Does JAXB/JAX-RS not provide what yo are looking for to define JSON to Object mapping?
On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 7:59 AM Udo Kohlmeyer <u...@apache.org> wrote: > Hi there, > > I'm currently working on a proposal on a Data Conversion Service. This > service would primarily replace the ailing JSONFormatter, with the > ability to provide some rules around how fields are converted (String -> > Date, String -> Numeric, different Date formats). This of course could > be extended to not only JSON but any format or any type that we have > converters for. > > As I'm working through this process it was brought to my attention that > Spring also had a great converter and formatter service, which has many > more miles of proven capability under the belt, than what a custom > written Data conversion service would bring. > > Pros: > > * Already written and proven framework > * Tapping into knowledge of Spring users to write custom data > converters if the default converters don't match their needs > * Dependent on a framework that is actively being worked on, thus less > chance of "stale" frameworks/libs > > Cons: > > * Write and maintain data conversion framework > * Potentially having to deal with users and their Spring version > conflicts > * Core dependency on another framework outside of Geode > > Thoughts?!? > > --Udo > >
