serialize/deserialize java 8 java.time with Jackson JSON mapper

Question

How do I use Jackson JSON mapper with Java 8 LocalDateTime?

org.codehaus.jackson.map.JsonMappingException: Can not instantiate value of type [simple t

Answer 1

I had a similar problem while using Spring boot. With Spring boot 1.5.1.RELEASE all I had to do is to add dependency:

    com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype
    jackson-datatype-jsr310