Global Properties

Certain global framework properties can be overridden by providing a properties file on the classpath.

The default properties can be found in org.springframework.integration.context.IntegrationProperties class. The following listing shows the default values:

spring.integration.channels.autoCreate=true (1)
spring.integration.channels.maxUnicastSubscribers=0x7fffffff (2)
spring.integration.channels.maxBroadcastSubscribers=0x7fffffff (3)
spring.integration.taskScheduler.poolSize=10 (4)
spring.integration.messagingTemplate.throwExceptionOnLateReply=false (5)
spring.integration.readOnly.headers= (6)
spring.integration.endpoints.noAutoStartup= (7)
spring.integration.channels.error.requireSubscribers=true (8)
spring.integration.channels.error.ignoreFailures=true (9)
spring.integration.endpoints.defaultTimeout=30000 (10)

1	When true, `input-channel` instances are automatically declared as `DirectChannel` instances when not explicitly found in the application context.
2	Sets the default number of subscribers allowed on, for example, a `DirectChannel`. It can be used to avoid inadvertently subscribing multiple endpoints to the same channel. You can override it on individual channels by setting the `max-subscribers` attribute.
3	This property provides the default number of subscribers allowed on, for example, a `PublishSubscribeChannel`. It can be used to avoid inadvertently subscribing more than the expected number of endpoints to the same channel. You can override it on individual channels by setting the `max-subscribers` attribute.
4	The number of threads available in the default `taskScheduler` bean. See Configuring the Task Scheduler.
5	When `true`, messages that arrive at a gateway reply channel throw an exception when the gateway is not expecting a reply (because the sending thread has timed out or already received a reply).
6	A comma-separated list of message header names that should not be populated into `Message` instances during a header copying operation. The list is used by the `DefaultMessageBuilderFactory` bean and propagated to the `IntegrationMessageHeaderAccessor` instances (see `MessageHeaderAccessor` API) used to build messages via `MessageBuilder` (see The `MessageBuilder` Helper Class). By default, only `MessageHeaders.ID` and `MessageHeaders.TIMESTAMP` are not copied during message building. Since version 4.3.2.
7	A comma-separated list of `AbstractEndpoint` bean names patterns (`xxx`, `xxx`, `xxx`** or `xxx*yyy`) that should not be started automatically during application startup. You can manually start these endpoints later by their bean name through a `Control Bus` (see Control Bus), by their role with the `SmartLifecycleRoleController` (see Endpoint Roles), or by `Lifecycle` bean injection. You can explicitly override the effect of this global property by specifying `auto-startup` XML annotation or the `autoStartup` annotation attribute or by calling `AbstractEndpoint.setAutoStartup()` in the bean definition. Since version 4.3.12.
8	A boolean flag to indicate that default global `errorChannel` must be configured with the `requireSubscribers` option. Since version 5.4.3. See Error Handling for more information.
9	A boolean flag to indicate that default global `errorChannel` must ignore dispatching errors and pass the message to the next handler. Since version 5.5.
10	The default number of milliseconds for request and reply timeouts in endpoints. Default value is 30 seconds to avoid indefinite blocking. Can be configured to a negative value to restore infinite blocking behavior in endpoints. Since version 6.2.

These properties can be overridden by adding a /META-INF/spring.integration.properties file to the classpath or an IntegrationContextUtils.INTEGRATION_GLOBAL_PROPERTIES_BEAN_NAME bean for the org.springframework.integration.context.IntegrationProperties instance. You need not provide all the properties — only those that you want to override.

Starting with version 5.1, all the merged global properties are printed in the logs after application context startup when a DEBUG logic level is turned on for the org.springframework.integration category. The output looks like this:

Spring Integration global properties:

spring.integration.endpoints.noAutoStartup=fooService*
spring.integration.taskScheduler.poolSize=20
spring.integration.channels.maxUnicastSubscribers=0x7fffffff
spring.integration.channels.autoCreate=true
spring.integration.channels.maxBroadcastSubscribers=0x7fffffff
spring.integration.readOnly.headers=
spring.integration.messagingTemplate.throwExceptionOnLateReply=true
spring.integration.endpoints.defaultTimeout=-1