Yes, this is what
@JsonTypeInfo(...., defaultImpl = GenericImpl.class)
is for (assuming I understood question correctly).
That type is used if type id is missing, or does not map to anything (in
case of type id to class mappings).
-+ Tatu +-
On Fri, Aug 19, 2016 at 10:15 AM, Gerald Wiltse <[email protected]>
wrote:
> Question: Is there a way to specify a default subtype if there is not a
> specific match in the subtypes list?
>
> I'm new to Jackson and a novice developer, and I'm still struggling a bit
> with the basics of the annotations. In my use case, the API i'm reading
> from has at least 20 or 30 "Resource Types", and more will be added
> regularly. Currently, I am aware of 3 or 4 types that have unique fields
> and need to be cast to a special subtype for that. However, if it's not one
> of a few special types, then it should just be cast as
> the GenericResource type. In summary, it's impossible to maintain a
> comprehensive list of the generic subtypes I might get, so I just want to
> maintain the list of exceptional subtypes.
>
> Here's my example, I'm quite sure the "type = "*"" won't work, but maybe
> there's something similar?
>
> Also, the example might not even be using the annotations properly. Please
> me correct if wrong.
>
> @JsonSubTypes({
> @JsonSubTypes.Type(value = StorageResource.class, type =
> "Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts"),
> @JsonSubTypes.Type(value = GenericResource.class, type = "*") })
>
> abstract class Resource {
> public String id
> public String name
> public String type
> public String location
> }
>
> public class GenericResource extends Resource {
> }
>
> public class StorageResource extends Resource {
> public Sku sku
> public String kind
> public Tags tags
> }
>
> Sample JSON:
>
> {
> "value" : [{
> "id" : "/subscriptions/98a83e18-54c4-402d-b38c-1d22aaf1cfa8/
> resourceGroups/NewTestRG/providers/Microsoft.Network/
> networkInterfaces/temptest425",
> "name" : "temptest425",
> "type" : "Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces",
> "location" : "westus2"
> , {
> "id" : "/subscriptions/98a83e18-54c4-402d-b38c-1d22aaf1cfa8/
> resourceGroups/NewTestRG/providers/Microsoft.Storage/
> storageAccounts/newtestrg731",
> "name" : "newtestrg731",
> "type" : "Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts",
> "sku" : {
> "name" : "Standard_LRS",
> "tier" : "Standard"
> },
> "kind" : "Storage",
> "location" : "westus2",
> "tags" : {}
> }]
> }
>
> --
> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
> "jackson-user" group.
> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an
> email to [email protected].
> To post to this group, send email to [email protected].
> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
>
--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
"jackson-user" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email
to [email protected].
To post to this group, send email to [email protected].
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
