Create spring-boot-http module

See gh-46118 See gh-46119 See gh-46120
2026-10-01 23:09:01 +00:00 · 2025-07-01 11:56:53 +01:00
parent 45fb73e681
commit f25ab3e5ca
87 changed files with 219 additions and 336 deletions
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ include "spring-boot-project:spring-boot-gson"
 include "spring-boot-project:spring-boot-h2console"
 include "spring-boot-project:spring-boot-hateoas"
 include "spring-boot-project:spring-boot-hazelcast"
+include "spring-boot-project:spring-boot-http"
 include "spring-boot-project:spring-boot-integration"
 include "spring-boot-project:spring-boot-jackson"
 include "spring-boot-project:spring-boot-jdbc"
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ dependencies {
 	optional(project(":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-elasticsearch"))
 	optional(project(":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-flyway"))
 	optional(project(":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-hazelcast"))
+	optional(project(":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-http"))
 	optional(project(":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-integration"))
 	optional(project(":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-jackson"))
 	optional(project(":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-jdbc"))
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ import org.springframework.boot.actuate.health.HealthComponent;
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.health.HealthIndicator;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfigurations;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.context.PropertyPlaceholderAutoConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.security.reactive.ReactiveSecurityAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.reactive.WebFluxAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.reactive.function.client.WebClientAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.jackson.autoconfigure.JacksonAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.runner.ReactiveWebApplicationContextRunner;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ import org.springframework.boot.actuate.endpoint.web.WebOperation;
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.endpoint.web.WebOperationRequestPredicate;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfigurations;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.context.PropertyPlaceholderAutoConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.info.ProjectInfoAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.security.reactive.ReactiveSecurityAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.reactive.WebFluxAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.reactive.function.client.WebClientAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.jackson.autoconfigure.JacksonAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.ssl.SslBundle;
 import org.springframework.boot.ssl.jks.JksSslStoreBundle;
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ import org.springframework.boot.actuate.endpoint.web.WebOperation;
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.endpoint.web.WebOperationRequestPredicate;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfigurations;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.context.PropertyPlaceholderAutoConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.security.servlet.SecurityAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.client.RestTemplateAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.DispatcherServletAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.WebMvcAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.jackson.autoconfigure.JacksonAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.assertj.AssertableWebApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.runner.WebApplicationContextRunner;
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ import org.springframework.boot.actuate.health.HealthComponent;
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.health.HealthIndicator;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfigurations;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.context.PropertyPlaceholderAutoConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.security.servlet.SecurityAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.client.RestTemplateAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.DispatcherServletAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.WebMvcAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.jackson.autoconfigure.JacksonAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.runner.WebApplicationContextRunner;

@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ import org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.web.server.ManagementConte
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.web.servlet.ServletManagementContextAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfigurations;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.context.PropertyPlaceholderAutoConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.info.ProjectInfoAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.security.servlet.SecurityAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.client.RestTemplateAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.DispatcherServletAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.WebMvcAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.jackson.autoconfigure.JacksonAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.runner.WebApplicationContextRunner;
 import org.springframework.boot.testsupport.classpath.resources.WithResource;
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ import org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.endpoint.web.servlet.WebMv
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.endpoint.jackson.EndpointObjectMapper;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.ImportAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.context.PropertyPlaceholderAutoConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.reactive.HttpHandlerAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.reactive.WebFluxAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.DispatcherServletAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.WebMvcAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.jackson.autoconfigure.JacksonAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ import org.springframework.boot.actuate.endpoint.web.annotation.ControllerEndpoi
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.endpoint.web.annotation.RestControllerEndpoint;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.ImportAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.context.PropertyPlaceholderAutoConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.reactive.WebFluxAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.jackson.autoconfigure.JacksonAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.util.TestPropertyValues;
 import org.springframework.boot.web.reactive.context.AnnotationConfigReactiveWebApplicationContext;
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ import org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.web.server.ManagementConte
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.web.servlet.ServletManagementContextAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.ImportAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.context.PropertyPlaceholderAutoConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.security.servlet.SecurityAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.DispatcherServletAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.WebMvcAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.jackson.autoconfigure.JacksonAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.util.TestPropertyValues;
 import org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.context.AnnotationConfigServletWebApplicationContext;
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ import org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.health.HealthContributorAu
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.web.server.ManagementContextAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.web.servlet.ServletManagementContextAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfigurations;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.DispatcherServletAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.WebMvcAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.jackson.autoconfigure.JacksonAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.assertj.AssertableWebApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.runner.WebApplicationContextRunner;
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ import org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.endpoint.web.servlet.WebMv
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.web.server.ManagementContextAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.web.servlet.ServletManagementContextAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfigurations;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.DispatcherServletAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.WebMvcAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.jackson.autoconfigure.JacksonAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.runner.ContextConsumer;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.runner.WebApplicationContextRunner;
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ import org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.web.server.ManagementConte
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.web.servlet.ServletManagementContextAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.web.exchanges.InMemoryHttpExchangeRepository;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfigurations;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.DispatcherServletAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.WebMvcAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.jackson.autoconfigure.JacksonAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.assertj.AssertableWebApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.runner.WebApplicationContextRunner;
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ import org.springframework.boot.actuate.endpoint.web.servlet.WebMvcEndpointHandl
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.ImportAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.context.PropertyPlaceholderAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.data.rest.RepositoryRestMvcAutoConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.security.servlet.SecurityAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.DispatcherServletAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.WebMvcAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.hateoas.autoconfigure.HypermediaAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.jackson.autoconfigure.JacksonAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.util.TestPropertyValues;
 import org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.context.AnnotationConfigServletWebApplicationContext;
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ import org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.web.server.ManagementConte
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.web.server.tomcat.TomcatServletManagementContextAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.web.servlet.ServletManagementContextAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfigurations;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.DispatcherServletAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.WebMvcAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.jackson.autoconfigure.JacksonAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.assertj.AssertableWebApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.runner.WebApplicationContextRunner;
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ import org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.observation.web.client.Htt
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.observation.web.reactive.WebFluxObservationAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.observation.web.servlet.WebMvcObservationAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.ImportAutoConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.client.RestTemplateAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.DispatcherServletAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.WebMvcAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.jackson.autoconfigure.JacksonAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest.WebEnvironment;
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ import org.springframework.boot.actuate.endpoint.annotation.Endpoint;
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.endpoint.annotation.ReadOperation;
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.endpoint.annotation.WriteOperation;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfigurations;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.security.reactive.ReactiveSecurityAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.security.reactive.ReactiveUserDetailsServiceAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.reactive.HttpHandlerAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.reactive.WebFluxAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.EnableConfigurationProperties;
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.jackson.autoconfigure.JacksonAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.assertj.AssertableReactiveWebApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.runner.ReactiveWebApplicationContextRunner;
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;

