Spring IOC Container not loading custom editors

I have a class called ProxyList with a corresponding ProxyListEditor (both are in the org.jasig.cas.client.validation package).

There's also a Cas20ProxyTicketValidator class that has a property called allowedProxyChains and the property is of type ProxyList.

I have a test case that loads the application context via the classpath and so it attempts to create a Cas20ProxyTicketValidator.

It always fails with not being to convert type String to ProxyList (no editor could be found, etc.)

Am I missing something to get this editor to automatically be recognized?  Is there a specific BeanFactory/ApplicationContext that needs to be used?  (I'm using the ClassPathApplicationContext).

The source is here:
svn/cas-clien...nt/validation/

I've tried in both Spring 2.0.8 (the same one Spring Security uses) and 2.5.1 and 2.5.4

Thanks!
-Scott

Here's the stack trace (too big for the other email):

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Test set: org.jasig.cas.client.validation.Cas20ProxyTicketVa  lidatorTests
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Tests run: 3, Failures: 0, Errors: 1, Skipped: 0, Time elapsed: 1.328 sec lt;lt;lt; FAILURE!
testConstructionFromSpringBean(org.jasig.cas.clien  t.validation.Cas20ProxyTicketValidatorTests)  Time elapsed: 1.265 sec  lt;lt;lt; ERROR!
org..beans.factory.BeanCreationExce  ption: Error creating bean with name 'proxyTicketValidator' defined in class path resource [cas20ProxyTicketValidator.xml]: Initialization of bean failed; nested exception is org..beans.TypeMismatchException: Failed to convert property value of type [java.lang.String] to required type [org.jasig.cas.client.validation.ProxyList] for property 'allowedProxyChains'; nested exception is java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Cannot convert value of type [java.lang.String] to required type [org.jasig.cas.client.validation.ProxyList] for property 'allowedProxyChains': no matching editors or conversion strategy found
Caused by: org..beans.TypeMismatchException: Failed to convert property value of type [java.lang.String] to required type [org.jasig.cas.client.validation.ProxyList] for property 'allowedProxyChains'; nested exception is java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Cannot convert value of type [java.lang.String] to required type [org.jasig.cas.client.validation.ProxyList] for property 'allowedProxyChains': no matching editors or conversion strategy found
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Cannot convert value of type [java.lang.String] to required type [org.jasig.cas.client.validation.ProxyList] for property 'allowedProxyChains': no matching editors or conversion strategy found
at org..beans.TypeConverterDelegate.co  nvertIfNecessary(TypeConverterDelegate.java:231)
at org..beans.TypeConverterDelegate.co  nvertIfNecessary(TypeConverterDelegate.java:138)
at org..beans.BeanWrapperImpl.convertF  orProperty(BeanWrapperImpl.java:380)
at org..beans.factory.support.Abstract  AutowireCapableBeanFactory.applyPropertyValues(Abs  tractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1112)
at org..beans.factory.support.Abstract  AutowireCapableBeanFactory.populateBean(AbstractAu  towireCapableBeanFactory.java:862)
at org..beans.factory.support.Abstract  AutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAuto  wireCapableBeanFactory.java:423)
at org..beans.factory.support.Abstract  BeanFactory$1.getObject(AbstractBeanFactory.java:2  49)
at org..beans.factory.support.DefaultS  ingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingleton  BeanRegistry.java:155)
at org..beans.factory.support.Abstract  BeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:246)
at org..beans.factory.support.Abstract  BeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:160)
at org..beans.factory.support.DefaultL  istableBeanFactory.preInstantiateSingletons(Defaul  tListableBeanFactory.java:291)
at org..context.support.AbstractApplic  ationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.ja  va:352)
at org..context.support.ClassPathXmlAp  plicationContext.lt;initgt;(ClassPathXmlApplicationCon  text.java:122)
at org..context.support.ClassPathXmlAp  plicationContext.lt;initgt;(ClassPathXmlApplicationCon  text.java:66)
at org.jasig.cas.client.validation.Cas20ProxyTicketVa  lidatorTests.testConstructionFromSpringBean(Cas20P  roxyTicketValidatorTests.java:94)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Nativ  e Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Native  MethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(De  legatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
at junit.framework.TestCase.runTest(TestCase.java:154  )
at junit.framework.TestCase.runBare(TestCase.java:127  )
at junit.framework.TestResult$1.protect(TestResult.ja  va:106)
at junit.framework.TestResult.runProtected(TestResult  .java:124)
at junit.framework.TestResult.run(TestResult.java:109  )
at junit.framework.TestCase.run(TestCase.java:118)
at junit.framework.TestSuite.runTest(TestSuite.java:2  08)
at junit.framework.TestSuite.run(TestSuite.java:203)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Nativ  e Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Native  MethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(De  legatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
