Enable Jackson 3 - Phase 2

pom.xml

@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
 
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
+      <!-- Jackson 2.x BOM - default implementation -->
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson</groupId>
         <artifactId>jackson-bom</artifactId>
@@ -114,6 +115,14 @@
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
+      <!-- Jackson 3.x BOM - optional, for users who want to use Jackson 3 -->
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>tools.jackson</groupId>
+        <artifactId>jackson-bom</artifactId>
+        <version>3.0.4</version>
+        <type>pom</type>
+        <scope>import</scope>
+      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>junit</groupId>
         <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
@@ -138,6 +147,7 @@
   </dependencyManagement>
 
   <dependencies>
+    <!-- Jackson 2.x - required, default implementation -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
       <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
@@ -196,6 +206,13 @@
       <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
       <version>3.19.0</version>
     </dependency>
+    <!-- Jackson 3.x - optional, users can add to use Jackson 3 -->
+    <!-- Note: Java 8 date/time support is built into Jackson 3.x, no separate module needed -->
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>tools.jackson.core</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
+      <optional>true</optional>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.github.npathai</groupId>
       <artifactId>hamcrest-optional</artifactId>

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GitHub.java

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 import org.kohsuke.github.authorization.ImmutableAuthorizationProvider;
 import org.kohsuke.github.authorization.UserAuthorizationProvider;
 import org.kohsuke.github.connector.GitHubConnector;
+import org.kohsuke.github.internal.GitHubJackson;
 
 import java.io.*;
 import java.util.*;
@@ -379,6 +380,8 @@ private GitHub(GitHubClient client) {
      *            rateLimitChecker
      * @param authorizationProvider
      *            a authorization provider
+     * @param jackson
+     *            the Jackson implementation to use for JSON serialization
      * @throws IOException
      *             Signals that an I/O exception has occurred.
      */
@@ -388,7 +391,8 @@ private GitHub(GitHubClient client) {
             GitHubRateLimitHandler rateLimitHandler,
             GitHubAbuseLimitHandler abuseLimitHandler,
             GitHubRateLimitChecker rateLimitChecker,
-            AuthorizationProvider authorizationProvider) throws IOException {
+            AuthorizationProvider authorizationProvider,
+            GitHubJackson jackson) throws IOException {
         if (authorizationProvider instanceof DependentAuthorizationProvider) {
             ((DependentAuthorizationProvider) authorizationProvider).bind(this);
         } else if (authorizationProvider instanceof ImmutableAuthorizationProvider
@@ -408,7 +412,8 @@ private GitHub(GitHubClient client) {
                 rateLimitHandler,
                 abuseLimitHandler,
                 rateLimitChecker,
-                authorizationProvider);
+                authorizationProvider,
+                jackson);
 
         // Ensure we have the login if it is available
         // This preserves previously existing behavior. Consider removing in future.

src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GitHubBuilder.java

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 import org.kohsuke.github.authorization.ImmutableAuthorizationProvider;
 import org.kohsuke.github.connector.GitHubConnector;
 import org.kohsuke.github.connector.GitHubConnectorResponse;
+import org.kohsuke.github.internal.DefaultGitHubJackson;
+import org.kohsuke.github.internal.GitHubJackson;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileInputStream;
@@ -159,6 +161,8 @@ static GitHubBuilder fromCredentials() throws IOException {
 
     private GitHubConnector connector;
 
+    private GitHubJackson jackson;
+
     private GitHubRateLimitChecker rateLimitChecker = new GitHubRateLimitChecker();
 
     private GitHubRateLimitHandler rateLimitHandler = GitHubRateLimitHandler.WAIT;
@@ -189,7 +193,8 @@ public GitHub build() throws IOException {
                 rateLimitHandler,
                 abuseLimitHandler,
                 rateLimitChecker,
-                authorizationProvider);
+                authorizationProvider,
+                jackson != null ? jackson : DefaultGitHubJackson.createDefault());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -206,6 +211,33 @@ public GitHubBuilder clone() {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Configures the client to use Jackson 3.x for JSON serialization/deserialization.
+     *
+     * <p>
+     * By default, Jackson 2.x is used. Call this method to use Jackson 3.x instead.
+     * </p>
+     *
+     * <h3>Example</h3>
+     *
+     * <pre>
+     * GitHub github = new GitHubBuilder().withOAuthToken("token").useJackson3().build();
+     * </pre>
+     *
+     * <p>
+     * <strong>Note:</strong> To use Jackson 3.x, you must add the Jackson 3 {@code tools.jackson.core:jackson-databind}
+     * dependency to your project.
+     * </p>
+     *
+     * @return the GitHubBuilder
+     * @throws IllegalStateException
+     *             if Jackson 3.x is not available on the classpath
+     */
+    public GitHubBuilder useJackson3() {
+        this.jackson = DefaultGitHubJackson.createJackson3();
+        return this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Adds a {@link GitHubAbuseLimitHandler} to this {@link GitHubBuilder}.
      * <p>