Closes gh-13479

Closes gh-13477

Closes gh-13476

* pr/13438:
  Polish "Exclude JUnit from json-simple"
  Exclude JUnit from json-simple

Closes gh-13438

See gh-13438

Closes gh-13461

Closes gh-13457

Closes gh-13458

Closes gh-13455

Closes gh-13456

Closes gh-13468

Closes gh-13467

Closes gh-13466

Closes gh-13465

Closes gh-13464

Closes gh-13463

Closes gh-13459

Closes gh-13196

* pr/13453:
  Use @SpringBootTest.properties in tests and samples

Closes gh-13453

* pr/13454:
  Upgrade to Micrometer 1.0.5

Closes gh-13454

Closes gh-13353

Closes gh-13352

This commit replaces the use of a GET method by a DELETE method for
testing that the HiddenHttpMethodFilter is ordered before the security
filter. With SPR-16836 changes, only PUT DELETE and PATCH are now
allowed.

Closes gh-12712

Closes gh-13420

Closes gh-13412

Fixes gh-12872

Fixes gh-12987