 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.endpoint.web.WebEndpointProperties;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfigurations;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.DispatcherServletAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.WebMvcAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.EnableConfigurationProperties;
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.runner.WebApplicationContextRunner;
 import org.springframework.boot.tomcat.servlet.TomcatServletWebServerFactory;
 import org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.context.AnnotationConfigServletWebServerApplicationContext;
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ import org.springframework.boot.actuate.web.mappings.MappingDescriptionProvider;
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.web.mappings.MappingsEndpoint;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfigurations;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.context.PropertyPlaceholderAutoConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.DispatcherServletAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.WebMvcAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.jackson.autoconfigure.JacksonAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.runner.WebApplicationContextRunner;

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ dependencies {

 	optional(project(":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-activemq"))
 	optional(project(":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-flyway"))
+	optional(project(":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-http"))
 	optional(project(":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-integration"))
 	optional(project(":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-jdbc"))
 	optional(project(":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-jetty"))
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ import org.springframework.boot.actuate.endpoint.web.annotation.ControllerEndpoi
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.endpoint.web.annotation.ControllerEndpointsSupplier;
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.endpoint.web.annotation.RestControllerEndpoint;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.ImportAutoConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.reactive.WebFluxAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.jackson.autoconfigure.JacksonAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.reactor.netty.NettyReactiveWebServerFactory;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.assertj.AssertableReactiveWebApplicationContext;
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ import org.springframework.boot.actuate.endpoint.web.annotation.ControllerEndpoi
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.endpoint.web.annotation.ControllerEndpointsSupplier;
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.endpoint.web.annotation.RestControllerEndpoint;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.ImportAutoConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.DispatcherServletAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.WebMvcAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.jackson.autoconfigure.JacksonAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.assertj.AssertableWebApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.runner.ContextConsumer;
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ import org.springframework.boot.actuate.endpoint.web.EndpointMediaTypes;
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.endpoint.web.annotation.AbstractWebEndpointIntegrationTests;
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.endpoint.web.annotation.WebEndpointDiscoverer;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.ImportAutoConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.DispatcherServletAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.WebMvcAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.error.ErrorMvcAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.jackson.autoconfigure.JacksonAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.tomcat.autoconfigure.servlet.TomcatServletWebServerAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.tomcat.servlet.TomcatServletWebServerFactory;
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ import org.springframework.boot.actuate.endpoint.web.reactive.WebFluxEndpointHan
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.endpoint.web.servlet.WebMvcEndpointHandlerMapping;
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.endpoint.web.test.WebEndpointTest.Infrastructure;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.ImportAutoConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.reactive.WebFluxAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.DispatcherServletAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.WebMvcAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.jackson.autoconfigure.JacksonAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.jersey.autoconfigure.JerseyAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.jersey.autoconfigure.ResourceConfigCustomizer;
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ dependencies {
 	optional(project(":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-flyway"))
 	optional(project(":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-h2console"))
 	optional(project(":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-hazelcast"))
+	optional(project(":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-http"))
 	optional(project(":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-jackson"))
 	optional(project(":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-jdbc"))
 	optional(project(":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-jsonb"))
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnClass;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnMissingBean;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnWebApplication;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnWebApplication.Type;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.EnableConfigurationProperties;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Import;
@@ -46,8 +45,7 @@ import org.springframework.http.converter.json.Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilder;
 * @author Andy Wilkinson
 * @since 1.1.0
 */
-@AutoConfiguration(after = HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration.class,
-		afterName = "org.springframework.boot.jackson.autoconfigure.JacksonAutoConfiguration")
+@AutoConfiguration(afterName = "org.springframework.boot.jackson.autoconfigure.JacksonAutoConfiguration")
@ConditionalOnWebApplication(type = Type.SERVLET)
@ConditionalOnMissingBean(RepositoryRestMvcConfiguration.class)
@ConditionalOnClass(RepositoryRestMvcConfiguration.class)
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnWebApplicat
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.graphql.GraphQlAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.graphql.GraphQlCorsProperties;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.graphql.GraphQlProperties;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConverters;
 import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.EnableConfigurationProperties;
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConverters;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.ImportRuntimeHints;
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2012-present 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
- *
- *      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 org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http;
-
-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.context.annotation.Conditional;
-
-/**
- * {@link Conditional @Conditional} that matches based on the preferred JSON mapper. A
- * preference is expressed using the {@code spring.http.converters.preferred-json-mapper}
- * configuration property, falling back to the
- * {@code spring.mvc.converters.preferred-json-mapper} configuration property. When no
- * preference is expressed Jackson is preferred by default.
- *
- * @author Andy Wilkinson
- */
-@Conditional(OnPreferredJsonMapperCondition.class)
-@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-@Target({ ElementType.TYPE, ElementType.METHOD })
-@Documented
-@interface ConditionalOnPreferredJsonMapper {
-
-	JsonMapper value();
-
-	enum JsonMapper {
-
-		GSON,
-
-		JACKSON,
-
-		JSONB,
-
-	}
-
-}
@@ -1,76 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2012-present 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
- *
- *      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 org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http;
-
-import java.util.Locale;
-
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionMessage;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionOutcome;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.SpringBootCondition;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.ConditionalOnPreferredJsonMapper.JsonMapper;
-import org.springframework.context.annotation.ConditionContext;
-import org.springframework.core.env.Environment;
-import org.springframework.core.type.AnnotatedTypeMetadata;
-
-/**
- * {@link SpringBootCondition} for
- * {@link ConditionalOnPreferredJsonMapper @ConditionalOnPreferredJsonMapper}.
- *
- * @author Andy Wilkinson
- */
-class OnPreferredJsonMapperCondition extends SpringBootCondition {
-
-	private static final String PREFERRED_MAPPER_PROPERTY = "spring.http.converters.preferred-json-mapper";
-
-	@Deprecated(since = "3.5.0", forRemoval = true)
-	private static final String DEPRECATED_PREFERRED_MAPPER_PROPERTY = "spring.mvc.converters.preferred-json-mapper";
-
-	@Override
-	public ConditionOutcome getMatchOutcome(ConditionContext context, AnnotatedTypeMetadata metadata) {
-		JsonMapper conditionMapper = metadata.getAnnotations()
-			.get(ConditionalOnPreferredJsonMapper.class)
-			.getEnum("value", JsonMapper.class);
-		ConditionOutcome outcome = getMatchOutcome(context.getEnvironment(), PREFERRED_MAPPER_PROPERTY,
-				conditionMapper);
-		if (outcome != null) {
-			return outcome;
-		}
-		outcome = getMatchOutcome(context.getEnvironment(), DEPRECATED_PREFERRED_MAPPER_PROPERTY, conditionMapper);
-		if (outcome != null) {
-			return outcome;
-		}
-		ConditionMessage message = ConditionMessage
-			.forCondition(ConditionalOnPreferredJsonMapper.class, conditionMapper.name())
-			.because("no property was configured and Jackson is the default");
-		return (conditionMapper == JsonMapper.JACKSON) ? ConditionOutcome.match(message)
-				: ConditionOutcome.noMatch(message);
-	}
-
-	private ConditionOutcome getMatchOutcome(Environment environment, String key, JsonMapper conditionMapper) {
-		String property = environment.getProperty(key);
-		if (property == null) {
-			return null;
-		}
-		JsonMapper configuredMapper = JsonMapper.valueOf(property.toUpperCase(Locale.ROOT));
-		ConditionMessage message = ConditionMessage
-			.forCondition(ConditionalOnPreferredJsonMapper.class, configuredMapper.name())
-			.because("property '%s' had the value '%s'".formatted(key, property));
-		return (configuredMapper == conditionMapper) ? ConditionOutcome.match(message)
-				: ConditionOutcome.noMatch(message);
-	}
-
-}
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.client;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;

