Document that spring.application.name / group are used with logging

philwebb · philwebb · commit 1d923ccc43c2 · 2025-05-20T12:57:00.000-07:00
Closes gh-45597
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/resources/META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/resources/META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@
       "name": "spring.application.name",
       "type": "java.lang.String",
       "sourceType": "org.springframework.boot.context.ContextIdApplicationContextInitializer",
-      "description": "Application name."
+      "description": "Application name. Typically used with logging to help identify the application."
     },
     {
       "name": "spring.banner.charset",

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`@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@`
`239`	`239`	`"name": "spring.application.name",`
`240`	`240`	`"type": "java.lang.String",`
`241`	`241`	`"sourceType": "org.springframework.boot.context.ContextIdApplicationContextInitializer",`
`242`		`- "description": "Application name."`
	`242`	`+ "description": "Application name. Typically used with logging to help identify the application."`
`243`	`243`	`},`
`244`	`244`	`{`
`245`	`245`	`"name": "spring.banner.charset",`