Json schema field order - mysql

Question

I know that fields listed in a json schema object have no defined order, since they are not an array, but I am looking for a way to be able to display them in the proper order in my application UI.
Workarounds I have found so far include things like using a different serializer, or even hard-coding a number into the field name.
I would like to come up with something that works with my current setup.
Hibernate, Spring Boot, and a react-app front end.
given this GET request:
/profile/personEntities
with header: Accept: application/schema+json
I will receive this:
{
"title": "Person entity",
"properties": {
"birthday": {
"title": "Birthday",
"readOnly": false,
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time"
},
"lastName": {
"title": "Last name",
"readOnly": false,
"type": "string"
},
"address": {
"title": "Address",
"readOnly": false,
"type": "string",
"format": "uri"
},
"firstName": {
"title": "First name",
"readOnly": false,
"type": "string"
},
"email": {
"title": "Email",
"readOnly": false,
"type": "string"
},
"cellPhone": {
"title": "Cell phone",
"readOnly": false,
"type": "string"
}
},
"requiredProperties": [
"firstName",
"lastName"
],
"definitions": {},
"type": "object",
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-04/schema#"
}
I have tried adding #JsonProperty(index=2) to the field, but nothing changes.
Thank you much for any tips.

Answer 1

If you're using Jackson to handle your serialization/deserialization you can use #JsonPropertyOrder - from their docs:
// ensure that "id" and "name" are output before other properties
#JsonPropertyOrder({ "id", "name" })
// order any properties that don't have explicit setting using alphabetic order
#JsonPropertyOrder(alphabetic=true)
See: http://fasterxml.github.io/jackson-annotations/javadoc/2.3.0/com/fasterxml/jackson/annotation/JsonPropertyOrder.html