You are a helpful assistant generating synthetic data that captures *System 1* and *System 2* thinking, *creativity*, and *metacognitive reflection*. Follow these steps in sequence, using tags [sys1] and [end sys1] for *System 1* sections and [sys2] and [end sys2] for *System 2* sections.

1. *Identify System 1 and System 2 Thinking Requirements:*
   - Carefully read the text.
   - Identify parts of the text that require quick, straightforward responses (*System 1*). Mark these sections with [sys1] and [end sys1].
   - Identify parts that require in-depth, reflective thinking (*System 2*), marked with [sys2] and [end sys2].

2. *Apply Step-by-Step Problem Solving with Creativity and Metacognitive Reflection for System 2 Sections:*

   *2.1 Understand the Problem:*
   - Objective: Fully comprehend the issue, constraints, and relevant context.
   - Reflection: "What do I understand about this issue? What might I be overlooking?"
   - Creative Perspective: Seek hidden patterns or possibilities that could reveal deeper insights or innovative connections.

   *2.2 Analyze the Information:*
   - Objective: Break down the problem logically.
   - Reflection: "Am I considering all factors? Are there any assumptions that need challenging?"
   - Creative Perspective: Explore unique patterns or overlooked relationships in the data that could add depth to the analysis.

   *2.3 Generate Hypotheses:*
   - Objective: Propose at least 10 hypotheses, each with a Confidence Score (0.0 to 1.0) and Creative Score (0.0 to 1.0), reflecting originality, surprise, and utility.
   - Reflection: "Have I explored all possible explanations or approaches, both conventional and unconventional?"
   - Creative Perspective: Consider novel angles that might provide unexpected insights.

   *2.4 Anticipate Future Steps and Obstacles:*
   - Objective: Make predictions, accounting for potential outcomes and obstacles.
   - Reflection: "What challenges might I face? Is my plan flexible for different scenarios?"
   - Creative Perspective: Visualize unforeseen outcomes and adapt plans to make use of them effectively.

   *2.5 Evaluate Hypotheses:*
   - Objective: Assess hypotheses based on feasibility, risk, and potential impact.
   - Evaluation: Refine Confidence and Creative Scores as needed.
   - Reflection: "Am I unbiased in my assessment? Which options fit best with the overall objectives?"
   - Creative Perspective: Identify hidden opportunities or overlooked details in each hypothesis.

   *2.6 Select the Best Hypothesis:*
   - Objective: Choose the most promising, strategic hypothesis.
   - Reflection: "Why does this hypothesis stand out? How does it uniquely address the issue?"
   - Creative Perspective: Consider any underutilized potential in the selected approach.

   *2.7 Implement the Hypothesis:*
   - Objective: Outline actionable steps for testing the hypothesis.
   - Reflection: "Is this plan practical? What resources or preparation are required?"
   - Creative Perspective: Refine steps to maximize effectiveness and yield unexpected benefits.

   *2.8 Monitor and Review Progress:*
   - Objective: Review progress, noting areas for improvement.
   - Reflection: "What’s working well? What could be improved?"
   - Creative Perspective: Look for emerging patterns that could refine future approaches.

   *2.9 Reflect and Capture Insights:*
   - Objective: Summarize lessons learned and insights gained for future reference.
   - Reflection: "What new understanding has emerged from this process?"
   - Creative Perspective: Identify innovative insights or patterns that could be applied to similar challenges.

3. *Generate Text Output with Interleaved System 1 and System 2 Responses:*
   - Use the tags [sys1] and [sys2] throughout.
   - Aim for a lengthier, detailed response. Combine both direct, straightforward *System 1* insights and reflective, deeply analytical *System 2* segments to capture a blend of quick observations and thoughtful analysis.

---

### *Example Input Text:*

You are tasked with analyzing a sudden shift in customer preferences in a tech market. There has been a noticeable decline in demand for physical devices, with customers increasingly interested in digital-only options. The challenge is to understand this shift, generate hypotheses for why it might be occurring, and explore potential strategies for adapting to this new trend.

---

### *Processed Output with System 1 and System 2 Thinking:*

The tech market is experiencing a shift in customer demand, moving away from physical devices toward digital-only options.

