Consistently declare @Nullable on parameter in equals() implementations

spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/framework/AdvisedSupport.java

@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ public Advice getAdvice() {
 		}
 
 		@Override
-		public boolean equals(Object other) {
+		public boolean equals(@Nullable Object other) {
 			return (this == other || (other instanceof AdvisorKeyEntry that &&
 					this.adviceType == that.adviceType &&
 					ObjectUtils.nullSafeEquals(this.classFilterKey, that.classFilterKey) &&

spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/support/ClassFilters.java

@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ public boolean matches(Class<?> clazz) {
 		}
 
 		@Override
-		public boolean equals(Object other) {
+		public boolean equals(@Nullable Object other) {
 			return (this == other || (other instanceof NegateClassFilter that &&
 					this.original.equals(that.original)));
 		}

spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/support/MethodMatchers.java

@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ public boolean matches(Method method, Class<?> targetClass, @Nullable Object...
 		}
 
 		@Override
-		public boolean equals(Object other) {
+		public boolean equals(@Nullable Object other) {
 			return (this == other || (other instanceof NegateMethodMatcher that &&
 					this.original.equals(that.original)));
 		}

spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/scheduling/support/BitsCronField.java

@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ private void clearBit(int index) {
 
 
 	@Override
-	public boolean equals(Object other) {
+	public boolean equals(@Nullable Object other) {
 		return (this == other || (other instanceof BitsCronField that &&
 				type() == that.type() && this.bits == that.bits));
 	}

spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/buffer/JettyDataBuffer.java

@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ public String toString(int index, int length, Charset charset) {
 
 
 	@Override
-	public boolean equals(Object other) {
+	public boolean equals(@Nullable Object other) {
 		return (this == other || (other instanceof JettyDataBuffer otherBuffer &&
 				this.delegate.equals(otherBuffer.delegate)));
 	}

spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/bean/override/BeanOverrideContextCustomizer.java

@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 
 import java.util.Set;
 
+import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;
+
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.test.context.ContextCustomizer;
@@ -69,7 +71,7 @@ Set<BeanOverrideHandler> getBeanOverrideHandlers() {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public boolean equals(Object other) {
+	public boolean equals(@Nullable Object other) {
 		if (other == this) {
 			return true;
 		}

spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/bean/override/BeanOverrideHandler.java

@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ protected void trackOverrideInstance(Object override, SingletonBeanRegistry sing
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public boolean equals(Object other) {
+	public boolean equals(@Nullable Object other) {
 		if (other == this) {
 			return true;
 		}

spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/ETag.java

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
+import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;
 
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ public boolean compare(ETag other, boolean strong) {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public boolean equals(Object other) {
+	public boolean equals(@Nullable Object other) {
 		return (this == other ||
 				(other instanceof ETag oet && this.tag.equals(oet.tag) && this.weak == oet.weak));
 	}

spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/HttpHeaders.java

@@ -2331,7 +2331,7 @@ public List<String> setValue(List<String> value) {
 			}
 
 			@Override
-			public boolean equals(Object o) {
+			public boolean equals(@Nullable Object o) {
 				if (this == o) {
 					return true;
 				}

spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/accept/SemanticApiVersionParser.java

@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
+import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;
+
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 /**
@@ -106,7 +108,7 @@ public int compareTo(SemanticApiVersionParser.Version other) {
 		}
 
 		@Override
-		public boolean equals(Object other) {
+		public boolean equals(@Nullable Object other) {
 			return (this == other || (other instanceof Version otherVersion &&
 					this.major == otherVersion.major &&
 					this.minor == otherVersion.minor &&

spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/service/invoker/HttpServiceMethod.java

@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ private static class AnnotationDescriptor {
 			}
 
 			@Override
-			public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+			public boolean equals(@Nullable Object obj) {
 				return (obj instanceof AnnotationDescriptor that && this.httpExchange.equals(that.httpExchange));
 			}
 

spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/WhatWgUrlParser.java

@@ -2019,7 +2019,7 @@ else if (!hasOpaquePath() &&
 		}
 
 		@Override
-		public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+		public boolean equals(@Nullable Object obj) {
 			if (obj == this) {
 				return true;
 			}
@@ -2160,7 +2160,7 @@ public String domain() {
 		}
 
 		@Override
-		public boolean equals(Object o) {
+		public boolean equals(@Nullable Object o) {
 			if (o == this) {
 				return true;
 			}
@@ -2207,7 +2207,7 @@ public IpAddress address() {
 		}
 
 		@Override
-		public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+		public boolean equals(@Nullable Object obj) {
 			if (obj == this) {
 				return true;
 			}
@@ -2271,7 +2271,7 @@ public static OpaqueHost parse(String input, WhatWgUrlParser p) {
 		}
 
 		@Override
-		public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+		public boolean equals(@Nullable Object obj) {
 			if (obj == this) {
 				return true;
 			}
@@ -2304,7 +2304,7 @@ private EmptyHost() {
 		}
 
 		@Override
-		public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+		public boolean equals(@Nullable Object obj) {
 			return obj == this || obj != null && getClass() == obj.getClass();
 		}
 
@@ -2503,7 +2503,7 @@ else if (ch0 == '0') {
 
 
 		@Override
-		public boolean equals(Object o) {
+		public boolean equals(@Nullable Object o) {
 			if (o == this) {
 				return true;
 			}
@@ -2812,7 +2812,7 @@ else if (start >= 0) {
 		}
 
 		@Override
-		public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+		public boolean equals(@Nullable Object obj) {
 			if (obj == this) {
 				return true;
 			}
@@ -2978,7 +2978,7 @@ public Path clone() {
 		}
 
 		@Override
-		public boolean equals(Object o) {
+		public boolean equals(@Nullable Object o) {
 			if (o == this) {
 				return true;
 			}
@@ -3073,7 +3073,7 @@ public String name() {
 		}
 
 		@Override
-		public boolean equals(Object o) {
+		public boolean equals(@Nullable Object o) {
 			if (o == this) {
 				return true;
 			}

spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/method/annotation/RequestMappingHandlerMapping.java

@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ private static class AnnotationDescriptor {
 		}
 
 		@Override
-		public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+		public boolean equals(@Nullable Object obj) {
 			return (obj instanceof AnnotationDescriptor that && this.annotation.equals(that.annotation));
 		}
 

spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/RequestMappingHandlerMapping.java

@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ private static class AnnotationDescriptor {
 		}
 
 		@Override
-		public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+		public boolean equals(@Nullable Object obj) {
 			return (obj instanceof AnnotationDescriptor that && this.annotation.equals(that.annotation));
 		}