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commit a7e63a0bef37ca6a0bd6f099f9ba7be594ddb44a
Author: James Fredley <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Sun Jan 25 22:05:05 2026 -0500

    Add Spring events and caching integration tests
    
    - Add SpringEventsSpec with 19 tests for ApplicationEvent handling
    - Tests synchronous and async event publishing/listening
    - Tests event inheritance and multiple listeners
    - Add CachingSpec with 20 tests for @Cacheable, @CacheEvict
    - Tests cache hits/misses, eviction strategies, conditional caching
    - Includes cache manager integration and TTL behavior
---
 .../caching/CacheTestController.groovy             | 131 +++++++
 .../springevents/SpringEventController.groovy      | 149 +++++++
 .../caching/CacheTestService.groovy                | 132 +++++++
 .../springevents/EventListenerService.groovy       | 169 ++++++++
 .../springevents/EventPublisherService.groovy      |  78 ++++
 .../functionaltests/caching/CachingSpec.groovy     | 427 +++++++++++++++++++++
 .../springevents/SpringEventsSpec.groovy           | 379 ++++++++++++++++++
 .../springevents/CustomApplicationEvent.groovy     |  39 ++
 .../springevents/PriorityEvent.groovy              |  37 ++
 .../springevents/UserActionEvent.groovy            |  39 ++
 10 files changed, 1580 insertions(+)

diff --git 
a/grails-test-examples/app1/grails-app/controllers/functionaltests/caching/CacheTestController.groovy
 
b/grails-test-examples/app1/grails-app/controllers/functionaltests/caching/CacheTestController.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..57b94aa014
--- /dev/null
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b/grails-test-examples/app1/grails-app/controllers/functionaltests/caching/CacheTestController.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+/*
+ *  Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ *  or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ *  distributed with this work for additional information
+ *  regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ *  to you 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
+ *
+ *    https://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 functionaltests.caching
+
+import grails.converters.JSON
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired
+
+/**
+ * Controller for testing caching features via HTTP.
+ */
+class CacheTestController {
+
+    static responseFormats = ['json']
+
+    @Autowired
+    CacheTestService cacheTestService
+
+    /**
+     * Get basic cached data.
+     */
+    def basicData() {
+        def data = cacheTestService.getBasicData()
+        render([data: data] as JSON)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get data by ID.
+     */
+    def dataById() {
+        Long id = params.long('id', 1L)
+        def data = cacheTestService.getDataById(id)
+        render([id: id, data: data] as JSON)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get complex data.
+     */
+    def complexData() {
+        String category = params.category ?: 'default'
+        int page = params.int('page', 1)
+        def data = cacheTestService.getComplexData(category, page)
+        render([data: data] as JSON)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get conditional data.
+     */
+    def conditionalData() {
+        boolean returnEmpty = params.boolean('empty', false)
+        def data = cacheTestService.getConditionalData(returnEmpty)
+        render([data: data] as JSON)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get data by key (uses custom key closure).
+     */
+    def byKey() {
+        String key = params.key ?: 'default'
+        def data = cacheTestService.getByKey(key)
+        render([key: key, data: data] as JSON)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Update cached value by key.
+     */
+    def updateByKey() {
+        String key = params.key ?: 'default'
+        String value = params.value ?: 'updated'
+        def result = cacheTestService.updateByKey(key, value)
+        render([key: key, value: result] as JSON)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Evict basic cache.
+     */
+    def evictBasic() {
+        cacheTestService.evictBasicCache()
+        render([evicted: true, cache: 'basicCache'] as JSON)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Evict by ID.
+     */
+    def evictById() {
+        Long id = params.long('id', 1L)
+        cacheTestService.evictById(id)
+        render([evicted: true, id: id] as JSON)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Evict all from param cache.
+     */
+    def evictAllParam() {
+        cacheTestService.evictAllFromParamCache()
+        render([evicted: true, allEntries: true] as JSON)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Evict by key from keyed cache.
+     */
+    def evictByKey() {
+        String key = params.key ?: 'default'
+        cacheTestService.evictByKey(key)
+        render([evicted: true, key: key] as JSON)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Evict all from keyed cache.
+     */
+    def evictAllKeyed() {
+        cacheTestService.evictAllKeyedCache()
+        render([evicted: true, allEntries: true, cache: 'keyedCache'] as JSON)
+    }
+}
diff --git 
a/grails-test-examples/app1/grails-app/controllers/functionaltests/springevents/SpringEventController.groovy
 
b/grails-test-examples/app1/grails-app/controllers/functionaltests/springevents/SpringEventController.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e4f6368aa2
--- /dev/null
+++ 
b/grails-test-examples/app1/grails-app/controllers/functionaltests/springevents/SpringEventController.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+/*
+ *  Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ *  or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ *  distributed with this work for additional information
+ *  regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ *  to you 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
+ *
+ *    https://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 functionaltests.springevents
+
+import grails.converters.JSON
+import org.springframework.context.ApplicationEventPublisher
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired
+
+/**
+ * Controller for testing Spring event publishing.
+ */
+class SpringEventController {
+
+    static responseFormats = ['json']
+
+    @Autowired
+    EventPublisherService eventPublisherService
+    
+    @Autowired
+    EventListenerService eventListenerService
+
+    /**
+     * Publishes a custom event and returns event info.
+     */
+    def publishCustom() {
+        String message = params.message ?: 'Default message'
+        eventPublisherService.publishCustomEvent(message, [controller: 
'springEvent'])
+        
+        render([
+            published: true,
+            message: message,
+            eventCount: eventListenerService.eventCount
+        ] as JSON)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Publishes a user action event.
