Last week, I described how a Rich Model Object could be used with Spring using Spring’s method injection from an architectural point of view. What is missing, however, is how to use method injection with my new preferred method for configuration, Java Config. My start point is the following, using both autowiring (shudder) and method injection. public abstract class TopCaller { @Autowired private StuffService stuffService; public SomeBean newSomeBean() { return ne