-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConverters;
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConverters;
 import org.springframework.boot.web.client.RestClientCustomizer;
 import org.springframework.http.converter.HttpMessageConverter;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
@@ -23,11 +23,10 @@ import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnBean;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnClass;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnMissingBean;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConverters;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.client.HttpClientAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.ssl.SslAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.task.TaskExecutionAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConverters;
 import org.springframework.boot.http.client.ClientHttpRequestFactoryBuilder;
 import org.springframework.boot.http.client.ClientHttpRequestFactorySettings;
 import org.springframework.boot.ssl.SslBundles;
@@ -51,20 +50,12 @@ import org.springframework.web.client.RestClient.Builder;
 * @author Moritz Halbritter
 * @since 3.2.0
 */
-@AutoConfiguration(after = { HttpClientAutoConfiguration.class, HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration.class,
-		SslAutoConfiguration.class, TaskExecutionAutoConfiguration.class })
+@AutoConfiguration(
+		after = { HttpClientAutoConfiguration.class, TaskExecutionAutoConfiguration.class, SslAutoConfiguration.class })
@ConditionalOnClass(RestClient.class)
@Conditional(NotReactiveWebApplicationOrVirtualThreadsExecutorEnabledCondition.class)
 public class RestClientAutoConfiguration {

-	@Bean
-	@ConditionalOnMissingBean
-	@Order(Ordered.LOWEST_PRECEDENCE)
-	HttpMessageConvertersRestClientCustomizer httpMessageConvertersRestClientCustomizer(
-			ObjectProvider<HttpMessageConverters> messageConverters) {
-		return new HttpMessageConvertersRestClientCustomizer(messageConverters.getIfUnique());
-	}
-
 	@Bean
 	@ConditionalOnMissingBean(RestClientSsl.class)
 	@ConditionalOnBean(SslBundles.class)
@@ -96,4 +87,17 @@ public class RestClientAutoConfiguration {
 		return restClientBuilderConfigurer.configure(RestClient.builder());
 	}

+	@ConditionalOnClass(HttpMessageConverters.class)
+	static class HttpMessageConvertersConfiguration {
+
+		@Bean
+		@ConditionalOnMissingBean
+		@Order(Ordered.LOWEST_PRECEDENCE)
+		HttpMessageConvertersRestClientCustomizer httpMessageConvertersRestClientCustomizer(
+				ObjectProvider<HttpMessageConverters> messageConverters) {
+			return new HttpMessageConvertersRestClientCustomizer(messageConverters.getIfUnique());
+		}
+
+	}
+
 }
@@ -21,9 +21,8 @@ import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnClass;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnMissingBean;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConverters;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.client.HttpClientAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConverters;
 import org.springframework.boot.http.client.ClientHttpRequestFactoryBuilder;
 import org.springframework.boot.http.client.ClientHttpRequestFactorySettings;
 import org.springframework.boot.web.client.RestTemplateBuilder;
@@ -42,8 +41,8 @@ import org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate;
 * @author Phillip Webb
 * @since 1.4.0
 */
-@AutoConfiguration(after = { HttpClientAutoConfiguration.class, HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration.class })
-@ConditionalOnClass(RestTemplate.class)
+@AutoConfiguration(after = HttpClientAutoConfiguration.class)
+@ConditionalOnClass({ RestTemplate.class, HttpMessageConverters.class })
@Conditional(NotReactiveWebApplicationCondition.class)
 public class RestTemplateAutoConfiguration {

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.function.BiFunction;

-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConverters;
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConverters;
 import org.springframework.boot.http.client.ClientHttpRequestFactoryBuilder;
 import org.springframework.boot.http.client.ClientHttpRequestFactorySettings;
 import org.springframework.boot.web.client.RestTemplateBuilder;
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnMissingBean
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnMissingFilterBean;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnWebApplication;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnWebApplication.Type;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConverters;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.task.TaskExecutionAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.template.TemplateAvailabilityProviders;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.ConditionalOnEnabledResourceChain;
@@ -53,6 +52,7 @@ import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.format.WebConversionService;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.WebMvcProperties.Format;
 import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.EnableConfigurationProperties;
 import org.springframework.boot.convert.ApplicationConversionService;
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConverters;
 import org.springframework.boot.validation.autoconfigure.ValidatorAdapter;
 import org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.ServletRegistrationBean;
 import org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.filter.OrderedFormContentFilter;
@@ -432,12 +432,6 @@
      "name": "spring.graphql.schema.locations",
      "defaultValue": "classpath:graphql/**/"
    },
-    {
-      "name": "spring.http.converters.preferred-json-mapper",
-      "type": "java.lang.String",
-      "defaultValue": "jackson",
-      "description": "Preferred JSON mapper to use for HTTP message conversion. By default, auto-detected according to the environment. Supported values are 'jackson', 'gson', and 'jsonb'. When other json mapping libraries (such as kotlinx.serialization) are present, use a custom HttpMessageConverters bean to control the preferred mapper."
-    },
    {
      "name": "spring.http.encoding.charset",
      "type": "java.nio.charset.Charset",
@@ -658,16 +652,6 @@
        "reason": "Narayana support has moved to third party starter."
      }
    },
-    {
-      "name": "spring.mvc.converters.preferred-json-mapper",
-      "type": "java.lang.String",
-      "defaultValue": "jackson",
-      "description": "Preferred JSON mapper to use for HTTP message conversion. By default, auto-detected according to the environment. Supported values are 'jackson', 'gson', and 'jsonb'. When other json mapping libraries (such as kotlinx.serialization) are present, use a custom HttpMessageConverters bean to control the preferred mapper.",
-      "deprecation": {
-        "replacement": "spring.http.converters.preferred-json-mapper",
-        "level": "error"
-      }
-    },
    {
      "name": "spring.mvc.date-format",
      "type": "java.lang.String",
@@ -1432,25 +1416,6 @@
        }
      ]
    },
-    {
-      "name": "spring.mvc.converters.preferred-json-mapper",
-      "values": [
-        {
-          "value": "gson"
-        },
-        {
-          "value": "jackson"
-        },
-        {
-          "value": "jsonb"
-        }
-      ],
-      "providers": [
-        {
-          "name": "any"
-        }
-      ]
-    },
    {
      "name": "spring.mvc.format.date",
      "values": [
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-# Background Preinitializers
-org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.preinitialize.BackgroundPreinitializer=\
-org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.MessageConverterBackgroundPreinitializer
-
 # Failure Analyzers
 org.springframework.boot.diagnostics.FailureAnalyzer=\
 org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.data.redis.RedisUrlSyntaxFailureAnalyzer
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.graphql.rsocket.RSocketGraphQlClientAutoC
 org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.graphql.security.GraphQlWebFluxSecurityAutoConfiguration
 org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.graphql.security.GraphQlWebMvcSecurityAutoConfiguration
 org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.graphql.servlet.GraphQlWebMvcAutoConfiguration
-org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration
 org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.client.HttpClientAutoConfiguration
 org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.client.service.HttpServiceClientAutoConfiguration
 org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.client.reactive.ClientHttpConnectorAutoConfiguration
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.graphql.Book;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.graphql.GraphQlAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.graphql.GraphQlTestDataFetchers;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.graphql.servlet.GraphQlWebMvcAutoConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.security.servlet.SecurityAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.DispatcherServletAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.WebMvcAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.jackson.autoconfigure.JacksonAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.runner.WebApplicationContextRunner;
 import org.springframework.boot.testsupport.classpath.resources.WithResource;
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ import org.springframework.aot.hint.predicate.RuntimeHintsPredicates;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfigurations;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.graphql.GraphQlAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.graphql.GraphQlTestDataFetchers;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.DispatcherServletAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.WebMvcAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.jackson.autoconfigure.JacksonAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.runner.WebApplicationContextRunner;
 import org.springframework.boot.testsupport.classpath.resources.WithResource;
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.ImportAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.context.PropertyPlaceholderAutoConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.DispatcherServletAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.WebMvcAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.jackson.autoconfigure.JacksonAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.system.CapturedOutput;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.system.OutputCaptureExtension;
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;

