), ClassTypeInformation.OBJECT);
+		TypeInformation<?> typeHint = field == null ? ClassTypeInformation.OBJECT : field.getTypeHint();
+
+		Object value = converter.convertToMongoType(modifier.getValue(), typeHint);
 		return new BasicDBObject(modifier.getKey(), value);
 	}
 
+	private TypeInformation<?> getTypeHintForEntity(Object source, MongoPersistentEntity<?> entity) {
+		return processTypeHintForNestedDocuments(source, entity.getTypeInformation());
+	}
+
+	private TypeInformation<?> processTypeHintForNestedDocuments(Object source, TypeInformation<?> info) {
+
+		Class<?> type = info.getActualType().getType();
+		if (type.isInterface() || java.lang.reflect.Modifier.isAbstract(type.getModifiers())) {
+			return info;
+		}
+
+		if (!type.equals(source.getClass())) {
+			return info;
+		}
+		return NESTED_DOCUMENT;
+	}
+
 	/* 
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert.QueryMapper#createPropertyField(org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.MongoPersistentEntity, java.lang.String, org.springframework.data.mapping.context.MappingContext)
@@ -146,8 +166,8 @@ public class UpdateMapper extends QueryMapper {
 	protected Field createPropertyField(MongoPersistentEntity<?> entity, String key,
 			MappingContext<? extends MongoPersistentEntity<?>, MongoPersistentProperty> mappingContext) {
 
-		return entity == null ? super.createPropertyField(entity, key, mappingContext) : //
-				new MetadataBackedUpdateField(entity, key, mappingContext);
+		return entity == null ? super.createPropertyField(entity, key, mappingContext)
+				: new MetadataBackedUpdateField(entity, key, mappingContext);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -194,47 +214,76 @@ public class UpdateMapper extends QueryMapper {
 		 */
 		@Override
 		protected Converter<MongoPersistentProperty, String> getPropertyConverter() {
-			return isAssociation() ? new AssociationConverter(getAssociation()) : new UpdatePropertyConverter(key);
+			return new UpdatePropertyConverter(key);
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * (non-Javadoc)
+		 * @see org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert.QueryMapper.MetadataBackedField#getAssociationConverter()
+		 */
+		@Override
+		protected Converter<MongoPersistentProperty, String> getAssociationConverter() {
+			return new UpdateAssociationConverter(getAssociation(), key);
 		}
 
 		/**
-		 * Converter to skip all properties after an association property was rendered.
+		 * Special mapper handling positional parameter {@literal $} within property names.
 		 * 
-		 * @author Oliver Gierke
+		 * @author Christoph Strobl
+		 * @since 1.7
 		 */
-		private static class AssociationConverter implements Converter<MongoPersistentProperty, String> {
+		private static class UpdateKeyMapper {
 
-			private final MongoPersistentProperty property;
-			private boolean associationFound;
+			private final Iterator<String> iterator;
+
+			protected UpdateKeyMapper(String rawKey) {
+
+				Assert.hasText(rawKey, "Key must not be null or empty!");
+
+				this.iterator = Arrays.asList(rawKey.split("\\.")).iterator();
+				this.iterator.next();
+			}
 
 			/**
-			 * Creates a new {@link AssociationConverter} for the given {@link Association}.
+			 * Maps the property name while retaining potential positional operator {@literal $}.
 			 * 
-			 * @param association must not be {@literal null}.
+			 * @param property
+			 * @return
 			 */
-			public AssociationConverter(Association<MongoPersistentProperty> association) {
+			protected String mapPropertyName(MongoPersistentProperty property) {
 
-				Assert.notNull(association, "Association must not be null!");
-				this.property = association.getInverse();
-			}
+				String mappedName = PropertyToFieldNameConverter.INSTANCE.convert(property);
 
-			/* 
-			 * (non-Javadoc)
-			 * @see org.springframework.core.convert.converter.Converter#convert(java.lang.Object)
-			 */
-			@Override
-			public String convert(MongoPersistentProperty source) {
+				boolean inspect = iterator.hasNext();
+				while (inspect) {
 
-				if (associationFound) {
-					return null;
+					String partial = iterator.next();
+
+					boolean isPositional = isPositionalParameter(partial);
+					if (isPositional) {
+						mappedName += "." + partial;
+					}
+
+					inspect = isPositional && iterator.hasNext();
 				}
 
-				if (property.equals(source)) {
-					associationFound = true;
+				return mappedName;
+			}
+
+			boolean isPositionalParameter(String partial) {
+
+				if (partial.equals("$")) {
+					return true;
 				}
 
-				return source.getFieldName();
+				try {
+					Long.valueOf(partial);
+					return true;
+				} catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+					return false;
+				}
 			}
+
 		}
 
 		/**
@@ -242,10 +291,11 @@ public class UpdateMapper extends QueryMapper {
 		 * contained in the source update key.
 		 * 
 		 * @author Oliver Gierke
+		 * @author Christoph Strobl
 		 */
 		private static class UpdatePropertyConverter implements Converter<MongoPersistentProperty, String> {
 
-			private final Iterator<String> iterator;
+			private final UpdateKeyMapper mapper;
 
 			/**
 			 * Creates a new {@link UpdatePropertyConverter} with the given update key.
@@ -256,8 +306,7 @@ public class UpdateMapper extends QueryMapper {
 
 				Assert.hasText(updateKey, "Update key must not be null or empty!");
 
-				this.iterator = Arrays.asList(updateKey.split("\\.")).iterator();
-				this.iterator.next();
+				this.mapper = new UpdateKeyMapper(updateKey);
 			}
 
 			/* 
@@ -266,9 +315,37 @@ public class UpdateMapper extends QueryMapper {
 			 */
 			@Override
 			public String convert(MongoPersistentProperty property) {
+				return mapper.mapPropertyName(property);
+			}
+		}
 
-				String mappedName = PropertyToFieldNameConverter.INSTANCE.convert(property);
-				return iterator.hasNext() && iterator.next().equals("$") ? String.format("%s.$", mappedName) : mappedName;
+		/**
+		 * {@link Converter} retaining positional parameter {@literal $} for {@link Association}s.
+		 * 
+		 * @author Christoph Strobl
+		 */
+		protected static class UpdateAssociationConverter extends AssociationConverter {
+
+			private final UpdateKeyMapper mapper;
+
+			/**
+			 * Creates a new {@link AssociationConverter} for the given {@link Association}.
+			 * 
+			 * @param association must not be {@literal null}.
+			 */
+			public UpdateAssociationConverter(Association<MongoPersistentProperty> association, String key) {
+
+				super(association);
+				this.mapper = new UpdateKeyMapper(key);
+			}
+
+			/* 
+			 * (non-Javadoc)
+			 * @see org.springframework.core.convert.converter.Converter#convert(java.lang.Object)
+			 */
+			@Override
+			public String convert(MongoPersistentProperty source) {
+				return super.convert(source) == null ? null : mapper.mapPropertyName(source);
 			}
 		}
 	}

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/ValueResolver.java

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2014 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert;
+
+import org.springframework.data.mapping.model.SpELExpressionEvaluator;
+import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.MongoPersistentProperty;
+
+import com.mongodb.DBObject;
+
+/**
+ * Internal API to trigger the resolution of properties.
+ * 
+ * @author Oliver Gierke
+ */
+interface ValueResolver {
+
+	/**
+	 * Resolves the value for the given {@link MongoPersistentProperty} within the given {@link DBObject} using the given
+	 * {@link SpELExpressionEvaluator} and {@link ObjectPath}.
+	 * 
+	 * @param prop
+	 * @param dbo
+	 * @param evaluator
+	 * @param parent
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	Object getValueInternal(MongoPersistentProperty prop, DBObject dbo, SpELExpressionEvaluator evaluator,
+			ObjectPath parent);
+}

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/geo/Box.java

@@ -1,75 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2010-2014 the original author or authors.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-package org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo;
-
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.List;
-
-import org.springframework.data.geo.Point;
-
-/**
- * Represents a geospatial box value.
- * 
- * @deprecated As of release 1.5, replaced by {@link org.springframework.data.geo.Box}. This class is scheduled to be
- *             removed in the next major release.
- * @author Mark Pollack
- * @author Oliver Gierke
- * @author Thomas Darimont
- */
-@Deprecated
-public class Box extends org.springframework.data.geo.Box implements Shape {
-
-	public static final String COMMAND = "$box";
-
-	public Box(Point lowerLeft, Point upperRight) {
-		super(lowerLeft, upperRight);
-	}
-
-	public Box(double[] lowerLeft, double[] upperRight) {
-		super(lowerLeft, upperRight);
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo.Shape#asList()
-	 */
-	public List<? extends Object> asList() {
-
-		List<List<Double>> list = new ArrayList<List<Double>>();
-
-		list.add(Arrays.asList(getFirst().getX(), getFirst().getY()));
-		list.add(Arrays.asList(getSecond().getX(), getSecond().getY()));
-
-		return list;
-	}
-
-	public org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo.Point getLowerLeft() {
-		return new org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo.Point(getFirst());
-	}
-
-	public org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo.Point getUpperRight() {
-		return new org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo.Point(getSecond());
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo.Shape#getCommand()
-	 */
-	public String getCommand() {
-		return COMMAND;
-	}
-}

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/geo/Circle.java

@@ -1,154 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2010-2014 the original author or authors.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-package org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo;
-
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.List;
-
-import org.springframework.data.annotation.PersistenceConstructor;
-import org.springframework.data.geo.Distance;
-import org.springframework.data.geo.Metrics;
-import org.springframework.data.geo.Point;
-import org.springframework.util.Assert;
-
-/**
- * Represents a geospatial circle value.
- * <p>
- * Note: We deliberately do not extend org.springframework.data.geo.Circle because introducing it's distance concept
- * would break the clients that use the old Circle API.
- * 
- * @author Mark Pollack
- * @author Oliver Gierke
- * @author Thomas Darimont
- * @deprecated As of release 1.5, replaced by {@link org.springframework.data.geo.Circle}. This class is scheduled to be
- *             removed in the next major release.
- */
-@Deprecated
-public class Circle implements Shape {
-
-	public static final String COMMAND = "$center";
-
-	private final Point center;
-	private final double radius;
-
-	/**
-	 * Creates a new {@link Circle} from the given {@link Point} and radius.
-	 * 
-	 * @param center must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @param radius must be greater or equal to zero.
-	 */
-	@PersistenceConstructor
-	public Circle(Point center, double radius) {
-
-		Assert.notNull(center);
-		Assert.isTrue(radius >= 0, "Radius must not be negative!");
-
-		this.center = center;
-		this.radius = radius;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Creates a new {@link Circle} from the given coordinates and radius as {@link Distance} with a
-	 * {@link Metrics#NEUTRAL}.
-	 * 
-	 * @param centerX
-	 * @param centerY
-	 * @param radius must be greater or equal to zero.
-	 */
-	public Circle(double centerX, double centerY, double radius) {
-		this(new Point(centerX, centerY), radius);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Returns the center of the {@link Circle}.
-	 * 
-	 * @return will never be {@literal null}.
-	 */
-	public Point getCenter() {
-		return center;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Returns the radius of the {@link Circle}.
-	 * 
-	 * @return
-	 */
-	public double getRadius() {
-		return radius;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo.Shape#asList()
-	 */
-	public List<Object> asList() {
-
-		List<Object> result = new ArrayList<Object>();
-		result.add(Arrays.asList(getCenter().getX(), getCenter().getY()));
-		result.add(getRadius());
-
-		return result;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo.Shape#getCommand()
-	 */
-	public String getCommand() {
-		return COMMAND;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see java.lang.Object#toString()
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public String toString() {
-		return String.format("Circle [center=%s, radius=%f]", center, radius);
-	}
-
-	/* (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see java.lang.Object#equals(java.lang.Object)
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public boolean equals(Object obj) {
-
-		if (this == obj) {
-			return true;
-		}
-
-		if (obj == null || !getClass().equals(obj.getClass())) {
-			return false;
-		}
-
-		Circle that = (Circle) obj;
-
-		return this.center.equals(that.center) && this.radius == that.radius;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see java.lang.Object#hashCode()
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public int hashCode() {
-		int result = 17;
-		result += 31 * center.hashCode();
-		result += 31 * radius;
-		return result;
-	}
-}

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/geo/CustomMetric.java

@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2013-2014 the original author or authors.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-package org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo;
-
-/**
- * Value object to create custom {@link Metric}s on the fly.
- * 
- * @deprecated As of release 1.5, replaced by {@link org.springframework.data.geo.Metric}. This class is scheduled to be
- *             removed in the next major release.
- * @author Oliver Gierke
- * @author Thomas Darimont
- */
-@Deprecated
-public class CustomMetric extends org.springframework.data.geo.CustomMetric implements Metric {
-
-	/**
-	 * Creates a custom {@link Metric} using the given multiplier.
-	 * 
-	 * @param multiplier
-	 */
-	public CustomMetric(double multiplier) {
-		super(multiplier);
-	}
-}

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/geo/Distance.java

@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2010-2014 the original author or authors.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-package org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo;
-
-import org.springframework.data.geo.Metric;
-import org.springframework.data.geo.Metrics;
-
-/**
- * Value object to represent distances in a given metric.
- * 
- * @deprecated As of release 1.5, replaced by {@link org.springframework.data.geo.Distance}. This class is scheduled to
- *             be removed in the next major release.
- * @author Oliver Gierke
- * @author Thomas Darimont
- */
-@Deprecated
-public class Distance extends org.springframework.data.geo.Distance {
-
-	/**
-	 * Creates a new {@link Distance}.
-	 * 
-	 * @param value
-	 */
-	public Distance(double value) {
-		this(value, Metrics.NEUTRAL);
-	}
-
-	public Distance(double value, Metric metric) {
-		super(value, metric);
-	}
-}

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/geo/GeoPage.java

@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2011-2014 the original author or authors.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *			http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-package org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo;
-
-import org.springframework.data.domain.Page;
-import org.springframework.data.domain.Pageable;
-
-/**
- * Custom {@link Page} to carry the average distance retrieved from the {@link GeoResults} the {@link GeoPage} is set up
- * from.
- * 
- * @deprecated As of release 1.5, replaced by {@link org.springframework.data.geo.GeoPage}. This class is scheduled to
- *             be removed in the next major release.
- * @author Oliver Gierke
- * @author Thomas Darimont
- */
-@Deprecated
-public class GeoPage<T> extends org.springframework.data.geo.GeoPage<T> {
-
-	private static final long serialVersionUID = 23421312312412L;
-
-	/**
-	 * Creates a new {@link GeoPage} from the given {@link GeoResults}.
-	 * 
-	 * @param content must not be {@literal null}.
-	 */
-	public GeoPage(GeoResults<T> results) {
-		super(results);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Creates a new {@link GeoPage} from the given {@link GeoResults}, {@link Pageable} and total.
-	 * 
-	 * @param results must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @param pageable must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @param total
-	 */
-	public GeoPage(GeoResults<T> results, Pageable pageable, long total) {
-		super(results, pageable, total);
-	}
-}

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/geo/GeoResult.java

@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2011-2014 the original author or authors.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *			http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-package org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo;
-
-/**
- * Calue object capturing some arbitrary object plus a distance.
- * 
- * @deprecated As of release 1.5, replaced by {@link org.springframework.data.geo.GeoResult}. This class is scheduled to
- *             be removed in the next major release.
- * @author Oliver Gierke
- * @author Thomas Darimont
- */
-@Deprecated
-public class GeoResult<T> extends org.springframework.data.geo.GeoResult<T> {
-
-	/**
-	 * Creates a new {@link GeoResult} for the given content and distance.
-	 * 
-	 * @param content must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @param distance must not be {@literal null}.
-	 */
-	public GeoResult(T content, Distance distance) {
-		super(content, distance);
-	}
-}

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/geo/GeoResults.java

@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2011-2014 the original author or authors.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *			http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-package org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo;
-
-import java.util.List;
-
-import org.springframework.data.annotation.PersistenceConstructor;
-import org.springframework.data.geo.Distance;
-import org.springframework.data.geo.GeoResult;
-import org.springframework.data.geo.Metric;
-
-/**
- * Value object to capture {@link GeoResult}s as well as the average distance they have.
- * 
- * @deprecated As of release 1.5, replaced by {@link org.springframework.data.geo.GeoResults}. This class is scheduled
- *             to be removed in the next major release.
- * @author Oliver Gierke
- * @author Thomas Darimont
- */
-@Deprecated
-public class GeoResults<T> extends org.springframework.data.geo.GeoResults<T> {
-
-	/**
-	 * Creates a new {@link GeoResults} instance manually calculating the average distance from the distance values of the
-	 * given {@link GeoResult}s.
-	 * 
-	 * @param results must not be {@literal null}.
-	 */
-	public GeoResults(List<? extends GeoResult<T>> results) {
-		super(results);
-	}
-
-	public GeoResults(List<? extends GeoResult<T>> results, Metric metric) {
-		super(results, metric);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Creates a new {@link GeoResults} instance from the given {@link GeoResult}s and average distance.
-	 * 
-	 * @param results must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @param averageDistance
-	 */
-	@PersistenceConstructor
-	public GeoResults(List<? extends GeoResult<T>> results, Distance averageDistance) {
-		super(results, averageDistance);
-	}
-}

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/geo/Metrics.java

@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2011-2014 the original author or authors.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *			http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-package org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo;
-
-import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.NearQuery;
-
-/**
- * Commonly used {@link Metrics} for {@link NearQuery}s.
- * 
- * @deprecated As of release 1.5, replaced by {@link org.springframework.data.geo.Metrics}. This class is scheduled to
- *             be removed in the next major release.
- * @author Oliver Gierke
- * @author Thomas Darimont
- */
-@Deprecated
-public enum Metrics implements Metric {
-
-	KILOMETERS(org.springframework.data.geo.Metrics.KILOMETERS.getMultiplier()), //
-	MILES(org.springframework.data.geo.Metrics.MILES.getMultiplier()), //
-	NEUTRAL(org.springframework.data.geo.Metrics.NEUTRAL.getMultiplier()); //
-
-	private final double multiplier;
-
-	private Metrics(double multiplier) {
-		this.multiplier = multiplier;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo.Metric#getMultiplier()
-	 */
-	public double getMultiplier() {
-		return multiplier;
-	}
-}

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/geo/Point.java

@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2010-2014 the original author or authors.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-package org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo;
-
-import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.List;
-
-import org.springframework.data.annotation.PersistenceConstructor;
-
-/**
- * Represents a geospatial point value.
- * 
- * @deprecated As of release 1.5, replaced by {@link org.springframework.data.geo.Point}. This class is scheduled to be
- *             removed in the next major release.
- * @author Mark Pollack
- * @author Oliver Gierke
- * @author Thomas Darimont
- */
-@Deprecated
-public class Point extends org.springframework.data.geo.Point {
-
-	@PersistenceConstructor
-	public Point(double x, double y) {
-		super(x, y);
-	}
-
-	public Point(org.springframework.data.geo.Point point) {
-		super(point);
-	}
-
-	public double[] asArray() {
-		return new double[] { getX(), getY() };
-	}
-
-	public List<Double> asList() {
-		return asList(this);
-	}
-
-	public static List<Double> asList(org.springframework.data.geo.Point point) {
-		return Arrays.asList(point.getX(), point.getY());
-	}
-}

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/geo/Polygon.java

@@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2011-2014 the original author or authors.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-package org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo;
-
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.List;
-
-import org.springframework.data.geo.Point;
-
-/**
- * Simple value object to represent a {@link Polygon}.
- * 
- * @deprecated As of release 1.5, replaced by {@link org.springframework.data.geo.Point}. This class is scheduled to be
- *             removed in the next major release.
- * @author Oliver Gierke
- * @author Thomas Darimont
- */
-@Deprecated
-public class Polygon extends org.springframework.data.geo.Polygon implements Shape {
-
-	public static final String COMMAND = "$polygon";
-
-	/**
-	 * Creates a new {@link Polygon} for the given Points.
-	 * 
-	 * @param x
-	 * @param y
-	 * @param z
-	 * @param others
-	 */
-	public <P extends Point> Polygon(P x, P y, P z, P... others) {
-		super(x, y, z, others);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Creates a new {@link Polygon} for the given Points.
-	 * 
-	 * @param points
-	 */
-	public <P extends Point> Polygon(List<P> points) {
-		super(points);
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo.Shape#getCommand()
-	 */
-	public String getCommand() {
-		return COMMAND;
-	}
-
-	/* 
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo.Shape#asList()
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public List<? extends Object> asList() {
-		return asList(this);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Returns a {@link List} of x,y-coordinate tuples of {@link Point}s from the given {@link Polygon}.
-	 * 
-	 * @param polygon
-	 * @return
-	 */
-	public static List<? extends Object> asList(org.springframework.data.geo.Polygon polygon) {
-
-		List<Point> points = polygon.getPoints();
-		List<List<Double>> tuples = new ArrayList<List<Double>>(points.size());
-
-		for (Point point : points) {
-			tuples.add(Arrays.asList(point.getX(), point.getY()));
-		}
-
-		return tuples;
-	}
-}

