TinyTypes
What
Type safe wrappers on native types && support for commonly used frameworks.
See my slides 'bout it.
Status
Supported libraries/frameworks:
- Jackson
- Jersey
this implies:
- Dropwizard (resources only, only JSON mediaType)
Defining a TinyType
Add tinytypes dep (Maven):
<dependency>
<groupId>tech.anima</groupId>
<artifactId>tinytypes</artifactId>
<version>1.1.0</version>
</dependency>
- Extend one of the base TinyTypes classes
- It must not be
abstract
- Provide a constructor matching the one in the base class
Example:
public class SomeKindOfId extends StringTinyType {
public SomeKindOfId(String value) {
super(value);
// ... additional validation or restrictions here
}
}
Use with Jackson
Add jackson dep (Maven):
<dependency>
<groupId>tech.anima</groupId>
<artifactId>jackson-datatype-tinytypes</artifactId>
<version>1.1.0</version>
</dependency>
Register module on ObjectMapper:
new ObjectMapper().registerModule(new TinyTypesModule())
Profit!
objectMapper.writeValueAsString(new SomeKindOfId("ag7weq")); // "ag7weq"
objectMapper.readValue("ag7weq", SomeKindOfId.class); // SomeKindOfId#ag7weq
Use with Jersey
Add jersey dep (Maven):
<dependency>
<groupId>tech.anima</groupId>
<artifactId>tinytypes-jersey</artifactId>
<version>1.1.0</version>
</dependency>
Register module on ObjectMapper:
new ObjectMapper().registerModule(new TinyTypesModule())
Register the ParamProvider:
.addProvider(TinyTypesParamProvider.class)
Register the HeaderDelegates:
JerseyResponseSupport.registerTinyTypes(
Samples.Str.class,
... (other TTs here)
);
Profit!
(See tinytypes-examples test cases for more on how to use them with Jersey)
Planned for the future
- Android Parchelable
- Hibernate
- Spring
- Xstream
I won't prioritize until I have a real necessity to use, PRs are welcome.