Bug description
When building a MongoCursorItemReader using MongoCursorItemReaderBuilder with a Query object, the jsonQuery is null in MongoCursorItemReader.doOpen(), so it uses the passed Query.

In this case, MongoCursorItemReader.createQuery() is not called, which means the values specified in MongoCursorItemReaderBuilder.sorts() are ignored.

I confirmed that the Sort passed to the Builder is ignored through the following simple example code.

@Bean
public Job reportJob() {
    return new JobBuilder("reportJob", jobRepository)
            .start(reportStep())
            .build();
}

@Bean
public Step reportStep() {
    return new StepBuilder("reportStep", jobRepository)
            .<ReportData, ReportData>chunk(10, transactionManager)
            .reader(reportReader())
            .writer(reportWriter())
            .build();
}

@Bean
public MongoCursorItemReader<ReportData> reportReader() {
    Query query = new Query()
            .with(Sort.by(Sort.Direction.ASC, "timestamp"))
            .cursorBatchSize(10);

    return new MongoCursorItemReaderBuilder<ReportData>()
            .name("reportReader")
            .template(mongoTemplate)
            .collection("reportData")
            .query(query)
            .sorts(Map.of("timestamp", Sort.Direction.DESC)) // ignored 
            .targetType(ReportData.class)
            .build();
}

@Bean
public ItemWriter<ReportData> reportWriter() {
    return items -> items.forEach(data -> log.info("[result] : {}", data));
}

If sorts are not passed in MongoCursorItemReaderBuilder.sorts():

@Bean
public MongoCursorItemReader<ReportData> reportReader() {
    Query query = new Query()
            .with(Sort.by(Sort.Direction.ASC, "timestamp"))
            .cursorBatchSize(10);

    return new MongoCursorItemReaderBuilder<ReportData>()
            .name("reportReader")
            .template(mongoTemplate)
            .collection("reportData")
            .query(query)
            .targetType(ReportData.class)
            .build();
}

the following exception occurs:

