Jackson converter and Javax Validation (annotation) not working together - json

Question

If I use the following configuration then jackson converter works (mvc declaration is last)
<!-- Configure to plugin JSON as request and response in method handler -->
<bean class="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.RequestMappingHandlerAdapter">
<property name="messageConverters">
<list>
<ref bean="jsonMessageConverter"/>
</list>
</property>
</bean>
<!-- Configure bean to convert JSON to POJO and vice versa -->
<bean id="jsonMessageConverter" class="org.springframework.http.converter.json.MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter">
</bean>
<context:component-scan base-package="com.base" />
<mvc:annotation-driven />
If I use this configuration in dispatcher.xml then validation works but conversion does not. (mvc declaration first)
<context:component-scan base-package="com.base" />
<mvc:annotation-driven />
<!-- Configure to plugin JSON as request and response in method handler -->
<bean class="org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.RequestMappingHandlerAdapter">
<property name="messageConverters">
<list>
<ref bean="jsonMessageConverter"/>
</list>
</property>
</bean>
<!-- Configure bean to convert JSON to POJO and vice versa -->
<bean id="jsonMessageConverter" class="org.springframework.http.converter.json.MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter">
</bean>
Any help greatly appreciated.
Spring version 4.0.6

Answer 1

I chose the part where validation is working and added this in the code base.
#RequestMapping(value = "url", method = RequestMethod.GET)
protected void getLocationAsJson(#PathVariable("id") Integer id,
#RequestParam("cid") Integer cid, HttpServletResponse response) {
MappingJacksonHttpMessageConverter jsonConverter =
new MappingJacksonHttpMessageConverter();
Location loc= new Location(id);
MediaType jsonMimeType = MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON;
if (jsonConverter.canWrite(requestedLocation.getClass(), jsonMimeType)) {
try {
jsonConverter.write(requestedLocation, jsonMimeType,
new ServletServerHttpResponse(response));
} catch (IOException m_Ioe) {
// TODO: announce this exception somehow
} catch (HttpMessageNotWritableException p_Nwe) {
// TODO: announce this exception somehow
}
}
}
Now the validation works as well as JSON returning.
The method is not returning anything.

Answer 2

RequestMappingHandlerAdapter's xml configuration is bit complicated. The problem with this configuration is, it removes spring default configuration for converters. It is better to use coding version of this configuration. Spring default configuration will be intact this way. Here is sample configurations.
Suggested solution, posted on numerous blogs. But not working in my case.
https://dzone.com/articles/customizing
http://www.java-allandsundry.com/2014/09/customizing-httpmessageconverters-with.html
#Configuration
public class MessageConvertorConfiguration extends WebMvcConfigurationSupport {
#Bean
public MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter customJackson2HttpMessageConverter() {
MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter jsonConverter = new MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter();
ObjectMapper objectMapper = new ObjectMapper();
Custom360DateFormat dateFormat = new Custom360DateFormat();
dateFormat.setDateFormat(new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yyyy"));
dateFormat.setDateTimeFormat(new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm a"));
objectMapper.setDateFormat(dateFormat);
objectMapper.configure(DeserializationFeature.FAIL_ON_UNKNOWN_PROPERTIES, false);
jsonConverter.setObjectMapper(objectMapper);
return jsonConverter;
}
#Override
public void configureMessageConverters(List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> converters) {
converters.add(customJackson2HttpMessageConverter());
super.addDefaultHttpMessageConverters(converters);
}
}
Working Solution
#Configuration
public class MessageConvertorConfiguration {
private MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter customJackson2HttpMessageConverter() {
MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter jsonConverter = new MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter();
ObjectMapper objectMapper = new ObjectMapper();
Custom360DateFormat dateFormat = new Custom360DateFormat();
dateFormat.setDateFormat(new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yyyy"));
dateFormat.setDateTimeFormat(new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm a"));
objectMapper.setDateFormat(dateFormat);
objectMapper.setSerializationInclusion(JsonInclude.Include.NON_NULL);
objectMapper.configure(DeserializationFeature.FAIL_ON_UNKNOWN_PROPERTIES, false);
jsonConverter.setObjectMapper(objectMapper);
return jsonConverter;
}
#Autowired
public void updateJacksonConvertor(RequestMappingHandlerAdapter handlerAdapter) {
//remove default jakson convertor
Iterator<HttpMessageConverter<?>> convertorsIterator = handlerAdapter.getMessageConverters().iterator();
while (convertorsIterator.hasNext()) {
HttpMessageConverter converter = convertorsIterator.next();
if(converter instanceof AbstractJackson2HttpMessageConverter) {
convertorsIterator.remove();
}
}
handlerAdapter.getMessageConverters().add(customJackson2HttpMessageConverter());
}
}