@JsonIdentityInfo with custom serializer/deserializer for ID property

[nmorel]

@JsonIdentityInfo with custom serializer/deserializer for ID property

[butlnor]

I rewrote the issue text, as previously I haven't yet found the exact problem.

[butlnor]

Any estimates when this might get fixed? We are working on a big enterprise project, that has to be deployed soon, but some of our JSONs contain cyclical references...

[nmorel]

I'll take a look this week-end. Sorry for the delay but I haven't much free time currently.

For cyclic reference, did you take a look at @JsonBackReference and @JsonManagedReference ?

As a workaround, can't you use the default constructor with the field private and annotation on it ? Or your fields are private ?

[butlnor]

Thanks a lot.

Currently it's difficult to make overrides in our code, as those base classes are parts of the core, which is used in many different projects by many different developers. And those base classes have the ID in the constructors, as they require ID to be immutable. So even the extended classes must provide such ID via the constructors.

I haven't used @JsonBack/ManagedReference. On the server side, those cyclic references are properly serialized with just using @JsonIdentityInfo. Because the data hierarchy is such that no value is needed before it's defined. Will check @JsonBack/ManagedReference, if I'll find a case when it won't work by default.

[nmorel]

It's longer than I thought to fix the issue.
I'm able to read the property but it is not enough. I don't save the instance inside the context as I don't find the property.

[nmorel]

A bit late now but it should work.