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David Bosschaert commented on FELIX-5678: ----------------------------------------- Hi [~dleangen], I think the simplest solution would be to take your 2 objects and convert them both to simple Maps using the converter. Then you can merge the 2 maps by calling {{map1.putAll(map2)}} Finally you can convert your resulting map back to the target object you need using the converter. Alternatively you should be able to use a custom converter rule like described in the first comment, and in more detail here: [https://osgi.org/specification/osgi.enterprise/7.0.0/util.converter.html#util.converter-customizing.converters] Let me know if this helps... Cheers, David > Allow merging of objects > ------------------------ > > Key: FELIX-5678 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FELIX-5678 > Project: Felix > Issue Type: Bug > Components: Converter > Reporter: David Leangen > Priority: Major > > Given a typed object O1 and a "partial" representation of an object O2 (for > instance in the form of a Map), allow O2 to be merged into O1. > Example: > {code} > public class Foo { > public String a; > public String b; > public String c; > } > Foo f = new Foo(); > a = "Eh!"; > b = "Be cool."; > c = "See you later?"; > Map<String, String> m = new Map<>(); > m.put("b", "Be there or be square"); > Foo f2 = Converter.convert(f).merge(m); > {code} > I am sure there are many ways to skin this cat. > If the Converter API cannot be changed, what would be the best way to tackle > this problem? > (In the meantime, while awaiting comments form [~bosschaert], I'll try to run > a few experiments to see if I can come up with something reasonable.) -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v7.6.3#76005)