[sys1]
Customer demand has shifted from physical devices to digital-only options.
We need to understand why this change is happening and find strategies to address it.
Key factors may include cost, convenience, and technological trends.
[end sys1]

[sys2]
**2.1 Understand the Problem:**
The goal is to understand the underlying reasons for the shift in demand from physical devices to digital-only options, then develop a strategy to adapt.

*Reflection:* 
"I understand that preferences are changing, but what might be driving this? Is it primarily cost, or are there other factors such as convenience or sustainability?"

*Creative Perspective:* 
"Could there be a larger trend in digital minimalism or a preference for eco-friendly solutions that we’re missing? What unseen motivations might explain this shift?"

**2.2 Analyze the Information:**
There are multiple possible factors driving this shift, from economic influences to cultural shifts. It’s essential to isolate each factor and understand its impact.

*Reflection:* 
"Am I fully considering the various economic and social influences? Could there be a technological factor, like better internet speeds, that makes digital-only products more accessible?"

*Creative Perspective:* 
"Are there patterns or trends in other markets that could shed light on this shift? Could this be part of a larger trend toward virtual experiences?"

**2.3 Generate Hypotheses:**
1. Customers prefer digital options due to lower costs. (Confidence: 0.8, Creative: 0.4)
2. There’s a growing trend toward minimalism and reduced physical clutter. (Confidence: 0.7, Creative: 0.7)
3. Digital products offer greater flexibility and ease of use. (Confidence: 0.6, Creative: 0.6)
4. Environmental concerns are pushing consumers away from physical goods. (Confidence: 0.6, Creative: 0.8)
5. Advances in tech make digital-only options more functional. (Confidence: 0.8, Creative: 0.5)
6. Pandemic-era remote work increased demand for digital solutions. (Confidence: 0.7, Creative: 0.6)
7. Media coverage of the environmental impact of physical devices affects preferences. (Confidence: 0.5, Creative: 0.7)
8. There’s an increase in global digital literacy, expanding market access. (Confidence: 0.6, Creative: 0.6)
9. Customers view digital as more convenient and scalable for future needs. (Confidence: 0.7, Creative: 0.5)
10. Younger consumers prefer the aesthetics and convenience of digital products. (Confidence: 0.6, Creative: 0.6)

*Reflection:* 
"Have I considered all possible influences? Are there any surprising factors that could explain this shift?"

*Creative Perspective:* 
"Could specific social trends, like the rise of influencer culture or digital-first lifestyles, be influencing customer choices?"

**2.4 Anticipate Future Steps and Obstacles:**
*Objective:* Anticipate possible challenges, such as resistance from segments still preferring physical products.

*Reflection:* 
"What market obstacles might we face if we shift our focus to digital-only? Are there sub-segments that still prioritize physical products?"

*Creative Perspective:* 
"Could expanding digital options help us reach a more global audience? Are there emerging trends that we could leverage in our strategy?"

[end sys2]

[sys1]
To address this shift, consider a strategy that incorporates both digital-only offerings and educational campaigns about the benefits of digital solutions.
Use insights from customer feedback and current trends to guide product development.
Focus on flexibility and adaptation to cater to different customer segments.
[end sys1]


Q:

Spring Test Service Autowiring resulting in null

I am able to run a Rest Controller PUT method that uses a Autowired @Service as expected via the Spring Boot Application. The same Autowiring is failing while trying to perform a Spring JUnit Test. I have tried reading through multiple threads with similar issues. I made sure I am NOT creating the @Service through the "new" keyword and I tried Context Configuration and other methods .. but all seems to be in vain. I am not sure where I am going wrong. 
My Spring Boot Application class - 
@SpringBootApplication    
@ComponentScan({    
        "com.initech.myapp.*"    
        })    
public class IngestionServerApplication {    

    private static final Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(IngestionServerApplication.class);    

    public static void main(String[] args) {    
        SpringApplication.run(IngestionServerApplication.class, args);    
        logger.info("Ingestion Server Application started...");    
    }    
}

Rest Controller Class - 
package com.initech.myapp.ingestion.controller;  

@RestController  
public class IngestionController extends BaseRestController {  

    private static final Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(IngestionController.class);  

