Spring Boot integrates seamlessly with Jackson, a popular Java library used to convert Java objects to and from JSON. Here’s an overview of how Spring Boot works with Jackson and how you can configure or customize it.
Key Concepts:
- Jackson Dependency in Spring Boot: Spring Boot automatically includes Jackson as part of its
spring-boot-starter-webmodule. You don't need to manually add the Jackson dependency to your project unless you want a specific version or advanced features. - Automatic Configuration: Spring Boot auto-configures Jackson when you include the
spring-boot-starter-webdependency. This means that any RESTful APIs you create in Spring Boot will automatically use Jackson to serialize and deserialize objects to and from JSON.
