ValueConverters can be derived from AbstractPropertyValueConverter.

Original Pull Request #2490
Closes #2489

src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/mapping/SimpleElasticsearchPersistentProperty.java

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.annotations.IndexedIndexName;
 import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.annotations.MultiField;
 import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.annotations.ValueConverter;
 import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.annotations.WriteOnlyProperty;
+import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.core.convert.AbstractPropertyValueConverter;
 import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.core.convert.DatePropertyValueConverter;
 import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.core.convert.DateRangePropertyValueConverter;
 import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.core.convert.ElasticsearchDateConverter;
@@ -250,7 +251,11 @@ public class SimpleElasticsearchPersistentProperty extends
 				}
 				propertyValueConverter = enumConstants[0];
 			} else {
-				propertyValueConverter = BeanUtils.instantiateClass(clazz);
+				if (AbstractPropertyValueConverter.class.isAssignableFrom(clazz)) {
+					propertyValueConverter = BeanUtils.instantiateClass(BeanUtils.getResolvableConstructor(clazz), this);
+				} else {
+					propertyValueConverter = BeanUtils.instantiateClass(clazz);
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}

src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/mapping/SimpleElasticsearchPersistentPropertyUnitTests.java

@@ -34,8 +34,10 @@ import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.annotations.FieldType;
 import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.annotations.InnerField;
 import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.annotations.MultiField;
 import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.annotations.ValueConverter;
+import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.core.convert.AbstractPropertyValueConverter;
 import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.core.query.SeqNoPrimaryTerm;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.MappingException;
+import org.springframework.data.mapping.PersistentProperty;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.model.FieldNamingStrategy;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.model.Property;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.model.PropertyNameFieldNamingStrategy;
@@ -258,6 +260,8 @@ public class SimpleElasticsearchPersistentPropertyUnitTests {
 		assertThat(
 				persistentEntity.getRequiredPersistentProperty("fieldWithClassBasedConverter").getPropertyValueConverter())
 						.isInstanceOf(ClassBasedValueConverter.class);
+		assertThat(persistentEntity.getRequiredPersistentProperty("fieldWithClassBasedDerivedFromAbstractValueConverter")
+				.getPropertyValueConverter()).isInstanceOf(ClassBasedDerivedFromAbstractValueConverter.class);
 		assertThat(
 				persistentEntity.getRequiredPersistentProperty("fieldWithEnumBasedConverter").getPropertyValueConverter())
 						.isInstanceOf(EnumBasedValueConverter.class);
@@ -354,6 +358,8 @@ public class SimpleElasticsearchPersistentPropertyUnitTests {
 		@Nullable
 		@ValueConverter(ClassBasedValueConverter.class) private String fieldWithClassBasedConverter;
 		@Nullable
+		@ValueConverter(ClassBasedDerivedFromAbstractValueConverter.class) private String fieldWithClassBasedDerivedFromAbstractValueConverter;
+		@Nullable
 		@ValueConverter(EnumBasedValueConverter.class) private String fieldWithEnumBasedConverter;
 	}
 
@@ -370,6 +376,23 @@ public class SimpleElasticsearchPersistentPropertyUnitTests {
 		}
 	}
 
+	private static class ClassBasedDerivedFromAbstractValueConverter extends AbstractPropertyValueConverter {
+
+		public ClassBasedDerivedFromAbstractValueConverter(PersistentProperty<?> property) {
+			super(property);
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public Object write(Object value) {
+			return value;
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public Object read(Object value) {
+			return value;
+		}
+	}
+
 	private enum EnumBasedValueConverter implements PropertyValueConverter {
 		INSTANCE;
 

src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/repository/query/valueconverter/ValueConverterIntegrationTests.java

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 
 /**
  * Integration tests to check that {@link org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.annotations.ValueConverter} annotated
- * properties are handle correctly (method name derived queries, for
+ * properties are handled correctly (method name derived queries, for
  *
  * @{@link org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.core.query.Query} methods we don't know which parameters map to which
  *         property.