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Jackson, JAXB, OpenAPI and Spring
Imagine that you have a service that enriches some data. The model for the data that needs to be enriched is generated from an XSD. The model for the enriching data (the wrapper) is generated from OpenAPI specs. Those two separate models need to be combined and sent out via Spring’s RestTemplate. The problem is…
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Java XML Api
Who uses XML in 2021? We all use JSON these days, aren’t we? Well, it turns out XML is still being used. These code fragments could help get you up to speed when you’re new to the Java XML API. Create an empty XML document To start from scratch, you’ll need to create an empty…
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Lessons learned
Pressure makes diamonds, as the saying goes. I worked on a high-pressure project for a couple of weeks (as in, it needed to be done before we even started), and these are some of the lessons we learned as a team. The lessons are mostly tips and tricks, as we learned a lot on the…