 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.ImportAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.context.PropertyPlaceholderAutoConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.security.servlet.SecurityFilterAutoConfigurationEarlyInitializationTests.ConverterBean;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.security.servlet.SecurityFilterAutoConfigurationEarlyInitializationTests.DeserializerBean;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.security.servlet.SecurityFilterAutoConfigurationEarlyInitializationTests.ExampleController;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.security.servlet.SecurityFilterAutoConfigurationEarlyInitializationTests.JacksonModuleBean;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.DispatcherServletAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.WebMvcAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.jackson.autoconfigure.JacksonAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.context.AnnotationConfigServletWebApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import java.util.function.Consumer;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.mockito.ArgumentCaptor;

-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConverters;
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConverters;
 import org.springframework.http.converter.HttpMessageConverter;
 import org.springframework.web.client.RestClient;

@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ import org.junit.jupiter.api.condition.EnabledForJreRange;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.condition.JRE;

 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfigurations;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConverters;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.client.HttpClientAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.task.TaskExecutionAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConverters;
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.http.client.ClientHttpRequestFactoryBuilder;
 import org.springframework.boot.http.client.ClientHttpRequestFactorySettings;
 import org.springframework.boot.http.client.HttpRedirects;
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;

 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionOverrideException;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfigurations;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConverters;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.client.HttpClientAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConverters;
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.runner.ApplicationContextRunner;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.runner.ReactiveWebApplicationContextRunner;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.runner.WebApplicationContextRunner;
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;

 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.context.PropertyPlaceholderAutoConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.security.servlet.SecurityAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.session.SessionAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.util.TestPropertyValues;
 import org.springframework.boot.web.server.WebServerFactoryCustomizerBeanPostProcessor;
 import org.springframework.boot.web.server.servlet.MockServletWebServer.RegisteredFilter;
@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ import org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfigurations;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.aop.AopAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.context.PropertyPlaceholderAutoConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConverters;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.task.TaskExecutionAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.WebMvcAutoConfiguration.WebMvcAutoConfigurationAdapter;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.WebMvcAutoConfigurationTests.OrderedControllerAdviceBeansConfiguration.HighestOrderedControllerAdvice;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.WebMvcAutoConfigurationTests.OrderedControllerAdviceBeansConfiguration.LowestOrderedControllerAdvice;
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConverters;
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.assertj.AssertableWebApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.runner.ContextConsumer;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.runner.WebApplicationContextRunner;
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ import java.net.URI;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;

 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.context.PropertyPlaceholderAutoConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.builder.SpringApplicationBuilder;
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.web.client.TestRestTemplate;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.web.server.LocalServerPort;
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;

 import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.context.PropertyPlaceholderAutoConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.DispatcherServletAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.WebMvcAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.builder.SpringApplicationBuilder;
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.util.ApplicationContextTestUtils;
 import org.springframework.boot.tomcat.autoconfigure.servlet.TomcatServletWebServerAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.ObjectProvider;
 import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.ImportAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.context.PropertyPlaceholderAutoConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.ServerProperties;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.DispatcherServletAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.WebMvcAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.freemarker.autoconfigure.FreeMarkerAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.web.client.TestRestTemplate;
 import org.springframework.boot.testsupport.classpath.resources.WithResource;
 import org.springframework.boot.tomcat.autoconfigure.servlet.TomcatServletWebServerAutoConfiguration;
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.ImportAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.context.PropertyPlaceholderAutoConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.DispatcherServletAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.WebMvcAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.context.PropertyPlaceholderAutoConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.DispatcherServletAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.WebMvcAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Import;
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ package org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.error;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;

 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.context.PropertyPlaceholderAutoConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.DispatcherServletAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.WebMvcAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.builder.SpringApplicationBuilder;
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest.WebEnvironment;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.web.client.TestRestTemplate;
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ import java.util.function.Consumer;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;