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/geo/Shape.java

@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2011-2014 the original author or authors.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-package org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo;
-
-import java.util.List;
-
-/**
- * Common interface for all shapes. Allows building MongoDB representations of them.
- * 
- * @deprecated As of release 1.5, replaced by {@link org.springframework.data.geo.Shape}. This class is scheduled to be
- *             removed in the next major release.
- * @author Oliver Gierke
- * @author Thomas Darimont
- */
-@Deprecated
-public interface Shape extends org.springframework.data.geo.Shape {
-
-	/**
-	 * Returns the {@link Shape} as a list of usually {@link Double} or {@link List}s of {@link Double}s. Wildcard bound
-	 * to allow implementations to return a more concrete element type.
-	 * 
-	 * @return
-	 */
-	List<? extends Object> asList();
-
-	/**
-	 * Returns the command to be used to create the {@literal $within} criterion.
-	 * 
-	 * @return
-	 */
-	String getCommand();
-}

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/geo/Sphere.java

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.annotation.PersistenceConstructor;
 import org.springframework.data.geo.Circle;
 import org.springframework.data.geo.Distance;
 import org.springframework.data.geo.Point;
+import org.springframework.data.geo.Shape;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 /**
@@ -30,7 +31,6 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  * @author Thomas Darimont
  * @since 1.5
  */
-@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 public class Sphere implements Shape {
 
 	public static final String COMMAND = "$centerSphere";
@@ -73,23 +73,13 @@ public class Sphere implements Shape {
 		this(circle.getCenter(), circle.getRadius());
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Creates a Sphere from the given {@link Circle}.
-	 * 
-	 * @param circle
-	 */
-	@Deprecated
-	public Sphere(org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo.Circle circle) {
-		this(circle.getCenter(), circle.getRadius());
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Returns the center of the {@link Circle}.
 	 * 
 	 * @return will never be {@literal null}.
 	 */
-	public org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo.Point getCenter() {
-		return new org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo.Point(this.center);
+	public Point getCenter() {
+		return new Point(this.center);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -141,20 +131,21 @@ public class Sphere implements Shape {
 		return result;
 	}
 
-	/* 
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo.Shape#asList()
+	/**
+	 * Returns the {@link Shape} as a list of usually {@link Double} or {@link List}s of {@link Double}s. Wildcard bound
+	 * to allow implementations to return a more concrete element type.
+	 * 
+	 * @return
 	 */
-	@Override
 	public List<? extends Object> asList() {
 		return Arrays.asList(Arrays.asList(center.getX(), center.getY()), this.radius.getValue());
 	}
 
-	/* 
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo.Shape#getCommand()
+	/**
+	 * Returns the command to be used to create the {@literal $within} criterion.
+	 * 
+	 * @return
 	 */
-	@Override
 	public String getCommand() {
 		return COMMAND;
 	}

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/index/CompoundIndex.java

@@ -73,7 +73,43 @@ public @interface CompoundIndex {
 	boolean dropDups() default false;
 
 	/**
-	 * The name of the index to be created.
+	 * The name of the index to be created. <br />
+	 * <br />
+	 * The name will only be applied as is when defined on root level. For usage on nested or embedded structures the
+	 * provided name will be prefixed with the path leading to the entity. <br />
+	 * <br />
+	 * The structure below
+	 * 
+	 * <pre>
+	 * <code>
+	 * &#64;Document
+	 * class Root {
+	 *   Hybrid hybrid;
+	 *   Nested nested;
+	 * }
+	 * 
+	 * &#64;Document
+	 * &#64;CompoundIndex(name = "compound_index", def = "{'h1': 1, 'h2': 1}")
+	 * class Hybrid {
+	 *   String h1, h2;
+	 * }
+	 * 
+	 * &#64;CompoundIndex(name = "compound_index", def = "{'n1': 1, 'n2': 1}")
+	 * class Nested {
+	 *   String n1, n2;
+	 * }
+	 * </code>
+	 * </pre>
+	 * 
+	 * resolves in the following index structures
+	 * 
+	 * <pre>
+	 * <code>
+	 * db.root.ensureIndex( { hybrid.h1: 1, hybrid.h2: 1 } , { name: "hybrid.compound_index" } )
+	 * db.root.ensureIndex( { nested.n1: 1, nested.n2: 1 } , { name: "nested.compound_index" } )
+	 * db.hybrid.ensureIndex( { h1: 1, h2: 1 } , { name: "compound_index" } )
+	 * </code>
+	 * </pre>
 	 * 
 	 * @return
 	 */
@@ -93,7 +129,10 @@ public @interface CompoundIndex {
 	 * stored in.
 	 * 
 	 * @return
+	 * @deprecated The collection name is derived from the domain type. Fixing the collection via this attribute might
+	 *             result in broken definitions. Will be removed in 1.7.
 	 */
+	@Deprecated
 	String collection() default "";
 
 	/**
@@ -104,14 +143,4 @@ public @interface CompoundIndex {
 	 */
 	boolean background() default false;
 
-	/**
-	 * Configures the number of seconds after which the collection should expire. Defaults to -1 for no expiry.
-	 * 
-	 * @deprecated TTL cannot be defined for {@link CompoundIndex} having more than one field as key. Will be removed in
-	 *             1.6.
-	 * @see http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/tutorial/expire-data/
-	 * @return
-	 */
-	@Deprecated
-	int expireAfterSeconds() default -1;
 }

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/index/GeoSpatialIndexed.java

@@ -32,7 +32,41 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Target;
 public @interface GeoSpatialIndexed {
 
 	/**
-	 * Name of the property in the document that contains the [x, y] or radial coordinates to index.
+	 * Index name. <br />
+	 * <br />
+	 * The name will only be applied as is when defined on root level. For usage on nested or embedded structures the
+	 * provided name will be prefixed with the path leading to the entity. <br />
+	 * <br />
+	 * The structure below
+	 * 
+	 * <pre>
+	 * <code>
+	 * &#64;Document
+	 * class Root {
+	 *   Hybrid hybrid;
+	 *   Nested nested;
+	 * }
+	 * 
+	 * &#64;Document
+	 * class Hybrid {
+	 *   &#64;GeoSpatialIndexed(name="index") Point h1;
+	 * }
+	 * 
+	 * class Nested {
+	 *   &#64;GeoSpatialIndexed(name="index") Point n1;
+	 * }
+	 * </code>
+	 * </pre>
+	 * 
+	 * resolves in the following index structures
+	 * 
+	 * <pre>
+	 * <code>
+	 * db.root.ensureIndex( { hybrid.h1: "2d" } , { name: "hybrid.index" } )
+	 * db.root.ensureIndex( { nested.n1: "2d" } , { name: "nested.index" } )
+	 * db.hybrid.ensureIndex( { h1: "2d" } , { name: "index" } )
+	 * </code>
+	 * </pre>
 	 * 
 	 * @return
 	 */
@@ -51,7 +85,10 @@ public @interface GeoSpatialIndexed {
 	 * Name of the collection in which to create the index.
 	 * 
 	 * @return
+	 * @deprecated The collection name is derived from the domain type. Fixing the collection via this attribute might
+	 *             result in broken definitions. Will be removed in 1.7.
 	 */
+	@Deprecated
 	String collection() default "";
 
 	/**

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/index/Indexed.java

@@ -58,7 +58,41 @@ public @interface Indexed {
 	boolean dropDups() default false;
 
 	/**
-	 * Index name.
+	 * Index name. <br />
+	 * <br />
+	 * The name will only be applied as is when defined on root level. For usage on nested or embedded structures the
+	 * provided name will be prefixed with the path leading to the entity. <br />
+	 * <br />
+	 * The structure below
+	 * 
+	 * <pre>
+	 * <code>
+	 * &#64;Document
+	 * class Root {
+	 *   Hybrid hybrid;
+	 *   Nested nested;
+	 * }
+	 * 
+	 * &#64;Document
+	 * class Hybrid {
+	 *   &#64;Indexed(name="index") String h1;
+	 * }
+	 * 
+	 * class Nested {
+	 *   &#64;Indexed(name="index") String n1;
+	 * }
+	 * </code>
+	 * </pre>
+	 * 
+	 * resolves in the following index structures
+	 * 
+	 * <pre>
+	 * <code>
+	 * db.root.ensureIndex( { hybrid.h1: 1 } , { name: "hybrid.index" } )
+	 * db.root.ensureIndex( { nested.n1: 1 } , { name: "nested.index" } )
+	 * db.hybrid.ensureIndex( { h1: 1} , { name: "index" } )
+	 * </code>
+	 * </pre>
 	 * 
 	 * @return
 	 */
@@ -74,10 +108,13 @@ public @interface Indexed {
 	boolean useGeneratedName() default false;
 
 	/**
-	 * Colleciton name for index to be created on.
+	 * Collection name for index to be created on.
 	 * 
 	 * @return
+	 * @deprecated The collection name is derived from the domain type. Fixing the collection via this attribute might
+	 *             result in broken definitions. Will be removed in 1.7.
 	 */
+	@Deprecated
 	String collection() default "";
 
 	/**

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/index/MongoMappingEventPublisher.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2011-2012 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2011-2015 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -60,4 +60,10 @@ public class MongoMappingEventPublisher implements ApplicationEventPublisher {
 			indexCreator.onApplicationEvent((MappingContextEvent<MongoPersistentEntity<?>, MongoPersistentProperty>) event);
 		}
 	}
+
+	/* 
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.context.ApplicationEventPublisher#publishEvent(java.lang.Object)
+	 */
+	public void publishEvent(Object event) {}
 }

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/index/MongoPersistentEntityIndexCreator.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2011-2014 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2011-2015 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.index.MongoPersistentEntityIndexRes
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.Document;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.MongoMappingContext;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.MongoPersistentEntity;
-import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.MongoPersistentProperty;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 /**
@@ -43,8 +42,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  * @author Laurent Canet
  * @author Christoph Strobl
  */
-public class MongoPersistentEntityIndexCreator implements
-		ApplicationListener<MappingContextEvent<MongoPersistentEntity<?>, MongoPersistentProperty>> {
+public class MongoPersistentEntityIndexCreator implements ApplicationListener<MappingContextEvent<?, ?>> {
 
 	private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(MongoPersistentEntityIndexCreator.class);
 
@@ -54,7 +52,7 @@ public class MongoPersistentEntityIndexCreator implements
 	private final IndexResolver indexResolver;
 
 	/**
-	 * Creats a new {@link MongoPersistentEntityIndexCreator} for the given {@link MongoMappingContext} and
+	 * Creates a new {@link MongoPersistentEntityIndexCreator} for the given {@link MongoMappingContext} and
 	 * {@link MongoDbFactory}.
 	 * 
 	 * @param mappingContext must not be {@literal null}.
@@ -65,7 +63,7 @@ public class MongoPersistentEntityIndexCreator implements
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Creats a new {@link MongoPersistentEntityIndexCreator} for the given {@link MongoMappingContext} and
+	 * Creates a new {@link MongoPersistentEntityIndexCreator} for the given {@link MongoMappingContext} and
 	 * {@link MongoDbFactory}.
 	 * 
 	 * @param mappingContext must not be {@literal null}.
@@ -92,7 +90,7 @@ public class MongoPersistentEntityIndexCreator implements
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.context.ApplicationListener#onApplicationEvent(org.springframework.context.ApplicationEvent)
 	 */
-	public void onApplicationEvent(MappingContextEvent<MongoPersistentEntity<?>, MongoPersistentProperty> event) {
+	public void onApplicationEvent(MappingContextEvent<?, ?> event) {
 
 		if (!event.wasEmittedBy(mappingContext)) {
 			return;
@@ -102,7 +100,7 @@ public class MongoPersistentEntityIndexCreator implements
 
 		// Double check type as Spring infrastructure does not consider nested generics
 		if (entity instanceof MongoPersistentEntity) {
-			checkForIndexes(event.getPersistentEntity());
+			checkForIndexes((MongoPersistentEntity<?>) entity);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -132,8 +130,8 @@ public class MongoPersistentEntityIndexCreator implements
 	}
 
 	private void createIndex(IndexDefinitionHolder indexDefinition) {
-		mongoDbFactory.getDb().getCollection(indexDefinition.getCollection())
-				.createIndex(indexDefinition.getIndexKeys(), indexDefinition.getIndexOptions());
+		mongoDbFactory.getDb().getCollection(indexDefinition.getCollection()).createIndex(indexDefinition.getIndexKeys(),
+				indexDefinition.getIndexOptions());
 	}
 
 	/**

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/index/MongoPersistentEntityIndexResolver.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2014 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2014-2015 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
-import org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationUtils;
 import org.springframework.dao.InvalidDataAccessApiUsageException;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Sort;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.PropertyHandler;
@@ -96,7 +95,7 @@ public class MongoPersistentEntityIndexResolver implements IndexResolver {
 		Assert.notNull(document, "Given entity is not collection root.");
 
 		final List<IndexDefinitionHolder> indexInformation = new ArrayList<MongoPersistentEntityIndexResolver.IndexDefinitionHolder>();
-		indexInformation.addAll(potentiallyCreateCompoundIndexDefinitions("", root.getCollection(), root.getType()));
+		indexInformation.addAll(potentiallyCreateCompoundIndexDefinitions("", root.getCollection(), root));
 		indexInformation.addAll(potentiallyCreateTextIndexDefinition(root));
 
 		final CycleGuard guard = new CycleGuard();
@@ -118,7 +117,7 @@ public class MongoPersistentEntityIndexResolver implements IndexResolver {
 						indexInformation.add(indexDefinitionHolder);
 					}
 				} catch (CyclicPropertyReferenceException e) {
-					LOGGER.warn(e.getMessage());
+					LOGGER.info(e.getMessage());
 				}
 			}
 		});
@@ -138,10 +137,11 @@ public class MongoPersistentEntityIndexResolver implements IndexResolver {
 	private List<IndexDefinitionHolder> resolveIndexForClass(final Class<?> type, final String path,
 			final String collection, final CycleGuard guard) {
 
-		final List<IndexDefinitionHolder> indexInformation = new ArrayList<MongoPersistentEntityIndexResolver.IndexDefinitionHolder>();
-		indexInformation.addAll(potentiallyCreateCompoundIndexDefinitions(path, collection, type));
-
 		MongoPersistentEntity<?> entity = mappingContext.getPersistentEntity(type);
+
+		final List<IndexDefinitionHolder> indexInformation = new ArrayList<MongoPersistentEntityIndexResolver.IndexDefinitionHolder>();
+		indexInformation.addAll(potentiallyCreateCompoundIndexDefinitions(path, collection, entity));
+
 		entity.doWithProperties(new PropertyHandler<MongoPersistentProperty>() {
 
 			@Override
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ public class MongoPersistentEntityIndexResolver implements IndexResolver {
 						indexInformation.addAll(resolveIndexForClass(persistentProperty.getActualType(), propertyDotPath,
 								collection, guard));
 					} catch (CyclicPropertyReferenceException e) {
-						LOGGER.warn(e.getMessage());
+						LOGGER.info(e.getMessage());
 					}
 				}
 
@@ -183,14 +183,13 @@ public class MongoPersistentEntityIndexResolver implements IndexResolver {
 	}
 
 	private List<IndexDefinitionHolder> potentiallyCreateCompoundIndexDefinitions(String dotPath, String collection,
-			Class<?> type) {
+			MongoPersistentEntity<?> entity) {
 
-		if (AnnotationUtils.findAnnotation(type, CompoundIndexes.class) == null
-				&& AnnotationUtils.findAnnotation(type, CompoundIndex.class) == null) {
+		if (entity.findAnnotation(CompoundIndexes.class) == null && entity.findAnnotation(CompoundIndex.class) == null) {
 			return Collections.emptyList();
 		}
 
-		return createCompoundIndexDefinitions(dotPath, collection, type);
+		return createCompoundIndexDefinitions(dotPath, collection, entity);
 	}
 
 	private Collection<? extends IndexDefinitionHolder> potentiallyCreateTextIndexDefinition(MongoPersistentEntity<?> root) {
@@ -206,7 +205,7 @@ public class MongoPersistentEntityIndexResolver implements IndexResolver {
 			appendTextIndexInformation("", indexDefinitionBuilder, root,
 					new TextIndexIncludeOptions(IncludeStrategy.DEFAULT), new CycleGuard());
 		} catch (CyclicPropertyReferenceException e) {
-			LOGGER.warn(e.getMessage());
+			LOGGER.info(e.getMessage());
 		}
 
 		TextIndexDefinition indexDefinition = indexDefinitionBuilder.build();
@@ -221,7 +220,7 @@ public class MongoPersistentEntityIndexResolver implements IndexResolver {
 	}
 
 	private void appendTextIndexInformation(final String dotPath,
-			final TextIndexDefinitionBuilder indexDefinitionBuilder, MongoPersistentEntity<?> entity,
+			final TextIndexDefinitionBuilder indexDefinitionBuilder, final MongoPersistentEntity<?> entity,
 			final TextIndexIncludeOptions includeOptions, final CycleGuard guard) {
 
 		entity.doWithProperties(new PropertyHandler<MongoPersistentProperty>() {
@@ -231,7 +230,7 @@ public class MongoPersistentEntityIndexResolver implements IndexResolver {
 
 				guard.protect(persistentProperty, dotPath);
 
-				if (persistentProperty.isLanguageProperty()) {
+				if (persistentProperty.isExplicitLanguageProperty() && !StringUtils.hasText(dotPath)) {
 					indexDefinitionBuilder.withLanguageOverride(persistentProperty.getFieldName());
 				}
 
@@ -257,7 +256,11 @@ public class MongoPersistentEntityIndexResolver implements IndexResolver {
 							appendTextIndexInformation(propertyDotPath, indexDefinitionBuilder,
 									mappingContext.getPersistentEntity(persistentProperty.getActualType()), optionsForNestedType, guard);
 						} catch (CyclicPropertyReferenceException e) {
-							LOGGER.warn(e.getMessage(), e);
+							LOGGER.info(e.getMessage(), e);
+						} catch (InvalidDataAccessApiUsageException e) {
+							LOGGER.info(
+									String.format("Potentially invalid index structure discovered. Breaking operation for %s.",
+											entity.getName()), e);
 						}
 					} else if (includeOptions.isForce() || indexed != null) {
 						indexDefinitionBuilder.onField(propertyDotPath, weight);
@@ -278,21 +281,21 @@ public class MongoPersistentEntityIndexResolver implements IndexResolver {
 	 * @return
 	 */
 	protected List<IndexDefinitionHolder> createCompoundIndexDefinitions(String dotPath, String fallbackCollection,
-			Class<?> type) {
+			MongoPersistentEntity<?> entity) {
 
 		List<IndexDefinitionHolder> indexDefinitions = new ArrayList<MongoPersistentEntityIndexResolver.IndexDefinitionHolder>();
-		CompoundIndexes indexes = AnnotationUtils.findAnnotation(type, CompoundIndexes.class);
+		CompoundIndexes indexes = entity.findAnnotation(CompoundIndexes.class);
 
 		if (indexes != null) {
 			for (CompoundIndex index : indexes.value()) {
-				indexDefinitions.add(createCompoundIndexDefinition(dotPath, fallbackCollection, index));
+				indexDefinitions.add(createCompoundIndexDefinition(dotPath, fallbackCollection, index, entity));
 			}
 		}
 
-		CompoundIndex index = AnnotationUtils.findAnnotation(type, CompoundIndex.class);
+		CompoundIndex index = entity.findAnnotation(CompoundIndex.class);
 
 		if (index != null) {
-			indexDefinitions.add(createCompoundIndexDefinition(dotPath, fallbackCollection, index));
+			indexDefinitions.add(createCompoundIndexDefinition(dotPath, fallbackCollection, index, entity));
 		}
 
 		return indexDefinitions;
@@ -300,13 +303,13 @@ public class MongoPersistentEntityIndexResolver implements IndexResolver {
 
 	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 	protected IndexDefinitionHolder createCompoundIndexDefinition(String dotPath, String fallbackCollection,
-			CompoundIndex index) {
+			CompoundIndex index, MongoPersistentEntity<?> entity) {
 
 		CompoundIndexDefinition indexDefinition = new CompoundIndexDefinition(resolveCompoundIndexKeyFromStringDefinition(
 				dotPath, index.def()));
 
 		if (!index.useGeneratedName()) {
-			indexDefinition.named(index.name());
+			indexDefinition.named(pathAwareIndexName(index.name(), dotPath, null));
 		}
 
 		if (index.unique()) {
@@ -321,16 +324,6 @@ public class MongoPersistentEntityIndexResolver implements IndexResolver {
 			indexDefinition.background();
 		}
 
