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Bean lifecycle callbacks: what do `@PostConstruct` and `@PreDestroy` do?

Answer

`@PostConstruct` runs after dependency injection to perform initialization (e.g., validate config, warm caches). `@PreDestroy` runs when the context shuts down to release resources. They’re lifecycle hooks managed by the container.

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