org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'reportJob' defined in class path resource [com/example/batch/demo/ReportJobConfig.class]: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.batch.core.Job]: Factory method 'reportJob' threw exception with message: Error creating bean with name 'reportStep' defined in class path resource [com/example/batch/demo/ReportJobConfig.class]: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.batch.core.Step]: Factory method 'reportStep' threw exception with message: Error creating bean with name 'reportReader' defined in class path resource [com/example/batch/demo/ReportJobConfig.class]: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.batch.item.data.MongoCursorItemReader]: Factory method 'reportReader' threw exception with message: sorts map is required.
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.instantiate(ConstructorResolver.java:657) ~[spring-beans-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.instantiateUsingFactoryMethod(ConstructorResolver.java:489) ~[spring-beans-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.instantiateUsingFactoryMethod(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1375) ~[spring-beans-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBeanInstance(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1205) ~[spring-beans-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:569) ~[spring-beans-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:529) ~[spring-beans-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.lambda$doGetBean$0(AbstractBeanFactory.java:339) ~[spring-beans-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:373) ~[spring-beans-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:337) ~[spring-beans-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:202) ~[spring-beans-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.instantiateSingleton(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:1222) ~[spring-beans-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.preInstantiateSingleton(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:1188) ~[spring-beans-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.preInstantiateSingletons(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:1123) ~[spring-beans-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.finishBeanFactoryInitialization(AbstractApplicationContext.java:987) ~[spring-context-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:627) ~[spring-context-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refresh(SpringApplication.java:753) ~[spring-boot-3.5.0.jar:3.5.0]
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refreshContext(SpringApplication.java:439) ~[spring-boot-3.5.0.jar:3.5.0]
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:318) ~[spring-boot-3.5.0.jar:3.5.0]
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:1362) ~[spring-boot-3.5.0.jar:3.5.0]
at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:1351) ~[spring-boot-3.5.0.jar:3.5.0]
at com.example.batch.demo.DemoApplication.main(DemoApplication.java:10) ~[main/:na]
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.batch.core.Job]: Factory method 'reportJob' threw exception with message: Error creating bean with name 'reportStep' defined in class path resource [com/example/batch/demo/ReportJobConfig.class]: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.batch.core.Step]: Factory method 'reportStep' threw exception with message: Error creating bean with name 'reportReader' defined in class path resource [com/example/batch/demo/ReportJobConfig.class]: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.batch.item.data.MongoCursorItemReader]: Factory method 'reportReader' threw exception with message: sorts map is required.
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.SimpleInstantiationStrategy.lambda$instantiate$0(SimpleInstantiationStrategy.java:199) ~[spring-beans-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.SimpleInstantiationStrategy.instantiateWithFactoryMethod(SimpleInstantiationStrategy.java:88) ~[spring-beans-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.SimpleInstantiationStrategy.instantiate(SimpleInstantiationStrategy.java:168) ~[spring-beans-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.instantiate(ConstructorResolver.java:653) ~[spring-beans-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
... 20 common frames omitted
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'reportStep' defined in class path resource [com/example/batch/demo/ReportJobConfig.class]: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.batch.core.Step]: Factory method 'reportStep' threw exception with message: Error creating bean with name 'reportReader' defined in class path resource [com/example/batch/demo/ReportJobConfig.class]: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.batch.item.data.MongoCursorItemReader]: Factory method 'reportReader' threw exception with message: sorts map is required.
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.instantiate(ConstructorResolver.java:657) ~[spring-beans-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.instantiateUsingFactoryMethod(ConstructorResolver.java:489) ~[spring-beans-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.instantiateUsingFactoryMethod(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1375) ~[spring-beans-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBeanInstance(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1205) ~[spring-beans-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:569) ~[spring-beans-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:529) ~[spring-beans-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.lambda$doGetBean$0(AbstractBeanFactory.java:339) ~[spring-beans-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:373) ~[spring-beans-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:337) ~[spring-beans-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:202) ~[spring-beans-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassEnhancer$BeanMethodInterceptor.resolveBeanReference(ConfigurationClassEnhancer.java:425) ~[spring-context-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassEnhancer$BeanMethodInterceptor.intercept(ConfigurationClassEnhancer.java:396) ~[spring-context-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at com.example.batch.demo.ReportJobConfig$$SpringCGLIB$$0.reportStep() ~[main/:na]
at com.example.batch.demo.ReportJobConfig.reportJob(ReportJobConfig.java:33) ~[main/:na]
at com.example.batch.demo.ReportJobConfig$$SpringCGLIB$$0.CGLIB$reportJob$0() ~[main/:na]
at com.example.batch.demo.ReportJobConfig$$SpringCGLIB$$FastClass$$1.invoke() ~[main/:na]
at org.springframework.cglib.proxy.MethodProxy.invokeSuper(MethodProxy.java:258) ~[spring-core-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassEnhancer$BeanMethodInterceptor.intercept(ConfigurationClassEnhancer.java:393) ~[spring-context-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at com.example.batch.demo.ReportJobConfig$$SpringCGLIB$$0.reportJob() ~[main/:na]
