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

If you're having this issue because of GraphQL Java Tools and trying to marshal an Java Instant from a date string, you need to setup your SchemaParser to use an ObjectMapper with certain configurations:

In your GraphQLSchemaBuilder class, inject ObjectMapper and add this modules:

        ObjectMapper objectMapper = 
    new ObjectMapper().registerModule(new JavaTimeModule())
            .configure(SerializationFeature.WRITE_DATES_AS_TIMESTAMPS, false);

and add it to the options:

final SchemaParserOptions options = SchemaParserOptions.newOptions()
            .objectMapperProvider(fieldDefinition -> objectMapper)
            .typeDefinitionFactory(new YourTypeDefinitionFactory())
            .build();

See https://github.com/graphql-java-kickstart/graphql-spring-boot/issues/32