File file = new File("//Users//test//Downloads//testimage.jpg");
    log.info("found file: " +file.exists());
    log.info("file size: " +file.length());
    String fieldName = "field";
    String contentType = "image/jpeg";
    boolean isFormField = false;
    String fileName = "testimage.jpg";
    int sizeThreshold = 10240;

    DiskFileItemFactory factory = new DiskFileItemFactory();

    DiskFileItemFactory factory = new DiskFileItemFactory();
    // throws null pointer
    FileItem fi = factory.createItem(fieldName,contentType,isFormField,fileName);

    // so does this one
    DiskFileItem item = new DiskFileItem(fieldName, contentType, isFormField, fileName, sizeThreshold, file);
    MultipartFile f = new CommonsMultipartFile(item);

<dependency>
        <groupId>commons-fileupload</groupId>
        <artifactId>commons-fileupload</artifactId>
        <version>1.2.2</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
        <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
        <version>2.0</version>
    </dependency>

DiskFileItem.getSize()

final File TEST_FILE = new File("src/test/resources/test.jpg");
final DiskFileItem diskFileItem = new DiskFileItem("file", "image/jpeg", true, TEST_FILE.getName(), 100000000, TEST_FILE.getParentFile());
diskFileItem.getOutputStream();

log.info("found file: " +file.exists());
log.info("file size: " +file.length());

File file = new File("//Users//test//Downloads//");

final File fileToUpload = new File("src/test/resources/files/test.txt");
  final MultiValueMap<String, Object> request = new LinkedMultiValueMap<String, Object>();
  request.add("file", new FileSystemResource(fileToUpload.getAbsolutePath()));

new DiskFileItem(fieldName, contentType, isFormField, fileName, sizeThreshold, file);