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com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser

public abstract Class BeanDeserializerModifier

extends Object
Class Inheritance
Imports
java.util.List, com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.*, com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.BeanPropertyDefinition, com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.type.ArrayType, .CollectionLikeType, .CollectionType, .MapLikeType, .MapType, .ReferenceType

Abstract class that defines API for objects that can be registered to participate in constructing JsonDeserializer instances (via DeserializerFactory). This is typically done by modules that want alter some aspects of deserialization process; and is preferable to sub-classing of BeanDeserializerFactory.

Note that Jackson 2.2 adds more methods for customization; with earlier versions only BeanDeserializer instances could be modified, but with 2.2 all types of deserializers can be changed.

Sequence in which callback methods are called for BeanDeserializer is:

  1. updateProperties is called once all property definitions are collected, and initial filtering (by ignorable type and explicit ignoral-by-bean) has been performed.
  2. updateBuilder is called once all initial pieces for building deserializer have been collected
  3. modifyDeserializer is called after deserializer has been built by BeanDeserializerBuilder but before it is returned to be used

For other types of deserializers, methods called depend on type of values for which deserializer is being constructed; and only a single method is called since the process does not involve builders (unlike that of BeanDeserializer.

Default method implementations are "no-op"s, meaning that methods are implemented but have no effect; this is mostly so that new methods can be added in later versions.

Constructor Summary

AccessConstructor and Description
public

Method Summary

Modifier and TypeMethod and Description
public JsonDeserializer<?>

Returns:

Deserializer to use; either deserializer that was passed in, or an instance method constructed.
modifyArrayDeserializer
(DeserializationConfig
Configuration in use
config
,
ArrayType
Type of the value deserializer is used for.
valueType
,
BeanDescription
Description f
beanDesc
,
JsonDeserializer<?>
Default deserializer that would be used.
deserializer
)

Method called by DeserializerFactory after it has constructed the standard deserializer for given ArrayType to make it possible to either replace or augment this deserializer with additional functionality.

public JsonDeserializer<?>
modifyCollectionDeserializer(DeserializationConfig config, CollectionType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, JsonDeserializer<?> deserializer)

Method called by BeanDeserializerFactory after constructing default CollectionType deserializer instance.

public JsonDeserializer<?>
modifyCollectionLikeDeserializer(DeserializationConfig config, CollectionLikeType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, JsonDeserializer<?> deserializer)

Method called by BeanDeserializerFactory after constructing default CollectionLikeType deserializer instance.

public JsonDeserializer<?>
modifyDeserializer(DeserializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc, JsonDeserializer<?> deserializer)

Method called by BeanDeserializerFactory after constructing default bean deserializer instance with properties collected and ordered earlier.

public JsonDeserializer<?>
modifyEnumDeserializer(DeserializationConfig config, JavaType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, JsonDeserializer<?> deserializer)

Method called by BeanDeserializerFactory after constructing default enum type deserializer instance.

public KeyDeserializer
modifyKeyDeserializer(DeserializationConfig config, JavaType type, KeyDeserializer deserializer)

Method called by DeserializerFactory after it has constructed the standard key deserializer for given key type.

public JsonDeserializer<?>
modifyMapDeserializer(DeserializationConfig config, MapType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, JsonDeserializer<?> deserializer)

Method called by BeanDeserializerFactory after constructing default MapType deserializer instance.

public JsonDeserializer<?>
modifyMapLikeDeserializer(DeserializationConfig config, MapLikeType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, JsonDeserializer<?> deserializer)

Method called by BeanDeserializerFactory after constructing default MapLikeType deserializer instance.

public JsonDeserializer<?>
modifyReferenceDeserializer(DeserializationConfig config, ReferenceType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, JsonDeserializer<?> deserializer)

Method called by BeanDeserializerFactory after constructing default ReferenceType deserializer instance.

public BeanDeserializerBuilder
updateBuilder(DeserializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc, BeanDeserializerBuilder builder)

Method called by BeanDeserializerFactory when it has collected basic information such as tentative list of properties to deserialize.

public List<BeanPropertyDefinition>
updateProperties(DeserializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc, List<BeanPropertyDefinition> propDefs)

Method called by BeanDeserializerFactory when it has collected initial list of BeanPropertyDefinitions, and done basic by-name and by-type filtering, but before constructing builder or actual property handlers; or arranging order.