-		int ttl = index.expireAfterSeconds();
-
-		if (ttl >= 0) {
-			if (indexDefinition.getIndexKeys().keySet().size() > 1) {
-				LOGGER.warn("TTL is not supported for compound index with more than one key. TTL={} will be ignored.", ttl);
-			} else {
-				indexDefinition.expire(ttl, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
-			}
-		}
-
 		String collection = StringUtils.hasText(index.collection()) ? index.collection() : fallbackCollection;
 		return new IndexDefinitionHolder(dotPath, indexDefinition, collection);
 	}
@@ -377,7 +370,7 @@ public class MongoPersistentEntityIndexResolver implements IndexResolver {
 				IndexDirection.ASCENDING.equals(index.direction()) ? Sort.Direction.ASC : Sort.Direction.DESC);
 
 		if (!index.useGeneratedName()) {
-			indexDefinition.named(StringUtils.hasText(index.name()) ? index.name() : dotPath);
+			indexDefinition.named(pathAwareIndexName(index.name(), dotPath, persitentProperty));
 		}
 
 		if (index.unique()) {
@@ -419,7 +412,7 @@ public class MongoPersistentEntityIndexResolver implements IndexResolver {
 		indexDefinition.withMin(index.min()).withMax(index.max());
 
 		if (!index.useGeneratedName()) {
-			indexDefinition.named(StringUtils.hasText(index.name()) ? index.name() : persistentProperty.getName());
+			indexDefinition.named(pathAwareIndexName(index.name(), dotPath, persistentProperty));
 		}
 
 		indexDefinition.typed(index.type()).withBucketSize(index.bucketSize()).withAdditionalField(index.additionalField());
@@ -427,6 +420,23 @@ public class MongoPersistentEntityIndexResolver implements IndexResolver {
 		return new IndexDefinitionHolder(dotPath, indexDefinition, collection);
 	}
 
+	private String pathAwareIndexName(String indexName, String dotPath, MongoPersistentProperty property) {
+
+		String nameToUse = StringUtils.hasText(indexName) ? indexName : "";
+
+		if (!StringUtils.hasText(dotPath) || (property != null && dotPath.equals(property.getFieldName()))) {
+			return StringUtils.hasText(nameToUse) ? nameToUse : dotPath;
+		}
+
+		if (StringUtils.hasText(dotPath)) {
+
+			nameToUse = StringUtils.hasText(nameToUse) ? (property != null ? dotPath.replace("." + property.getFieldName(),
+					"") : dotPath) + "." + nameToUse : dotPath;
+		}
+		return nameToUse;
+
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * {@link CycleGuard} holds information about properties and the paths for accessing those. This information is used
 	 * to detect potential cycles within the references.
@@ -456,8 +466,9 @@ public class MongoPersistentEntityIndexResolver implements IndexResolver {
 
 				for (Path existingPath : paths) {
 
-					if (existingPath.cycles(property, path)) {
+					if (existingPath.cycles(property, path) && property.isEntity()) {
 						paths.add(new Path(property, path));
+
 						throw new CyclicPropertyReferenceException(property.getFieldName(), property.getOwner().getType(),
 								existingPath.getPath());
 					}
@@ -530,7 +541,7 @@ public class MongoPersistentEntityIndexResolver implements IndexResolver {
 					return false;
 				}
 
-				return path.contains(this.path);
+				return path.equals(this.path) || path.contains(this.path + ".") || path.contains("." + this.path);
 			}
 		}
 	}

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/index/TextIndexDefinition.java

@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ public class TextIndexDefinition implements IndexDefinition {
 		 * @return
 		 */
 		public TextIndexDefinitionBuilder onField(String fieldname) {
-			return onField(fieldname, Float.NaN);
+			return onField(fieldname, 1F);
 		}
 
 		/**

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/mapping/BasicMongoPersistentEntity.java

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 package org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping;
 
 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
+import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
 import java.util.Comparator;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.mongodb.MongoCollectionUtils;
 import org.springframework.data.util.TypeInformation;
 import org.springframework.expression.Expression;
 import org.springframework.expression.ParserContext;
+import org.springframework.expression.common.LiteralExpression;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.standard.SpelExpressionParser;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.support.StandardEvaluationContext;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
@@ -53,32 +55,37 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 public class BasicMongoPersistentEntity<T> extends BasicPersistentEntity<T, MongoPersistentProperty> implements
 		MongoPersistentEntity<T>, ApplicationContextAware {
 
-	private static final String AMBIGUOUS_FIELD_MAPPING = "Ambiguous field mapping detected! Both %s and %s map to the same field name %s! Disambiguate using @DocumentField annotation!";
+	private static final String AMBIGUOUS_FIELD_MAPPING = "Ambiguous field mapping detected! Both %s and %s map to the same field name %s! Disambiguate using @Field annotation!";
+	private static final SpelExpressionParser PARSER = new SpelExpressionParser();
+
 	private final String collection;
 	private final String language;
-	private final SpelExpressionParser parser;
+
 	private final StandardEvaluationContext context;
+	private final Expression expression;
 
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new {@link BasicMongoPersistentEntity} with the given {@link TypeInformation}. Will default the
 	 * collection name to the entities simple type name.
 	 * 
-	 * @param typeInformation
+	 * @param typeInformation must not be {@literal null}.
 	 */
 	public BasicMongoPersistentEntity(TypeInformation<T> typeInformation) {
 
 		super(typeInformation, MongoPersistentPropertyComparator.INSTANCE);
 
-		this.parser = new SpelExpressionParser();
-		this.context = new StandardEvaluationContext();
-
 		Class<?> rawType = typeInformation.getType();
 		String fallback = MongoCollectionUtils.getPreferredCollectionName(rawType);
 
-		if (rawType.isAnnotationPresent(Document.class)) {
-			Document d = rawType.getAnnotation(Document.class);
-			this.collection = StringUtils.hasText(d.collection()) ? d.collection() : fallback;
-			this.language = StringUtils.hasText(d.language()) ? d.language() : "";
+		Document document = rawType.getAnnotation(Document.class);
+
+		this.expression = detectExpression(document);
+		this.context = new StandardEvaluationContext();
+
+		if (document != null) {
+
+			this.collection = StringUtils.hasText(document.collection()) ? document.collection() : fallback;
+			this.language = StringUtils.hasText(document.language()) ? document.language() : "";
 		} else {
 			this.collection = fallback;
 			this.language = "";
@@ -101,8 +108,7 @@ public class BasicMongoPersistentEntity<T> extends BasicPersistentEntity<T, Mong
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.MongoPersistentEntity#getCollection()
 	 */
 	public String getCollection() {
-		Expression expression = parser.parseExpression(collection, ParserContext.TEMPLATE_EXPRESSION);
-		return expression.getValue(context, String.class);
+		return expression == null ? collection : expression.getValue(context, String.class);
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -114,6 +120,24 @@ public class BasicMongoPersistentEntity<T> extends BasicPersistentEntity<T, Mong
 		return this.language;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.MongoPersistentEntity#getTextScoreProperty()
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public MongoPersistentProperty getTextScoreProperty() {
+		return getPersistentProperty(TextScore.class);
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.MongoPersistentEntity#hasTextScoreProperty()
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public boolean hasTextScoreProperty() {
+		return getTextScoreProperty() != null;
+	}
+
 	/* 
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.mapping.model.BasicPersistentEntity#verify()
@@ -218,6 +242,31 @@ public class BasicMongoPersistentEntity<T> extends BasicPersistentEntity<T, Mong
 		return null;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns a SpEL {@link Expression} frór the collection String expressed in the given {@link Document} annotation if
+	 * present or {@literal null} otherwise. Will also return {@literal null} it the collection {@link String} evaluates
+	 * to a {@link LiteralExpression} (indicating that no subsequent evaluation is necessary).
+	 * 
+	 * @param document can be {@literal null}
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	private static Expression detectExpression(Document document) {
+
+		if (document == null) {
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		String collection = document.collection();
+
+		if (!StringUtils.hasText(collection)) {
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		Expression expression = PARSER.parseExpression(document.collection(), ParserContext.TEMPLATE_EXPRESSION);
+
+		return expression instanceof LiteralExpression ? null : expression;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Handler to collect {@link MongoPersistentProperty} instances and check that each of them is mapped to a distinct
 	 * field name.
@@ -257,28 +306,44 @@ public class BasicMongoPersistentEntity<T> extends BasicPersistentEntity<T, Mong
 	 */
 	private static class PropertyTypeAssertionHandler implements PropertyHandler<MongoPersistentProperty> {
 
+		/*
+		 * (non-Javadoc)
+		 * @see org.springframework.data.mapping.PropertyHandler#doWithPersistentProperty(org.springframework.data.mapping.PersistentProperty)
+		 */
 		@Override
 		public void doWithPersistentProperty(MongoPersistentProperty persistentProperty) {
 
 			potentiallyAssertTextScoreType(persistentProperty);
 			potentiallyAssertLanguageType(persistentProperty);
+			potentiallyAssertDBRefTargetType(persistentProperty);
 		}
 
-		private void potentiallyAssertLanguageType(MongoPersistentProperty persistentProperty) {
+		private static void potentiallyAssertLanguageType(MongoPersistentProperty persistentProperty) {
 
-			if (persistentProperty.isLanguageProperty()) {
+			if (persistentProperty.isExplicitLanguageProperty()) {
 				assertPropertyType(persistentProperty, String.class);
 			}
 		}
 
-		private void potentiallyAssertTextScoreType(MongoPersistentProperty persistentProperty) {
+		private static void potentiallyAssertTextScoreType(MongoPersistentProperty persistentProperty) {
 
 			if (persistentProperty.isTextScoreProperty()) {
 				assertPropertyType(persistentProperty, Float.class, Double.class);
 			}
 		}
 
-		private void assertPropertyType(MongoPersistentProperty persistentProperty, Class<?>... validMatches) {
+		private static void potentiallyAssertDBRefTargetType(MongoPersistentProperty persistentProperty) {
+
+			if (persistentProperty.isDbReference() && persistentProperty.getDBRef().lazy()) {
+				if (persistentProperty.isArray() || Modifier.isFinal(persistentProperty.getActualType().getModifiers())) {
+					throw new MappingException(String.format(
+							"Invalid lazy DBRef property for %s. Found %s which must not be an array nor a final class.",
+							persistentProperty.getField(), persistentProperty.getActualType()));
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		private static void assertPropertyType(MongoPersistentProperty persistentProperty, Class<?>... validMatches) {
 
 			for (Class<?> potentialMatch : validMatches) {
 				if (ClassUtils.isAssignable(potentialMatch, persistentProperty.getActualType())) {
@@ -286,10 +351,9 @@ public class BasicMongoPersistentEntity<T> extends BasicPersistentEntity<T, Mong
 				}
 			}
 
-			throw new MappingException(String.format("Missmatching types for %s. Found %s expected one of %s.",
-					persistentProperty.getField(), persistentProperty.getActualType(),
-					StringUtils.arrayToCommaDelimitedString(validMatches)));
+			throw new MappingException(
+					String.format("Missmatching types for %s. Found %s expected one of %s.", persistentProperty.getField(),
+							persistentProperty.getActualType(), StringUtils.arrayToCommaDelimitedString(validMatches)));
 		}
 	}
-
 }

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/mapping/BasicMongoPersistentProperty.java

@@ -190,9 +190,18 @@ public class BasicMongoPersistentProperty extends AnnotationBasedPersistentPrope
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public boolean isLanguageProperty() {
-		return getFieldName().equals(LANGUAGE_FIELD_NAME) || isAnnotationPresent(Language.class);
+		return getFieldName().equals(LANGUAGE_FIELD_NAME) || isExplicitLanguageProperty();
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.MongoPersistentProperty#isExplicitLanguageProperty()
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public boolean isExplicitLanguageProperty() {
+		return isAnnotationPresent(Language.class);
+	};
+
 	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.MongoPersistentProperty#isTextScoreProperty()

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/mapping/CachingMongoPersistentProperty.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2011-2014 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2011-2015 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ public class CachingMongoPersistentProperty extends BasicMongoPersistentProperty
 	private Boolean isIdProperty;
 	private Boolean isAssociation;
 	private String fieldName;
+	private Boolean usePropertyAccess;
+	private Boolean isTransient;
 
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new {@link CachingMongoPersistentProperty}.
@@ -85,4 +87,32 @@ public class CachingMongoPersistentProperty extends BasicMongoPersistentProperty
 
 		return this.fieldName;
 	}
+
+	/* 
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.data.mapping.model.AnnotationBasedPersistentProperty#usePropertyAccess()
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public boolean usePropertyAccess() {
+
+		if (this.usePropertyAccess == null) {
+			this.usePropertyAccess = super.usePropertyAccess();
+		}
+
+		return this.usePropertyAccess;
+	}
+
+	/* 
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.data.mapping.model.AnnotationBasedPersistentProperty#isTransient()
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public boolean isTransient() {
+
+		if (this.isTransient == null) {
+			this.isTransient = super.isTransient();
+		}
+
+		return this.isTransient;
+	}
 }

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/mapping/MongoPersistentEntity.java

@@ -40,4 +40,21 @@ public interface MongoPersistentEntity<T> extends PersistentEntity<T, MongoPersi
 	 */
 	String getLanguage();
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns the property holding text score value.
+	 * 
+	 * @since 1.6
+	 * @see #hasTextScoreProperty()
+	 * @return {@literal null} if not present.
+	 */
+	MongoPersistentProperty getTextScoreProperty();
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns whether the entity has a {@link TextScore} property.
+	 * 
+	 * @since 1.6
+	 * @return true if property annotated with {@link TextScore} is present.
+	 */
+	boolean hasTextScoreProperty();
+
 }

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/mapping/MongoPersistentProperty.java

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public interface MongoPersistentProperty extends PersistentProperty<MongoPersist
 	int getFieldOrder();
 
 	/**
-	 * Returns whether the propert is a {@link com.mongodb.DBRef}. If this returns {@literal true} you can expect
+	 * Returns whether the property is a {@link com.mongodb.DBRef}. If this returns {@literal true} you can expect
 	 * {@link #getDBRef()} to return an non-{@literal null} value.
 	 * 
 	 * @return
@@ -61,14 +61,22 @@ public interface MongoPersistentProperty extends PersistentProperty<MongoPersist
 	boolean isExplicitIdProperty();
 
 	/**
-	 * Returns whether the property indicates the documents language either by having a {@link #getFieldName()} equal to
-	 * {@literal language} or being annotated with {@link Language}.
+	 * Returns true whether the property indicates the documents language either by having a {@link #getFieldName()} equal
+	 * to {@literal language} or being annotated with {@link Language}.
 	 * 
 	 * @return
 	 * @since 1.6
 	 */
 	boolean isLanguageProperty();
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns true when property being annotated with {@link Language}.
+	 * 
+	 * @return
+	 * @since 1.6.1
+	 */
+	boolean isExplicitLanguageProperty();
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns whether the property holds the documents score calculated by text search. <br/>
 	 * It's marked with {@link TextScore}.

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/query/BasicQuery.java

@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query;
 
+import static org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils.*;
+
 import com.mongodb.BasicDBObject;
 import com.mongodb.DBObject;
 import com.mongodb.util.JSON;
@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@ import com.mongodb.util.JSON;
  * @author Thomas Risberg
  * @author Oliver Gierke
  * @author Christoph Strobl
+ * @author Thomas Darimont
  */
 public class BasicQuery extends Query {
 
@@ -50,8 +53,12 @@ public class BasicQuery extends Query {
 		this.fieldsObject = fieldsObject;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.Query#addCriteria(org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.CriteriaDefinition)
+	 */
 	@Override
-	public Query addCriteria(Criteria criteria) {
+	public Query addCriteria(CriteriaDefinition criteria) {
 		this.queryObject.putAll(criteria.getCriteriaObject());
 		return this;
 	}
@@ -93,4 +100,42 @@ public class BasicQuery extends Query {
 	protected void setFieldsObject(DBObject fieldsObject) {
 		this.fieldsObject = fieldsObject;
 	}
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.Query#equals(java.lang.Object)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public boolean equals(Object o) {
+
+		if (this == o) {
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		if (!(o instanceof BasicQuery)) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		BasicQuery that = (BasicQuery) o;
+
+		return querySettingsEquals(that) && //
+				nullSafeEquals(fieldsObject, that.fieldsObject) && //
+				nullSafeEquals(queryObject, that.queryObject) && //
+				nullSafeEquals(sortObject, that.sortObject);
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.Query#hashCode()
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public int hashCode() {
+
+		int result = super.hashCode();
+		result = 31 * result + nullSafeHashCode(queryObject);
+		result = 31 * result + nullSafeHashCode(fieldsObject);
+		result = 31 * result + nullSafeHashCode(sortObject);
+
+		return result;
+	}
 }

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/query/BasicUpdate.java

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query;
 
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
 
 import com.mongodb.BasicDBObject;
@@ -87,12 +88,8 @@ public class BasicUpdate extends Update {
 
 	@Override
 	public Update pullAll(String key, Object[] values) {
-		Object[] convertedValues = new Object[values.length];
-		for (int i = 0; i < values.length; i++) {
-			convertedValues[i] = values[i];
-		}
 		DBObject keyValue = new BasicDBObject();
-		keyValue.put(key, convertedValues);
+		keyValue.put(key, Arrays.copyOf(values, values.length));
 		updateObject.put("$pullAll", keyValue);
 		return this;
 	}

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/query/Criteria.java

@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ import org.springframework.data.geo.Shape;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.InvalidMongoDbApiUsageException;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo.Sphere;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+import org.springframework.util.CollectionUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils;
+import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 
 import com.mongodb.BasicDBList;
 import com.mongodb.BasicDBObject;
@@ -388,20 +390,6 @@ public class Criteria implements CriteriaDefinition {
 		return this;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * @see Criteria#withinSphere(Circle)
-	 * @param circle
-	 * @return
-	 * @deprecated As of 1.5, Use {@link #withinSphere(Circle)}. This method is scheduled to be removed in the next major
-	 *             release.
-	 */
-	@Deprecated
-	public Criteria withinSphere(org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo.Circle circle) {
-		Assert.notNull(circle);
-		criteria.put("$within", new GeoCommand(new Sphere(circle)));
-		return this;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Creates a geospatial criterion using a {@literal $within} operation.
 	 * 
@@ -529,8 +517,11 @@ public class Criteria implements CriteriaDefinition {
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.CriteriaDefinition#getCriteriaObject()
 	 */
 	public DBObject getCriteriaObject() {
+
 		if (this.criteriaChain.size() == 1) {
 			return criteriaChain.get(0).getSingleCriteriaObject();
+		} else if (CollectionUtils.isEmpty(this.criteriaChain) && !CollectionUtils.isEmpty(this.criteria)) {
+			return getSingleCriteriaObject();
 		} else {
 			DBObject criteriaObject = new BasicDBObject();
 			for (Criteria c : this.criteriaChain) {
@@ -564,6 +555,13 @@ public class Criteria implements CriteriaDefinition {
 			}
 		}
 
+		if (!StringUtils.hasText(this.key)) {
+			if (not) {
+				return new BasicDBObject("$not", dbo);
+			}
+			return dbo;
+		}
+
 		DBObject queryCriteria = new BasicDBObject();
 
 		if (!NOT_SET.equals(isValue)) {

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/query/CriteriaDefinition.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2010-2011 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2010-2014 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -17,8 +17,25 @@ package org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query;
 
 import com.mongodb.DBObject;
 
+/**
+ * @author Oliver Gierke
+ * @author Christoph Strobl
+ */
 public interface CriteriaDefinition {
 
+	/**
+	 * Get {@link DBObject} representation.
+	 * 
+	 * @return
+	 */
 	DBObject getCriteriaObject();
 
-}
+	/**
+	 * Get the identifying {@literal key}.
+	 * 
+	 * @return
+	 * @since 1.6
+	 */
+	String getKey();
+
+}

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/query/GeoCommand.java

@@ -66,17 +66,16 @@ public class GeoCommand {
 	 * @param shape must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @return
 	 */
-	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 	private String getCommand(Shape shape) {
 
 		Assert.notNull(shape, "Shape must not be null!");
 
 		if (shape instanceof Box) {
-			return org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo.Box.COMMAND;
-		} else if (shape instanceof Circle || shape instanceof org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo.Circle) {
-			return org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo.Circle.COMMAND;
+			return "$box";
+		} else if (shape instanceof Circle) {
+			return "$center";
 		} else if (shape instanceof Polygon) {
-			return org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo.Polygon.COMMAND;
+			return "$polygon";
 		} else if (shape instanceof Sphere) {
 			return org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo.Sphere.COMMAND;
 		}