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DirectMethodHandleAccessor.invoke(DirectMethodHandleAccessor.java:103) ~[na:na]
at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:580) ~[na:na]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.SimpleInstantiationStrategy.lambda$instantiate$0(SimpleInstantiationStrategy.java:171) ~[spring-beans-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
... 23 common frames omitted
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.batch.core.Step]: Factory method 'reportStep' threw exception with message: Error creating bean with name 'reportReader' defined in class path resource [com/example/batch/demo/ReportJobConfig.class]: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.batch.item.data.MongoCursorItemReader]: Factory method 'reportReader' threw exception with message: sorts map is required.
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.SimpleInstantiationStrategy.lambda$instantiate$0(SimpleInstantiationStrategy.java:199) ~[spring-beans-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.SimpleInstantiationStrategy.instantiateWithFactoryMethod(SimpleInstantiationStrategy.java:88) ~[spring-beans-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.SimpleInstantiationStrategy.instantiate(SimpleInstantiationStrategy.java:168) ~[spring-beans-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.instantiate(ConstructorResolver.java:653) ~[spring-beans-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
... 44 common frames omitted
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'reportReader' defined in class path resource [com/example/batch/demo/ReportJobConfig.class]: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.batch.item.data.MongoCursorItemReader]: Factory method 'reportReader' threw exception with message: sorts map is required.
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.instantiate(ConstructorResolver.java:657) ~[spring-beans-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.instantiateUsingFactoryMethod(ConstructorResolver.java:489) ~[spring-beans-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.instantiateUsingFactoryMethod(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1375) ~[spring-beans-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBeanInstance(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1205) ~[spring-beans-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:569) ~[spring-beans-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:529) ~[spring-beans-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.lambda$doGetBean$0(AbstractBeanFactory.java:339) ~[spring-beans-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:373) ~[spring-beans-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:337) ~[spring-beans-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:202) ~[spring-beans-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassEnhancer$BeanMethodInterceptor.resolveBeanReference(ConfigurationClassEnhancer.java:425) ~[spring-context-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassEnhancer$BeanMethodInterceptor.intercept(ConfigurationClassEnhancer.java:396) ~[spring-context-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at com.example.batch.demo.ReportJobConfig$$SpringCGLIB$$0.reportReader() ~[main/:na]
at com.example.batch.demo.ReportJobConfig.reportStep(ReportJobConfig.java:41) ~[main/:na]
at com.example.batch.demo.ReportJobConfig$$SpringCGLIB$$0.CGLIB$reportStep$1() ~[main/:na]
at com.example.batch.demo.ReportJobConfig$$SpringCGLIB$$FastClass$$1.invoke() ~[main/:na]
at org.springframework.cglib.proxy.MethodProxy.invokeSuper(MethodProxy.java:258) ~[spring-core-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassEnhancer$BeanMethodInterceptor.intercept(ConfigurationClassEnhancer.java:393) ~[spring-context-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at com.example.batch.demo.ReportJobConfig$$SpringCGLIB$$0.reportStep() ~[main/:na]
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DirectMethodHandleAccessor.invoke(DirectMethodHandleAccessor.java:103) ~[na:na]
at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:580) ~[na:na]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.SimpleInstantiationStrategy.lambda$instantiate$0(SimpleInstantiationStrategy.java:171) ~[spring-beans-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
... 47 common frames omitted
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.springframework.batch.item.data.MongoCursorItemReader]: Factory method 'reportReader' threw exception with message: sorts map is required.
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.SimpleInstantiationStrategy.lambda$instantiate$0(SimpleInstantiationStrategy.java:199) ~[spring-beans-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.SimpleInstantiationStrategy.instantiateWithFactoryMethod(SimpleInstantiationStrategy.java:88) ~[spring-beans-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.SimpleInstantiationStrategy.instantiate(SimpleInstantiationStrategy.java:168) ~[spring-beans-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ConstructorResolver.instantiate(ConstructorResolver.java:653) ~[spring-beans-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
... 68 common frames omitted
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: sorts map is required.
at org.springframework.util.Assert.notNull(Assert.java:181) ~[spring-core-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at org.springframework.batch.item.data.builder.MongoCursorItemReaderBuilder.build(MongoCursorItemReaderBuilder.java:284) ~[spring-batch-infrastructure-5.2.2.jar:5.2.2]
at com.example.batch.demo.ReportJobConfig.reportReader(ReportJobConfig.java:60) ~[main/:na]
at com.example.batch.demo.ReportJobConfig$$SpringCGLIB$$0.CGLIB$reportReader$2() ~[main/:na]
at com.example.batch.demo.ReportJobConfig$$SpringCGLIB$$FastClass$$1.invoke() ~[main/:na]
at org.springframework.cglib.proxy.MethodProxy.invokeSuper(MethodProxy.java:258) ~[spring-core-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassEnhancer$BeanMethodInterceptor.intercept(ConfigurationClassEnhancer.java:393) ~[spring-context-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
at com.example.batch.demo.ReportJobConfig$$SpringCGLIB$$0.reportReader() ~[main/:na]
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DirectMethodHandleAccessor.invoke(DirectMethodHandleAccessor.java:103) ~[na:na]
at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:580) ~[na:na]
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.SimpleInstantiationStrategy.lambda$instantiate$0(SimpleInstantiationStrategy.java:171) ~[spring-beans-6.2.7.jar:6.2.7]
... 71 common frames omitted

As I understand it, since jsonQuery cannot specify sorting conditions, I think the sorts value only needs to be validated when building through jsonQuery.

Environment
Spring Batch 5.2.2
Spring Boot 3.5.0
Amazon Correto 21.0.3