 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfigurations;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.client.HttpClientAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.assertj.AssertableApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.runner.ApplicationContextRunner;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.runner.ContextConsumer;
@@ -2009,6 +2009,7 @@ bom {
 				"spring-boot-h2console",
 				"spring-boot-hateoas",
 				"spring-boot-hazelcast",
+				"spring-boot-http",
 				"spring-boot-integration",
 				"spring-boot-jackson",
 				"spring-boot-jarmode-tools",
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ dependencies {
 	autoConfiguration(project(path: ":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-h2console", configuration: "autoConfigurationMetadata"))
 	autoConfiguration(project(path: ":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-hateoas", configuration: "autoConfigurationMetadata"))
 	autoConfiguration(project(path: ":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-hazelcast", configuration: "autoConfigurationMetadata"))
+	autoConfiguration(project(path: ":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-http", configuration: "autoConfigurationMetadata"))
 	autoConfiguration(project(path: ":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-integration", configuration: "autoConfigurationMetadata"))
 	autoConfiguration(project(path: ":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-jackson", configuration: "autoConfigurationMetadata"))
 	autoConfiguration(project(path: ":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-jdbc", configuration: "autoConfigurationMetadata"))
@@ -146,6 +147,7 @@ dependencies {
 	configurationProperties(project(path: ":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-h2console", configuration: "configurationPropertiesMetadata"))
 	configurationProperties(project(path: ":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-hateoas", configuration: "configurationPropertiesMetadata"))
 	configurationProperties(project(path: ":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-hazelcast", configuration: "configurationPropertiesMetadata"))
+	configurationProperties(project(path: ":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-http", configuration: "configurationPropertiesMetadata"))
 	configurationProperties(project(path: ":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-integration", configuration: "configurationPropertiesMetadata"))
 	configurationProperties(project(path: ":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-jackson", configuration: "configurationPropertiesMetadata"))
 	configurationProperties(project(path: ":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-jdbc", configuration: "configurationPropertiesMetadata"))
@@ -183,6 +185,7 @@ dependencies {
 	implementation(project(path: ":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-autoconfigure-all"))
 	implementation(project(path: ":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-devtools"))
 	implementation(project(path: ":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-docker-compose"))
+	implementation(project(path: ":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-http"))
 	implementation(project(path: ":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-integration"))
 	implementation(project(path: ":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-jackson"))
 	implementation(project(path: ":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-jdbc"))
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ NOTE: To get the server to render XML instead of JSON, you might have to send an
 [[howto.spring-mvc.customize-jackson-objectmapper]]
 == Customize the Jackson ObjectMapper

-Spring MVC (client and server side) uses javadoc:org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConverters[] to negotiate content conversion in an HTTP exchange.
+Spring MVC (client and server side) uses javadoc:org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConverters[] to negotiate content conversion in an HTTP exchange.
 If Jackson is on the classpath, you already get the default converter(s) provided by javadoc:org.springframework.http.converter.json.Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilder[], an instance of which is auto-configured for you.

 The javadoc:com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper[] (or javadoc:com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat.xml.XmlMapper[] for Jackson XML converter) instance (created by default) has the following customized properties:
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ When defining an javadoc:com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper[] bean, mar
 Note that, in either case, doing so disables all auto-configuration of the javadoc:com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper[].

 If you provide any javadoc:java.beans.Beans[format=annotation] of type javadoc:org.springframework.http.converter.json.MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter[], they replace the default value in the MVC configuration.
-Also, a convenience bean of type javadoc:org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConverters[] is provided (and is always available if you use the default MVC configuration).
+Also, a convenience bean of type javadoc:org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConverters[] is provided (and is always available if you use the default MVC configuration).
 It has some useful methods to access the default and user-enhanced message converters.

 See the xref:spring-mvc.adoc#howto.spring-mvc.customize-responsebody-rendering[] section and the {code-spring-boot-autoconfigure-src}/web/servlet/WebMvcAutoConfiguration.java[`WebMvcAutoConfiguration`] source code for more details.
@@ -135,10 +135,10 @@ See the xref:spring-mvc.adoc#howto.spring-mvc.customize-responsebody-rendering[]
 [[howto.spring-mvc.customize-responsebody-rendering]]
 == Customize the @ResponseBody Rendering

-Spring uses javadoc:org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConverters[] to render javadoc:org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ResponseBody[format=annotation] (or responses from javadoc:org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController[format=annotation]).
+Spring uses javadoc:org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConverters[] to render javadoc:org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ResponseBody[format=annotation] (or responses from javadoc:org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController[format=annotation]).
 You can contribute additional converters by adding beans of the appropriate type in a Spring Boot context.
 If a bean you add is of a type that would have been included by default anyway (such as javadoc:org.springframework.http.converter.json.MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter[] for JSON conversions), it replaces the default value.
-A convenience bean of type javadoc:org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConverters[] is provided and is always available if you use the default MVC configuration.
+A convenience bean of type javadoc:org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConverters[] is provided and is always available if you use the default MVC configuration.
 It has some useful methods to access the default and user-enhanced message converters (For example, it can be useful if you want to manually inject them into a custom javadoc:org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate[]).

 As in normal MVC usage, any javadoc:org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.WebMvcConfigurer[] beans that you provide can also contribute converters by overriding the `configureMessageConverters` method.
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ The javadoc:org.springframework.web.client.RestClient[] interface provides a fun

 Spring Boot creates and pre-configures a prototype javadoc:org.springframework.web.client.RestClient$Builder[] bean for you.
 It is strongly advised to inject it in your components and use it to create javadoc:org.springframework.web.client.RestClient[] instances.
-Spring Boot is configuring that builder with javadoc:org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConverters[] and an appropriate javadoc:org.springframework.http.client.ClientHttpRequestFactory[].
+Spring Boot is configuring that builder with javadoc:org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConverters[] and an appropriate javadoc:org.springframework.http.client.ClientHttpRequestFactory[].

 The following code shows a typical example:

@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ You might choose to use javadoc:org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate[] wh

 Since javadoc:org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate[] instances often need to be customized before being used, Spring Boot does not provide any single auto-configured javadoc:org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate[] bean.
 It does, however, auto-configure a javadoc:org.springframework.boot.web.client.RestTemplateBuilder[], which can be used to create javadoc:org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate[] instances when needed.
-The auto-configured javadoc:org.springframework.boot.web.client.RestTemplateBuilder[] ensures that sensible javadoc:org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConverters[] and an appropriate javadoc:org.springframework.http.client.ClientHttpRequestFactory[] are applied to javadoc:org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate[] instances.
+The auto-configured javadoc:org.springframework.boot.web.client.RestTemplateBuilder[] ensures that sensible javadoc:org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConverters[] and an appropriate javadoc:org.springframework.http.client.ClientHttpRequestFactory[] are applied to javadoc:org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate[] instances.

 The following code shows a typical example:

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ In addition to Spring MVC's defaults, the auto-configuration provides the follow
 * Inclusion of javadoc:org.springframework.web.servlet.view.ContentNegotiatingViewResolver[] and javadoc:org.springframework.web.servlet.view.BeanNameViewResolver[] beans.
 * Support for serving static resources, including support for WebJars (covered xref:web/servlet.adoc#web.servlet.spring-mvc.static-content[later in this document]).
 * Automatic registration of javadoc:org.springframework.core.convert.converter.Converter[], javadoc:org.springframework.core.convert.converter.GenericConverter[], and javadoc:org.springframework.format.Formatter[] beans.
-* Support for javadoc:org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConverters[] (covered xref:web/servlet.adoc#web.servlet.spring-mvc.message-converters[later in this document]).
+* Support for javadoc:org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConverters[] (covered xref:web/servlet.adoc#web.servlet.spring-mvc.message-converters[later in this document]).
 * Automatic registration of javadoc:org.springframework.validation.MessageCodesResolver[] (covered xref:web/servlet.adoc#web.servlet.spring-mvc.message-codes[later in this document]).
 * Static `index.html` support.
 * Automatic use of a javadoc:org.springframework.web.bind.support.ConfigurableWebBindingInitializer[] bean (covered xref:web/servlet.adoc#web.servlet.spring-mvc.binding-initializer[later in this document]).
@@ -97,11 +97,11 @@ By default, strings are encoded in `UTF-8`.
 Any javadoc:org.springframework.http.converter.HttpMessageConverter[] bean that is present in the context is added to the list of converters.
 You can also override default converters in the same way.