+     * Note: Use 'userAction' param instead of 'action' to avoid conflict with 
Grails params.action
+     */
+    def publishUserAction() {
+        String userId = params.userId ?: 'unknown'
+        String userAction = params.userAction ?: 'unknown_action'
+        
+        eventPublisherService.publishUserAction(userId, userAction, [source: 
'controller'])
+        
+        render([
+            published: true,
+            userId: userId,
+            userAction: userAction
+        ] as JSON)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Publishes a priority event and returns ordered results.
+     */
+    def publishPriority() {
+        String data = params.data ?: 'test'
+        eventListenerService.clearEvents()
+        eventPublisherService.publishPriorityEvent(1, data)
+        
+        render([
+            published: true,
+            orderedResults: eventListenerService.orderedResults
+        ] as JSON)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Publishes multiple events.
+     */
+    def publishMultiple() {
+        int count = params.int('count', 5)
+        eventListenerService.clearEvents()
+        eventPublisherService.publishMultipleEvents(count)
+        
+        render([
+            published: true,
+            count: count,
+            receivedCount: eventListenerService.eventCount
+        ] as JSON)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Publishes an event that should trigger conditional listener.
+     */
+    def publishConditional() {
+        boolean important = params.boolean('important', false)
+        String prefix = important ? 'IMPORTANT' : 'NORMAL'
+        String message = "${prefix}: Test message"
+        
+        eventListenerService.clearEvents()
+        eventPublisherService.publishCustomEvent(message, [conditional: true])
+        
+        render([
+            published: true,
+            message: message,
+            events: eventListenerService.customEvents.collect { it.message },
+            conditionalResults: eventListenerService.conditionalResults
+        ] as JSON)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns current event statistics.
+     */
+    def stats() {
+        render([
+            totalEvents: eventListenerService.eventCount,
+            customEvents: eventListenerService.customEvents.size(),
+            userActionEvents: eventListenerService.userActionEvents.size()
+        ] as JSON)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Clears all events.
+     */
+    def clearEvents() {
+        eventListenerService.clearEvents()
+        render([cleared: true] as JSON)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Publishes event in transactional context.
+     */
+    def publishTransactional() {
+        String message = params.message ?: 'transactional-test'
+        eventPublisherService.publishEventTransactional(message)
+        
+        render([
+            published: true,
+            message: message
+        ] as JSON)
+    }
+}
diff --git 
a/grails-test-examples/app1/grails-app/services/functionaltests/caching/CacheTestService.groovy
 
b/grails-test-examples/app1/grails-app/services/functionaltests/caching/CacheTestService.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..841a0c65e7
--- /dev/null
+++ 
b/grails-test-examples/app1/grails-app/services/functionaltests/caching/CacheTestService.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+/*
+ *  Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ *  or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ *  distributed with this work for additional information
+ *  regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ *  to you 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
+ *
+ *    https://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 functionaltests.caching
+
+import grails.plugin.cache.Cacheable
+import grails.plugin.cache.CacheEvict
+import grails.plugin.cache.CachePut
+import groovy.transform.CompileStatic
+
+/**
+ * Service demonstrating Grails caching features.
+ * 
+ * Methods return data with timestamps/UUIDs so tests can verify 
+ * caching behavior by comparing results.
+ */
+@CompileStatic
+class CacheTestService {
+
+    /**
+     * Basic cached method. Returns data with timestamp.
+     */
+    @Cacheable('basicCache')
+    String getBasicData() {
+        "Basic data: ${System.currentTimeMillis()}"
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Cached method with parameter-based key.
+     * Returns data with UUID so each call (without cache) produces unique 
result.
+     */
+    @Cacheable('paramCache')
+    String getDataById(Long id) {
+        "Data for ID ${id}: ${UUID.randomUUID()}"
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Cached method with multiple parameters forming the cache key.
+     */
+    @Cacheable('complexCache')
+    Map<String, Object> getComplexData(String category, int page) {
+        [
+            category: category,
+            page: page,
+            timestamp: System.currentTimeMillis(),
+            items: (1..5).collect { "Item ${it}" }
+        ]
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Cacheable method that returns different data based on input.
+     */
+    @Cacheable('conditionalCache')
+    List<String> getConditionalData(boolean returnEmpty) {
+        if (returnEmpty) {
+            return []
+        }
+        ['item1', 'item2', 'item3']
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Cached method using a custom key closure for testing.
+     */
+    @Cacheable(value = 'keyedCache', key = { key })
+    String getByKey(String key) {
+        "Value for ${key}: ${UUID.randomUUID()}"
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * CachePut with key closure - updates the keyed cache.
+     */
+    @CachePut(value = 'keyedCache', key = { key })
+    String updateByKey(String key, String value) {
+        value
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Evict from basic cache.
+     */
+    @CacheEvict(value = 'basicCache', allEntries = true)
+    void evictBasicCache() {
+        // Cache is evicted
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Evict specific entry from param cache.
+     */
+    @CacheEvict(value = 'paramCache')
+    void evictById(Long id) {
+        // Evicts the entry for the given ID
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Evict all entries from param cache.
+     */
+    @CacheEvict(value = 'paramCache', allEntries = true)
+    void evictAllFromParamCache() {
+        // Evicts all entries
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Evict from keyed cache using key closure.
+     */
+    @CacheEvict(value = 'keyedCache', key = { key })
+    void evictByKey(String key) {
+        // Evicts the specific key
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Evict all from keyed cache.
+     */
+    @CacheEvict(value = 'keyedCache', allEntries = true)
+    void evictAllKeyedCache() {
+        // Evicts all entries
+    }
+}
diff --git 
a/grails-test-examples/app1/grails-app/services/functionaltests/springevents/EventListenerService.groovy
 
b/grails-test-examples/app1/grails-app/services/functionaltests/springevents/EventListenerService.groovy
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index 0000000000..8facbc6e6f
--- /dev/null
+++ 
b/grails-test-examples/app1/grails-app/services/functionaltests/springevents/EventListenerService.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+/*
+ *  Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ *  or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ *  distributed with this work for additional information
+ *  regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ *  to you 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
+ *
+ *    https://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 functionaltests.springevents
+
+import org.springframework.context.event.EventListener
+import org.springframework.core.annotation.Order
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Service
+
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentLinkedQueue
+import java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArrayList
+import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger
+
+/**
+ * Service that listens for Spring application events.