    // This variable is getting "null" autowiring if invoked 
    // via Spring Unit Testing framework while it is injected fine via
    // Spring Boot app invocation.
    @Autowired  
    public IngestionPayloadProcessor payloadProcessor;

    @RequestMapping(path = "/ingest", method = RequestMethod.PUT,  
            consumes = {  
                    MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_VALUE,  
                    MediaType.APPLICATION_XML_VALUE  
            },  
            produces = {  
                    MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_VALUE  
            })  
    public IngestionSuccessResponse ingest(@RequestHeader(value = "authToken", required = true) String authToken,                          
                         @RequestBody String jsonBody) throws Exception  {  

        IngestionPayload ingestionPayload = new IngestionPayload();  
        ingestionPayload.setAuthToken(authToken);  
        ingestionPayload.setJsonBody(jsonBody);  

        IngestionSuccessResponse ingestionSuccessResponse = payloadProcessor.process(ingestionPayload);  

        return ingestionSuccessResponse;  
    }  
}

Service Class
package com.initech.myapp.ingestion.app.service;

@Service
@ImportResource({"spring.xml"})
public class IngestionPayloadProcessor {

    private static final Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(IngestionPayloadProcessor.class);

    @Resource(name = "kafkaConfig")
        private Properties kafkaConfig;

    @Value("${kakfaTopic}")
        private String kakfaTopic;

    public IngestionSuccessResponse process(IngestionPayload ingestionPayload) throws Exception {
            try {

            IngestionSuccessResponse ingestionSuccessResponse = buildSuccessResponse(ingestionPayload);

            return ingestionSuccessResponse;
                    }
                catch (IllegalStateException e)
                {
                    logger.error("Encountered exception while dropping message in Kafka... " + e.getMessage());
                        throw e;
                    }
            }
            }

private buildSuccessResponse() { ... }

Spring Unit Testing
@RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
@ContextConfiguration(locations = "classpath*:/spring.xml")
@WebMvcTest(IngestionServerApplication.class)
public class IngestionServerApplicationTests {
    @Autowired
    private MockMvc mockMvc;

    @Before
    public void setUp() throws Exception {
        mockMvc = MockMvcBuilders.standaloneSetup(
                    new IngestionServiceController())
                            .build();
                }

    @Test
    public void testIngestService() throws Exception {

        HttpHeaders httpHeaders = new HttpHeaders();
                httpHeaders.add("authToken","safdafio12312asdfs23");
                RequestBuilder requestBuilder = put("/ingest").content("{'testKey' : 'testVal'}").accept(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).headers(httpHeaders);

        this.mockMvc.perform(requestBuilder).andExpect(status().isOk());
    }
}

Error Logs
2016-08-10 19:24:36.500 DEBUG 7505 --- [           main] m.m.a.RequestResponseBodyMethodProcessor : Read [class java.lang.String] as "application/json" with [org.springframework.http.converter.StringHttpMessageConverter@49aa766b]
2016-08-10 19:24:36.510 DEBUG 7505 --- [           main] .m.m.a.ExceptionHandlerExceptionResolver : Resolving exception from handler [public com.initech.myapp.ingestion.model.IngestionSuccessResponse com.initech.myapp.ingestion.app.controller.myappIngestionServiceController.ingest(java.lang.String,java.lang.String,java.lang.String,java.lang.String,java.lang.String,java.lang.String,java.lang.String,java.lang.String) throws java.lang.Exception]: java.lang.NullPointerException
2016-08-10 19:24:36.512 DEBUG 7505 --- [           main] .m.m.a.ExceptionHandlerExceptionResolver : Invoking @ExceptionHandler method: public org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity<java.util.Map<java.lang.String, java.lang.Object>> com.initech.myapp.base.controller.BaseRestController.handleException(java.lang.Exception,javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest)
This is the error handler...
2016-08-10 19:24:36.514  INFO 7505 --- [           main] p.d.i.a.c.myappIngestionServiceController : > handleNoResultException
2016-08-10 19:24:36.574 DEBUG 7505 --- [           main] o.s.w.s.m.m.a.HttpEntityMethodProcessor  : Written [{status=500, authToken=6acb1a5c-2ced-4690-95b3-eb7957c7c28a, error=null}] as "application/json" using [org.springframework.http.converter.json.MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter@50d3bf39]

java.lang.AssertionError: Status 
Expected :200
Actual   :500

Note that I have debugged through the test and I can see that the NullPointer exception is thrown at the below line in the Rest Controller Class as the payloadProcessor object is null.
IngestionSuccessResponse ingestionSuccessResponse = payloadProcessor.process(ingestionPayload);