-If you need to add or customize converters, you can use Spring Boot's javadoc:org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConverters[] class, as shown in the following listing:
+If you need to add or customize converters, you can use Spring Boot's javadoc:org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConverters[] class, as shown in the following listing:

 include-code::MyHttpMessageConvertersConfiguration[]

-For further control, you can also sub-class javadoc:org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConverters[] and override its `postProcessConverters` and/or `postProcessPartConverters` methods.
+For further control, you can also sub-class javadoc:org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConverters[] and override its `postProcessConverters` and/or `postProcessPartConverters` methods.
 This can be useful when you want to re-order or remove some of the converters that Spring MVC configures by default.


@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ import java.net.URI;

 import org.springframework.boot.SpringBootConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.ImportAutoConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.DispatcherServletAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.jackson.autoconfigure.JacksonAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.tomcat.autoconfigure.servlet.TomcatServletWebServerAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@

 package org.springframework.boot.docs.web.servlet.springmvc.messageconverters;

-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConverters;
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConverters;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.http.converter.HttpMessageConverter;
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ package org.springframework.boot.docs.testing.utilities.testresttemplate

 import org.springframework.boot.SpringBootConfiguration
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.ImportAutoConfiguration
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.DispatcherServletAutoConfiguration
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration
 import org.springframework.boot.jackson.autoconfigure.JacksonAutoConfiguration
 import org.springframework.boot.tomcat.autoconfigure.servlet.TomcatServletWebServerAutoConfiguration
 import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@

 package org.springframework.boot.docs.web.servlet.springmvc.messageconverters

-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConverters
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConverters
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration
 import org.springframework.http.converter.HttpMessageConverter
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2012-present 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
+ *
+ *      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.
+ */
+
+
+plugins {
+	id "java-library"
+	id "org.springframework.boot.auto-configuration"
+	id "org.springframework.boot.configuration-properties"
+	id "org.springframework.boot.deployed"
+	id "org.springframework.boot.optional-dependencies"
+}
+
+description = "Spring Boot HTTP"
+
+dependencies {
+	api(project(":spring-boot-project:spring-boot"))
+	api("org.springframework:spring-web")
+
+	compileOnly("jakarta.servlet:jakarta.servlet-api")
+
+	optional(project(":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-autoconfigure"))
+	optional(project(":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-gson"))
+	optional(project(":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-jackson"))
+	optional(project(":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-jsonb"))
+	optional("com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-xml")
+	optional("com.google.code.gson:gson")
+	optional("jakarta.json.bind:jakarta.json.bind-api")
+	optional("org.springframework:spring-webmvc")
+
+	testImplementation(project(":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-test"))
+	testImplementation(project(":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-tools:spring-boot-test-support"))
+	testImplementation("org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-webmvc")
+
+	testRuntimeOnly("ch.qos.logback:logback-classic")
+	testRuntimeOnly("com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-cbor")
+	testRuntimeOnly("jakarta.servlet:jakarta.servlet-api")
+	testRuntimeOnly("org.eclipse:yasson")
+	testRuntimeOnly("org.springframework:spring-webflux")
+}
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 * limitations under the License.
 */

-package org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http;
+package org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure;

 import com.google.gson.Gson;

@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.AnyNestedCondition;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnBean;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnClass;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnMissingBean;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnProperty;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.NoneNestedConditions;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.ConditionalOnPreferredJsonMapper.JsonMapper;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Conditional;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ class GsonHttpMessageConvertersConfiguration {
 			super(ConfigurationPhase.REGISTER_BEAN);
 		}

-		@ConditionalOnPreferredJsonMapper(JsonMapper.GSON)
+		@ConditionalOnProperty(name = HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration.PREFERRED_MAPPER_PROPERTY,
+				havingValue = "gson")
 		static class GsonPreferred {

 		}
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@ class GsonHttpMessageConvertersConfiguration {

 		}

-		@ConditionalOnPreferredJsonMapper(JsonMapper.JSONB)
+		@ConditionalOnProperty(name = HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration.PREFERRED_MAPPER_PROPERTY,
+				havingValue = "jsonb")
 		static class JsonbPreferred {

 		}
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 * limitations under the License.
 */

-package org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http;
+package org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure;

 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 * limitations under the License.
 */

-package org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http;
+package org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure;

 import org.springframework.beans.factory.ObjectProvider;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfiguration;
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnMissingBean
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnWebApplication;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnWebApplication.Type;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.NoneNestedConditions;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration.NotReactiveWebApplicationCondition;
 import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.EnableConfigurationProperties;
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration.NotReactiveWebApplicationCondition;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Conditional;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ import org.springframework.http.converter.StringHttpMessageConverter;
 		JsonbHttpMessageConvertersConfiguration.class })
 public class HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration {

+	static final String PREFERRED_MAPPER_PROPERTY = "spring.http.converters.preferred-json-mapper";
+
 	@Bean
 	@ConditionalOnMissingBean
 	public HttpMessageConverters messageConverters(ObjectProvider<HttpMessageConverter<?>> converters) {
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 * limitations under the License.
 */

-package org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http;
+package org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure;

 import java.nio.charset.Charset;
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 * limitations under the License.
 */

-package org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http;
+package org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure;

 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat.xml.XmlMapper;
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat.xml.XmlMapper;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnBean;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnClass;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnMissingBean;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.ConditionalOnPreferredJsonMapper.JsonMapper;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnProperty;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.http.converter.json.Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilder;
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ class JacksonHttpMessageConvertersConfiguration {
 	@Configuration(proxyBeanMethods = false)
 	@ConditionalOnClass(ObjectMapper.class)
 	@ConditionalOnBean(ObjectMapper.class)
-	@ConditionalOnPreferredJsonMapper(JsonMapper.JACKSON)
+	@ConditionalOnProperty(name = HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration.PREFERRED_MAPPER_PROPERTY,
+			havingValue = "jackson", matchIfMissing = true)
 	static class MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverterConfiguration {

 		@Bean
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 * limitations under the License.
 */

-package org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http;
+package org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure;

 import jakarta.json.bind.Jsonb;

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.AnyNestedCondition;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnBean;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnClass;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnMissingBean;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.ConditionalOnPreferredJsonMapper.JsonMapper;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnProperty;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Conditional;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ class JsonbHttpMessageConvertersConfiguration {
 			super(ConfigurationPhase.REGISTER_BEAN);
 		}