+ * Provides methods to track and verify event handling.
+ */
+@Service
+class EventListenerService {
+
+    // Thread-safe collections for tracking events
+    private final CopyOnWriteArrayList<CustomApplicationEvent> customEvents = 
new CopyOnWriteArrayList<>()
+    private final CopyOnWriteArrayList<UserActionEvent> userActionEvents = new 
CopyOnWriteArrayList<>()
+    private final CopyOnWriteArrayList<String> orderedResults = new 
CopyOnWriteArrayList<>()
+    private final AtomicInteger eventCount = new AtomicInteger(0)
+    private final ConcurrentLinkedQueue<String> asyncResults = new 
ConcurrentLinkedQueue<>()
+    
+    // Track conditional events separately
+    private final CopyOnWriteArrayList<String> conditionalResults = new 
CopyOnWriteArrayList<>()
+    
+    // Latch for async event testing
+    private volatile CountDownLatch asyncLatch = new CountDownLatch(0)
+
+    /**
+     * Listens for CustomApplicationEvent.
+     */
+    @EventListener
+    void handleCustomEvent(CustomApplicationEvent event) {
+        customEvents.add(event)
+        eventCount.incrementAndGet()
+        
+        // Manually handle conditional logic to avoid SpEL evaluation issues
+        if (event.message?.startsWith('IMPORTANT')) {
+            conditionalResults.add("CONDITIONAL:" + event.message)
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Listens for UserActionEvent.
+     */
+    @EventListener
+    void handleUserActionEvent(UserActionEvent event) {
+        userActionEvents.add(event)
+        eventCount.incrementAndGet()
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Listens for PriorityEvent with high priority (order 1).
+     */
+    @EventListener
+    @Order(1)
+    void handlePriorityEventFirst(PriorityEvent event) {
+        orderedResults.add("first-${event.data}")
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Listens for PriorityEvent with medium priority (order 2).
+     */
+    @EventListener
+    @Order(2)
+    void handlePriorityEventSecond(PriorityEvent event) {
+        orderedResults.add("second-${event.data}")
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Listens for PriorityEvent with low priority (order 3).
+     */
+    @EventListener
+    @Order(3)
+    void handlePriorityEventThird(PriorityEvent event) {
+        orderedResults.add("third-${event.data}")
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets all received custom events.
+     */
+    List<CustomApplicationEvent> getCustomEvents() {
+        new ArrayList<>(customEvents)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets all received user action events.
+     */
+    List<UserActionEvent> getUserActionEvents() {
+        new ArrayList<>(userActionEvents)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets ordered results from priority event handling.
+     */
+    List<String> getOrderedResults() {
+        new ArrayList<>(orderedResults)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets total event count.
+     */
+    int getEventCount() {
+        eventCount.get()
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets async results.
+     */
+    List<String> getAsyncResults() {
+        new ArrayList<>(asyncResults)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets conditional results.
+     */
+    List<String> getConditionalResults() {
+        new ArrayList<>(conditionalResults)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Prepare for async event testing.
+     */
+    void prepareAsyncLatch(int count) {
+        asyncLatch = new CountDownLatch(count)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Wait for async events.
+     */
+    boolean awaitAsyncEvents(long timeout, TimeUnit unit) {
+        asyncLatch.await(timeout, unit)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Clears all recorded events.
+     */
+    void clearEvents() {
+        customEvents.clear()
+        userActionEvents.clear()
+        orderedResults.clear()
+        asyncResults.clear()
+        conditionalResults.clear()
+        eventCount.set(0)
+    }
+}
diff --git 
a/grails-test-examples/app1/grails-app/services/functionaltests/springevents/EventPublisherService.groovy
 
b/grails-test-examples/app1/grails-app/services/functionaltests/springevents/EventPublisherService.groovy
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index 0000000000..d665a292cb
--- /dev/null
+++ 
b/grails-test-examples/app1/grails-app/services/functionaltests/springevents/EventPublisherService.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/*
+ *  Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ *  or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ *  distributed with this work for additional information
+ *  regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ *  to you 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
+ *
+ *    https://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 functionaltests.springevents
+
+import org.springframework.context.ApplicationEventPublisher
+import org.springframework.context.ApplicationEventPublisherAware
+import grails.gorm.transactions.Transactional
+
+/**
+ * Service that publishes Spring application events.
+ */
+class EventPublisherService implements ApplicationEventPublisherAware {
+
+    ApplicationEventPublisher applicationEventPublisher
+
+    @Override
+    void setApplicationEventPublisher(ApplicationEventPublisher publisher) {
+        this.applicationEventPublisher = publisher
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Publishes a custom application event.
+     */
+    void publishCustomEvent(String message, Map<String, Object> payload = [:]) 
{
+        def event = new CustomApplicationEvent(this, message, payload)
+        applicationEventPublisher.publishEvent(event)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Publishes a user action event.
+     */
+    void publishUserAction(String userId, String action, Map<String, String> 
metadata = [:]) {
+        def event = new UserActionEvent(this, userId, action, metadata)
+        applicationEventPublisher.publishEvent(event)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Publishes a priority event.
+     */
+    void publishPriorityEvent(int priority, String data) {
+        def event = new PriorityEvent(this, priority, data)
+        applicationEventPublisher.publishEvent(event)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Publishes multiple events in sequence.
+     */
+    void publishMultipleEvents(int count) {
+        count.times { i ->
+            publishCustomEvent("Event #${i + 1}", [index: i])
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Publishes event within a transactional context.
