Jackson Release 2.6.3

Patch version of [2.6](Jackson Release 2.6), not yet released (as of September 2015)

Changes, core

Streaming

• #220: Problem with JsonParser.nextFieldName(SerializableString) for byte-backed parser
• #221: Fixed ArrayIndexOutOfBounds exception for character-based JsonGenerator

Databind

• #749: EnumMap serialization ignores SerializationFeature.WRITE_ENUMS_USING_TO_STRING
• #938: Regression: StackOverflowError with recursive types that contain Map.Entry
• #939: Regression: DateConversionError in 2.6.x
• #940: Add missing hashCode() implementations for JsonNode types that did not have them
• #941: Deserialization from {} to ObjectNode field causes "out of END_OBJECT token" error
• #942: Handle null type id for polymorphic values that use external type id
• #943: Incorrect serialization of enum Map key
• #944: Failure to use custom deserializer for key deserializer
• #949: Report the offending substring when number parsing fails

Changes, data types

Guava

• #83: Generic type information for Optional wrapped generic type lost in visitor
• #84: Class not found exception in OSGi (com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.impl.UnwrappingBeanPropertyWriter)
• (no separate issue): Allow use of @JsonDeserialize(contentAs=XXX) with Optional

Java 8 Date/Time

• #44: Allows users to pass a custom DateTimeFormatter for the ZonedDateTimeSerializer
• #45: Problem Deserializing java.time.OffsetTime from JSON Array

JDK8

• #13: Allow use of @JsonDeserialize(contentAs=XXX) with Optional

Changes, other modules

Afterburner

• #59: Cannot customize String deserialization behavior
• #60: Cannot read some "pretty" documents
  • NOTE: actually fixed by jackson-core / #220 (see above)

Mr Bean

• #25: Should ignore static methods (setter/getter)