com.fasterxml.jackson.databind

Class JsonDeserializer<T>

java.lang.Object

com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonDeserializer<T>

Direct Known Subclasses:

AbstractDeserializer, JsonDeserializer.None, StdDeserializer, TypeWrappedDeserializer

public abstract class JsonDeserializer<T>
extends Object

Abstract class that defines API used by ObjectMapper (and other chained JsonDeserializers too) to deserialize Objects of arbitrary types from JSON, using provided JsonParser.

Custom deserializers should usually not directly extend this class, but instead extend StdDeserializer (or its subtypes like StdScalarDeserializer).

If deserializer is an aggregate one -- meaning it delegates handling of some of its contents by using other deserializer(s) -- it typically also needs to implement ResolvableDeserializer, which can locate dependant deserializers. This is important to allow dynamic overrides of deserializers; separate call interface is needed to separate resolution of dependant deserializers (which may have cyclic link back to deserializer itself, directly or indirectly).

In addition, to support per-property annotations (to configure aspects of deserialization on per-property basis), deserializers may want to implement ContextualDeserializer, which allows specialization of deserializers: call to ContextualDeserializer.createContextual(com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationContext, com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.BeanProperty) is passed information on property, and can create a newly configured deserializer for handling that particular property.

If both ResolvableDeserializer and ContextualDeserializer are implemented, resolution of deserializers occurs before contextualization.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static class	JsonDeserializer.None This marker class is only to be used with annotations, to indicate that no deserializer is configured.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
JsonDeserializer()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract T	deserialize(JsonParser jp, DeserializationContext ctxt) Method that can be called to ask implementation to deserialize JSON content into the value type this serializer handles.
T	deserialize(JsonParser jp, DeserializationContext ctxt, T intoValue) Alternate deserialization method (compared to the most commonly used, deserialize(JsonParser, DeserializationContext)), which takes in initialized value instance, to be configured and/or populated by deserializer.
Object	deserializeWithType(JsonParser jp, DeserializationContext ctxt, TypeDeserializer typeDeserializer) Deserialization called when type being deserialized is defined to contain additional type identifier, to allow for correctly instantiating correct subtype.
SettableBeanProperty	findBackReference(String refName) Method needed by BeanDeserializerFactory to properly link managed- and back-reference pairs.
JsonDeserializer<?>	getDelegatee() Accessor that can be used to determine if this deserializer uses another deserializer for actual deserialization, by delegating calls.
T	getEmptyValue() Method called to determine value to be used for "empty" values (most commonly when deserializing from empty JSON Strings).
Collection<Object>	getKnownPropertyNames() Method that will either return null to indicate that type being deserializers has no concept of properties; or a collection of identifiers for which toString will give external property name.
T	getNullValue() Method that can be called to determine value to be used for representing null values (values deserialized when JSON token is JsonToken.VALUE_NULL).
ObjectIdReader	getObjectIdReader() Accessor that can be used to check whether this deserializer is expecting to possibly get an Object Identifier value instead of full value serialization, and if so, should be able to resolve it to actual Object instance to return as deserialized value.
Class<?>	handledType() Method for accessing type of values this deserializer produces.
boolean	isCachable() Method called to see if deserializer instance is cachable and usable for other properties of same type (type for which instance was created).
JsonDeserializer<?>	replaceDelegatee(JsonDeserializer<?> delegatee) Method that can be called to try to replace deserializer this deserializer delegates calls to.
JsonDeserializer<T>	unwrappingDeserializer(NameTransformer unwrapper) Method that will return deserializer instance that is able to handle "unwrapped" value instances If no unwrapped instance can be constructed, will simply return this object as-is.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

JsonDeserializer

public JsonDeserializer()

Method Detail

deserialize

public abstract T deserialize(JsonParser jp,
            DeserializationContext ctxt)
                       throws IOException,
                              JsonProcessingException

Method that can be called to ask implementation to deserialize JSON content into the value type this serializer handles. Returned instance is to be constructed by method itself.

Pre-condition for this method is that the parser points to the first event that is part of value to deserializer (and which is never JSON 'null' literal, more on this below): for simple types it may be the only value; and for structured types the Object start marker or a FIELD_NAME.

The two possible input conditions for structured types result from polymorphism via fields. In the ordinary case, Jackson calls this method when it has encountered an OBJECT_START, and the method implementation must advance to the next token to see the first field name. If the application configures polymorphism via a field, then the object looks like the following.

      {
          "@class": "class name",
          ...
      }
  

Jackson consumes the two tokens (the @class field name and its value) in order to learn the class and select the deserializer. Thus, the stream is pointing to the FIELD_NAME for the first field after the @class. Thus, if you want your method to work correctly both with and without polymorphism, you must begin your method with:

       if (jp.getCurrentToken() == JsonToken.START_OBJECT) {
         jp.nextToken();
       }
  

This results in the stream pointing to the field name, so that the two conditions align.

Post-condition is that the parser will point to the last event that is part of deserialized value (or in case deserialization fails, event that was not recognized or usable, which may be the same event as the one it pointed to upon call).

Note that this method is never called for JSON null literal, and thus deserializers need (and should) not check for it.