=====
Unit Test with Mock objects: (This is working as expected)
@RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
@ActiveProfiles("dev")
@SpringBootTest(webEnvironment = SpringBootTest.WebEnvironment.RANDOM_PORT)
@AutoConfigureMockMvc
public class IngestionServerUnitTests {

    @Autowired
    private MockMvc mockMvc;

    @MockBean
    private IngestionPayloadProcessor processor;

    // I was able to get this to work by removing the setUp() method 
    // that was originally in my code. It was trying to build a new instance
    // of the REST controller and then run the "perform" on top of it
    // which was causing the test to fail I assume!

    /*@Before
    public void setUp() throws Exception {
        mockMvc = MockMvcBuilders.standaloneSetup(
                new IngestionServiceController())
                .build();
    }*/

    @Test
    public void testIngestService() throws Exception {

        IngestionSuccessResponse ingestionSuccessResponse = new IngestionSuccessResponse();
        ingestionSuccessResponse.setStatusCode("200");
        ingestionSuccessResponse.setRequestId("6acb1a5c-2ced-4690-95b3-eb7957c7c28a");
        ingestionSuccessResponse.setReceivedTimestamp("2016-08-09T19:43:30.02234312");

        given(this.processor.process(anyObject())).willReturn(ingestionSuccessResponse);

        HttpHeaders httpHeaders = new HttpHeaders();
        httpHeaders.add("Authorization","5e18685c95b34690");

        RequestBuilder requestBuilder = put("/ingest").content("<test>test data</test>").accept(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).headers(httpHeaders);

        this.mockMvc.perform(requestBuilder).andExpect(status().isOk());
    }

}

A:

When you specify @WebMvcTest there are only certain components of your application that are added to the ApplicationContext. The annotation is actually a composition of a bunch of other annotations as described in the docs: https://docs.spring.io/spring-boot/docs/current/api/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/web/servlet/WebMvcTest.html
Based on this your IngestionPayloadProcessor doesn't get instantiated as a bean, and shouldn't as you are telling the test to only run tests for the web layer. What you need to do is specify a @MockBeanfor the IngestionPayloadProcessor within the test and then define a mock for the method that the controller is calling.
@RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
@WebMvcTest(IngestionServerApplication.class)
public class IngestionServerApplicationTests {
    @Autowired
    private MockMvc mockMvc;

    @MockBean
    private IngestionPayloadProcessor processor;

    @Test
    public void testIngestService() throws Exception {
        given(this.processor.process(anyObject())).willReturn(new InjestionSuccessResponse());

        HttpHeaders httpHeaders = new HttpHeaders();
        httpHeaders.add("authToken","safdafio12312asdfs23");
        RequestBuilder requestBuilder = put("/ingest").content("{'testKey' : 'testVal'}").accept(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).headers(httpHeaders);

        this.mockMvc.perform(requestBuilder).andExpect(status().isOk());
    }
}

Details on the new features of Spring Boot 1.4 testing are here: https://spring.io/blog/2016/04/15/testing-improvements-in-spring-boot-1-4
* Update based on comments *
Realized you could just auto configure the MockMvc and not need to use the TestRestTemplate. I haven't tested this but it should work.
@RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
@SpringBootTest
@AutoConfigureMockMvc
public class IngestionServerApplicationTests {
    @Autowired
    private MockMvc mockMvc;

    @Test
    public void testIngestService() throws Exception {
        HttpHeaders httpHeaders = new HttpHeaders();
        httpHeaders.add("authToken","safdafio12312asdfs23");
        RequestBuilder requestBuilder = put("/ingest").content("{'testKey' : 'testVal'}").accept(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).headers(httpHeaders);

        this.mockMvc.perform(requestBuilder).andExpect(status().isOk());
    }
}