Introduce ResolvableType Class [SPR-10973]

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Phil Webb opened SPR-10973 and commented

Several bugs would benefit from a first class ResolvableType class. Something that allows you to work with Types more like Classes (get super/interfaces/generics etc) whilst also providing the ability to resolve them back to Classes.

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Affects: 3.2.4

Sub-tasks:

• Migrate GenericTypeResolver.resolveReturnTypeForGenericMethod to ResolvableType [SPR-10976] #15604 Migrate GenericTypeResolver.resolveReturnTypeForGenericMethod to ResolvableType
• Use ResolvableType in GenericCollectionTypeResolver [SPR-10977] #15605 Use ResolvableType in GenericCollectionTypeResolver
• Use ResolvableType in GenericTypeResolver [SPR-10978] #15606 Use ResolvableType in GenericTypeResolver
• Refactor MethodParameter and DependencyDescriptor [SPR-10979] #15607 Refactor MethodParameter and DependencyDescriptor
• Refactor from deprecated GenericTypeResolver calls [SPR-10980] #15608 Refactor from deprecated GenericTypeResolver calls

Issue Links:

• MapToMapConverter cannot distinguish MultiValueMap in target [SPR-9499] #14133 MapToMapConverter cannot distinguish MultiValueMap in target ("is depended on by")
• Autowiring of generic types [SPR-9965] #14599 Autowiring of generic types ("is depended on by")

Referenced from: commits ee8f1aa, f29092d, 6a18b00, 5358cc0, 3337fd3