Spring framework: If I try to use the same class in two other classes, a huge loop of loading starts

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Wed, 14 Aug 2013 05:17:41 -0700 (PDT)

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I am using Spring framework. I have a TestNG dataprovider class that creates and sets up the Selenium Webdriver objects Driver and Wait. I want to use its attributes in two other classes

This is the data provider class

public class DataProviderClass {
    public static WebDriver driver;
    public static WebDriverWait wait;
    public static ArrayList<ArrayList<String>> array;
    final static String FILE_PATH = "src/test/resources/250.csv";

    @DataProvider(name="standardTestData")
    public static Object[][] setUp() throws Exception {

        //prepare variables here

        //pass the data to the test case
        Object[][] setUp = new Object[1][3];
        setUp[0][0] = driver;
        setUp[0][1] = wait;
        setUp[0][2] = array;
        //setUp[0][3] = array2;
        return setUp;
    }

And in the test class I use some custom made methods that I get from another class
In the test class I inject the data provider class and the method class like so:

    public class AppTest3 {

     public static DataProviderClass appdata;
     public static WebDriverCustomMethods w;

     public AppTest3 () {
     ApplicationContext context = new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext("spring.xml");
     appdata = (DataProviderClass) context.getBean("data");
     w = (WebDriverCustomMethods) context.getBean("wdcm");
     }

But the method class doesnt recognise "Driver" and "Wait" objects, so I want to inject the Dataprovider class there as well:

    public class WebDriverCustomMethods{

     public static DataProviderClass appdata;
     public WebDriver driver;
     public WebDriverWait wait;

     public WebDriverCustomMethods () {
     ApplicationContext context = new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext("spring.xml");
     appdata = (DataProviderClass) context.getBean("data");
     }


     //close the firefox instance after testing or on error
     public void quit() {
     driver.quit();
     }

And when I start the test class, a huge loop of spring loading happens and It stops working at the end:

    //this is only a small part of the console output
    INFO: Loading XML bean definitions from class path resource [spring.xml]
    Aug 14, 2013 12:40:41 PM org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory preInstantiateSingletons
    INFO: Pre-instantiating singletons in org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory@3586385a: defining beans [data,wdcm,mailer]; root of factory hierarchy
    Aug 14, 2013 12:40:41 PM org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext prepareRefresh
    INFO: Refreshing org.springframework.context.support.ClassPathXmlApplicationContext@7eddb829: startup date [Wed Aug 14 12:40:41 EEST 2013]; root of context hierarchy
    Aug 14, 2013 12:40:41 PM org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanDefinitionReader loadBeanDefinitions
    INFO: Loading XML bean definitions from class path resource [spring.xml]
    Aug 14, 2013 12:40:41 PM org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory preInstantiateSingletons
    INFO: Pre-instantiating singletons in org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory@376ea355: defining beans [data,wdcm,mailer]; root of factory hierarchy
    Aug 14, 2013 12:40:41 PM org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext prepareRefresh
    INFO: Refreshing org.springframework.context.support.ClassPathXmlApplicationContext@40a53de1: startup date [Wed Aug 14 12:40:41 EEST 2013]; root of context hierarchy
    Aug 14, 2013 12:40:41 PM org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanDefinitionReader loadBeanDefinitions
    INFO: Loading XML bean definitions from class path resource [spring.xml]
    Aug 14, 2013 12:40:41 PM org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory preInstantiateSingletons
    INFO: Pre-instantiating singletons in org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory@a440543: defining beans [data,wdcm,mailer]; root of factory hierarchy
    Aug 14, 2013 12:40:41 PM org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext prepareRefresh
    INFO: Refreshing org.springframework.context.support.ClassPathXmlApplicationContext@77b576f8: startup date [Wed Aug 14 12:40:41 EEST 2013]; root of context hierarchy
    Aug 14, 2013 12:40:41 PM org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanDefinitionReader loadBeanDefinitions
    INFO: Loading XML bean definitions from class path resource [spring.xml]
    Aug 14, 2013 12:40:41 PM org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory preInstantiateSingletons
    INFO: Pre-instantiating singletons in org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory@6de1bddb: defining beans [data,wdcm,mailer]; root of factory hierarchy
    Aug 14, 2013 12:40:41 PM org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext prepareRefresh
    INFO: Refreshing org.springframework.context.support.ClassPathXmlApplicationContext@7f77ad38: startup date [Wed Aug 14 12:40:41 EEST 2013