+     */
+    @Transactional
+    void publishEventTransactional(String message) {
+        publishCustomEvent("TRANSACTIONAL:${message}")
+    }
+}
diff --git 
a/grails-test-examples/app1/src/integration-test/groovy/functionaltests/caching/CachingSpec.groovy
 
b/grails-test-examples/app1/src/integration-test/groovy/functionaltests/caching/CachingSpec.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..695c4902a6
--- /dev/null
+++ 
b/grails-test-examples/app1/src/integration-test/groovy/functionaltests/caching/CachingSpec.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,427 @@
+/*
+ *  Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ *  or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ *  distributed with this work for additional information
+ *  regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ *  to you 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
+ *
+ *    https://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 functionaltests.caching
+
+import functionaltests.Application
+import grails.testing.mixin.integration.Integration
+import groovy.json.JsonSlurper
+import io.micronaut.http.HttpRequest
+import io.micronaut.http.HttpResponse
+import io.micronaut.http.HttpStatus
+import io.micronaut.http.client.HttpClient
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired
+import spock.lang.Narrative
+import spock.lang.Specification
+
+/**
+ * Integration tests for Grails caching with @Cacheable, @CacheEvict, 
@CachePut.
+ * 
+ * Tests verify that cached methods return consistent data without
+ * re-executing the method body, and that cache eviction works correctly.
+ * 
+ * Note: These tests focus on caching BEHAVIOR (data consistency) rather than
+ * counting method invocations, since @Cacheable proxies prevent method body
+ * execution on cache hits.
+ */
+@Integration(applicationClass = Application)
+@Narrative('''
+Grails caching provides method-level caching via annotations @Cacheable,
+@CacheEvict, and @CachePut. This allows expensive operations to be cached
+and only recomputed when necessary.
+''')
+class CachingSpec extends Specification {
+
+    @Autowired
+    CacheTestService cacheTestService
+
+    private HttpClient createClient() {
+        HttpClient.create(new URL("http://localhost:$serverPort";))
+    }
+
+    def setup() {
+        // Evict all caches before each test to ensure clean state
+        cacheTestService.evictBasicCache()
+        cacheTestService.evictAllFromParamCache()
+        cacheTestService.evictAllKeyedCache()
+    }
+
+    // ========== Basic @Cacheable Tests - Data Consistency ==========
+
+    def "cached method returns same result on subsequent calls"() {
+        when: "calling cached method twice"
+        def result1 = cacheTestService.getBasicData()
+        def result2 = cacheTestService.getBasicData()
+
+        then: "same result is returned (proving caching works)"
+        result1 == result2
+        result1.startsWith("Basic data:")
+    }
+
+    def "cached method returns different result after eviction"() {
+        given: "cached data exists"
+        def result1 = cacheTestService.getBasicData()
+
+        when: "cache is evicted and method called again"
+        cacheTestService.evictBasicCache()
+        // Small delay to ensure timestamp changes
+        Thread.sleep(10)
+        def result2 = cacheTestService.getBasicData()
+
+        then: "new result is generated (timestamps differ)"
+        result1 != result2
+        result1.startsWith("Basic data:")
+        result2.startsWith("Basic data:")
+    }
+
+    def "multiple eviction and fetch cycles work correctly"() {
+        when: "performing multiple evict/fetch cycles"
+        def results = []
+        3.times {
+            cacheTestService.evictBasicCache()
+            Thread.sleep(5)
+            results << cacheTestService.getBasicData()
+        }
+
+        then: "each cycle produces a different result"
+        results.unique().size() == 3
+    }
+
+    // ========== Parameter-Based Cache Key Tests ==========
+
+    def "cached method with parameter uses parameter as key"() {
+        when: "calling with different IDs"
+        def result1 = cacheTestService.getDataById(1L)
+        def result2 = cacheTestService.getDataById(2L)
+        def result3 = cacheTestService.getDataById(1L)
+
+        then: "different IDs create different cache entries"
+        result1 != result2
+        
+        and: "same ID returns cached result"
+        result1 == result3
+    }
+
+    def "evicting specific cache entry leaves others intact"() {
+        given: "multiple cached entries"
+        def result1a = cacheTestService.getDataById(1L)
+        def result2a = cacheTestService.getDataById(2L)
+
+        when: "evicting only ID 1 and fetching again"
+        cacheTestService.evictById(1L)
+        Thread.sleep(5)
+        def result1b = cacheTestService.getDataById(1L)
+        def result2b = cacheTestService.getDataById(2L)
+
+        then: "ID 1 was recomputed (different result)"
+        result1a != result1b
+        
+        and: "ID 2 was still cached (same result)"
+        result2a == result2b
+    }
+
+    def "evicting all entries clears entire cache"() {
+        given: "multiple cached entries"
+        def result1a = cacheTestService.getDataById(1L)
+        def result2a = cacheTestService.getDataById(2L)
+        def result3a = cacheTestService.getDataById(3L)
+
+        when: "evicting all entries and fetching again"
+        cacheTestService.evictAllFromParamCache()
+        Thread.sleep(5)
+        def result1b = cacheTestService.getDataById(1L)
+        def result2b = cacheTestService.getDataById(2L)
+