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/query/Meta.java

@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2014 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query;
+
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Map.Entry;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+import org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils;
+import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
+
+/**
+ * Meta-data for {@link Query} instances.
+ * 
+ * @author Christoph Strobl
+ * @author Oliver Gierke
+ * @since 1.6
+ */
+public class Meta {
+
+	private enum MetaKey {
+		MAX_TIME_MS("$maxTimeMS"), MAX_SCAN("$maxScan"), COMMENT("$comment"), SNAPSHOT("$snapshot");
+
+		private String key;
+
+		private MetaKey(String key) {
+			this.key = key;
+		}
+	}
+
+	private final Map<String, Object> values = new LinkedHashMap<String, Object>(2);
+
+	/**
+	 * @return {@literal null} if not set.
+	 */
+	public Long getMaxTimeMsec() {
+		return getValue(MetaKey.MAX_TIME_MS.key);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set the maximum time limit in milliseconds for processing operations.
+	 * 
+	 * @param maxTimeMsec
+	 */
+	public void setMaxTimeMsec(long maxTimeMsec) {
+		setMaxTime(maxTimeMsec, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set the maximum time limit for processing operations.
+	 * 
+	 * @param timeout
+	 * @param timeUnit
+	 */
+	public void setMaxTime(long timeout, TimeUnit timeUnit) {
+		setValue(MetaKey.MAX_TIME_MS.key, (timeUnit != null ? timeUnit : TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS).toMillis(timeout));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @return {@literal null} if not set.
+	 */
+	public Long getMaxScan() {
+		return getValue(MetaKey.MAX_SCAN.key);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Only scan the specified number of documents.
+	 * 
+	 * @param maxScan
+	 */
+	public void setMaxScan(long maxScan) {
+		setValue(MetaKey.MAX_SCAN.key, maxScan);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Add a comment to the query.
+	 * 
+	 * @param comment
+	 */
+	public void setComment(String comment) {
+		setValue(MetaKey.COMMENT.key, comment);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @return {@literal null} if not set.
+	 */
+	public String getComment() {
+		return getValue(MetaKey.COMMENT.key);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Using snapshot prevents the cursor from returning a document more than once.
+	 * 
+	 * @param useSnapshot
+	 */
+	public void setSnapshot(boolean useSnapshot) {
+		setValue(MetaKey.SNAPSHOT.key, useSnapshot);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @return {@literal null} if not set.
+	 */
+	public boolean getSnapshot() {
+		return getValue(MetaKey.SNAPSHOT.key, false);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public boolean hasValues() {
+		return !this.values.isEmpty();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get {@link Iterable} of set meta values.
+	 * 
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public Iterable<Entry<String, Object>> values() {
+		return Collections.unmodifiableSet(this.values.entrySet());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets or removes the value in case of {@literal null} or empty {@link String}.
+	 * 
+	 * @param key must not be {@literal null} or empty.
+	 * @param value
+	 */
+	private void setValue(String key, Object value) {
+
+		Assert.hasText(key, "Meta key must not be 'null' or blank.");
+
+		if (value == null || (value instanceof String && !StringUtils.hasText((String) value))) {
+			this.values.remove(key);
+		}
+		this.values.put(key, value);
+	}
+
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	private <T> T getValue(String key) {
+		return (T) this.values.get(key);
+	}
+
+	private <T> T getValue(String key, T defaultValue) {
+
+		T value = getValue(key);
+		return value != null ? value : defaultValue;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see java.lang.Object#hashCode()
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public int hashCode() {
+		return ObjectUtils.nullSafeHashCode(this.values);
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see java.lang.Object#equals(java.lang.Object)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+
+		if (this == obj) {
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		if (!(obj instanceof Meta)) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		Meta other = (Meta) obj;
+		return ObjectUtils.nullSafeEquals(this.values, other.values);
+	}
+}

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/query/NearQuery.java

@@ -343,7 +343,6 @@ public final class NearQuery {
 	 * 
 	 * @return
 	 */
-	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 	public DBObject toDBObject() {
 
 		BasicDBObject dbObject = new BasicDBObject();

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/query/Query.java

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Pageable;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Sort;
@@ -39,56 +40,65 @@ import com.mongodb.DBObject;
  * @author Thomas Risberg
  * @author Oliver Gierke
  * @author Thomas Darimont
+ * @author Christoph Strobl
  */
 public class Query {
 
 	private static final String RESTRICTED_TYPES_KEY = "_$RESTRICTED_TYPES";
 
 	private final Set<Class<?>> restrictedTypes = new HashSet<Class<?>>();
-	private final Map<String, Criteria> criteria = new LinkedHashMap<String, Criteria>();
+	private final Map<String, CriteriaDefinition> criteria = new LinkedHashMap<String, CriteriaDefinition>();
 	private Field fieldSpec;
 	private Sort sort;
 	private int skip;
 	private int limit;
 	private String hint;
 
+	private Meta meta = new Meta();
+
 	/**
-	 * Static factory method to create a {@link Query} using the provided {@link Criteria}.
+	 * Static factory method to create a {@link Query} using the provided {@link CriteriaDefinition}.
 	 * 
-	 * @param criteria must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param criteriaDefinition must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @return
+	 * @since 1.6
 	 */
-	public static Query query(Criteria criteria) {
-		return new Query(criteria);
+	public static Query query(CriteriaDefinition criteriaDefinition) {
+		return new Query(criteriaDefinition);
 	}
 
 	public Query() {}
 
 	/**
-	 * Creates a new {@link Query} using the given {@link Criteria}.
+	 * Creates a new {@link Query} using the given {@link CriteriaDefinition}.
 	 * 
-	 * @param criteria must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param criteriaDefinition must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @since 1.6
 	 */
-	public Query(Criteria criteria) {
-		addCriteria(criteria);
+	public Query(CriteriaDefinition criteriaDefinition) {
+		addCriteria(criteriaDefinition);
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Adds the given {@link Criteria} to the current {@link Query}.
+	 * Adds the given {@link CriteriaDefinition} to the current {@link Query}.
 	 * 
-	 * @param criteria must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param criteriaDefinition must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @return
+	 * @since 1.6
 	 */
-	public Query addCriteria(Criteria criteria) {
-		CriteriaDefinition existing = this.criteria.get(criteria.getKey());
-		String key = criteria.getKey();
+	public Query addCriteria(CriteriaDefinition criteriaDefinition) {
+
+		CriteriaDefinition existing = this.criteria.get(criteriaDefinition.getKey());
+		String key = criteriaDefinition.getKey();
+
 		if (existing == null) {
-			this.criteria.put(key, criteria);
+			this.criteria.put(key, criteriaDefinition);
 		} else {
 			throw new InvalidMongoDbApiUsageException("Due to limitations of the com.mongodb.BasicDBObject, "
 					+ "you can't add a second '" + key + "' criteria. " + "Query already contains '"
 					+ existing.getCriteriaObject() + "'.");
 		}
+
 		return this;
 	}
 
@@ -166,7 +176,7 @@ public class Query {
 
 		for (Order order : sort) {
 			if (order.isIgnoreCase()) {
-				throw new IllegalArgumentException(String.format("Gven sort contained an Order for %s with ignore case! "
+				throw new IllegalArgumentException(String.format("Given sort contained an Order for %s with ignore case! "
 						+ "MongoDB does not support sorting ignoreing case currently!", order.getProperty()));
 			}
 		}
@@ -268,8 +278,86 @@ public class Query {
 		return hint;
 	}
 
-	protected List<Criteria> getCriteria() {
-		return new ArrayList<Criteria>(this.criteria.values());
+	/**
+	 * @param maxTimeMsec
+	 * @return
+	 * @see Meta#setMaxTimeMsec(long)
+	 * @since 1.6
+	 */
+	public Query maxTimeMsec(long maxTimeMsec) {
+
+		meta.setMaxTimeMsec(maxTimeMsec);
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @param timeout
+	 * @param timeUnit
+	 * @return
+	 * @see Meta#setMaxTime(long, TimeUnit)
+	 * @since 1.6
+	 */
+	public Query maxTime(long timeout, TimeUnit timeUnit) {
+
+		meta.setMaxTime(timeout, timeUnit);
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @param maxScan
+	 * @return
+	 * @see Meta#setMaxScan(long)
+	 * @since 1.6
+	 */
+	public Query maxScan(long maxScan) {
+
+		meta.setMaxScan(maxScan);
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @param comment
+	 * @return
+	 * @see Meta#setComment(String)
+	 * @since 1.6
+	 */
+	public Query comment(String comment) {
+
+		meta.setComment(comment);
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @return
+	 * @see Meta#setSnapshot(boolean)
+	 * @since 1.6
+	 */
+	public Query useSnapshot() {
+
+		meta.setSnapshot(true);
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @return never {@literal null}.
+	 * @since 1.6
+	 */
+	public Meta getMeta() {
+		return meta;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @param meta must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @since 1.6
+	 */
+	public void setMeta(Meta meta) {
+
+		Assert.notNull(meta, "Query meta might be empty but must not be null.");
+		this.meta = meta;
+	}
+
+	protected List<CriteriaDefinition> getCriteria() {
+		return new ArrayList<CriteriaDefinition>(this.criteria.values());
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -297,16 +385,26 @@ public class Query {
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		Query that = (Query) obj;
+		return querySettingsEquals((Query) obj);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Tests whether the settings of the given {@link Query} are equal to this query.
+	 * 
+	 * @param that
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	protected boolean querySettingsEquals(Query that) {
 
 		boolean criteriaEqual = this.criteria.equals(that.criteria);
-		boolean fieldsEqual = this.fieldSpec == null ? that.fieldSpec == null : this.fieldSpec.equals(that.fieldSpec);
-		boolean sortEqual = this.sort == null ? that.sort == null : this.sort.equals(that.sort);
-		boolean hintEqual = this.hint == null ? that.hint == null : this.hint.equals(that.hint);
+		boolean fieldsEqual = nullSafeEquals(this.fieldSpec, that.fieldSpec);
+		boolean sortEqual = nullSafeEquals(this.sort, that.sort);
+		boolean hintEqual = nullSafeEquals(this.hint, that.hint);
 		boolean skipEqual = this.skip == that.skip;
 		boolean limitEqual = this.limit == that.limit;
+		boolean metaEqual = nullSafeEquals(this.meta, that.meta);
 
-		return criteriaEqual && fieldsEqual && sortEqual && hintEqual && skipEqual && limitEqual;
+		return criteriaEqual && fieldsEqual && sortEqual && hintEqual && skipEqual && limitEqual && metaEqual;
 	}
 
 	/* 
@@ -324,6 +422,7 @@ public class Query {
 		result += 31 * nullSafeHashCode(hint);
 		result += 31 * skip;
 		result += 31 * limit;
+		result += 31 * nullSafeHashCode(meta);
 
 		return result;
 	}

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/query/Term.java

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.text;
+package org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query;
 
 /**
  * A {@link Term} defines one or multiple words {@link Type#WORD} or phrases {@link Type#PHRASE} to be used in the
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ package org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.text;
  */
 public class Term {
 
-	enum Type {
+	public enum Type {
 		WORD, PHRASE;
 	}
 

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/query/TextCriteria.java

@@ -13,16 +13,12 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.text;
+package org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 
-import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.Criteria;
-import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.CriteriaDefinition;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
-import org.springframework.util.CollectionUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 
 import com.mongodb.BasicDBObject;
@@ -30,42 +26,59 @@ import com.mongodb.BasicDBObjectBuilder;
 import com.mongodb.DBObject;
 
 /**
- * Implementation of {@link CriteriaDefinition} to be used for full text search .
+ * Implementation of {@link CriteriaDefinition} to be used for full text search.
  * 
  * @author Christoph Strobl
+ * @author Oliver Gierke
  * @since 1.6
  */
-public class TextCriteria extends Criteria {
+public class TextCriteria implements CriteriaDefinition {
 
+	private final List<Term> terms;
 	private String language;
-	private List<Term> terms;
 
+	/**
+	 * Creates a new {@link TextCriteria}.
+	 * 
+	 * @see #forDefaultLanguage()
+	 * @see #forLanguage(String)
+	 */
 	public TextCriteria() {
+		this(null);
+	}
+
+	private TextCriteria(String language) {
+
+		this.language = language;
 		this.terms = new ArrayList<Term>();
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.CriteriaDefinition#getCriteriaObject()
+	/**
+	 * Returns a new {@link TextCriteria} for the default language.
+	 * 
+	 * @return
 	 */
-	@Override
-	public DBObject getCriteriaObject() {
-
-		BasicDBObjectBuilder builder = new BasicDBObjectBuilder();
-
-		if (StringUtils.hasText(language)) {
-			builder.add("$language", language);
-		}
-
-		if (!CollectionUtils.isEmpty(terms)) {
-			builder.add("$search", join(terms.iterator()));
-		}
-
-		return new BasicDBObject("$text", builder.get());
+	public static TextCriteria forDefaultLanguage() {
+		return new TextCriteria();
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * @param words
+	 * For a full list of supported languages see the mongodb reference manual for <a
+	 * href="http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/reference/text-search-languages/">Text Search Languages</a>.
+	 * 
+	 * @param language
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public static TextCriteria forLanguage(String language) {
+
+		Assert.hasText(language, "Language must not be null or empty!");
+		return new TextCriteria(language);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Configures the {@link TextCriteria} to match any of the given words.
+	 * 
+	 * @param words the words to match.
 	 * @return
 	 */
 	public TextCriteria matchingAny(String... words) {
@@ -73,22 +86,21 @@ public class TextCriteria extends Criteria {
 		for (String word : words) {
 			matching(word);
 		}
+
 		return this;
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Add given {@link Term} to criteria.
+	 * Adds given {@link Term} to criteria.
 	 * 
-	 * @param term must not be null.
+	 * @param term must not be {@literal null}.
 	 */
-	public void matching(Term term) {
+	public TextCriteria matching(Term term) {
 
 		Assert.notNull(term, "Term to add must not be null.");
-		this.terms.add(term);
-	}
 
-	private void notMatching(Term term) {
-		matching(term.negate());
+		this.terms.add(term);
+		return this;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -110,7 +122,7 @@ public class TextCriteria extends Criteria {
 	public TextCriteria notMatching(String term) {
 
 		if (StringUtils.hasText(term)) {
-			notMatching(new Term(term, Term.Type.WORD));
+			matching(new Term(term, Term.Type.WORD).negate());
 		}
 		return this;
 	}
@@ -136,7 +148,7 @@ public class TextCriteria extends Criteria {
 	public TextCriteria notMatchingPhrase(String phrase) {
 
 		if (StringUtils.hasText(phrase)) {
-			notMatching(new Term(phrase, Term.Type.PHRASE));
+			matching(new Term(phrase, Term.Type.PHRASE).negate());
 		}
 		return this;
 	}
@@ -155,69 +167,45 @@ public class TextCriteria extends Criteria {
 		return this;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * @return
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.CriteriaDefinition#getKey()
 	 */
-	public static TextCriteria forDefaultLanguage() {
-		return new TextCriteriaBuilder().build();
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * For a full list of supported languages see the mongdodb reference manual for <a
-	 * href="http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/reference/text-search-languages/">Text Search Languages</a>.
-	 * 
-	 * @param language
-	 * @return
-	 */
-	public static TextCriteria forLanguage(String language) {
-		return new TextCriteriaBuilder().withLanguage(language).build();
-	}
-
-	private static String join(Iterator<Term> iterator) {
-
-		Term first = iterator.next();
-		if (!iterator.hasNext()) {
-			return first.getFormatted();
-		}
-
-		StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder(256);
-		if (first != null) {
-			buf.append(first);
-		}
-
-		while (iterator.hasNext()) {
-			buf.append(' ');
-			Term obj = iterator.next();
-			if (obj != null) {
-				buf.append(obj.getFormatted());
-			}
-		}
-
-		return buf.toString();
-	}
-
-	public static class TextCriteriaBuilder {
-
-		private TextCriteria instance;
-
-		public TextCriteriaBuilder() {
-			this.instance = new TextCriteria();
-		}
-
-		public TextCriteriaBuilder withLanguage(String language) {
-			this.instance.language = language;
-			return this;
-		}
-
-		public TextCriteria build() {
-			return this.instance;
-		}
-
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public String getKey() {
 		return "$text";
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.CriteriaDefinition#getCriteriaObject()
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public DBObject getCriteriaObject() {
+
+		BasicDBObjectBuilder builder = new BasicDBObjectBuilder();
+
+		if (StringUtils.hasText(language)) {
+			builder.add("$language", language);
+		}
+
+		if (!terms.isEmpty()) {
+			builder.add("$search", join(terms));
+		}
+
+		return new BasicDBObject("$text", builder.get());
+	}
+
+	private String join(Iterable<Term> terms) {
+
+		List<String> result = new ArrayList<String>();
+
+		for (Term term : terms) {
+			if (term != null) {
+				result.add(term.getFormatted());
+			}
+		}
+
+		return StringUtils.collectionToDelimitedString(result, " ");
+	}
 }

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/query/TextQuery.java

@@ -13,12 +13,10 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.text;
+package org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query;
 
 import java.util.Locale;
 
-import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.Query;
-
 import com.mongodb.BasicDBObject;
 import com.mongodb.DBObject;
 
@@ -147,6 +145,10 @@ public class TextQuery extends Query {
 		return scoreFieldName;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.Query#getFieldsObject()
+	 */
 	@Override
 	public DBObject getFieldsObject() {
 
@@ -155,24 +157,32 @@ public class TextQuery extends Query {
 		}
 
 		DBObject fields = super.getFieldsObject();
+
 		if (fields == null) {
 			fields = new BasicDBObject();
 		}
+
 		fields.put(getScoreFieldName(), META_TEXT_SCORE);
 		return fields;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.Query#getSortObject()
+	 */
 	@Override
 	public DBObject getSortObject() {
 
 		DBObject sort = new BasicDBObject();
+
 		if (this.sortByScore) {
 			sort.put(getScoreFieldName(), META_TEXT_SCORE);
 		}
+
 		if (super.getSortObject() != null) {
 			sort.putAll(super.getSortObject());
 		}
+
 		return sort;
 	}
-
 }

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/query/Update.java

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public class Update {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Creates an {@link Update} instance from the given {@link DBObject}. Allows to explicitly exlude fields from making
+	 * Creates an {@link Update} instance from the given {@link DBObject}. Allows to explicitly exclude fields from making
 	 * it into the created {@link Update} object. Note, that this will set attributes directly and <em>not</em> use
 	 * {@literal $set}. This means fields not given in the {@link DBObject} will be nulled when executing the update. To
 	 * create an only-updating {@link Update} instance of a {@link DBObject}, call {@link #set(String, Object)} for each
@@ -189,12 +189,7 @@ public class Update {
 	 * @return
 	 */
 	public Update pushAll(String key, Object[] values) {
-
-		Object[] convertedValues = new Object[values.length];
-		for (int i = 0; i < values.length; i++) {
-			convertedValues[i] = values[i];
-		}
-		addMultiFieldOperation("$pushAll", key, convertedValues);
+		addMultiFieldOperation("$pushAll", key, Arrays.copyOf(values, values.length));
 		return this;
 	}
 
@@ -258,12 +253,7 @@ public class Update {
 	 * @return
 	 */
 	public Update pullAll(String key, Object[] values) {
-
-		Object[] convertedValues = new Object[values.length];
-		for (int i = 0; i < values.length; i++) {
-			convertedValues[i] = values[i];
-		}
-		addFieldOperation("$pullAll", key, convertedValues);
+		addFieldOperation("$pullAll", key, Arrays.copyOf(values, values.length));
 		return this;
 	}
 
@@ -400,7 +390,7 @@ public class Update {
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public String toString() {
-		return getUpdateObject().toString();
+		return SerializationUtils.serializeToJsonSafely(getUpdateObject());
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -495,13 +485,7 @@ public class Update {
 				return ((Collection<?>) values[0]).toArray();
 			}
 
-			Object[] convertedValues = new Object[values.length];
-
-			for (int i = 0; i < values.length; i++) {
-				convertedValues[i] = values[i];
-			}
-
-			return convertedValues;
+			return Arrays.copyOf(values, values.length);
 		}
 
 		/*

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/Meta.java

@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2014 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.data.mongodb.repository;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+import org.springframework.data.annotation.QueryAnnotation;
+
+/**
+ * @author Christoph Strobl
+ * @since 1.6
+ */
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+@Target(ElementType.METHOD)
+@Documented
+@QueryAnnotation
+public @interface Meta {
+
+	/**
+	 * Set the maximum time limit in milliseconds for processing operations.
+	 * 
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	long maxExcecutionTime() default -1;
+
+	/**
+	 * Only scan the specified number of documents.
+	 * 
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	long maxScanDocuments() default -1;
+
+	/**
+	 * Add a comment to the query.
+	 * 
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	String comment() default "";
+
+	/**
+	 * Using snapshot prevents the cursor from returning a document more than once.
+	 * 
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	boolean snapshot() default false;
+
+}

