Jackson ObjectMapper - specify serialization order of object properties

Question

I\'m implementing a RESTful web service where user has to send a signed verification token along with the request so that I could ensure that the request has not been tamper

Answer 1

The annotations are useful, but can be a pain to apply everywhere. You can configure your whole ObjectMapper to work this way with

Current Jackson versions: objectMapper.configure(MapperFeature.SORT_PROPERTIES_ALPHABETICALLY, true)

Older Jackson versions: objectMapper.configure(SerializationConfig.Feature.SORT_PROPERTIES_ALPHABETICALLY, true);