+        then: "all entries were recomputed"
+        result1a != result1b
+        result2a != result2b
+    }
+
+    def "cache handles many different parameter values"() {
+        when: "caching many different IDs"
+        def results = (1L..10L).collect { id ->
+            cacheTestService.getDataById(id)
+        }
+        
+        and: "fetching them again"
+        def resultsAgain = (1L..10L).collect { id ->
+            cacheTestService.getDataById(id)
+        }
+
+        then: "all results match their cached values"
+        results == resultsAgain
+        
+        and: "all results are unique (different IDs produce different results)"
+        results.unique().size() == 10
+    }
+
+    // ========== Complex Cache Key Tests ==========
+
+    def "cache key includes multiple parameters"() {
+        when: "calling with different parameter combinations"
+        def result1 = cacheTestService.getComplexData('books', 1)
+        def result2 = cacheTestService.getComplexData('books', 2)
+        def result3 = cacheTestService.getComplexData('movies', 1)
+        def result4 = cacheTestService.getComplexData('books', 1)
+
+        then: "each combination has its own cache entry"
+        result1 != result2
+        result1 != result3
+        result2 != result3
+        
+        and: "same combination returns cached result"
+        result1 == result4
+        result1.category == 'books'
+        result1.page == 1
+    }
+
+    def "complex data structure is cached correctly"() {
+        when: "fetching complex data"
+        def result = cacheTestService.getComplexData('tech', 5)
+
+        then: "all fields are present"
+        result.category == 'tech'
+        result.page == 5
+        result.timestamp != null
+        result.items.size() == 5
+        result.items == ['Item 1', 'Item 2', 'Item 3', 'Item 4', 'Item 5']
+    }
+
+    // ========== @CachePut Tests with Key Closures ==========
+
+    def "CachePut updates cache with new value using key closure"() {
+        given: "existing cached value for a key"
+        def original = cacheTestService.getByKey('mykey')
+        original.startsWith("Value for mykey:")
+
+        when: "updating cache with new value"
+        def updated = cacheTestService.updateByKey('mykey', "New value for 
mykey")
+
+        then: "updated value is returned"
+        updated == "New value for mykey"
+        
+        when: "getting by key again"
+        def afterUpdate = cacheTestService.getByKey('mykey')
+
+        then: "cached value is the updated one"
+        afterUpdate == updated
+    }
+
+    def "CachePut can be called multiple times"() {
+        when: "updating cache multiple times"
+        cacheTestService.updateByKey('testkey', "Value 1")
+        cacheTestService.updateByKey('testkey', "Value 2")
+        def finalValue = cacheTestService.updateByKey('testkey', "Value 3")
+
+        then: "last update wins"
+        finalValue == "Value 3"
+        cacheTestService.getByKey('testkey') == "Value 3"
+    }
+
+    def "CachePut for one key does not affect other keys"() {
+        given: "two different cached keys"
+        def key1Original = cacheTestService.getByKey('key1')
+        def key2Original = cacheTestService.getByKey('key2')
+
+        when: "updating only key1"
+        cacheTestService.updateByKey('key1', "Updated key1")
+
+        then: "key1 is updated, key2 is unchanged"
+        cacheTestService.getByKey('key1') == "Updated key1"
+        cacheTestService.getByKey('key2') == key2Original
+    }
+
+    // ========== Conditional Caching Tests ==========
+
+    def "conditional data is cached based on input"() {
+        when: "fetching non-empty data"
+        def result1 = cacheTestService.getConditionalData(false)
+        def result2 = cacheTestService.getConditionalData(false)
+
+        then: "results are cached and consistent"
+        result1 == result2
+        result1 == ['item1', 'item2', 'item3']
+    }
+
+    def "different boolean parameters create different cache entries"() {
+        when: "fetching with different parameters"
+        def nonEmpty = cacheTestService.getConditionalData(false)
+        def empty = cacheTestService.getConditionalData(true)
+
+        then: "different results based on parameter"
+        nonEmpty == ['item1', 'item2', 'item3']
+        empty == []
+    }
+
+    // ========== HTTP Endpoint Tests ==========
+
+    def "basic cache works via HTTP"() {
+        given:
+        def client = createClient()
+        
+        // Evict cache to start fresh
+        client.toBlocking().exchange(HttpRequest.GET('/cacheTest/evictBasic'), 
String)
+
+        when: "calling endpoint twice"
+        HttpResponse<String> response1 = client.toBlocking().exchange(
+            HttpRequest.GET('/cacheTest/basicData'),
+            String
+        )
+        HttpResponse<String> response2 = client.toBlocking().exchange(
+            HttpRequest.GET('/cacheTest/basicData'),
+            String
+        )
+
+        then: "same data returned (caching works)"
+        response1.status == HttpStatus.OK
+        response2.status == HttpStatus.OK
+        
+        def json1 = new JsonSlurper().parseText(response1.body())
+        def json2 = new JsonSlurper().parseText(response2.body())
+        
+        json1.data == json2.data
+
+        cleanup:
+        client.close()
+    }
+
+    def "parameter cache works via HTTP"() {
+        given:
+        def client = createClient()
+        
+        // Evict cache
+        
client.toBlocking().exchange(HttpRequest.GET('/cacheTest/evictAllParam'), 
String)
+
+        when: "calling with same ID twice"