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/MongoRepository.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2010-2012 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2010-2014 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ import org.springframework.data.repository.PagingAndSortingRepository;
  * Mongo specific {@link org.springframework.data.repository.Repository} interface.
  * 
  * @author Oliver Gierke
+ * @author Christoph Strobl
+ * @author Thomas Darimont
  */
 @NoRepositoryBean
 public interface MongoRepository<T, ID extends Serializable> extends PagingAndSortingRepository<T, ID> {
@@ -47,4 +49,26 @@ public interface MongoRepository<T, ID extends Serializable> extends PagingAndSo
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.repository.PagingAndSortingRepository#findAll(org.springframework.data.domain.Sort)
 	 */
 	List<T> findAll(Sort sort);
+
+	/**
+	 * Inserts the given a given entity. Assumes the instance to be new to be able to apply insertion optimizations. Use
+	 * the returned instance for further operations as the save operation might have changed the entity instance
+	 * completely. Prefer using {@link #save(Object)} instead to avoid the usage of store-specific API.
+	 * 
+	 * @param entity must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @return the saved entity
+	 * @since 1.7
+	 */
+	<S extends T> S insert(S entity);
+
+	/**
+	 * Inserts the given entities. Assumes the given entities to have not been persisted yet and thus will optimize the
+	 * insert over a call to {@link #save(Iterable)}. Prefer using {@link #save(Iterable)} to avoid the usage of store
+	 * specific API.
+	 * 
+	 * @param entities must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @return the saved entities
+	 * @since 1.7
+	 */
+	<S extends T> List<S> insert(Iterable<S> entities);
 }

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/Query.java

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.annotation.QueryAnnotation;
 public @interface Query {
 
 	/**
-	 * Takes a MongoDB JSON string to define the actual query to be executed. This one will take precendece over the
+	 * Takes a MongoDB JSON string to define the actual query to be executed. This one will take precedence over the
 	 * method name then.
 	 * 
 	 * @return

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/cdi/MongoRepositoryBean.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2014 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -25,12 +25,14 @@ import javax.enterprise.inject.spi.BeanManager;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.MongoOperations;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.repository.support.MongoRepositoryFactory;
 import org.springframework.data.repository.cdi.CdiRepositoryBean;
+import org.springframework.data.repository.config.CustomRepositoryImplementationDetector;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 /**
  * {@link CdiRepositoryBean} to create Mongo repository instances.
  * 
  * @author Oliver Gierke
+ * @author Mark Paluch
  */
 public class MongoRepositoryBean<T> extends CdiRepositoryBean<T> {
 
@@ -43,11 +45,13 @@ public class MongoRepositoryBean<T> extends CdiRepositoryBean<T> {
 	 * @param qualifiers must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @param repositoryType must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @param beanManager must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param detector detector for the custom {@link org.springframework.data.repository.Repository} implementations
+	 *          {@link CustomRepositoryImplementationDetector}, can be {@literal null}.
 	 */
 	public MongoRepositoryBean(Bean<MongoOperations> operations, Set<Annotation> qualifiers, Class<T> repositoryType,
-			BeanManager beanManager) {
+			BeanManager beanManager, CustomRepositoryImplementationDetector detector) {
 
-		super(qualifiers, repositoryType, beanManager);
+		super(qualifiers, repositoryType, beanManager, detector);
 
 		Assert.notNull(operations);
 		this.operations = operations;
@@ -58,11 +62,11 @@ public class MongoRepositoryBean<T> extends CdiRepositoryBean<T> {
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.repository.cdi.CdiRepositoryBean#create(javax.enterprise.context.spi.CreationalContext, java.lang.Class)
 	 */
 	@Override
-	protected T create(CreationalContext<T> creationalContext, Class<T> repositoryType) {
+	protected T create(CreationalContext<T> creationalContext, Class<T> repositoryType, Object customImplementation) {
 
 		MongoOperations mongoOperations = getDependencyInstance(operations, MongoOperations.class);
 		MongoRepositoryFactory factory = new MongoRepositoryFactory(mongoOperations);
 
-		return factory.getRepository(repositoryType);
+		return factory.getRepository(repositoryType, customImplementation);
 	}
 }

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/cdi/MongoRepositoryExtension.java

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.repository.cdi.CdiRepositoryExtensionSupport;
  * CDI extension to export Mongo repositories.
  * 
  * @author Oliver Gierke
+ * @author Mark Paluch
  */
 public class MongoRepositoryExtension extends CdiRepositoryExtensionSupport {
 
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ public class MongoRepositoryExtension extends CdiRepositoryExtensionSupport {
 		}
 
 		// Construct and return the repository bean.
-		return new MongoRepositoryBean<T>(mongoOperations, qualifiers, repositoryType, beanManager);
+		return new MongoRepositoryBean<T>(mongoOperations, qualifiers, repositoryType, beanManager,
+				getCustomImplementationDetector());
 	}
 }

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/config/MongoRepositoryConfigurationExtension.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2014 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.data.mongodb.repository.config;
 
+import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Collections;
+
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanDefinition;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionBuilder;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionRegistry;
@@ -22,7 +26,9 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.RootBeanDefinition;
 import org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationAttributes;
 import org.springframework.data.config.ParsingUtils;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.config.BeanNames;
+import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.Document;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.MongoMappingContext;
+import org.springframework.data.mongodb.repository.MongoRepository;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.repository.support.MongoRepositoryFactoryBean;
 import org.springframework.data.repository.config.AnnotationRepositoryConfigurationSource;
 import org.springframework.data.repository.config.RepositoryConfigurationExtension;
@@ -43,6 +49,15 @@ public class MongoRepositoryConfigurationExtension extends RepositoryConfigurati
 
 	private boolean fallbackMappingContextCreated = false;
 
+	/* 
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.data.repository.config.RepositoryConfigurationExtensionSupport#getModuleName()
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public String getModuleName() {
+		return "MongoDB";
+	}
+
 	/* 
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.repository.config.RepositoryConfigurationExtensionSupport#getModulePrefix()
@@ -60,6 +75,24 @@ public class MongoRepositoryConfigurationExtension extends RepositoryConfigurati
 		return MongoRepositoryFactoryBean.class.getName();
 	}
 
+	/* 
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.data.repository.config.RepositoryConfigurationExtensionSupport#getIdentifyingAnnotations()
+	 */
+	@Override
+	protected Collection<Class<? extends Annotation>> getIdentifyingAnnotations() {
+		return Collections.<Class<? extends Annotation>> singleton(Document.class);
+	}
+
+	/* 
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.data.repository.config.RepositoryConfigurationExtensionSupport#getIdentifyingTypes()
+	 */
+	@Override
+	protected Collection<Class<?>> getIdentifyingTypes() {
+		return Collections.<Class<?>> singleton(MongoRepository.class);
+	}
+
 	/* 
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.repository.config.RepositoryConfigurationExtensionSupport#postProcess(org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionBuilder, org.springframework.data.repository.config.RepositoryConfigurationSource)

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/AbstractMongoQuery.java

@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ import java.util.List;
 import org.springframework.core.convert.ConversionService;
 import org.springframework.core.convert.support.DefaultConversionService;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.PageImpl;
-import org.springframework.data.domain.PageRequest;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Pageable;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Slice;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.SliceImpl;
 import org.springframework.data.geo.Distance;
+import org.springframework.data.geo.GeoPage;
 import org.springframework.data.geo.GeoResult;
 import org.springframework.data.geo.GeoResults;
 import org.springframework.data.geo.Point;
@@ -85,39 +85,35 @@ public abstract class AbstractMongoQuery implements RepositoryQuery {
 		MongoParameterAccessor accessor = new MongoParametersParameterAccessor(method, parameters);
 		Query query = createQuery(new ConvertingParameterAccessor(operations.getConverter(), accessor));
 
-		Object result = null;
+		applyQueryMetaAttributesWhenPresent(query);
 
 		if (isDeleteQuery()) {
-			result = new DeleteExecution().execute(query);
+			return new DeleteExecution().execute(query);
 		} else if (method.isGeoNearQuery() && method.isPageQuery()) {
 
 			MongoParameterAccessor countAccessor = new MongoParametersParameterAccessor(method, parameters);
 			Query countQuery = createCountQuery(new ConvertingParameterAccessor(operations.getConverter(), countAccessor));
 
-			result = new GeoNearExecution(accessor).execute(query, countQuery);
+			return new GeoNearExecution(accessor).execute(query, countQuery);
 		} else if (method.isGeoNearQuery()) {
-			result = new GeoNearExecution(accessor).execute(query);
+			return new GeoNearExecution(accessor).execute(query);
 		} else if (method.isSliceQuery()) {
-			result = new SlicedExecution(accessor.getPageable()).execute(query);
+			return new SlicedExecution(accessor.getPageable()).execute(query);
 		} else if (method.isCollectionQuery()) {
-			result = new CollectionExecution(accessor.getPageable()).execute(query);
+			return new CollectionExecution(accessor.getPageable()).execute(query);
 		} else if (method.isPageQuery()) {
-			result = new PagedExecution(accessor.getPageable()).execute(query);
+			return new PagedExecution(accessor.getPageable()).execute(query);
 		} else {
-			result = new SingleEntityExecution(isCountQuery()).execute(query);
+			return new SingleEntityExecution(isCountQuery()).execute(query);
 		}
+	}
 
-		if (result == null) {
-			return result;
+	private Query applyQueryMetaAttributesWhenPresent(Query query) {
+
+		if (method.hasQueryMetaAttributes()) {
+			query.setMeta(method.getQueryMetaAttributes());
 		}
-
-		Class<?> expectedReturnType = method.getReturnType().getType();
-
-		if (expectedReturnType.isAssignableFrom(result.getClass())) {
-			return result;
-		}
-
-		return CONVERSION_SERVICE.convert(result, expectedReturnType);
+		return query;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -129,7 +125,12 @@ public abstract class AbstractMongoQuery implements RepositoryQuery {
 	 * @return
 	 */
 	protected Query createCountQuery(ConvertingParameterAccessor accessor) {
-		return createQuery(accessor);
+
+		Query query = createQuery(accessor);
+
+		applyQueryMetaAttributesWhenPresent(query);
+
+		return query;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -195,6 +196,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractMongoQuery implements RepositoryQuery {
 	 * {@link Execution} for {@link Slice} query methods.
 	 * 
 	 * @author Oliver Gierke
+	 * @author Christoph Strobl
 	 * @since 1.5
 	 */
 
@@ -216,9 +218,11 @@ public abstract class AbstractMongoQuery implements RepositoryQuery {
 
 			MongoEntityMetadata<?> metadata = method.getEntityInformation();
 			int pageSize = pageable.getPageSize();
-			Pageable slicePageable = new PageRequest(pageable.getPageNumber(), pageSize + 1, pageable.getSort());
 
-			List result = operations.find(query.with(slicePageable), metadata.getJavaType(), metadata.getCollectionName());
+			// Apply Pageable but tweak limit to peek into next page
+			Query modifiedQuery = query.with(pageable).limit(pageSize + 1);
+
+			List result = operations.find(modifiedQuery, metadata.getJavaType(), metadata.getCollectionName());
 
 			boolean hasNext = result.size() > pageSize;
 
@@ -255,12 +259,14 @@ public abstract class AbstractMongoQuery implements RepositoryQuery {
 		Object execute(Query query) {
 
 			MongoEntityMetadata<?> metadata = method.getEntityInformation();
+			String collectionName = metadata.getCollectionName();
+			Class<?> type = metadata.getJavaType();
 
 			int overallLimit = query.getLimit();
-			long count = operations.count(query, metadata.getCollectionName());
+			long count = operations.count(query, type, collectionName);
 			count = overallLimit != 0 ? Math.min(count, query.getLimit()) : count;
 
-			boolean pageableOutOfScope = pageable.getOffset() > query.getLimit();
+			boolean pageableOutOfScope = pageable.getOffset() > count;
 
 			if (pageableOutOfScope) {
 				return new PageImpl<Object>(Collections.emptyList(), pageable, count);
@@ -274,7 +280,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractMongoQuery implements RepositoryQuery {
 				query.limit(overallLimit - pageable.getOffset());
 			}
 
-			List<?> result = operations.find(query, metadata.getJavaType(), metadata.getCollectionName());
+			List<?> result = operations.find(query, type, collectionName);
 			return new PageImpl(result, pageable, count);
 		}
 	}
@@ -301,7 +307,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractMongoQuery implements RepositoryQuery {
 
 			MongoEntityMetadata<?> metadata = method.getEntityInformation();
 			return countProjection ? operations.count(query, metadata.getJavaType()) : operations.findOne(query,
-					metadata.getJavaType());
+					metadata.getJavaType(), metadata.getCollectionName());
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -310,7 +316,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractMongoQuery implements RepositoryQuery {
 	 * 
 	 * @author Oliver Gierke
 	 */
-	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 	final class GeoNearExecution extends Execution {
 
 		private final MongoParameterAccessor accessor;
@@ -342,12 +347,11 @@ public abstract class AbstractMongoQuery implements RepositoryQuery {
 			MongoEntityMetadata<?> metadata = method.getEntityInformation();
 			long count = operations.count(countQuery, metadata.getCollectionName());
 
-			return new org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo.GeoPage<Object>(doExecuteQuery(query),
-					accessor.getPageable(), count);
+			return new GeoPage<Object>(doExecuteQuery(query), accessor.getPageable(), count);
 		}
 
 		@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-		private org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo.GeoResults<Object> doExecuteQuery(Query query) {
+		private GeoResults<Object> doExecuteQuery(Query query) {
 
 			Point nearLocation = accessor.getGeoNearLocation();
 			NearQuery nearQuery = NearQuery.near(nearLocation);
@@ -367,8 +371,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractMongoQuery implements RepositoryQuery {
 			}
 
 			MongoEntityMetadata<?> metadata = method.getEntityInformation();
-			return (org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo.GeoResults<Object>) operations.geoNear(nearQuery,
-					metadata.getJavaType(), metadata.getCollectionName());
+			return (GeoResults<Object>) operations.geoNear(nearQuery, metadata.getJavaType(), metadata.getCollectionName());
 		}
 
 		private boolean isListOfGeoResult() {
@@ -405,7 +408,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractMongoQuery implements RepositoryQuery {
 		private Object deleteAndConvertResult(Query query, MongoEntityMetadata<?> metadata) {
 
 			if (method.isCollectionQuery()) {
-				return operations.findAllAndRemove(query, metadata.getJavaType());
+				return operations.findAllAndRemove(query, metadata.getJavaType(), metadata.getCollectionName());
 			}
 
 			WriteResult writeResult = operations.remove(query, metadata.getJavaType(), metadata.getCollectionName());

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/ConvertingParameterAccessor.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2011-2013 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2011-2014 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.geo.Distance;
 import org.springframework.data.geo.Point;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert.MongoWriter;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.MongoPersistentProperty;
+import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.TextCriteria;
 import org.springframework.data.repository.query.ParameterAccessor;
 import org.springframework.data.util.TypeInformation;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ import com.mongodb.DBRef;
  * Custom {@link ParameterAccessor} that uses a {@link MongoWriter} to serialize parameters into Mongo format.
  * 
  * @author Oliver Gierke
+ * @author Christoph Strobl
  */
 public class ConvertingParameterAccessor implements MongoParameterAccessor {
 
@@ -110,6 +112,14 @@ public class ConvertingParameterAccessor implements MongoParameterAccessor {
 		return delegate.getGeoNearLocation();
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.data.mongodb.repository.query.MongoParameterAccessor#getFullText()
+	 */
+	public TextCriteria getFullText() {
+		return delegate.getFullText();
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Converts the given value with the underlying {@link MongoWriter}.
 	 * 

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/MongoParameterAccessor.java

@@ -17,12 +17,14 @@ package org.springframework.data.mongodb.repository.query;
 
 import org.springframework.data.geo.Distance;
 import org.springframework.data.geo.Point;
+import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.TextCriteria;
 import org.springframework.data.repository.query.ParameterAccessor;
 
 /**
  * Mongo-specific {@link ParameterAccessor} exposing a maximum distance parameter.
  * 
  * @author Oliver Gierke
+ * @author Christoph Strobl
  */
 public interface MongoParameterAccessor extends ParameterAccessor {
 
@@ -40,4 +42,12 @@ public interface MongoParameterAccessor extends ParameterAccessor {
 	 * @return
 	 */
 	Point getGeoNearLocation();
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the {@link TextCriteria} to be used for full text query.
+	 * 
+	 * @return null if not set.
+	 * @since 1.6
+	 */
+	TextCriteria getFullText();
 }

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/MongoParameters.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2011-2013 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2011-2014 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 import org.springframework.core.MethodParameter;
 import org.springframework.data.geo.Distance;
 import org.springframework.data.geo.Point;
+import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.TextCriteria;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.repository.Near;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.repository.query.MongoParameters.MongoParameter;
 import org.springframework.data.repository.query.Parameter;
@@ -31,10 +32,13 @@ import org.springframework.data.repository.query.Parameters;
  * Custom extension of {@link Parameters} discovering additional
  * 
  * @author Oliver Gierke
+ * @author Christoph Strobl
  */
 public class MongoParameters extends Parameters<MongoParameters, MongoParameter> {
 
 	private final Integer distanceIndex;
+	private final Integer fullTextIndex;
+
 	private Integer nearIndex;
 
 	/**
@@ -48,6 +52,7 @@ public class MongoParameters extends Parameters<MongoParameters, MongoParameter>
 		super(method);
 		List<Class<?>> parameterTypes = Arrays.asList(method.getParameterTypes());
 		this.distanceIndex = parameterTypes.indexOf(Distance.class);
+		this.fullTextIndex = parameterTypes.indexOf(TextCriteria.class);
 
 		if (this.nearIndex == null && isGeoNearMethod) {
 			this.nearIndex = getNearIndex(parameterTypes);
@@ -56,19 +61,19 @@ public class MongoParameters extends Parameters<MongoParameters, MongoParameter>
 		}
 	}
 
-	private MongoParameters(List<MongoParameter> parameters, Integer distanceIndex, Integer nearIndex) {
+	private MongoParameters(List<MongoParameter> parameters, Integer distanceIndex, Integer nearIndex,
+			Integer fullTextIndex) {
 
 		super(parameters);
 
 		this.distanceIndex = distanceIndex;
 		this.nearIndex = nearIndex;
+		this.fullTextIndex = fullTextIndex;
 	}
 
-	@SuppressWarnings({ "unchecked", "deprecation" })
 	private final int getNearIndex(List<Class<?>> parameterTypes) {
 
-		for (Class<?> reference : Arrays.asList(Point.class, org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.geo.Point.class,
-				double[].class)) {
+		for (Class<?> reference : Arrays.asList(Point.class, double[].class)) {
 
 			int nearIndex = parameterTypes.indexOf(reference);
 
@@ -124,13 +129,31 @@ public class MongoParameters extends Parameters<MongoParameters, MongoParameter>
 		return nearIndex;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns ths inde of the parameter to be used as a textquery param
+	 * 
+	 * @return
+	 * @since 1.6
+	 */
+	public int getFullTextParameterIndex() {
+		return fullTextIndex != null ? fullTextIndex.intValue() : -1;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @return
+	 * @since 1.6
+	 */
+	public boolean hasFullTextParameter() {
+		return this.fullTextIndex != null && this.fullTextIndex.intValue() >= 0;
+	}
+
 	/* 
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.repository.query.Parameters#createFrom(java.util.List)
 	 */
 	@Override
 	protected MongoParameters createFrom(List<MongoParameter> parameters) {
-		return new MongoParameters(parameters, this.distanceIndex, this.nearIndex);
+		return new MongoParameters(parameters, this.distanceIndex, this.nearIndex, this.fullTextIndex);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -162,7 +185,8 @@ public class MongoParameters extends Parameters<MongoParameters, MongoParameter>
 		 */
 		@Override
 		public boolean isSpecialParameter() {
-			return super.isSpecialParameter() || Distance.class.isAssignableFrom(getType()) || isNearParameter();
+			return super.isSpecialParameter() || Distance.class.isAssignableFrom(getType()) || isNearParameter()
+					|| TextCriteria.class.isAssignableFrom(getType());
 		}
 
 		private boolean isNearParameter() {
@@ -181,5 +205,7 @@ public class MongoParameters extends Parameters<MongoParameters, MongoParameter>
 		private boolean hasNearAnnotation() {
 			return parameter.getParameterAnnotation(Near.class) != null;
 		}
+
 	}
+
 }

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/MongoParametersParameterAccessor.java

@@ -17,12 +17,17 @@ package org.springframework.data.mongodb.repository.query;
 
 import org.springframework.data.geo.Distance;
 import org.springframework.data.geo.Point;
+import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.Term;
+import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.TextCriteria;
 import org.springframework.data.repository.query.ParametersParameterAccessor;
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
 
 /**
  * Mongo-specific {@link ParametersParameterAccessor} to allow access to the {@link Distance} parameter.
  * 
  * @author Oliver Gierke
+ * @author Christoph Strobl
  */
 public class MongoParametersParameterAccessor extends ParametersParameterAccessor implements MongoParameterAccessor {
 