Inherited from java.lang.Object:
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Constructor Detail

BeanDeserializerModifierback to summary
public BeanDeserializerModifier()

Method Detail

modifyArrayDeserializerback to summary
public JsonDeserializer<?> modifyArrayDeserializer(DeserializationConfig config, ArrayType valueType, BeanDescription beanDesc, JsonDeserializer<?> deserializer)

Method called by DeserializerFactory after it has constructed the standard deserializer for given ArrayType to make it possible to either replace or augment this deserializer with additional functionality.

Parameters
config:DeserializationConfig

Configuration in use

valueType:ArrayType

Type of the value deserializer is used for.

beanDesc:BeanDescription

Description f

deserializer:JsonDeserializer<?>

Default deserializer that would be used.

Returns:JsonDeserializer<?>

Deserializer to use; either deserializer that was passed in, or an instance method constructed.

Since
2.2
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public JsonDeserializer<?> modifyCollectionDeserializer(DeserializationConfig config, CollectionType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, JsonDeserializer<?> deserializer)

Method called by BeanDeserializerFactory after constructing default CollectionType deserializer instance.

Since
2.2
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public JsonDeserializer<?> modifyCollectionLikeDeserializer(DeserializationConfig config, CollectionLikeType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, JsonDeserializer<?> deserializer)

Method called by BeanDeserializerFactory after constructing default CollectionLikeType deserializer instance.

Since
2.2
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public JsonDeserializer<?> modifyDeserializer(DeserializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc, JsonDeserializer<?> deserializer)

Method called by BeanDeserializerFactory after constructing default bean deserializer instance with properties collected and ordered earlier. Implementations can modify or replace given deserializer and return deserializer to use. Note that although initial deserializer being passed is usually of type BeanDeserializer, modifiers may return deserializers of other types; and this is why implementations must check for type before casting.

Since 2.10 this is also called for custom deserializers for types not deemed to be of any more specific (reference, enum, array, collection(-like), map(-like), node type)

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public JsonDeserializer<?> modifyEnumDeserializer(DeserializationConfig config, JavaType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, JsonDeserializer<?> deserializer)

Method called by BeanDeserializerFactory after constructing default enum type deserializer instance.

Since
2.2
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public KeyDeserializer modifyKeyDeserializer(DeserializationConfig config, JavaType type, KeyDeserializer deserializer)

Method called by DeserializerFactory after it has constructed the standard key deserializer for given key type. This make it possible to replace the default key deserializer, or augment it somehow (including optional use of default deserializer with occasional override).

Since
2.2
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public JsonDeserializer<?> modifyMapDeserializer(DeserializationConfig config, MapType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, JsonDeserializer<?> deserializer)

Method called by BeanDeserializerFactory after constructing default MapType deserializer instance.

Since
2.2
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public JsonDeserializer<?> modifyMapLikeDeserializer(DeserializationConfig config, MapLikeType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, JsonDeserializer<?> deserializer)

Method called by BeanDeserializerFactory after constructing default MapLikeType deserializer instance.

Since
2.2
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public JsonDeserializer<?> modifyReferenceDeserializer(DeserializationConfig config, ReferenceType type, BeanDescription beanDesc, JsonDeserializer<?> deserializer)

Method called by BeanDeserializerFactory after constructing default ReferenceType deserializer instance.

Since
2.7
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public BeanDeserializerBuilder updateBuilder(DeserializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc, BeanDeserializerBuilder builder)

Method called by BeanDeserializerFactory when it has collected basic information such as tentative list of properties to deserialize. Implementations may choose to modify state of builder (to affect deserializer being built), or even completely replace it (if they want to build different kind of deserializer). Typically changes mostly concern set of properties to deserialize.

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public List<BeanPropertyDefinition> updateProperties(DeserializationConfig config, BeanDescription beanDesc, List<BeanPropertyDefinition> propDefs)

Method called by BeanDeserializerFactory when it has collected initial list of BeanPropertyDefinitions, and done basic by-name and by-type filtering, but before constructing builder or actual property handlers; or arranging order. The most common changes to make at this point are to completely remove specified properties, or rename then: other modifications are easier to make at later points.