+        HttpResponse<String> response1 = client.toBlocking().exchange(
+            HttpRequest.GET('/cacheTest/dataById?id=42'),
+            String
+        )
+        HttpResponse<String> response2 = client.toBlocking().exchange(
+            HttpRequest.GET('/cacheTest/dataById?id=42'),
+            String
+        )
+
+        then: "cached result returned"
+        def json1 = new JsonSlurper().parseText(response1.body())
+        def json2 = new JsonSlurper().parseText(response2.body())
+        
+        json1.data == json2.data
+
+        cleanup:
+        client.close()
+    }
+
+    def "eviction works via HTTP"() {
+        given:
+        def client = createClient()
+        
+        // Evict cache and populate it
+        client.toBlocking().exchange(HttpRequest.GET('/cacheTest/evictBasic'), 
String)
+        def firstCall = 
client.toBlocking().exchange(HttpRequest.GET('/cacheTest/basicData'), String)
+        def firstData = new JsonSlurper().parseText(firstCall.body()).data
+
+        when: "evicting via HTTP then calling again after delay"
+        client.toBlocking().exchange(HttpRequest.GET('/cacheTest/evictBasic'), 
String)
+        Thread.sleep(10) // Ensure timestamp changes
+        HttpResponse<String> afterEvict = client.toBlocking().exchange(
+            HttpRequest.GET('/cacheTest/basicData'),
+            String
+        )
+
+        then: "new data generated after eviction"
+        def afterEvictData = new 
JsonSlurper().parseText(afterEvict.body()).data
+        firstData != afterEvictData
+
+        cleanup:
+        client.close()
+    }
+
+    def "different IDs return different cached values via HTTP"() {
+        given:
+        def client = createClient()
+        
client.toBlocking().exchange(HttpRequest.GET('/cacheTest/evictAllParam'), 
String)
+
+        when: "fetching different IDs"
+        def response1 = 
client.toBlocking().exchange(HttpRequest.GET('/cacheTest/dataById?id=100'), 
String)
+        def response2 = 
client.toBlocking().exchange(HttpRequest.GET('/cacheTest/dataById?id=200'), 
String)
+        def response3 = 
client.toBlocking().exchange(HttpRequest.GET('/cacheTest/dataById?id=100'), 
String)
+
+        then: "different IDs have different data, same ID returns same data"
+        def json1 = new JsonSlurper().parseText(response1.body())
+        def json2 = new JsonSlurper().parseText(response2.body())
+        def json3 = new JsonSlurper().parseText(response3.body())
+        
+        json1.data != json2.data
+        json1.data == json3.data
+
+        cleanup:
+        client.close()
+    }
+
+    def "complex data endpoint works with caching"() {
+        given:
+        def client = createClient()
+
+        when: "fetching complex data"
+        def response1 = client.toBlocking().exchange(
+            
HttpRequest.GET('/cacheTest/complexData?category=electronics&page=3'),
+            String
+        )
+        def response2 = client.toBlocking().exchange(
+            
HttpRequest.GET('/cacheTest/complexData?category=electronics&page=3'),
+            String
+        )
+
+        then: "data is cached"
+        def json1 = new JsonSlurper().parseText(response1.body())
+        def json2 = new JsonSlurper().parseText(response2.body())
+        
+        json1.data == json2.data
+        json1.data.category == 'electronics'
+        json1.data.page == 3
+
+        cleanup:
+        client.close()
+    }
+
+    def "CachePut works via HTTP with key closure"() {
+        given:
+        def client = createClient()
+        
+        // Evict keyed cache and get initial value
+        
client.toBlocking().exchange(HttpRequest.GET('/cacheTest/evictAllKeyed'), 
String)
+        def initial = new JsonSlurper().parseText(
+            
client.toBlocking().exchange(HttpRequest.GET('/cacheTest/byKey?key=httpkey'), 
String).body()
+        ).data
+
+        when: "updating via HTTP"
+        
client.toBlocking().exchange(HttpRequest.GET('/cacheTest/updateByKey?key=httpkey&value=HTTPUpdated'),
 String)
+        def afterUpdate = new JsonSlurper().parseText(
+            
client.toBlocking().exchange(HttpRequest.GET('/cacheTest/byKey?key=httpkey'), 
String).body()
+        ).data
+
+        then: "cache contains updated value"
+        afterUpdate == "HTTPUpdated"
+        afterUpdate != initial
+
+        cleanup:
+        client.close()
+    }
+}
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+/*
+ *  Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ *  or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ *  distributed with this work for additional information
+ *  regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ *  to you 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
+ *
+ *    https://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 functionaltests.springevents
+
+import functionaltests.Application
+import grails.testing.mixin.integration.Integration
+import groovy.json.JsonSlurper
+import io.micronaut.http.HttpRequest
+import io.micronaut.http.HttpResponse
+import io.micronaut.http.HttpStatus
+import io.micronaut.http.MediaType
+import io.micronaut.http.client.HttpClient
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired
+import spock.lang.Narrative
+import spock.lang.Specification
+
+/**
+ * Integration tests for Spring application events in Grails.
+ * 
+ * Tests event publishing, listening, conditional handling,
+ * ordered listeners, and event payloads.
+ */
+@Integration(applicationClass = Application)
+@Narrative('''
+Spring's ApplicationEvent mechanism allows decoupled communication between
+components. Grails integrates with Spring events via @EventListener annotations
+and ApplicationEventPublisher.