@@ -77,4 +82,35 @@ public class MongoParametersParameterAccessor extends ParametersParameterAccesso
 
 		return (Point) value;
 	}
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.data.mongodb.repository.query.MongoParameterAccessor#getFullText()
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public TextCriteria getFullText() {
+		int index = method.getParameters().getFullTextParameterIndex();
+		return index >= 0 ? potentiallyConvertFullText(getValue(index)) : null;
+	}
+
+	protected TextCriteria potentiallyConvertFullText(Object fullText) {
+
+		Assert.notNull(fullText, "Fulltext parameter must not be 'null'.");
+
+		if (fullText instanceof String) {
+			return TextCriteria.forDefaultLanguage().matching((String) fullText);
+		}
+
+		if (fullText instanceof Term) {
+			return TextCriteria.forDefaultLanguage().matching((Term) fullText);
+		}
+
+		if (fullText instanceof TextCriteria) {
+			return ((TextCriteria) fullText);
+		}
+
+		throw new IllegalArgumentException(String.format(
+				"Expected full text parameter to be one of String, Term or TextCriteria but found %s.",
+				ClassUtils.getShortName(fullText.getClass())));
+	}
 }

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/MongoQueryCreator.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2010-2013 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2010-2014 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -20,13 +20,16 @@ import static org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.Criteria.*;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Sort;
 import org.springframework.data.geo.Distance;
+import org.springframework.data.geo.Metrics;
 import org.springframework.data.geo.Point;
 import org.springframework.data.geo.Shape;
+import org.springframework.data.mapping.PropertyPath;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.context.MappingContext;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.context.PersistentPropertyPath;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.MongoPersistentProperty;
@@ -40,16 +43,19 @@ import org.springframework.data.repository.query.parser.Part.IgnoreCaseType;
 import org.springframework.data.repository.query.parser.Part.Type;
 import org.springframework.data.repository.query.parser.PartTree;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+import org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils;
 
 /**
  * Custom query creator to create Mongo criterias.
  * 
  * @author Oliver Gierke
  * @author Thomas Darimont
+ * @author Christoph Strobl
  */
 class MongoQueryCreator extends AbstractQueryCreator<Query, Criteria> {
 
 	private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(MongoQueryCreator.class);
+	private static final Pattern PUNCTATION_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("\\p{Punct}");
 	private final MongoParameterAccessor accessor;
 	private final boolean isGeoNearQuery;
 
@@ -102,9 +108,7 @@ class MongoQueryCreator extends AbstractQueryCreator<Query, Criteria> {
 
 		PersistentPropertyPath<MongoPersistentProperty> path = context.getPersistentPropertyPath(part.getProperty());
 		MongoPersistentProperty property = path.getLeafProperty();
-		Criteria criteria = from(part, property,
-				where(path.toDotPath(MongoPersistentProperty.PropertyToFieldNameConverter.INSTANCE)),
-				(PotentiallyConvertingIterator) iterator);
+		Criteria criteria = from(part, property, where(path.toDotPath()), (PotentiallyConvertingIterator) iterator);
 
 		return criteria;
 	}
@@ -123,9 +127,7 @@ class MongoQueryCreator extends AbstractQueryCreator<Query, Criteria> {
 		PersistentPropertyPath<MongoPersistentProperty> path = context.getPersistentPropertyPath(part.getProperty());
 		MongoPersistentProperty property = path.getLeafProperty();
 
-		return from(part, property,
-				base.and(path.toDotPath(MongoPersistentProperty.PropertyToFieldNameConverter.INSTANCE)),
-				(PotentiallyConvertingIterator) iterator);
+		return from(part, property, base.and(path.toDotPath()), (PotentiallyConvertingIterator) iterator);
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -146,11 +148,7 @@ class MongoQueryCreator extends AbstractQueryCreator<Query, Criteria> {
 	@Override
 	protected Query complete(Criteria criteria, Sort sort) {
 
-		if (criteria == null) {
-			return null;
-		}
-
-		Query query = new Query(criteria).with(sort);
+		Query query = (criteria == null ? new Query() : new Query(criteria)).with(sort);
 
 		if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
 			LOG.debug("Created query " + query);
@@ -198,7 +196,7 @@ class MongoQueryCreator extends AbstractQueryCreator<Query, Criteria> {
 			case STARTING_WITH:
 			case ENDING_WITH:
 			case CONTAINING:
-				return addAppropriateLikeRegexTo(criteria, part, parameters.next().toString());
+				return createContainingCriteria(part, property, criteria, parameters);
 			case REGEX:
 				return criteria.regex(parameters.next().toString());
 			case EXISTS:
@@ -216,7 +214,7 @@ class MongoQueryCreator extends AbstractQueryCreator<Query, Criteria> {
 				if (distance == null) {
 					return criteria.near(point);
 				} else {
-					if (distance.getMetric() != null) {
+					if (!Metrics.NEUTRAL.equals(distance.getMetric())) {
 						criteria.nearSphere(point);
 					} else {
 						criteria.near(point);
@@ -269,19 +267,23 @@ class MongoQueryCreator extends AbstractQueryCreator<Query, Criteria> {
 	private Criteria createLikeRegexCriteriaOrThrow(Part part, MongoPersistentProperty property, Criteria criteria,
 			PotentiallyConvertingIterator parameters, boolean shouldNegateExpression) {
 
+		PropertyPath path = part.getProperty().getLeafProperty();
+
 		switch (part.shouldIgnoreCase()) {
 
 			case ALWAYS:
-				if (part.getProperty().getType() != String.class) {
-					throw new IllegalArgumentException(String.format("part %s must be of type String but was %s",
-							part.getProperty(), part.getType()));
+				if (path.getType() != String.class) {
+					throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+							String.format("Part %s must be of type String but was %s", path, path.getType()));
 				}
 				// fall-through
 
 			case WHEN_POSSIBLE:
+
 				if (shouldNegateExpression) {
 					criteria = criteria.not();
 				}
+
 				return addAppropriateLikeRegexTo(criteria, part, parameters.nextConverted(property).toString());
 
 			case NEVER:
@@ -292,6 +294,27 @@ class MongoQueryCreator extends AbstractQueryCreator<Query, Criteria> {
 				Arrays.asList(IgnoreCaseType.ALWAYS, IgnoreCaseType.WHEN_POSSIBLE), part.shouldIgnoreCase()));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * If the target property of the comparison is of type String, then the operator checks for match using regular
+	 * expression. If the target property of the comparison is a {@link Collection} then the operator evaluates to true if
+	 * it finds an exact match within any member of the {@link Collection}.
+	 * 
+	 * @param part
+	 * @param property
+	 * @param criteria
+	 * @param parameters
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	private Criteria createContainingCriteria(Part part, MongoPersistentProperty property, Criteria criteria,
+			PotentiallyConvertingIterator parameters) {
+
+		if (property.isCollectionLike()) {
+			return criteria.in(nextAsArray(parameters, property));
+		}
+
+		return addAppropriateLikeRegexTo(criteria, part, parameters.next().toString());
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Creates an appropriate like-regex and appends it to the given criteria.
 	 * 
@@ -337,8 +360,8 @@ class MongoQueryCreator extends AbstractQueryCreator<Query, Criteria> {
 			return (T) parameter;
 		}
 
-		throw new IllegalArgumentException(String.format("Expected parameter type of %s but got %s!", type,
-				parameter.getClass()));
+		throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+				String.format("Expected parameter type of %s but got %s!", type, parameter.getClass()));
 	}
 
 	private Object[] nextAsArray(PotentiallyConvertingIterator iterator, MongoPersistentProperty property) {
@@ -356,23 +379,57 @@ class MongoQueryCreator extends AbstractQueryCreator<Query, Criteria> {
 	private String toLikeRegex(String source, Part part) {
 
 		Type type = part.getType();
+		String regex = prepareAndEscapeStringBeforeApplyingLikeRegex(source, part);
 
 		switch (type) {
 			case STARTING_WITH:
-				source = "^" + source;
+				regex = "^" + regex;
 				break;
 			case ENDING_WITH:
-				source = source + "$";
+				regex = regex + "$";
 				break;
 			case CONTAINING:
-				source = "*" + source + "*";
+				regex = ".*" + regex + ".*";
 				break;
 			case SIMPLE_PROPERTY:
 			case NEGATING_SIMPLE_PROPERTY:
-				source = "^" + source + "$";
+				regex = "^" + regex + "$";
 			default:
 		}
 
-		return source.replaceAll("\\*", ".*");
+		return regex;
+	}
+
+	private String prepareAndEscapeStringBeforeApplyingLikeRegex(String source, Part qpart) {
+
+		if (!ObjectUtils.nullSafeEquals(Type.LIKE, qpart.getType())) {
+			return PUNCTATION_PATTERN.matcher(source).find() ? Pattern.quote(source) : source;
+		}
+
+		if (source.equals("*")) {
+			return ".*";
+		}
+
+		StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+
+		boolean leadingWildcard = source.startsWith("*");
+		boolean trailingWildcard = source.endsWith("*");
+
+		String valueToUse = source.substring(leadingWildcard ? 1 : 0,
+				trailingWildcard ? source.length() - 1 : source.length());
+
+		if (PUNCTATION_PATTERN.matcher(valueToUse).find()) {
+			valueToUse = Pattern.quote(valueToUse);
+		}
+
+		if (leadingWildcard) {
+			sb.append(".*");
+		}
+		sb.append(valueToUse);
+		if (trailingWildcard) {
+			sb.append(".*");
+		}
+
+		return sb.toString();
 	}
 }

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/MongoQueryMethod.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2011-2013 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2011-2014 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.geo.GeoResults;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.context.MappingContext;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.MongoPersistentEntity;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.MongoPersistentProperty;
+import org.springframework.data.mongodb.repository.Meta;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.repository.Query;
 import org.springframework.data.repository.core.RepositoryMetadata;
 import org.springframework.data.repository.query.QueryMethod;
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  * Mongo specific implementation of {@link QueryMethod}.
  * 
  * @author Oliver Gierke
+ * @author Christoph Strobl
  */
 public class MongoQueryMethod extends QueryMethod {
 
@@ -126,8 +128,7 @@ public class MongoQueryMethod extends QueryMethod {
 			MongoPersistentEntity<?> collectionEntity = domainClass.isAssignableFrom(returnedObjectType) ? returnedEntity
 					: managedEntity;
 
-			this.metadata = new SimpleMongoEntityMetadata<Object>((Class<Object>) returnedEntity.getType(),
-					collectionEntity.getCollection());
+			this.metadata = new SimpleMongoEntityMetadata<Object>((Class<Object>) returnedEntity.getType(), collectionEntity);
 		}
 
 		return this.metadata;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ public class MongoQueryMethod extends QueryMethod {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Returns whether te query is a geo near query.
+	 * Returns whether the query is a geo near query.
 	 * 
 	 * @return
 	 */
@@ -181,4 +182,55 @@ public class MongoQueryMethod extends QueryMethod {
 	TypeInformation<?> getReturnType() {
 		return ClassTypeInformation.fromReturnTypeOf(method);
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @return return true if {@link Meta} annotation is available.
+	 * @since 1.6
+	 */
+	public boolean hasQueryMetaAttributes() {
+		return getMetaAnnotation() != null;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the {@link Meta} annotation that is applied to the method or {@code null} if not available.
+	 * 
+	 * @return
+	 * @since 1.6
+	 */
+	Meta getMetaAnnotation() {
+		return method.getAnnotation(Meta.class);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the {@link org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.Meta} attributes to be applied.
+	 * 
+	 * @return never {@literal null}.
+	 * @since 1.6
+	 */
+	public org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.Meta getQueryMetaAttributes() {
+
+		Meta meta = getMetaAnnotation();
+		if (meta == null) {
+			return new org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.Meta();
+		}
+
+		org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.Meta metaAttributes = new org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.Meta();
+		if (meta.maxExcecutionTime() > 0) {
+			metaAttributes.setMaxTimeMsec(meta.maxExcecutionTime());
+		}
+
+		if (meta.maxScanDocuments() > 0) {
+			metaAttributes.setMaxScan(meta.maxScanDocuments());
+		}
+
+		if (StringUtils.hasText(meta.comment())) {
+			metaAttributes.setComment(meta.comment());
+		}
+
+		if (meta.snapshot()) {
+			metaAttributes.setSnapshot(meta.snapshot());
+		}
+
+		return metaAttributes;
+	}
 }

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/PartTreeMongoQuery.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2014 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2015 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.MongoTemplate;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.MongoPersistentProperty;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.BasicQuery;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.Query;
+import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.TextCriteria;
 import org.springframework.data.repository.query.QueryMethod;
 import org.springframework.data.repository.query.RepositoryQuery;
 import org.springframework.data.repository.query.parser.PartTree;
@@ -77,6 +78,11 @@ public class PartTreeMongoQuery extends AbstractMongoQuery {
 			query.limit(tree.getMaxResults());
 		}
 
+		TextCriteria textCriteria = accessor.getFullText();
+		if (textCriteria != null) {
+			query.addCriteria(textCriteria);
+		}
+
 		String fieldSpec = this.getQueryMethod().getFieldSpecification();
 
 		if (!StringUtils.hasText(fieldSpec)) {
@@ -87,11 +93,12 @@ public class PartTreeMongoQuery extends AbstractMongoQuery {
 
 			BasicQuery result = new BasicQuery(query.getQueryObject().toString(), fieldSpec);
 			result.setSortObject(query.getSortObject());
+
 			return result;
 
 		} catch (JSONParseException o_O) {
-			throw new IllegalStateException(String.format("Invalid query or field specification in %s!", getQueryMethod(),
-					o_O));
+			throw new IllegalStateException(String.format("Invalid query or field specification in %s!", getQueryMethod()),
+					o_O);
 		}
 	}
 

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/SimpleMongoEntityMetadata.java

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.data.mongodb.repository.query;
 
+import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.MongoPersistentEntity;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 /**
@@ -25,21 +26,22 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 class SimpleMongoEntityMetadata<T> implements MongoEntityMetadata<T> {
 
 	private final Class<T> type;
-	private final String collectionName;
+	private final MongoPersistentEntity<?> collectionEntity;
 
 	/**
-	 * Creates a new {@link SimpleMongoEntityMetadata} using the given type and collection name.
+	 * Creates a new {@link SimpleMongoEntityMetadata} using the given type and {@link MongoPersistentEntity} to use for
+	 * collection lookups.
 	 * 
 	 * @param type must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @param collectionName must not be {@literal null} or empty.
+	 * @param collectionEntity must not be {@literal null} or empty.
 	 */
-	public SimpleMongoEntityMetadata(Class<T> type, String collectionName) {
+	public SimpleMongoEntityMetadata(Class<T> type, MongoPersistentEntity<?> collectionEntity) {
 
 		Assert.notNull(type, "Type must not be null!");
-		Assert.hasText(collectionName, "Collection name must not be null or empty!");
+		Assert.notNull(collectionEntity, "Collection entity must not be null or empty!");
 
 		this.type = type;
-		this.collectionName = collectionName;
+		this.collectionEntity = collectionEntity;
 	}
 
 	/* 
@@ -55,6 +57,6 @@ class SimpleMongoEntityMetadata<T> implements MongoEntityMetadata<T> {
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.mongodb.repository.query.MongoEntityMetadata#getCollectionName()
 	 */
 	public String getCollectionName() {
-		return collectionName;
+		return collectionEntity.getCollection();
 	}
 }

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/StringBasedMongoQuery.java

@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.data.mongodb.repository.query;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
@@ -23,7 +26,10 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.MongoOperations;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.BasicQuery;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.Query;
+import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 
+import com.mongodb.DBObject;
+import com.mongodb.DBRef;
 import com.mongodb.util.JSON;
 
 /**
@@ -31,17 +37,20 @@ import com.mongodb.util.JSON;
  * 
  * @author Oliver Gierke
  * @author Christoph Strobl
+ * @author Thomas Darimont
  */
 public class StringBasedMongoQuery extends AbstractMongoQuery {
 
 	private static final String COUND_AND_DELETE = "Manually defined query for %s cannot be both a count and delete query at the same time!";
-	private static final Pattern PLACEHOLDER = Pattern.compile("\\?(\\d+)");
 	private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(StringBasedMongoQuery.class);
+	private static final ParameterBindingParser PARSER = ParameterBindingParser.INSTANCE;
 
 	private final String query;
 	private final String fieldSpec;
 	private final boolean isCountQuery;
 	private final boolean isDeleteQuery;
+	private final List<ParameterBinding> queryParameterBindings;
+	private final List<ParameterBinding> fieldSpecParameterBindings;
 
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new {@link StringBasedMongoQuery} for the given {@link MongoQueryMethod} and {@link MongoOperations}.
@@ -65,7 +74,11 @@ public class StringBasedMongoQuery extends AbstractMongoQuery {
 		super(method, mongoOperations);
 
 		this.query = query;
+		this.queryParameterBindings = PARSER.parseParameterBindingsFrom(query);
+
 		this.fieldSpec = method.getFieldSpecification();
+		this.fieldSpecParameterBindings = PARSER.parseParameterBindingsFrom(method.getFieldSpecification());
+
 		this.isCountQuery = method.hasAnnotatedQuery() ? method.getQueryAnnotation().count() : false;
 		this.isDeleteQuery = method.hasAnnotatedQuery() ? method.getQueryAnnotation().delete() : false;
 
@@ -81,12 +94,12 @@ public class StringBasedMongoQuery extends AbstractMongoQuery {
 	@Override
 	protected Query createQuery(ConvertingParameterAccessor accessor) {
 
-		String queryString = replacePlaceholders(query, accessor);
+		String queryString = replacePlaceholders(query, accessor, queryParameterBindings);
 
 		Query query = null;
 
 		if (fieldSpec != null) {
-			String fieldString = replacePlaceholders(fieldSpec, accessor);
+			String fieldString = replacePlaceholders(fieldSpec, accessor, fieldSpecParameterBindings);
 			query = new BasicQuery(queryString, fieldString);
 		} else {
 			query = new BasicQuery(queryString);
@@ -119,21 +132,189 @@ public class StringBasedMongoQuery extends AbstractMongoQuery {
 		return this.isDeleteQuery;
 	}
 
-	private String replacePlaceholders(String input, ConvertingParameterAccessor accessor) {
+	/**
+	 * Replaced the parameter place-holders with the actual parameter values from the given {@link ParameterBinding}s.
+	 * 
+	 * @param input
+	 * @param accessor
+	 * @param bindings
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	private String replacePlaceholders(String input, ConvertingParameterAccessor accessor, List<ParameterBinding> bindings) {
 
-		Matcher matcher = PLACEHOLDER.matcher(input);
-		String result = input;
-
-		while (matcher.find()) {
-			String group = matcher.group();
-			int index = Integer.parseInt(matcher.group(1));
-			result = result.replace(group, getParameterWithIndex(accessor, index));
+		if (bindings.isEmpty()) {
+			return input;
 		}
 
-		return result;
+		StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder(input);
+
+		for (ParameterBinding binding : bindings) {
+
+			String parameter = binding.getParameter();
+			int idx = result.indexOf(parameter);
+
+			if (idx != -1) {
+				result.replace(idx, idx + parameter.length(), getParameterValueForBinding(accessor, binding));
+			}
+		}
+
+		return result.toString();
 	}
 
