Add convenient method to get generic beans by type reference

spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/BeanFactory.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2025 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.
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.BeansException;
+import org.springframework.core.ParameterizedTypeReference;
 import org.springframework.core.ResolvableType;
 
 /**
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@
  * @author Rod Johnson
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
  * @author Chris Beams
+ * @author Yanming Zhou
  * @since 13 April 2001
  * @see BeanNameAware#setBeanName
  * @see BeanClassLoaderAware#setBeanClassLoader
@@ -201,6 +203,25 @@ public interface BeanFactory {
 	 */
 	<T> T getBean(Class<T> requiredType) throws BeansException;
 
+	/**
+	 * Return the bean instance that uniquely matches the given object type, if any.
+	 * <p>This method goes into {@link ListableBeanFactory} by-type lookup territory
+	 * but may also be translated into a conventional by-name lookup based on the name
+	 * of the given type. For more extensive retrieval operations across sets of beans,
+	 * use {@link ListableBeanFactory} and/or {@link BeanFactoryUtils}.
+	 * @param typeReference the reference to obtain type the bean must match
+	 * @return an instance of the single bean matching the required type
+	 * @throws NoSuchBeanDefinitionException if no bean of the given type was found
+	 * @throws NoUniqueBeanDefinitionException if more than one bean of the given type was found
+	 * @throws BeansException if the bean could not be created
+	 * @since 7.0
+	 * @see #getBean(Class)
+	 */
+	default <T> T getBean(ParameterizedTypeReference<T> typeReference) throws BeansException {
+		ObjectProvider<T> provider = getBeanProvider(ResolvableType.forType(typeReference));
+		return provider.getObject();
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Return an instance, which may be shared or independent, of the specified bean.
 	 * <p>Allows for specifying explicit constructor arguments / factory method arguments,

spring-beans/src/test/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/DefaultListableBeanFactoryTests.java

@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
 import org.springframework.core.DefaultParameterNameDiscoverer;
 import org.springframework.core.MethodParameter;
 import org.springframework.core.Ordered;
+import org.springframework.core.ParameterizedTypeReference;
 import org.springframework.core.ResolvableType;
 import org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationAwareOrderComparator;
 import org.springframework.core.annotation.Order;
@@ -1651,6 +1652,22 @@ void getBeanByTypeWithAmbiguity() {
 				lbf.getBean(TestBean.class));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void getBeanByTypeReference() {
+		RootBeanDefinition bd1 = new RootBeanDefinition(StringTemplate.class);
+		RootBeanDefinition bd2 = new RootBeanDefinition(NumberTemplate.class);
+		lbf.registerBeanDefinition("bd1", bd1);
+		lbf.registerBeanDefinition("bd2", bd2);
+
+		Template<String> stringTemplate = lbf.getBean(new ParameterizedTypeReference<>() {
+		});
+		Template<Number> numberTemplate = lbf.getBean(new ParameterizedTypeReference<>() {
+		});
+
+		assertThat(stringTemplate).isInstanceOf(StringTemplate.class);
+		assertThat(numberTemplate).isInstanceOf(NumberTemplate.class);
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	void getBeanByTypeWithPrimary() {
 		RootBeanDefinition bd1 = new RootBeanDefinition(TestBean.class);
@@ -3814,4 +3831,16 @@ public Class<?> getObjectType() {
 		}
 	}
 
+	private static class Template<T> {
+
+	}
+
+	private static class StringTemplate extends Template<String> {
+
+	}
+
+	private static class NumberTemplate extends Template<Number> {
+
+	}
+
 }