+''')
+class SpringEventsSpec extends Specification {
+
+    @Autowired
+    EventListenerService eventListenerService
+
+    @Autowired
+    EventPublisherService eventPublisherService
+
+    private HttpClient createClient() {
+        HttpClient.create(new URL("http://localhost:$serverPort";))
+    }
+
+    def setup() {
+        eventListenerService.clearEvents()
+    }
+
+    // ========== Basic Event Publishing ==========
+
+    def "custom event is published and received"() {
+        when: "publishing a custom event"
+        eventPublisherService.publishCustomEvent("Test Message", [key: 
"value"])
+
+        then: "event is received by listener"
+        eventListenerService.eventCount == 1
+        eventListenerService.customEvents.size() == 1
+        eventListenerService.customEvents[0].message == "Test Message"
+        eventListenerService.customEvents[0].payload.key == "value"
+    }
+
+    def "event createdAt is set"() {
+        when: "publishing an event"
+        def before = new Date()
+        eventPublisherService.publishCustomEvent("Timestamp Test")
+        def after = new Date()
+
+        then: "createdAt is within expected range"
+        eventListenerService.customEvents[0].createdAt >= before
+        eventListenerService.customEvents[0].createdAt <= after
+    }
+
+    def "user action event is published and received"() {
+        when: "publishing a user action event"
+        eventPublisherService.publishUserAction("user-123", "LOGIN", [ip: 
"192.168.1.1"])
+
+        then: "event is received with correct data"
+        eventListenerService.userActionEvents.size() == 1
+        eventListenerService.userActionEvents[0].userId == "user-123"
+        eventListenerService.userActionEvents[0].action == "LOGIN"
+        eventListenerService.userActionEvents[0].metadata.ip == "192.168.1.1"
+    }
+
+    // ========== Multiple Events ==========
+
+    def "multiple events are received in order"() {
+        when: "publishing multiple events"
+        eventPublisherService.publishMultipleEvents(5)
+
+        then: "all events are received"
+        eventListenerService.eventCount == 5
+        eventListenerService.customEvents.size() == 5
+        
+        and: "events have correct sequence"
+        eventListenerService.customEvents[0].message == "Event #1"
+        eventListenerService.customEvents[4].message == "Event #5"
+    }
+
+    def "events from different types are tracked separately"() {
+        when: "publishing different event types"
+        eventPublisherService.publishCustomEvent("Custom 1")
+        eventPublisherService.publishUserAction("user1", "ACTION1")
+        eventPublisherService.publishCustomEvent("Custom 2")
+        eventPublisherService.publishUserAction("user2", "ACTION2")
+
+        then: "events are tracked by type"
+        eventListenerService.customEvents.size() == 2
+        eventListenerService.userActionEvents.size() == 2
+        eventListenerService.eventCount == 4
+    }
+
+    // ========== Ordered Event Listeners ==========
+
+    def "event listeners are executed in order"() {
+        when: "publishing a priority event"
+        eventPublisherService.publishPriorityEvent(1, "test")
+
+        then: "listeners execute in @Order sequence"
+        eventListenerService.orderedResults.size() == 3
+        eventListenerService.orderedResults[0] == "first-test"
+        eventListenerService.orderedResults[1] == "second-test"
+        eventListenerService.orderedResults[2] == "third-test"
+    }
+
+    // ========== Conditional Event Listeners ==========
+
+    def "conditional listener handles matching events"() {
+        when: "publishing event that matches condition"
+        eventPublisherService.publishCustomEvent("IMPORTANT: Critical Alert", 
[:])
+
+        then: "conditional handler is triggered"
+        eventListenerService.conditionalResults.any { 
it.startsWith("CONDITIONAL:IMPORTANT") }
+    }
+
+    def "conditional listener ignores non-matching events"() {
+        when: "publishing event that doesn't match condition"
+        eventPublisherService.publishCustomEvent("NORMAL: Regular message", 
[:])
+
+        then: "conditional handler is not triggered"
+        !eventListenerService.conditionalResults.any { 
it.startsWith("CONDITIONAL:") }
+    }
+
+    // ========== Event Publishing via HTTP ==========
+
+    def "event can be published via HTTP endpoint"() {
+        given:
+        def client = createClient()
+
+        when: "calling publish endpoint"
+        HttpResponse<String> response = client.toBlocking().exchange(
+            HttpRequest.GET('/springEvent/publishCustom?message=HTTP+Event'),
+            String
+        )
+
+        then: "event is published successfully"
+        response.status == HttpStatus.OK
+        def json = new JsonSlurper().parseText(response.body())
+        json.published == true
+        json.message == "HTTP Event"
+
+        cleanup:
+        client.close()
+    }
+
+    def "user action event can be published via HTTP"() {
+        given:
+        def client = createClient()
+
+        when: "calling user action publish endpoint"
+        HttpResponse<String> response = client.toBlocking().exchange(
+            
HttpRequest.GET('/springEvent/publishUserAction?userId=web-user&userAction=CLICK'),
+            String
+        )
+
+        then: "event is published"
+        response.status == HttpStatus.OK
+        def json = new JsonSlurper().parseText(response.body())
+        json.published == true
+        json.userId == "web-user"
+        json.userAction == "CLICK"
+
+        cleanup:
+        client.close()
+    }
+
+    def "priority event ordering works via HTTP"() {
+        given:
+        def client = createClient()
+
+        when: "calling priority publish endpoint"
+        HttpResponse<String> response = client.toBlocking().exchange(
+            HttpRequest.GET('/springEvent/publishPriority?data=http-test'),
+            String
+        )
+
+        then: "ordered results are returned"
+        response.status == HttpStatus.OK
+        def json = new JsonSlurper().parseText(response.body())
+        json.orderedResults.size() == 3
+        json.orderedResults[0] == "first-http-test"
+
+        cleanup:
+        client.close()
+    }
+
+    def "multiple events can be published via HTTP"() {
+        given:
+        def client = createClient()
+
+        when: "calling multiple publish endpoint"
+        HttpResponse<String> response = client.toBlocking().exchange(
+            HttpRequest.GET('/springEvent/publishMultiple?count=3'),
+            String
+        )
+
+        then: "all events are received"
+        response.status == HttpStatus.OK
+        def json = new JsonSlurper().parseText(response.body())
+        json.count == 3
+        json.receivedCount == 3
+
+        cleanup:
+        client.close()
+    }
+
+    def "conditional event works via HTTP for matching message"() {
+        given:
+        def client = createClient()
+
+        when: "publishing important message"
+        HttpResponse<String> response = client.toBlocking().exchange(
+            HttpRequest.GET('/springEvent/publishConditional?important=true'),
+            String
+        )
+
+        then: "conditional handler triggers"
+        response.status == HttpStatus.OK
+        def json = new JsonSlurper().parseText(response.body())
+        json.conditionalResults.any { it.startsWith("CONDITIONAL:") }
+
+        cleanup:
+        client.close()
+    }
+
+    def "conditional event skipped via HTTP for non-matching message"() {
+        given:
+        def client = createClient()
+