-	private String getParameterWithIndex(ConvertingParameterAccessor accessor, int index) {
-		return JSON.serialize(accessor.getBindableValue(index));
+	/**
+	 * Returns the serialized value to be used for the given {@link ParameterBinding}.
+	 * 
+	 * @param accessor
+	 * @param binding
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	private String getParameterValueForBinding(ConvertingParameterAccessor accessor, ParameterBinding binding) {
+
+		Object value = accessor.getBindableValue(binding.getParameterIndex());
+
+		if (value instanceof String && binding.isQuoted()) {
+			return (String) value;
+		}
+
+		return JSON.serialize(value);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * A parser that extracts the parameter bindings from a given query string.
+	 * 
+	 * @author Thomas Darimont
+	 */
+	private static enum ParameterBindingParser {
+
+		INSTANCE;
+
+		private static final String PARAMETER_PREFIX = "_param_";
+		private static final String PARSEABLE_PARAMETER = "\"" + PARAMETER_PREFIX + "$1\"";
+		private static final Pattern PARAMETER_BINDING_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("\\?(\\d+)");
+		private static final Pattern PARSEABLE_BINDING_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("\"?" + PARAMETER_PREFIX + "(\\d+)\"?");
+
+		private final static int PARAMETER_INDEX_GROUP = 1;
+
+		/**
+		 * Returns a list of {@link ParameterBinding}s found in the given {@code input} or an
+		 * {@link Collections#emptyList()}.
+		 * 
+		 * @param input
+		 * @param conversionService must not be {@literal null}.
+		 * @return
+		 */
+		public List<ParameterBinding> parseParameterBindingsFrom(String input) {
+
+			if (!StringUtils.hasText(input)) {
+				return Collections.emptyList();
+			}
+
+			List<ParameterBinding> bindings = new ArrayList<ParameterBinding>();
+
+			String parseableInput = makeParameterReferencesParseable(input);
+
+			collectParameterReferencesIntoBindings(bindings, JSON.parse(parseableInput));
+
+			return bindings;
+		}
+
+		private String makeParameterReferencesParseable(String input) {
+
+			Matcher matcher = PARAMETER_BINDING_PATTERN.matcher(input);
+			String parseableInput = matcher.replaceAll(PARSEABLE_PARAMETER);
+
+			return parseableInput;
+		}
+
+		private void collectParameterReferencesIntoBindings(List<ParameterBinding> bindings, Object value) {
+
+			if (value instanceof String) {
+
+				String string = ((String) value).trim();
+				potentiallyAddBinding(string, bindings);
+
+			} else if (value instanceof Pattern) {
+
+				String string = ((Pattern) value).toString().trim();
+
+				Matcher valueMatcher = PARSEABLE_BINDING_PATTERN.matcher(string);
+				while (valueMatcher.find()) {
+					int paramIndex = Integer.parseInt(valueMatcher.group(PARAMETER_INDEX_GROUP));
+
+					/*
+					 * The pattern is used as a direct parameter replacement, e.g. 'field': ?1, 
+					 * therefore we treat it as not quoted to remain backwards compatible.
+					 */
+					boolean quoted = !string.equals(PARAMETER_PREFIX + paramIndex);
+
+					bindings.add(new ParameterBinding(paramIndex, quoted));
+				}
+
+			} else if (value instanceof DBRef) {
+
+				DBRef dbref = (DBRef) value;
+
+				potentiallyAddBinding(dbref.getRef(), bindings);
+				potentiallyAddBinding(dbref.getId().toString(), bindings);
+
+			} else if (value instanceof DBObject) {
+
+				DBObject dbo = (DBObject) value;
+
+				for (String field : dbo.keySet()) {
+					collectParameterReferencesIntoBindings(bindings, field);
+					collectParameterReferencesIntoBindings(bindings, dbo.get(field));
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		private void potentiallyAddBinding(String source, List<ParameterBinding> bindings) {
+
+			Matcher valueMatcher = PARSEABLE_BINDING_PATTERN.matcher(source);
+
+			while (valueMatcher.find()) {
+
+				int paramIndex = Integer.parseInt(valueMatcher.group(PARAMETER_INDEX_GROUP));
+				boolean quoted = (source.startsWith("'") && source.endsWith("'"))
+						|| (source.startsWith("\"") && source.endsWith("\""));
+
+				bindings.add(new ParameterBinding(paramIndex, quoted));
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * A generic parameter binding with name or position information.
+	 * 
+	 * @author Thomas Darimont
+	 */
+	private static class ParameterBinding {
+
+		private final int parameterIndex;
+		private final boolean quoted;
+
+		/**
+		 * Creates a new {@link ParameterBinding} with the given {@code parameterIndex} and {@code quoted} information.
+		 * 
+		 * @param parameterIndex
+		 * @param quoted whether or not the parameter is already quoted.
+		 */
+		public ParameterBinding(int parameterIndex, boolean quoted) {
+
+			this.parameterIndex = parameterIndex;
+			this.quoted = quoted;
+		}
+
+		public boolean isQuoted() {
+			return quoted;
+		}
+
+		public int getParameterIndex() {
+			return parameterIndex;
+		}
+
+		public String getParameter() {
+			return "?" + parameterIndex;
+		}
 	}
 }

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/support/MongoAnnotationProcessor.java

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import com.mysema.query.apt.Configuration;
 import com.mysema.query.apt.DefaultConfiguration;
 
 /**
- * Annotation processor to create Querydsl query types for QueryDsl annoated classes.
+ * Annotation processor to create Querydsl query types for QueryDsl annotated classes.
  * 
  * @author Oliver Gierke
  */

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/support/QueryDslMongoRepository.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2011-2012 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2011-2014 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@ import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.MongoOperations;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.MongoTemplate;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.repository.query.MongoEntityInformation;
 import org.springframework.data.querydsl.EntityPathResolver;
+import org.springframework.data.querydsl.QSort;
 import org.springframework.data.querydsl.QueryDslPredicateExecutor;
 import org.springframework.data.querydsl.SimpleEntityPathResolver;
+import org.springframework.data.repository.core.EntityInformation;
 import org.springframework.data.repository.core.EntityMetadata;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
@@ -43,18 +45,21 @@ import com.mysema.query.types.path.PathBuilder;
  * Special QueryDsl based repository implementation that allows execution {@link Predicate}s in various forms.
  * 
  * @author Oliver Gierke
+ * @author Thomas Darimont
  */
 public class QueryDslMongoRepository<T, ID extends Serializable> extends SimpleMongoRepository<T, ID> implements
 		QueryDslPredicateExecutor<T> {
 
 	private final PathBuilder<T> builder;
+	private final EntityInformation<T, ID> entityInformation;
+	private final MongoOperations mongoOperations;
 
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new {@link QueryDslMongoRepository} for the given {@link EntityMetadata} and {@link MongoTemplate}. Uses
 	 * the {@link SimpleEntityPathResolver} to create an {@link EntityPath} for the given domain class.
 	 * 
-	 * @param entityInformation
-	 * @param template
+	 * @param entityInformation must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param mongoOperations must not be {@literal null}.
 	 */
 	public QueryDslMongoRepository(MongoEntityInformation<T, ID> entityInformation, MongoOperations mongoOperations) {
 		this(entityInformation, mongoOperations, SimpleEntityPathResolver.INSTANCE);
@@ -64,17 +69,21 @@ public class QueryDslMongoRepository<T, ID extends Serializable> extends SimpleM
 	 * Creates a new {@link QueryDslMongoRepository} for the given {@link MongoEntityInformation}, {@link MongoTemplate}
 	 * and {@link EntityPathResolver}.
 	 * 
-	 * @param entityInformation
-	 * @param mongoOperations
-	 * @param resolver
+	 * @param entityInformation must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param mongoOperations must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param resolver must not be {@literal null}.
 	 */
 	public QueryDslMongoRepository(MongoEntityInformation<T, ID> entityInformation, MongoOperations mongoOperations,
 			EntityPathResolver resolver) {
 
 		super(entityInformation, mongoOperations);
+
 		Assert.notNull(resolver);
 		EntityPath<T> path = resolver.createPath(entityInformation.getJavaType());
+
 		this.builder = new PathBuilder<T>(path.getType(), path.getMetadata());
+		this.entityInformation = entityInformation;
+		this.mongoOperations = mongoOperations;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -98,7 +107,6 @@ public class QueryDslMongoRepository<T, ID extends Serializable> extends SimpleM
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.querydsl.QueryDslPredicateExecutor#findAll(com.mysema.query.types.Predicate, com.mysema.query.types.OrderSpecifier<?>[])
 	 */
 	public List<T> findAll(Predicate predicate, OrderSpecifier<?>... orders) {
-
 		return createQueryFor(predicate).orderBy(orders).list();
 	}
 
@@ -114,6 +122,28 @@ public class QueryDslMongoRepository<T, ID extends Serializable> extends SimpleM
 		return new PageImpl<T>(applyPagination(query, pageable).list(), pageable, countQuery.count());
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.data.mongodb.repository.support.SimpleMongoRepository#findAll(org.springframework.data.domain.Pageable)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public Page<T> findAll(Pageable pageable) {
+
+		MongodbQuery<T> countQuery = createQuery();
+		MongodbQuery<T> query = createQuery();
+
+		return new PageImpl<T>(applyPagination(query, pageable).list(), pageable, countQuery.count());
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.data.mongodb.repository.support.SimpleMongoRepository#findAll(org.springframework.data.domain.Sort)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public List<T> findAll(Sort sort) {
+		return applySorting(createQuery(), sort).list();
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.querydsl.QueryDslPredicateExecutor#count(com.mysema.query.types.Predicate)
@@ -129,11 +159,16 @@ public class QueryDslMongoRepository<T, ID extends Serializable> extends SimpleM
 	 * @return
 	 */
 	private MongodbQuery<T> createQueryFor(Predicate predicate) {
+		return createQuery().where(predicate);
+	}
 
-		Class<T> domainType = getEntityInformation().getJavaType();
-
-		MongodbQuery<T> query = new SpringDataMongodbQuery<T>(getMongoOperations(), domainType);
-		return query.where(predicate);
+	/**
+	 * Creates a {@link MongodbQuery}.
+	 * 
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	private MongodbQuery<T> createQuery() {
+		return new SpringDataMongodbQuery<T>(mongoOperations, entityInformation.getJavaType());
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -166,6 +201,15 @@ public class QueryDslMongoRepository<T, ID extends Serializable> extends SimpleM
 			return query;
 		}
 
+		// TODO: find better solution than instanceof check
+		if (sort instanceof QSort) {
+
+			List<OrderSpecifier<?>> orderSpecifiers = ((QSort) sort).getOrderSpecifiers();
+			query.orderBy(orderSpecifiers.toArray(new OrderSpecifier<?>[orderSpecifiers.size()]));
+
+			return query;
+		}
+
 		for (Order order : sort) {
 			query.orderBy(toOrder(order));
 		}

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/support/SimpleMongoRepository.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2010-2012 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2010-2014 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import static org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.Criteria.*;
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -40,6 +41,8 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  * Repository base implementation for Mongo.
  * 
  * @author Oliver Gierke
+ * @author Christoph Strobl
+ * @author Thomas Darimont
  */
 public class SimpleMongoRepository<T, ID extends Serializable> implements MongoRepository<T, ID> {
 
@@ -47,7 +50,7 @@ public class SimpleMongoRepository<T, ID extends Serializable> implements MongoR
 	private final MongoEntityInformation<T, ID> entityInformation;
 
 	/**
-	 * Creates a ew {@link SimpleMongoRepository} for the given {@link MongoEntityInformation} and {@link MongoTemplate}.
+	 * Creates a new {@link SimpleMongoRepository} for the given {@link MongoEntityInformation} and {@link MongoTemplate}.
 	 * 
 	 * @param metadata must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @param template must not be {@literal null}.
@@ -69,7 +72,12 @@ public class SimpleMongoRepository<T, ID extends Serializable> implements MongoR
 
 		Assert.notNull(entity, "Entity must not be null!");
 
-		mongoOperations.save(entity, entityInformation.getCollectionName());
+		if (entityInformation.isNew(entity)) {
+			mongoOperations.insert(entity, entityInformation.getCollectionName());
+		} else {
+			mongoOperations.save(entity, entityInformation.getCollectionName());
+		}
+
 		return entity;
 	}
 
@@ -81,11 +89,22 @@ public class SimpleMongoRepository<T, ID extends Serializable> implements MongoR
 
 		Assert.notNull(entities, "The given Iterable of entities not be null!");
 
-		List<S> result = new ArrayList<S>();
+		List<S> result = convertIterableToList(entities);
+		boolean allNew = true;
 
 		for (S entity : entities) {
-			save(entity);
-			result.add(entity);
+			if (allNew && !entityInformation.isNew(entity)) {
+				allNew = false;
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (allNew) {
+			mongoOperations.insertAll(result);
+		} else {
+
+			for (S entity : result) {
+				save(entity);
+			}
 		}
 
 		return result;
@@ -180,7 +199,7 @@ public class SimpleMongoRepository<T, ID extends Serializable> implements MongoR
 	 */
 	public Iterable<T> findAll(Iterable<ID> ids) {
 
-		Set<ID> parameters = new HashSet<ID>();
+		Set<ID> parameters = new HashSet<ID>(tryDetermineRealSizeOrReturn(ids, 10));
 		for (ID id : ids) {
 			parameters.add(id);
 		}
@@ -208,6 +227,38 @@ public class SimpleMongoRepository<T, ID extends Serializable> implements MongoR
 		return findAll(new Query().with(sort));
 	}
 
+	/* 
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.data.mongodb.repository.MongoRepository#insert(java.lang.Object)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public <S extends T> S insert(S entity) {
+
+		Assert.notNull(entity, "Entity must not be null!");
+
+		mongoOperations.insert(entity, entityInformation.getCollectionName());
+		return entity;
+	}
+
+	/* 
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.data.mongodb.repository.MongoRepository#insert(java.lang.Iterable)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public <S extends T> List<S> insert(Iterable<S> entities) {
+
+		Assert.notNull(entities, "The given Iterable of entities not be null!");
+
+		List<S> list = convertIterableToList(entities);
+
+		if (list.isEmpty()) {
+			return list;
+		}
+
+		mongoOperations.insertAll(list);
+		return list;
+	}
+
 	private List<T> findAll(Query query) {
 
 		if (query == null) {
@@ -217,19 +268,27 @@ public class SimpleMongoRepository<T, ID extends Serializable> implements MongoR
 		return mongoOperations.find(query, entityInformation.getJavaType(), entityInformation.getCollectionName());
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Returns the underlying {@link MongoOperations} instance.
-	 * 
-	 * @return
-	 */
-	protected MongoOperations getMongoOperations() {
-		return this.mongoOperations;
+	private static <T> List<T> convertIterableToList(Iterable<T> entities) {
+
+		if (entities instanceof List) {
+			return (List<T>) entities;
+		}
+
+		int capacity = tryDetermineRealSizeOrReturn(entities, 10);
+
+		if (capacity == 0 || entities == null) {
+			return Collections.<T> emptyList();
+		}
+
+		List<T> list = new ArrayList<T>(capacity);
+		for (T entity : entities) {
+			list.add(entity);
+		}
+
+		return list;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * @return the entityInformation
-	 */
-	protected MongoEntityInformation<T, ID> getEntityInformation() {
-		return entityInformation;
+	private static int tryDetermineRealSizeOrReturn(Iterable<?> iterable, int defaultSize) {
+		return iterable == null ? 0 : (iterable instanceof Collection) ? ((Collection<?>) iterable).size() : defaultSize;
 	}
 }

spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/support/SpringDataMongodbSerializer.java

@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.data.mongodb.repository.support;
 
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.context.MappingContext;
@@ -41,7 +44,17 @@ import com.mysema.query.types.PathType;
  */
 class SpringDataMongodbSerializer extends MongodbSerializer {
 
-	private final String ID_KEY = "_id";
+	private static final String ID_KEY = "_id";
+	private static final Set<PathType> PATH_TYPES;
+
+	static {
+
+		Set<PathType> pathTypes = new HashSet<PathType>();
+		pathTypes.add(PathType.VARIABLE);
+		pathTypes.add(PathType.PROPERTY);
+
+		PATH_TYPES = Collections.unmodifiableSet(pathTypes);
+	}
 
 	private final MongoConverter converter;
 	private final MappingContext<? extends MongoPersistentEntity<?>, MongoPersistentProperty> mappingContext;
@@ -138,7 +151,7 @@ class SpringDataMongodbSerializer extends MongodbSerializer {
 
 		Path<?> parent = path.getMetadata().getParent();
 
-		if (parent == null) {
+		if (parent == null || !PATH_TYPES.contains(path.getMetadata().getPathType())) {
 			return null;
 		}
 

spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/config/ServerAddressPropertyEditorUnitTests.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2013 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2014 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import java.net.UnknownHostException;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collection;
 
+import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -49,11 +50,17 @@ public class ServerAddressPropertyEditorUnitTests {
 
 	/**
 	 * @see DATAMONGO-454
+	 * @see DATAMONGO-1062
 	 */
 	@Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
-	public void rejectsAddressConfigWithoutASingleParsableServerAddress() {
+	public void rejectsAddressConfigWithoutASingleParsableAndResolvableServerAddress() {
 
-		editor.setAsText("foo, bar");
+		String unknownHost1 = "gugu.nonexistant.example.org";
+		String unknownHost2 = "gaga.nonexistant.example.org";
+
+		assertUnresolveableHostnames(unknownHost1, unknownHost2);
+
+		editor.setAsText(unknownHost1 + "," + unknownHost2);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -193,4 +200,16 @@ public class ServerAddressPropertyEditorUnitTests {
 			assertThat(addresses, hasItem(new ServerAddress(InetAddress.getByName(hostAddress), port)));
 		}
 	}
+
+	private void assertUnresolveableHostnames(String... hostnames) {
+
+		for (String hostname : hostnames) {
+			try {
+				InetAddress.getByName(hostname);
+				Assert.fail("Supposedly unresolveable hostname '" + hostname + "' can be resolved.");
+			} catch (UnknownHostException expected) {
+				// ok
+			}
+		}
+	}
 }

spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/DefaultIndexOperationsIntegrationTests.java

@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2014 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.data.mongodb.core;
+
+import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.*;
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.index.IndexInfo;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
+import org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils;
+
+import com.mongodb.BasicDBObject;
+import com.mongodb.DBCollection;
+import com.mongodb.DBObject;
+
+/**
+ * Integration tests for {@link DefaultIndexOperations}.
+ * 
+ * @author Christoph Strobl
+ * @author Oliver Gierke
+ */
+@RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
+@ContextConfiguration("classpath:infrastructure.xml")
+public class DefaultIndexOperationsIntegrationTests {
+
+	static final DBObject GEO_SPHERE_2D = new BasicDBObject("loaction", "2dsphere");
+
+	@Autowired MongoTemplate template;
+	DefaultIndexOperations indexOps;
+	DBCollection collection;
+
+	@Before
+	public void setUp() {
+
+		String collectionName = this.template.getCollectionName(DefaultIndexOperationsIntegrationTestsSample.class);
+
+		this.collection = this.template.getDb().getCollection(collectionName);
+		this.collection.dropIndexes();
+
+		this.indexOps = new DefaultIndexOperations(template, collectionName);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAMONGO-1008
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void getIndexInfoShouldBeAbleToRead2dsphereIndex() {
+
+		collection.createIndex(GEO_SPHERE_2D);
+
+		IndexInfo info = findAndReturnIndexInfo(GEO_SPHERE_2D);
+		assertThat(info.getIndexFields().get(0).isGeo(), is(true));
+	}
+
+	private IndexInfo findAndReturnIndexInfo(DBObject keys) {
+		return findAndReturnIndexInfo(indexOps.getIndexInfo(), keys);
+	}
+
+	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+	private static IndexInfo findAndReturnIndexInfo(Iterable<IndexInfo> candidates, DBObject keys) {
+		return findAndReturnIndexInfo(candidates, DBCollection.genIndexName(keys));
+	}
+
+	private static IndexInfo findAndReturnIndexInfo(Iterable<IndexInfo> candidates, String name) {
+
+		for (IndexInfo info : candidates) {
+			if (ObjectUtils.nullSafeEquals(name, info.getName())) {
+				return info;
+			}
+		}
+		throw new AssertionError(String.format("Index with %s was not found", name));
+	}
+
+	static class DefaultIndexOperationsIntegrationTestsSample {}
+}

spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MongoTemplateTests.java

@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.Query;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.Update;
 import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
+import org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 
 import com.mongodb.BasicDBObject;
@@ -185,9 +186,14 @@ public class MongoTemplateTests {
 		template.dropCollection(DocumentWithCollection.class);
 		template.dropCollection(DocumentWithCollectionOfSimpleType.class);
 		template.dropCollection(DocumentWithMultipleCollections.class);
+		template.dropCollection(DocumentWithNestedCollection.class);
+		template.dropCollection(DocumentWithEmbeddedDocumentWithCollection.class);
+		template.dropCollection(DocumentWithNestedList.class);
 		template.dropCollection(DocumentWithDBRefCollection.class);
 		template.dropCollection(SomeContent.class);
 		template.dropCollection(SomeTemplate.class);
+		template.dropCollection(Address.class);
+		template.dropCollection(DocumentWithCollectionOfSamples.class);
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -2221,6 +2227,243 @@ public class MongoTemplateTests {
 		assertThat(retrieved.model.value(), equalTo("value2"));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAMONGO-1210
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void findAndModifyShouldRetainTypeInformationWithinUpdatedTypeOnDocumentWithNestedCollectionWhenWholeCollectionIsReplaced() {
+
+		DocumentWithNestedCollection doc = new DocumentWithNestedCollection();
+
+		Map<String, Model> entry = new HashMap<String, Model>();
+		entry.put("key1", new ModelA("value1"));
+		doc.models.add(entry);
+
+		template.save(doc);
+
+		entry.put("key2", new ModelA("value2"));
+
+		Query query = query(where("id").is(doc.id));
+		Update update = Update.update("models", Collections.singletonList(entry));
+
+		assertThat(template.findOne(query, DocumentWithNestedCollection.class), notNullValue());
+
+		template.findAndModify(query, update, DocumentWithNestedCollection.class);
+
+		DocumentWithNestedCollection retrieved = template.findOne(query, DocumentWithNestedCollection.class);
+
+		assertThat(retrieved, is(notNullValue()));
+		assertThat(retrieved.id, is(doc.id));
+
+		assertThat(retrieved.models.get(0).entrySet(), hasSize(2));
+
+		assertThat(retrieved.models.get(0).get("key1"), instanceOf(ModelA.class));
+		assertThat(retrieved.models.get(0).get("key1").value(), equalTo("value1"));
+
+		assertThat(retrieved.models.get(0).get("key2"), instanceOf(ModelA.class));
+		assertThat(retrieved.models.get(0).get("key2").value(), equalTo("value2"));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAMONGO-1210
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void findAndModifyShouldRetainTypeInformationWithinUpdatedTypeOnDocumentWithNestedCollectionWhenFirstElementIsReplaced() {
+
+		DocumentWithNestedCollection doc = new DocumentWithNestedCollection();
+
+		Map<String, Model> entry = new HashMap<String, Model>();
+		entry.put("key1", new ModelA("value1"));
+		doc.models.add(entry);
+
+		template.save(doc);
+
+		entry.put("key2", new ModelA("value2"));
+
+		Query query = query(where("id").is(doc.id));
+		Update update = Update.update("models.0", entry);
+
+		assertThat(template.findOne(query, DocumentWithNestedCollection.class), notNullValue());
+
+		template.findAndModify(query, update, DocumentWithNestedCollection.class);
+
+		DocumentWithNestedCollection retrieved = template.findOne(query, DocumentWithNestedCollection.class);
+
+		assertThat(retrieved, is(notNullValue()));
+		assertThat(retrieved.id, is(doc.id));
+
+		assertThat(retrieved.models.get(0).entrySet(), hasSize(2));
+
+		assertThat(retrieved.models.get(0).get("key1"), instanceOf(ModelA.class));
+		assertThat(retrieved.models.get(0).get("key1").value(), equalTo("value1"));
+
+		assertThat(retrieved.models.get(0).get("key2"), instanceOf(ModelA.class));
+		assertThat(retrieved.models.get(0).get("key2").value(), equalTo("value2"));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAMONGO-1210
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void findAndModifyShouldAddTypeInformationOnDocumentWithNestedCollectionObjectInsertedAtSecondIndex() {
+
+		DocumentWithNestedCollection doc = new DocumentWithNestedCollection();
+
+		Map<String, Model> entry = new HashMap<String, Model>();
+		entry.put("key1", new ModelA("value1"));
+		doc.models.add(entry);
+
+		template.save(doc);
+
+		Query query = query(where("id").is(doc.id));
+		Update update = Update.update("models.1", Collections.singletonMap("key2", new ModelA("value2")));
+
+		assertThat(template.findOne(query, DocumentWithNestedCollection.class), notNullValue());
+
+		template.findAndModify(query, update, DocumentWithNestedCollection.class);
+
+		DocumentWithNestedCollection retrieved = template.findOne(query, DocumentWithNestedCollection.class);
+
+		assertThat(retrieved, is(notNullValue()));
+		assertThat(retrieved.id, is(doc.id));
+
+		assertThat(retrieved.models.get(0).entrySet(), hasSize(1));
+		assertThat(retrieved.models.get(1).entrySet(), hasSize(1));
+
+		assertThat(retrieved.models.get(0).get("key1"), instanceOf(ModelA.class));
+		assertThat(retrieved.models.get(0).get("key1").value(), equalTo("value1"));
+
+		assertThat(retrieved.models.get(1).get("key2"), instanceOf(ModelA.class));
+		assertThat(retrieved.models.get(1).get("key2").value(), equalTo("value2"));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAMONGO-1210
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void findAndModifyShouldRetainTypeInformationWithinUpdatedTypeOnEmbeddedDocumentWithCollectionWhenUpdatingPositionedElement()
+			throws Exception {
+
+		List<Model> models = new ArrayList<Model>();
+		models.add(new ModelA("value1"));
+
+		DocumentWithEmbeddedDocumentWithCollection doc = new DocumentWithEmbeddedDocumentWithCollection(
+				new DocumentWithCollection(models));
+
+		template.save(doc);
+
+		Query query = query(where("id").is(doc.id));
+		Update update = Update.update("embeddedDocument.models.0", new ModelA("value2"));
+
+		assertThat(template.findOne(query, DocumentWithEmbeddedDocumentWithCollection.class), notNullValue());
+
+		template.findAndModify(query, update, DocumentWithEmbeddedDocumentWithCollection.class);
+
+		DocumentWithEmbeddedDocumentWithCollection retrieved = template.findOne(query,
+				DocumentWithEmbeddedDocumentWithCollection.class);
+
+		assertThat(retrieved, notNullValue());
+		assertThat(retrieved.embeddedDocument.models, hasSize(1));
+		assertThat(retrieved.embeddedDocument.models.get(0).value(), is("value2"));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAMONGO-1210
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void findAndModifyShouldAddTypeInformationWithinUpdatedTypeOnEmbeddedDocumentWithCollectionWhenUpdatingSecondElement()
+			throws Exception {
+
+		List<Model> models = new ArrayList<Model>();
+		models.add(new ModelA("value1"));
+
+		DocumentWithEmbeddedDocumentWithCollection doc = new DocumentWithEmbeddedDocumentWithCollection(
+				new DocumentWithCollection(models));
+
+		template.save(doc);
+
+		Query query = query(where("id").is(doc.id));
+		Update update = Update.update("embeddedDocument.models.1", new ModelA("value2"));
+
+		assertThat(template.findOne(query, DocumentWithEmbeddedDocumentWithCollection.class), notNullValue());
+
+		template.findAndModify(query, update, DocumentWithEmbeddedDocumentWithCollection.class);
+
+		DocumentWithEmbeddedDocumentWithCollection retrieved = template.findOne(query,
+				DocumentWithEmbeddedDocumentWithCollection.class);
+
+		assertThat(retrieved, notNullValue());
+		assertThat(retrieved.embeddedDocument.models, hasSize(2));
+		assertThat(retrieved.embeddedDocument.models.get(0).value(), is("value1"));
+		assertThat(retrieved.embeddedDocument.models.get(1).value(), is("value2"));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAMONGO-1210
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void findAndModifyShouldAddTypeInformationWithinUpdatedTypeOnEmbeddedDocumentWithCollectionWhenRewriting()
+			throws Exception {
+
+		List<Model> models = Arrays.<Model> asList(new ModelA("value1"));
+
+		DocumentWithEmbeddedDocumentWithCollection doc = new DocumentWithEmbeddedDocumentWithCollection(
+				new DocumentWithCollection(models));
+
+		template.save(doc);
+
+		Query query = query(where("id").is(doc.id));
+		Update update = Update.update("embeddedDocument",
+				new DocumentWithCollection(Arrays.<Model> asList(new ModelA("value2"))));
+
+		assertThat(template.findOne(query, DocumentWithEmbeddedDocumentWithCollection.class), notNullValue());
+
+		template.findAndModify(query, update, DocumentWithEmbeddedDocumentWithCollection.class);
+
+		DocumentWithEmbeddedDocumentWithCollection retrieved = template.findOne(query,
+				DocumentWithEmbeddedDocumentWithCollection.class);
+
+		assertThat(retrieved, notNullValue());
+		assertThat(retrieved.embeddedDocument.models, hasSize(1));
+		assertThat(retrieved.embeddedDocument.models.get(0).value(), is("value2"));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAMONGO-1210
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void findAndModifyShouldAddTypeInformationWithinUpdatedTypeOnDocumentWithNestedLists() {
+
+		DocumentWithNestedList doc = new DocumentWithNestedList();
+
+		List<Model> entry = new ArrayList<Model>();
+		entry.add(new ModelA("value1"));
+		doc.models.add(entry);
+
+		template.save(doc);
+
+		Query query = query(where("id").is(doc.id));
+
+		assertThat(template.findOne(query, DocumentWithNestedList.class), notNullValue());
+
+		Update update = Update.update("models.0.1", new ModelA("value2"));
+
+		template.findAndModify(query, update, DocumentWithNestedList.class);
+
+		DocumentWithNestedList retrieved = template.findOne(query, DocumentWithNestedList.class);
+
+		assertThat(retrieved, is(notNullValue()));
+		assertThat(retrieved.id, is(doc.id));
+
+		assertThat(retrieved.models.get(0), hasSize(2));
+
+		assertThat(retrieved.models.get(0).get(0), instanceOf(ModelA.class));
+		assertThat(retrieved.models.get(0).get(0).value(), equalTo("value1"));
+
+		assertThat(retrieved.models.get(0).get(1), instanceOf(ModelA.class));
+		assertThat(retrieved.models.get(0).get(1).value(), equalTo("value2"));
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @see DATAMONGO-407
 	 */
@@ -2511,6 +2754,37 @@ public class MongoTemplateTests {
 		assertThat(template.getDb().getCollection("sample").find(new BasicDBObject("field", "data")).count(), is(1));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAMONGO-1001
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void shouldAllowSavingOfLazyLoadedDbRefs() {
+
+		template.dropCollection(SomeTemplate.class);
+		template.dropCollection(SomeMessage.class);
+		template.dropCollection(SomeContent.class);
+
+		SomeContent content = new SomeContent();
+		content.id = "content-1";
+		content.text = "spring";
+		template.save(content);
+
+		SomeTemplate tmpl = new SomeTemplate();
+		tmpl.id = "template-1";
+		tmpl.content = content; // @DBRef(lazy=true) tmpl.content
+
+		template.save(tmpl);
+
+		SomeTemplate savedTmpl = template.findById(tmpl.id, SomeTemplate.class);
+
+		SomeContent loadedContent = savedTmpl.getContent();
+		loadedContent.setText("data");
+		template.save(loadedContent);
+
+		assertThat(template.findById(content.id, SomeContent.class).getText(), is("data"));
+
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @see DATAMONGO-880
 	 */
@@ -2595,6 +2869,33 @@ public class MongoTemplateTests {
 		assertThat(template.findOne(query, DocumentWithCollectionOfSimpleType.class).values, hasSize(3));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAMONGO-1210
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void findAndModifyAddToSetWithEachShouldNotAddDuplicatesNorTypeHintForSimpleDocuments() {
+
+		DocumentWithCollectionOfSamples doc = new DocumentWithCollectionOfSamples();
+		doc.samples = Arrays.asList(new Sample(null, "sample1"));
+
+		template.save(doc);
+
+		Query query = query(where("id").is(doc.id));
+
+		assertThat(template.findOne(query, DocumentWithCollectionOfSamples.class), notNullValue());
+
+		Update update = new Update().addToSet("samples").each(new Sample(null, "sample2"), new Sample(null, "sample1"));
+
+		template.findAndModify(query, update, DocumentWithCollectionOfSamples.class);
+
+		DocumentWithCollectionOfSamples retrieved = template.findOne(query, DocumentWithCollectionOfSamples.class);
+
+		assertThat(retrieved, notNullValue());
+		assertThat(retrieved.samples, hasSize(2));
+		assertThat(retrieved.samples.get(0).field, is("sample1"));
+		assertThat(retrieved.samples.get(1).field, is("sample2"));
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @see DATAMONGO-888
 	 */
@@ -2709,6 +3010,23 @@ public class MongoTemplateTests {
 		assertThat(template.findAll(DBObject.class, "collection"), hasSize(0));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAMONGO-1207
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void ignoresNullElementsForInsertAll() {
+
+		Address newYork = new Address("NY", "New York");
+		Address washington = new Address("DC", "Washington");
+
+		template.insertAll(Arrays.asList(newYork, null, washington));
+
+		List<Address> result = template.findAll(Address.class);
+
+		assertThat(result, hasSize(2));
+		assertThat(result, hasItems(newYork, washington));
+	}
+
 	static class DoucmentWithNamedIdField {
 
 		@Id String someIdKey;
@@ -2760,6 +3078,7 @@ public class MongoTemplateTests {
 
 		@Id public String id;
 
+		@Field("db_ref_list")/** @see DATAMONGO-1058 */
 		@org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.DBRef//
 		public List<Sample> dbRefAnnotatedList;
 
@@ -2783,12 +3102,36 @@ public class MongoTemplateTests {
 		List<String> values;
 	}
 
+	static class DocumentWithCollectionOfSamples {
+		@Id String id;
+		List<Sample> samples;
+	}
+
 	static class DocumentWithMultipleCollections {
 		@Id String id;
 		List<String> string1;
 		List<String> string2;
 	}
 
+	static class DocumentWithNestedCollection {
+		@Id String id;
+		List<Map<String, Model>> models = new ArrayList<Map<String, Model>>();
+	}
+
+	static class DocumentWithNestedList {
+		@Id String id;
+		List<List<Model>> models = new ArrayList<List<Model>>();
+	}
+
+	static class DocumentWithEmbeddedDocumentWithCollection {
+		@Id String id;
+		DocumentWithCollection embeddedDocument;
+
+		DocumentWithEmbeddedDocumentWithCollection(DocumentWithCollection embeddedDocument) {
+			this.embeddedDocument = embeddedDocument;
+		}
+	}
+
 	static interface Model {
 		String value();
 
@@ -2894,6 +3237,41 @@ public class MongoTemplateTests {
 
 		String state;
 		String city;
+
+		Address() {}
+
+		Address(String state, String city) {
+			this.state = state;
+			this.city = city;
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+
+			if (obj == this) {
+				return true;
+			}
+
+			if (!(obj instanceof Address)) {
+				return false;
+			}
+
+			Address that = (Address) obj;
+
+			return ObjectUtils.nullSafeEquals(this.city, that.city) && //
+					ObjectUtils.nullSafeEquals(this.state, that.state);
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public int hashCode() {
+
+			int result = 17;
+
+			result += 31 * ObjectUtils.nullSafeHashCode(this.city);
+			result += 31 * ObjectUtils.nullSafeHashCode(this.state);
+
+			return result;
+		}
 	}
 
 	static class VersionedPerson {
@@ -2956,6 +3334,11 @@ public class MongoTemplateTests {
 			return name;
 		}
 
+		public void setText(String text) {
+			this.text = text;
+
+		}
+
 		public String getId() {
 			return id;
 		}

spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MongoTemplateUnitTests.java

@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ import org.springframework.dao.InvalidDataAccessApiUsageException;
 import org.springframework.data.annotation.Id;
 import org.springframework.data.annotation.Version;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Sort;
+import org.springframework.data.geo.Point;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.MongoDbFactory;
+import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.aggregation.Aggregation;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert.CustomConversions;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert.DefaultDbRefResolver;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert.MappingMongoConverter;
@@ -52,18 +54,21 @@ import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.index.MongoPersistentEntityIndexCre
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.MongoMappingContext;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.BasicQuery;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.Criteria;
+import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.NearQuery;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.Query;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.Update;
 import org.springframework.test.util.ReflectionTestUtils;
 
 import com.mongodb.BasicDBObject;
 import com.mongodb.BasicDBObjectBuilder;
+import com.mongodb.CommandResult;
 import com.mongodb.DB;
 import com.mongodb.DBCollection;
 import com.mongodb.DBCursor;
 import com.mongodb.DBObject;
 import com.mongodb.Mongo;
 import com.mongodb.MongoException;
+import com.mongodb.ReadPreference;
 
 /**
  * Unit tests for {@link MongoTemplate}.
@@ -89,6 +94,7 @@ public class MongoTemplateUnitTests extends MongoOperationsUnitTests {
 	@Before
 	public void setUp() {
 
+		when(cursor.copy()).thenReturn(cursor);
 		when(factory.getDb()).thenReturn(db);
 		when(factory.getExceptionTranslator()).thenReturn(exceptionTranslator);
 		when(db.getCollection(Mockito.any(String.class))).thenReturn(collection);
@@ -352,6 +358,74 @@ public class MongoTemplateUnitTests extends MongoOperationsUnitTests {
 		assertThat(captor.getValue(), equalTo(new BasicDBObjectBuilder().add("foo", 1).get()));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAMONGO-1166
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void aggregateShouldHonorReadPreferenceWhenSet() {
+
+		CommandResult result = mock(CommandResult.class);
+
+		when(result.get("result")).thenReturn(Collections.emptySet());
+		when(db.command(Mockito.any(DBObject.class), Mockito.any(ReadPreference.class))).thenReturn(result);
+		when(db.command(Mockito.any(DBObject.class))).thenReturn(result);
+		template.setReadPreference(ReadPreference.secondary());
+
+		template.aggregate(Aggregation.newAggregation(Aggregation.unwind("foo")), "collection-1", Wrapper.class);
+
+		verify(this.db, times(1)).command(Mockito.any(DBObject.class), eq(ReadPreference.secondary()));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAMONGO-1166
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void aggregateShouldIgnoreReadPreferenceWhenNotSet() {
+
+		CommandResult result = mock(CommandResult.class);
+
+		when(result.get("result")).thenReturn(Collections.emptySet());
+		when(db.command(Mockito.any(DBObject.class), Mockito.any(ReadPreference.class))).thenReturn(result);
+		when(db.command(Mockito.any(DBObject.class))).thenReturn(result);
+
+		template.aggregate(Aggregation.newAggregation(Aggregation.unwind("foo")), "collection-1", Wrapper.class);
+
+		verify(this.db, times(1)).command(Mockito.any(DBObject.class));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAMONGO-1166
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void geoNearShouldHonorReadPreferenceWhenSet() {
+
+		when(db.command(Mockito.any(DBObject.class), Mockito.any(ReadPreference.class)))
+				.thenReturn(mock(CommandResult.class));
+		when(db.command(Mockito.any(DBObject.class))).thenReturn(mock(CommandResult.class));
+		template.setReadPreference(ReadPreference.secondary());
+
+		NearQuery query = NearQuery.near(new Point(1, 1));
+		template.geoNear(query, Wrapper.class);
+
+		verify(this.db, times(1)).command(Mockito.any(DBObject.class), eq(ReadPreference.secondary()));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAMONGO-1166
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void geoNearShouldIgnoreReadPreferenceWhenNotSet() {
+
+		when(db.command(Mockito.any(DBObject.class), Mockito.any(ReadPreference.class)))
+				.thenReturn(mock(CommandResult.class));
+		when(db.command(Mockito.any(DBObject.class))).thenReturn(mock(CommandResult.class));
+
+		NearQuery query = NearQuery.near(new Point(1, 1));
+		template.geoNear(query, Wrapper.class);
+
+		verify(this.db, times(1)).command(Mockito.any(DBObject.class));
+	}
+
 	class AutogenerateableId {
 
 		@Id BigInteger id;

spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/QueryCursorPreparerUnitTests.java

@@ -15,16 +15,21 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.data.mongodb.core;
 
+import static org.mockito.Matchers.*;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.*;
 import static org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.Criteria.*;
 import static org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.Query.*;
 
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+
+import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.mockito.Mock;
 import org.mockito.runners.MockitoJUnitRunner;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.MongoDbFactory;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.MongoTemplate.QueryCursorPreparer;
+import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.Meta;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.Query;
 
 import com.mongodb.DBCursor;
@@ -41,6 +46,13 @@ public class QueryCursorPreparerUnitTests {
 	@Mock MongoDbFactory factory;
 	@Mock DBCursor cursor;
 
+	@Mock DBCursor cursorToUse;
+
+	@Before
+	public void setUp() {
+		when(cursor.copy()).thenReturn(cursorToUse);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @see DATAMONGO-185
 	 */
@@ -49,9 +61,81 @@ public class QueryCursorPreparerUnitTests {
 
 		Query query = query(where("foo").is("bar")).withHint("hint");
 
-		CursorPreparer preparer = new MongoTemplate(factory).new QueryCursorPreparer(query, null);
-		preparer.prepare(cursor);
+		pepare(query);
 
-		verify(cursor).hint("hint");
+		verify(cursorToUse).hint("hint");
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAMONGO-957
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void doesNotApplyMetaWhenEmpty() {
+
+		Query query = query(where("foo").is("bar"));
+		query.setMeta(new Meta());
+
+		pepare(query);
+
+		verify(cursor, never()).copy();
+		verify(cursorToUse, never()).addSpecial(any(String.class), anyObject());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAMONGO-957
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void appliesMaxScanCorrectly() {
+
+		Query query = query(where("foo").is("bar")).maxScan(100);
+
+		pepare(query);
+
+		verify(cursorToUse).addSpecial(eq("$maxScan"), eq(100L));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAMONGO-957
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void appliesMaxTimeCorrectly() {
+
+		Query query = query(where("foo").is("bar")).maxTime(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+
+		pepare(query);
+
+		verify(cursorToUse).addSpecial(eq("$maxTimeMS"), eq(1000L));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAMONGO-957
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void appliesCommentCorrectly() {
+
+		Query query = query(where("foo").is("bar")).comment("spring data");
+
+		pepare(query);
+
+		verify(cursorToUse).addSpecial(eq("$comment"), eq("spring data"));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAMONGO-957
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void appliesSnapshotCorrectly() {
+
+		Query query = query(where("foo").is("bar")).useSnapshot();
+
+		pepare(query);
+
+		verify(cursorToUse).addSpecial(eq("$snapshot"), eq(true));
+	}
+
+	private DBCursor pepare(Query query) {
+
+		CursorPreparer preparer = new MongoTemplate(factory).new QueryCursorPreparer(query, null);
+		return preparer.prepare(cursor);
 	}
 }