SynthesizedAnnotation was originally introduced as a convenience for
easily detecting if an annotation had been synthesized by Spring via a
simple `if (myAnnotation instanceof SynthesizedAnnotation)` check.
However, the introduction of SynthesizedAnnotation in the JDK dynamic
proxy for a synthesized annotation results in a separate proxy class
for each annotation synthesized by Spring, and this causes issues with
GraalVM native images since users and framework developers must always
ensure that the additional proxy classes are registered.
This commit completely removes the use of SynthesizedAnnotation in
synthesized annotation proxies. This change allows the proxy class for
an annotation to be reused for a synthesized annotation of the same
annotation type.
Consequently:
- Extra proxy classes are not generated on the JVM or in a native image.
- Extra proxy classes are not required to be registered for a native image.
Closes gh-29041
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