WebTestClient is an actual client and generally it's only possible
to assert the client response (i.e. what goes over HTTP). However,
in a mock server scenario technically we have access to the server
request and response and can make those available for further
assertions.
This will be helpful for the WebTestClient integration with MockMvc
where many more assertions can be performed on the server request
and response when needed.
See gh-19647
f500ab0f9b