diff --git a/spring-boot-actuator-docs/pom.xml b/spring-boot-actuator-docs/pom.xml
index 1273fefc0c..0ed51cbf08 100644
--- a/spring-boot-actuator-docs/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-actuator-docs/pom.xml
@@ -86,10 +86,12 @@
org.springframework.hateoas
spring-hateoas
+ provided
org.springframework.plugin
spring-plugin-core
+ provided
org.springframework.restdocs
diff --git a/spring-boot-actuator-docs/src/main/asciidoc/index.adoc b/spring-boot-actuator-docs/src/main/asciidoc/index.adoc
index fcf66b8e72..cec828cf48 100644
--- a/spring-boot-actuator-docs/src/main/asciidoc/index.adoc
+++ b/spring-boot-actuator-docs/src/main/asciidoc/index.adoc
@@ -57,13 +57,15 @@ HAL browser is not active).
== Hypermedia Support
-If https://projects.spring.io/spring-hateoas[Spring HATEOAS] is enabled (i.e. if it is
-on the classpath by default) and `endpoints.hypermedia.enabled` is set to `true` then the Actuator endpoint responses are enhanced with
-hypermedia in the form of "links". The default media type for responses is
-http://stateless.co/hal_specification.html[HAL], resulting in each resource having an
-extra property called "_links". You can change the media type to another one supported by
-Spring HATEOAS by providing your own `@EnableHypermedia` annotation and custom providers
-as necessary.
+If `endpoints.hypermedia.enabled` is set to `true` and
+https://projects.spring.io/spring-hateoas[Spring HATEOAS] is on the classpath (e.g.
+through the `spring-boot-starter-hateoas` or if you are using
+http://projects.spring.io/spring-data-rest[Spring Data REST]) then the Actuator endpoint
+responses are enhanced with hypermedia in the form of "links". The default media type for
+responses is http://stateless.co/hal_specification.html[HAL], resulting in each resource
+having an extra property called "_links". You can change the media type to another one
+supported by Spring HATEOAS by providing your own `@EnableHypermedia` annotation and
+custom providers as necessary.
Example enhanced "/metrics" endpoint with additional "_links":
diff --git a/spring-boot-actuator-docs/src/restdoc/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/hypermedia/HypermediaEndpointDocumentation.java b/spring-boot-actuator-docs/src/restdoc/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/hypermedia/HypermediaEndpointDocumentation.java
index 9ac4f15b29..00b6e7852d 100644
--- a/spring-boot-actuator-docs/src/restdoc/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/hypermedia/HypermediaEndpointDocumentation.java
+++ b/spring-boot-actuator-docs/src/restdoc/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/hypermedia/HypermediaEndpointDocumentation.java
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.
@RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
@ContextConfiguration(classes = SpringBootHypermediaApplication.class, loader = SpringBootContextLoader.class)
@WebAppConfiguration
-@TestPropertySource(properties = { "spring.jackson.serialization.indent_output=true", "endpoints.hypermedia.enabled=true" })
+@TestPropertySource(properties = { "spring.jackson.serialization.indent_output=true",
+ "endpoints.hypermedia.enabled=true" })
@DirtiesContext
@AutoConfigureMockMvc
@AutoConfigureRestDocs("target/generated-snippets")
@@ -58,7 +59,8 @@ public class HypermediaEndpointDocumentation {
public void metrics() throws Exception {
this.mockMvc.perform(get("/metrics").accept(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON))
.andExpect(status().isOk())
- .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href").value("http://localhost:8080/metrics"))
+ .andExpect(jsonPath("$._links.self.href")
+ .value("http://localhost:8080/metrics"))
.andDo(document("metrics/hypermedia"));
}
diff --git a/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/resources/META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json b/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/resources/META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json
index 8e774d1de4..11b53d42ed 100644
--- a/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/resources/META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json
+++ b/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/resources/META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@
"vcap_services"
]
},
+ {
+ "name": "endpoints.hypermedia.enabled",
+ "type": "java.lang.Boolean",
+ "description": "Enable hypermedia support for endpoints.",
+ "defaultValue": false
+ },
{
"name": "endpoints.info.path",
"type": "java.lang.String",
diff --git a/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/appendix-application-properties.adoc b/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/appendix-application-properties.adoc
index 6b884f9f68..aa7e059b46 100644
--- a/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/appendix-application-properties.adoc
+++ b/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/appendix-application-properties.adoc
@@ -930,7 +930,6 @@ content into your application; rather pick only the properties that you need.
# ENDPOINTS ({sc-spring-boot-actuator}/endpoint/AbstractEndpoint.{sc-ext}[AbstractEndpoint] subclasses)
endpoints.enabled=true # Enable endpoints.
endpoints.sensitive= # Default endpoint sensitive setting.
- endpoints.hypermedia.enabled=false # Enable hypermedia support for endpoints.
endpoints.actuator.enabled=true # Enable the endpoint.
endpoints.actuator.path= # Endpoint URL path.
endpoints.actuator.sensitive=false # Enable security on the endpoint.
@@ -972,6 +971,7 @@ content into your application; rather pick only the properties that you need.
endpoints.heapdump.enabled= # Enable the endpoint.
endpoints.heapdump.path= # Endpoint path.
endpoints.heapdump.sensitive= # Mark if the endpoint exposes sensitive information.
+ endpoints.hypermedia.enabled=false # Enable hypermedia support for endpoints.
endpoints.info.enabled= # Enable the endpoint.
endpoints.info.id= # Endpoint identifier.
endpoints.info.path= # Endpoint path.
diff --git a/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/production-ready-features.adoc b/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/production-ready-features.adoc
index b83bbc4ad4..0d4d75f42f 100644
--- a/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/production-ready-features.adoc
+++ b/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/production-ready-features.adoc
@@ -203,9 +203,10 @@ For example, to mark _all_ endpoints as sensitive except `info`:
[[production-ready-endpoint-hypermedia]]
=== Hypermedia for actuator MVC endpoints
-If http://projects.spring.io/spring-hateoas[Spring HATEOAS] is on the classpath (e.g.
+If `endpoints.hypermedia.enabled` is set to `true` and
+http://projects.spring.io/spring-hateoas[Spring HATEOAS] is on the classpath (e.g.
through the `spring-boot-starter-hateoas` or if you are using
-http://projects.spring.io/spring-data-rest[Spring Data REST]) and `endpoints.hypermedia.enabled` is set to `true` then the HTTP endpoints
+http://projects.spring.io/spring-data-rest[Spring Data REST]) then the HTTP endpoints
from the Actuator are enhanced with hypermedia links, and a "`discovery page`" is added
with links to all the endpoints. The "`discovery page`" is available on `/actuator` by
default. It is implemented as an endpoint, allowing properties to be used to configure