diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/web/client/AbstractRestTemplateBuilderRequestFactoryConfigurationTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/web/client/AbstractRestTemplateBuilderRequestFactoryConfigurationTests.java
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-/*
- * Copyright 2012-2024 the original author or authors.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-package org.springframework.boot.web.client;
-
-import java.time.Duration;
-
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
-
-import org.springframework.http.client.ClientHttpRequestFactory;
-
-import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
-
-/**
- * Base class for tests that verify the configuration of the
- * {@link ClientHttpRequestFactory} used by {@link RestTemplateBuilder}.
- *
- * @param <T> the request factory type under test
- * @author Andy Wilkinson
- */
-abstract class AbstractRestTemplateBuilderRequestFactoryConfigurationTests<T extends ClientHttpRequestFactory> {
-
-	private final Class<? extends ClientHttpRequestFactory> factoryType;
-
-	private final RestTemplateBuilder builder = new RestTemplateBuilder();
-
-	protected AbstractRestTemplateBuilderRequestFactoryConfigurationTests(Class<T> factoryType) {
-		this.factoryType = factoryType;
-	}
-
-	@Test
-	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-	void connectTimeoutCanBeConfiguredOnFactory() {
-		ClientHttpRequestFactory requestFactory = this.builder.requestFactory(this.factoryType)
-			.connectTimeout(Duration.ofMillis(1234))
-			.build()
-			.getRequestFactory();
-		assertThat(connectTimeout((T) requestFactory)).isEqualTo(1234);
-	}
-
-	@Test
-	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-	void readTimeoutCanBeConfiguredOnFactory() {
-		ClientHttpRequestFactory requestFactory = this.builder.requestFactory(this.factoryType)
-			.readTimeout(Duration.ofMillis(1234))
-			.build()
-			.getRequestFactory();
-		assertThat(readTimeout((T) requestFactory)).isEqualTo(1234);
-	}
-
-	@Test
-	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-	void connectTimeoutCanBeConfiguredOnDetectedFactory() {
-		ClientHttpRequestFactory requestFactory = this.builder.connectTimeout(Duration.ofMillis(1234))
-			.build()
-			.getRequestFactory();
-		assertThat(connectTimeout((T) requestFactory)).isEqualTo(1234);
-	}
-
-	@Test
-	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-	void readTimeoutCanBeConfiguredOnDetectedFactory() {
-		ClientHttpRequestFactory requestFactory = this.builder.readTimeout(Duration.ofMillis(1234))
-			.build()
-			.getRequestFactory();
-		assertThat(readTimeout((T) requestFactory)).isEqualTo(1234);
-	}
-
-	protected abstract long connectTimeout(T requestFactory);
-
-	protected abstract long readTimeout(T requestFactory);
-
-}