at org.apache.maven.surefire.junit.JUnitTestSet.execu  te(JUnitTestSet.java:213)
at org.apache.maven.surefire.suite.AbstractDirectoryT  estSuite.executeTestSet(AbstractDirectoryTestSuite  .java:140)
at org.apache.maven.surefire.suite.AbstractDirectoryT  estSuite.execute(AbstractDirectoryTestSuite.java:1  27)
at org.apache.maven.surefire.Surefire.run(Surefire.ja  va:177)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Nativ  e Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Native  MethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(De  legatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
at org.apache.maven.surefire.booter.SurefireBooter.ru  nSuitesInProcess(SurefireBooter.java:345)
at org.apache.maven.surefire.booter.SurefireBooter.ma  in(SurefireBooter.java:1009)
Caused by: org..beans.TypeMismatchException: Failed to convert property value of type [java.lang.String] to required type [org.jasig.cas.client.validation.ProxyList] for property 'allowedProxyChains'; nested exception is java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Cannot convert value of type [java.lang.String] to required type [org.jasig.cas.client.validation.ProxyList] for property 'allowedProxyChains': no matching editors or conversion strategy found
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Cannot convert value of type [java.lang.String] to required type [org.jasig.cas.client.validation.ProxyList] for property 'allowedProxyChains': no matching editors or conversion strategy found
at org..beans.TypeConverterDelegate.co  nvertIfNecessary(TypeConverterDelegate.java:231)
at org..beans.TypeConverterDelegate.co  nvertIfNecessary(TypeConverterDelegate.java:138)
at org..beans.BeanWrapperImpl.convertF  orProperty(BeanWrapperImpl.java:380)
at org..beans.factory.support.Abstract  AutowireCapableBeanFactory.applyPropertyValues(Abs  tractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1112)
at org..beans.factory.support.Abstract  AutowireCapableBeanFactory.populateBean(AbstractAu  towireCapableBeanFactory.java:862)
at org..beans.factory.support.Abstract  AutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAuto  wireCapableBeanFactory.java:423)
at org..beans.factory.support.Abstract  BeanFactory$1.getObject(AbstractBeanFactory.java:2  49)
at org..beans.factory.support.DefaultS  ingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingleton  BeanRegistry.java:155)
at org..beans.factory.support.Abstract  BeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:246)
at org..beans.factory.support.Abstract  BeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:160)
at org..beans.factory.support.DefaultL  istableBeanFactory.preInstantiateSingletons(Defaul  tListableBeanFactory.java:291)
at org..context.support.AbstractApplic  ationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.ja  va:352)
at org..context.support.ClassPathXmlAp  plicationContext.lt;initgt;(ClassPathXmlApplicationCon  text.java:122)
at org..context.support.ClassPathXmlAp  plicationContext.lt;initgt;(ClassPathXmlApplicationCon  text.java:66)
at org.jasig.cas.client.validation.Cas20ProxyTicketVa  lidatorTests.testConstructionFromSpringBean(Cas20P  roxyTicketValidatorTests.java:94)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Nativ  e Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Native  MethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(De  legatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
at junit.framework.TestCase.runTest(TestCase.java:154  )
at junit.framework.TestCase.runBare(TestCase.java:127  )
at junit.framework.TestResult$1.protect(TestResult.ja  va:106)
at junit.framework.TestResult.runProtected(TestResult  .java:124)
at junit.framework.TestResult.run(TestResult.java:109  )
at junit.framework.TestCase.run(TestCase.java:118)
at junit.framework.TestSuite.runTest(TestSuite.java:2  08)
at junit.framework.TestSuite.run(TestSuite.java:203)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Nativ  e Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Native  MethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(De  legatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
at org.apache.maven.surefire.junit.JUnitTestSet.execu  te(JUnitTestSet.java:213)
at org.apache.maven.surefire.suite.AbstractDirectoryT  estSuite.executeTestSet(AbstractDirectoryTestSuite  .java:140)
at org.apache.maven.surefire.suite.AbstractDirectoryT  estSuite.execute(AbstractDirectoryTestSuite.java:1  27)
at org.apache.maven.surefire.Surefire.run(Surefire.ja  va:177)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Nativ  e Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Native  MethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(De  legatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
at org.apache.maven.surefire.booter.SurefireBooter.ru  nSuitesInProcess(SurefireBooter.java:345)
at org.apache.maven.surefire.booter.SurefireBooter.ma  in(SurefireBooter.java:1009)

For those who have a similar problem, mine was actually that the property editor had a bug that returned the wrong type.  The error message from the IOC container just wasn't very clear about that.

How to get the fix to the property editor?