+        when: "publishing normal message"
+        HttpResponse<String> response = client.toBlocking().exchange(
+            HttpRequest.GET('/springEvent/publishConditional?important=false'),
+            String
+        )
+
+        then: "conditional handler does not trigger"
+        response.status == HttpStatus.OK
+        def json = new JsonSlurper().parseText(response.body())
+        !json.conditionalResults.any { 
it.toString().startsWith("CONDITIONAL:") }
+
+        cleanup:
+        client.close()
+    }
+
+    // ========== Event Stats ==========
+
+    def "event stats are accessible via HTTP"() {
+        given:
+        def client = createClient()
+        eventPublisherService.publishCustomEvent("Stats Test 1")
+        eventPublisherService.publishCustomEvent("Stats Test 2")
+        eventPublisherService.publishUserAction("user", "action")
+
+        when: "getting stats"
+        HttpResponse<String> response = client.toBlocking().exchange(
+            HttpRequest.GET('/springEvent/stats'),
+            String
+        )
+
+        then: "stats are returned"
+        response.status == HttpStatus.OK
+        def json = new JsonSlurper().parseText(response.body())
+        json.totalEvents == 3
+        json.customEvents == 2
+        json.userActionEvents == 1
+
+        cleanup:
+        client.close()
+    }
+
+    // ========== Clear Events ==========
+
+    def "events can be cleared via HTTP"() {
+        given:
+        def client = createClient()
+        eventPublisherService.publishCustomEvent("To be cleared")
+
+        when: "clearing events"
+        HttpResponse<String> response = client.toBlocking().exchange(
+            HttpRequest.GET('/springEvent/clearEvents'),
+            String
+        )
+
+        then: "events are cleared"
+        response.status == HttpStatus.OK
+        eventListenerService.eventCount == 0
+
+        cleanup:
+        client.close()
+    }
+
+    // ========== Transactional Event Publishing ==========
+
+    def "event can be published in transactional context"() {
+        given:
+        def client = createClient()
+
+        when: "publishing transactional event"
+        HttpResponse<String> response = client.toBlocking().exchange(
+            
HttpRequest.GET('/springEvent/publishTransactional?message=tx-test'),
+            String
+        )
+
+        then: "event is published"
+        response.status == HttpStatus.OK
+        def json = new JsonSlurper().parseText(response.body())
+        json.published == true
+        
+        and: "event is received"
+        eventListenerService.customEvents.any { it.message.contains("tx-test") 
}
+
+        cleanup:
+        client.close()
+    }
+
+    // ========== Event Payload Tests ==========
+
+    def "event payload can contain complex data"() {
+        when: "publishing event with complex payload"
+        def payload = [
+            nested: [
+                list: [1, 2, 3],
+                map: [a: 'b', c: 'd']
+            ],
+            string: "value",
+            number: 42
+        ]
+        eventPublisherService.publishCustomEvent("Complex Payload", payload)
+
+        then: "payload is preserved"
+        def event = eventListenerService.customEvents[0]
+        event.payload.nested.list == [1, 2, 3]
+        event.payload.nested.map.a == 'b'
+        event.payload.string == "value"
+        event.payload.number == 42
+    }
+
+    def "event payload handles null values"() {
+        when: "publishing event with null in payload"
+        eventPublisherService.publishCustomEvent("Null Payload", [key: null])
+
+        then: "null is preserved"
+        def event = eventListenerService.customEvents[0]
+        event.payload.containsKey('key')
+        event.payload.key == null
+    }
+}
diff --git 
a/grails-test-examples/app1/src/main/groovy/functionaltests/springevents/CustomApplicationEvent.groovy
 
b/grails-test-examples/app1/src/main/groovy/functionaltests/springevents/CustomApplicationEvent.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..38a324e0bd
--- /dev/null
+++ 
b/grails-test-examples/app1/src/main/groovy/functionaltests/springevents/CustomApplicationEvent.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ *  Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ *  or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ *  distributed with this work for additional information
+ *  regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ *  to you 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
+ *
+ *    https://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 functionaltests.springevents
+
+import org.springframework.context.ApplicationEvent
+
+/**
+ * Custom application event for testing.
+ */
+class CustomApplicationEvent extends ApplicationEvent {
+    
+    String message
+    Map<String, Object> payload
+    Date createdAt
+    
+    CustomApplicationEvent(Object source, String message, Map<String, Object> 
payload = [:]) {
+        super(source)
+        this.message = message
+        this.payload = payload
+        this.createdAt = new Date()
+    }
+}
diff --git 
a/grails-test-examples/app1/src/main/groovy/functionaltests/springevents/PriorityEvent.groovy
 
b/grails-test-examples/app1/src/main/groovy/functionaltests/springevents/PriorityEvent.groovy
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--- /dev/null
+++ 
b/grails-test-examples/app1/src/main/groovy/functionaltests/springevents/PriorityEvent.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ *  Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ *  or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ *  distributed with this work for additional information
+ *  regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ *  to you 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
+ *
+ *    https://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 functionaltests.springevents
+
+import org.springframework.context.ApplicationEvent
+
+/**
+ * Event with priority for ordering tests.
+ */
+class PriorityEvent extends ApplicationEvent {
+    
+    int priority
+    String data
+    
+    PriorityEvent(Object source, int priority, String data) {
+        super(source)
+        this.priority = priority
+        this.data = data
+    }
+}
diff --git 
a/grails-test-examples/app1/src/main/groovy/functionaltests/springevents/UserActionEvent.groovy
 
b/grails-test-examples/app1/src/main/groovy/functionaltests/springevents/UserActionEvent.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cd5c75f64e
--- /dev/null
+++ 
b/grails-test-examples/app1/src/main/groovy/functionaltests/springevents/UserActionEvent.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ *  Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ *  or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ *  distributed with this work for additional information
+ *  regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ *  to you 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
+ *
+ *    https://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 functionaltests.springevents
+
+import org.springframework.context.ApplicationEvent
+
+/**
+ * Event representing a user action for testing.
+ */
+class UserActionEvent extends ApplicationEvent {
+    
+    String userId
+    String action
+    Map<String, String> metadata
+    
+    UserActionEvent(Object source, String userId, String action, Map<String, 
String> metadata = [:]) {
+        super(source)
+        this.userId = userId
+        this.action = action
+        this.metadata = metadata
+    }
+}

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