Parameters:

jp - Parsed used for reading JSON content

ctxt - Context that can be used to access information about this deserialization activity.

Returns:

Deserialized value

Throws:

IOException

JsonProcessingException

deserialize

public T deserialize(JsonParser jp,
            DeserializationContext ctxt,
            T intoValue)
              throws IOException,
                     JsonProcessingException

Alternate deserialization method (compared to the most commonly used, deserialize(JsonParser, DeserializationContext)), which takes in initialized value instance, to be configured and/or populated by deserializer. Method is not necessarily used (or supported) by all types (it will not work for immutable types, for obvious reasons): most commonly it is used for Collections and Maps. It may be used both with "updating readers" (for POJOs) and when Collections and Maps use "getter as setter".

Default implementation just throws UnsupportedOperationException, to indicate that types that do not explicitly add support do not necessarily support update-existing-value operation (esp. immutable types)

Throws:

IOException

JsonProcessingException

deserializeWithType

public Object deserializeWithType(JsonParser jp,
                         DeserializationContext ctxt,
                         TypeDeserializer typeDeserializer)
                           throws IOException,
                                  JsonProcessingException

Deserialization called when type being deserialized is defined to contain additional type identifier, to allow for correctly instantiating correct subtype. This can be due to annotation on type (or its supertype), or due to global settings without annotations.

Default implementation may work for some types, but ideally subclasses should not rely on current default implementation. Implementation is mostly provided to avoid compilation errors with older code.

Parameters:

typeDeserializer - Deserializer to use for handling type information

Throws:

IOException

JsonProcessingException

unwrappingDeserializer

public JsonDeserializer<T> unwrappingDeserializer(NameTransformer unwrapper)

Method that will return deserializer instance that is able to handle "unwrapped" value instances If no unwrapped instance can be constructed, will simply return this object as-is.

Default implementation just returns 'this' indicating that no unwrapped variant exists

replaceDelegatee

public JsonDeserializer<?> replaceDelegatee(JsonDeserializer<?> delegatee)

Method that can be called to try to replace deserializer this deserializer delegates calls to. If not supported (either this deserializer does not delegate anything; or it does not want any changes), should either throw UnsupportedOperationException (if operation does not make sense or is not allowed); or return this deserializer as is.

Since:

2.1

handledType

public Class<?> handledType()

Method for accessing type of values this deserializer produces. Note that this information is not guaranteed to be exact -- it may be a more generic (super-type) -- but it should not be incorrect (return a non-related type).

Default implementation will return null, which means almost same same as returning Object.class would; that is, that nothing is known about handled type.

Since:

2.3

getNullValue

public T getNullValue()

Method that can be called to determine value to be used for representing null values (values deserialized when JSON token is JsonToken.VALUE_NULL). Usually this is simply Java null, but for some types (especially primitives) it may be necessary to use non-null values.

Note that deserializers are allowed to call this just once and then reuse returned value; that is, method is not guaranteed to be called once for each conversion.

Default implementation simply returns null.

getEmptyValue

public T getEmptyValue()

Method called to determine value to be used for "empty" values (most commonly when deserializing from empty JSON Strings). Usually this is same as getNullValue() (which in turn is usually simply Java null), but it can be overridden for types. Or, if type should never be converted from empty String, method can also throw an exception.

Default implementation simple calls getNullValue() and returns value.

getKnownPropertyNames

public Collection<Object> getKnownPropertyNames()

Method that will either return null to indicate that type being deserializers has no concept of properties; or a collection of identifiers for which toString will give external property name. This is only to be used for error reporting and diagnostics purposes (most commonly, to accompany "unknown property" exception).

Since:

2.0

isCachable

public boolean isCachable()

Method called to see if deserializer instance is cachable and usable for other properties of same type (type for which instance was created).

Note that cached instances are still resolved on per-property basis, if instance implements ResolvableDeserializer: cached instance is just as the base. This means that in most cases it is safe to cache instances; however, it only makes sense to cache instances if instantiation is expensive, or if instances are heavy-weight.

Default implementation returns false, to indicate that no caching is done.

getObjectIdReader

public ObjectIdReader getObjectIdReader()

Accessor that can be used to check whether this deserializer is expecting to possibly get an Object Identifier value instead of full value serialization, and if so, should be able to resolve it to actual Object instance to return as deserialized value.

Default implementation returns null, as support can not be implemented generically. Some standard deserializers (most notably BeanDeserializer) do implement this feature, and may return reader instance, depending on exact configuration of instance (which is based on type, and referring property).

Returns:

ObjectIdReader used for resolving possible Object Identifier value, instead of full value serialization, if deserializer can do that; null if no Object Id is expected.

Since:

2.0

getDelegatee

public JsonDeserializer<?> getDelegatee()

Accessor that can be used to determine if this deserializer uses another deserializer for actual deserialization, by delegating calls. If so, will return immediate delegate (which itself may delegate to further deserializers); otherwise will return null.

Returns:

Deserializer this deserializer delegates calls to, if null; null otherwise.

Since:

2.1

findBackReference

public SettableBeanProperty findBackReference(String refName)

Method needed by BeanDeserializerFactory to properly link managed- and back-reference pairs.

Since:

2.2 (was moved out of BeanDeserializerBase)