-		@ConditionalOnPreferredJsonMapper(JsonMapper.JSONB)
+		@ConditionalOnProperty(name = HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration.PREFERRED_MAPPER_PROPERTY,
+				havingValue = "jsonb")
 		static class JsonbPreferred {

 		}
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 * limitations under the License.
 */

-package org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http;
+package org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure;

 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.preinitialize.BackgroundPreinitializer;
 import org.springframework.http.converter.HttpMessageConverter;
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@
 /**
 * Auto-configuration for HTTP concerns.
 */
-package org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http;
+package org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure;
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+{
+  "properties": [
+    {
+      "name": "spring.http.converters.preferred-json-mapper",
+      "type": "java.lang.String",
+      "defaultValue": "jackson",
+      "description": "Preferred JSON mapper to use for HTTP message conversion. By default, auto-detected according to the environment. Supported values are 'jackson', 'gson', and 'jsonb'. When other json mapping libraries (such as kotlinx.serialization) are present, use a custom HttpMessageConverters bean to control the preferred mapper."
+    }
+  ],
+  "hints": [
+    {
+      "name": "spring.http.converters.preferred-json-mapper",
+      "values": [
+        {
+          "value": "gson"
+        },
+        {
+          "value": "jackson"
+        },
+        {
+          "value": "jsonb"
+        }
+      ],
+      "providers": [
+        {
+          "name": "any"
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Background Preinitializers
+org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.preinitialize.BackgroundPreinitializer=\
+org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.MessageConverterBackgroundPreinitializer
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration
@@ -14,22 +14,20 @@
 * limitations under the License.
 */

-package org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http;
+package org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure;

 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;

 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 import com.google.gson.Gson;
 import jakarta.json.bind.Jsonb;
+import jakarta.json.bind.JsonbBuilder;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;

 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfigurations;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.JacksonHttpMessageConvertersConfiguration.MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverterConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.ServerProperties;
-import org.springframework.boot.gson.autoconfigure.GsonAutoConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.boot.jackson.autoconfigure.JacksonAutoConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.boot.jsonb.autoconfigure.JsonbAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.JacksonHttpMessageConvertersConfiguration.MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverterConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.FilteredClassLoader;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.assertj.AssertableApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.runner.ApplicationContextRunner;
@@ -114,14 +112,14 @@ class HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfigurationTests {

 	@Test
 	void gsonDefaultConverter() {
-		this.contextRunner.withConfiguration(AutoConfigurations.of(GsonAutoConfiguration.class))
+		this.contextRunner.withBean(Gson.class)
 			.run(assertConverter(GsonHttpMessageConverter.class, "gsonHttpMessageConverter"));
 	}

 	@Test
 	void gsonCustomConverter() {
 		this.contextRunner.withUserConfiguration(GsonConverterConfig.class)
-			.withConfiguration(AutoConfigurations.of(GsonAutoConfiguration.class))
+			.withBean(Gson.class)
 			.run(assertConverter(GsonHttpMessageConverter.class, "customGsonMessageConverter"));
 	}

@@ -135,31 +133,6 @@ class HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfigurationTests {
 		});
 	}

-	@Test
-	@Deprecated(since = "3.5.0", forRemoval = true)
-	void gsonCanBePreferredWithDeprecatedProperty() {
-		allOptionsRunner().withPropertyValues("spring.mvc.converters.preferred-json-mapper:gson").run((context) -> {
-			assertConverterBeanExists(context, GsonHttpMessageConverter.class, "gsonHttpMessageConverter");
-			assertConverterBeanRegisteredWithHttpMessageConverters(context, GsonHttpMessageConverter.class);
-			assertThat(context).doesNotHaveBean(JsonbHttpMessageConverter.class);
-			assertThat(context).doesNotHaveBean(MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter.class);
-		});
-	}
-
-	@Test
-	@Deprecated(since = "3.5.0", forRemoval = true)
-	void gsonCanBePreferredWithNonDeprecatedPropertyTakingPrecedence() {
-		allOptionsRunner()
-			.withPropertyValues("spring.http.converters.preferred-json-mapper:gson",
-					"spring.mvc.converters.preferred-json-mapper:jackson")
-			.run((context) -> {
-				assertConverterBeanExists(context, GsonHttpMessageConverter.class, "gsonHttpMessageConverter");
-				assertConverterBeanRegisteredWithHttpMessageConverters(context, GsonHttpMessageConverter.class);
-				assertThat(context).doesNotHaveBean(JsonbHttpMessageConverter.class);
-				assertThat(context).doesNotHaveBean(MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter.class);
-			});
-	}
-
 	@Test
 	void jsonbNotAvailable() {
 		this.contextRunner.run((context) -> {
@@ -170,14 +143,14 @@ class HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfigurationTests {

 	@Test
 	void jsonbDefaultConverter() {
-		this.contextRunner.withConfiguration(AutoConfigurations.of(JsonbAutoConfiguration.class))
+		this.contextRunner.withBean(Jsonb.class, JsonbBuilder::create)
 			.run(assertConverter(JsonbHttpMessageConverter.class, "jsonbHttpMessageConverter"));
 	}

 	@Test
 	void jsonbCustomConverter() {
 		this.contextRunner.withUserConfiguration(JsonbConverterConfig.class)
-			.withConfiguration(AutoConfigurations.of(JsonbAutoConfiguration.class))
+			.withBean(Jsonb.class, JsonbBuilder::create)
 			.run(assertConverter(JsonbHttpMessageConverter.class, "customJsonbMessageConverter"));
 	}

@@ -191,31 +164,6 @@ class HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfigurationTests {
 		});
 	}

-	@Test
-	@Deprecated(since = "3.5.0", forRemoval = true)
-	void jsonbCanBePreferredWithDeprecatedProperty() {
-		allOptionsRunner().withPropertyValues("spring.mvc.converters.preferred-json-mapper:jsonb").run((context) -> {
-			assertConverterBeanExists(context, JsonbHttpMessageConverter.class, "jsonbHttpMessageConverter");
-			assertConverterBeanRegisteredWithHttpMessageConverters(context, JsonbHttpMessageConverter.class);
-			assertThat(context).doesNotHaveBean(GsonHttpMessageConverter.class);
-			assertThat(context).doesNotHaveBean(MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter.class);
-		});
-	}
-
-	@Test
-	@Deprecated(since = "3.5.0", forRemoval = true)
-	void jsonbCanBePreferredWithNonDeprecatedPropertyTakingPrecedence() {
-		allOptionsRunner()
-			.withPropertyValues("spring.http.converters.preferred-json-mapper:jsonb",
-					"spring.mvc.converters.preferred-json-mapper:gson")
-			.run((context) -> {
-				assertConverterBeanExists(context, JsonbHttpMessageConverter.class, "jsonbHttpMessageConverter");
-				assertConverterBeanRegisteredWithHttpMessageConverters(context, JsonbHttpMessageConverter.class);
-				assertThat(context).doesNotHaveBean(GsonHttpMessageConverter.class);
-				assertThat(context).doesNotHaveBean(MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter.class);
-			});
-	}
-
 	@Test
 	void stringDefaultConverter() {
 		this.contextRunner.run(assertConverter(StringHttpMessageConverter.class, "stringHttpMessageConverter"));
@@ -328,8 +276,9 @@ class HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfigurationTests {
 	}

 	private ApplicationContextRunner allOptionsRunner() {
-		return this.contextRunner.withConfiguration(AutoConfigurations.of(GsonAutoConfiguration.class,
-				JacksonAutoConfiguration.class, JsonbAutoConfiguration.class));
+		return this.contextRunner.withBean(Gson.class)
+			.withBean(ObjectMapper.class)
+			.withBean(Jsonb.class, JsonbBuilder::create);
 	}

 	private ContextConsumer<AssertableApplicationContext> assertConverter(
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 * limitations under the License.
 */

-package org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http;
+package org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure;

 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 * limitations under the License.
 */

-package org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http;
+package org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure;

 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import org.springframework.http.converter.json.GsonHttpMessageConverter;
 import org.springframework.http.converter.json.MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter;
 import org.springframework.http.converter.support.AllEncompassingFormHttpMessageConverter;
 import org.springframework.http.converter.xml.MappingJackson2XmlHttpMessageConverter;
-import org.springframework.http.converter.yaml.MappingJackson2YamlHttpMessageConverter;

 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ class HttpMessageConvertersTests {
 				StringHttpMessageConverter.class, ResourceHttpMessageConverter.class,
 				ResourceRegionHttpMessageConverter.class, AllEncompassingFormHttpMessageConverter.class,
 				MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter.class, MappingJackson2CborHttpMessageConverter.class,
-				MappingJackson2YamlHttpMessageConverter.class, MappingJackson2XmlHttpMessageConverter.class);
+				MappingJackson2XmlHttpMessageConverter.class);
 	}

 	@Test
@@ -127,8 +126,7 @@ class HttpMessageConvertersTests {
 		assertThat(converterClasses).containsExactly(ByteArrayHttpMessageConverter.class,
 				StringHttpMessageConverter.class, ResourceHttpMessageConverter.class,
 				ResourceRegionHttpMessageConverter.class, AllEncompassingFormHttpMessageConverter.class,
-				MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter.class, MappingJackson2CborHttpMessageConverter.class,
-				MappingJackson2YamlHttpMessageConverter.class);
+				MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter.class, MappingJackson2CborHttpMessageConverter.class);
 	}

 	@Test
@@ -149,8 +147,7 @@ class HttpMessageConvertersTests {
 		}
 		assertThat(converterClasses).containsExactly(ByteArrayHttpMessageConverter.class,
 				StringHttpMessageConverter.class, ResourceHttpMessageConverter.class,
-				MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter.class, MappingJackson2CborHttpMessageConverter.class,
-				MappingJackson2YamlHttpMessageConverter.class);
+				MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter.class, MappingJackson2CborHttpMessageConverter.class);
 	}

 	private List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> extractFormPartConverters(List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> converters) {
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ plugins {
 description = "Starter for building web, including RESTful, applications using Spring MVC. Uses Tomcat as the default embedded container"

 dependencies {
+	api(project(":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-http"))
 	api(project(":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-starters:spring-boot-starter"))
 	api(project(":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-starters:spring-boot-starter-json"))
 	api(project(":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-starters:spring-boot-starter-tomcat"))
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ dependencies {
 	optional(project(":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-flyway"))
 	optional(project(":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-groovy-templates"))
 	optional(project(":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-hateoas"))
+	optional(project(":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-http"))
 	optional(project(":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-jackson"))
 	optional(project(":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-jdbc"))
 	optional(project(":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-jooq"))
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package org.springframework.boot.test.autoconfigure.web.servlet;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.ObjectProvider;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnClass;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnMissingBean;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConverters;
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConverters;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.MockMvc;
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # AutoConfigureWebClient auto-configuration imports
+optional:org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration
 org.springframework.boot.test.autoconfigure.web.client.WebClientRestTemplateAutoConfiguration
-org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration
 org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.codec.CodecsAutoConfiguration
 org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.client.RestTemplateAutoConfiguration
 org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.client.RestClientAutoConfiguration
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 optional:org.springframework.boot.freemarker.autoconfigure.FreeMarkerAutoConfiguration
 optional:org.springframework.boot.groovy.template.autoconfigure.GroovyTemplateAutoConfiguration
 optional:org.springframework.boot.hateoas.autoconfigure.HypermediaAutoConfiguration
+optional:org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration
 optional:org.springframework.boot.mustache.autoconfigure.MustacheAutoConfiguration
 optional:org.springframework.boot.thymeleaf.autoconfigure.ThymeleafAutoConfiguration
 optional:org.springframework.boot.validation.autoconfigure.ValidationAutoConfiguration
 org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.context.MessageSourceAutoConfiguration
 org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.data.web.SpringDataWebAutoConfiguration
-org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration
 org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.task.TaskExecutionAutoConfiguration
 org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.error.ErrorMvcAutoConfiguration
 org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.HttpEncodingAutoConfiguration
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ description = "Spring Boot TestNG smoke test"

 dependencies {
 	implementation(platform(project(":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-dependencies")))
+	implementation(project(":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-http"))
 	implementation(project(":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-starters:spring-boot-starter"))
 	implementation(project(":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-starters:spring-boot-starter-tomcat"))
 	implementation("org.springframework:spring-webmvc")
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ plugins {
 description = "Spring Boot Tomcat smoke test"

 dependencies {
+	implementation(project(":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-http"))
 	implementation(project(":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-starters:spring-boot-starter"))
 	implementation(project(":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-starters:spring-boot-starter-tomcat"))
 	implementation("org.springframework:spring-webmvc")
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ import smoketest.tomcat.web.SampleController;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.context.PropertyPlaceholderAutoConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.DispatcherServletAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.WebMvcAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest.WebEnvironment;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.web.client.TestRestTemplate;
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ configurations.all {
 }

 dependencies {
+	implementation(project(":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-http"))
 	implementation(project(":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-starters:spring-boot-starter"))
 	implementation(project(":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-starters:spring-boot-starter-tomcat"))
 	implementation("org.springframework:spring-webmvc")
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ import smoketest.tomcat.web.SampleController;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.context.PropertyPlaceholderAutoConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.DispatcherServletAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.servlet.WebMvcAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest.WebEnvironment;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.web.client.TestRestTemplate;
				`@@ -0,0 +1 @@`
				`org.springframework.boot.http.autoconfigure.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration`