Jackson Data Binding Source Code

Jackson is "the Java JSON library" or "the best JSON parser for Java". Or simply as "JSON for Java".

  • Jackson Data Binding module allows you to converts JSON to and from POJO (Plain Old Java Object) using property accessor or using annotations.
  • Jackson Databind Source Code files are provided in the source packge (jackson-databind-2.14.0-sources.jar). You can download it at Jackson Maven Website.

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    com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/SerializerProvider.java

    package com.fasterxml.jackson.databind;
    
    import java.io.IOException;
    import java.text.DateFormat;
    import java.util.Date;
    import java.util.Locale;
    import java.util.TimeZone;
    
    import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonFormat;
    import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonInclude;
    import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.ObjectIdGenerator;
    import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonGenerator;
    import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.ObjectCodec;
    import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.cfg.ContextAttributes;
    import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.cfg.DatatypeFeature;
    import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.ContextualDeserializer;
    import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.exc.InvalidDefinitionException;
    import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.exc.InvalidTypeIdException;
    import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.Annotated;
    import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.introspect.BeanPropertyDefinition;
    import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.jsontype.TypeSerializer;
    import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.*;
    import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.impl.FailingSerializer;
    import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.impl.ReadOnlyClassToSerializerMap;
    import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.impl.TypeWrappedSerializer;
    import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.impl.UnknownSerializer;
    import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.impl.WritableObjectId;
    import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.NullSerializer;
    import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.type.TypeFactory;
    import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.util.ClassUtil;
    import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.util.TokenBuffer;
    
    /**
     * Class that defines API used by {@link ObjectMapper} and
     * {@link JsonSerializer}s to obtain serializers capable of serializing
     * instances of specific types; as well as the default implementation
     * of the functionality.
     *<p>
     * Provider handles caching aspects of serializer handling; all construction
     * details are delegated to {@link SerializerFactory} instance.
     *<p>
     * Object life-cycle is such that an initial instance ("blueprint") is created
     * and referenced by {@link ObjectMapper} and {@link ObjectWriter} intances;
     * but for actual usage, a configured instance is created by using
     * a create method in sub-class
     * {@link com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.DefaultSerializerProvider}.
     * Only this instance can be used for actual serialization calls; blueprint
     * object is only to be used for creating instances.
     */
    public abstract class SerializerProvider
        extends DatabindContext
    {
        /**
         * Setting for determining whether mappings for "unknown classes" should be
         * cached for faster resolution. Usually this isn't needed, but maybe it
         * is in some cases?
         */
        protected final static boolean CACHE_UNKNOWN_MAPPINGS = false;
    
        public final static JsonSerializer<Object> DEFAULT_NULL_KEY_SERIALIZER =
            new FailingSerializer("Null key for a Map not allowed in JSON (use a converting NullKeySerializer?)");
    
        /**
         * Placeholder serializer used when <code>java.lang.Object</code> typed property
         * is marked to be serialized.
         *<br>
         * NOTE: starting with 2.6, this instance is NOT used for any other types, and
         * separate instances are constructed for "empty" Beans.
         *<p>
         * NOTE: changed to <code>protected</code> for 2.3; no need to be publicly available.
         */
        protected final static JsonSerializer<Object> DEFAULT_UNKNOWN_SERIALIZER = new UnknownSerializer();
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Configuration, general
        /**********************************************************
         */
        
        /**
         * Serialization configuration to use for serialization processing.
         */
        protected final SerializationConfig _config;
    
        /**
         * View used for currently active serialization, if any.
         * Only set for non-blueprint instances.
         */
        protected final Class<?> _serializationView;
        
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Configuration, factories
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * Factory used for constructing actual serializer instances.
         * Only set for non-blueprint instances.
         */
        protected final SerializerFactory _serializerFactory;
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Helper objects for caching, reuse
        /**********************************************************
         */
        
        /**
         * Cache for doing type-to-value-serializer lookups.
         */
        protected final SerializerCache _serializerCache;
    
        /**
         * Lazily-constructed holder for per-call attributes.
         * Only set for non-blueprint instances.
         * 
         * @since 2.3
         */
        protected transient ContextAttributes _attributes;
        
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Configuration, specialized serializers
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * Serializer that gets called for values of types for which no
         * serializers can be constructed.
         *<p>
         * The default serializer will simply thrown an exception.
         */
        protected JsonSerializer<Object> _unknownTypeSerializer = DEFAULT_UNKNOWN_SERIALIZER;
    
        /**
         * Serializer used to output non-null keys of Maps (which will get
         * output as JSON Objects), if not null; if null, us the standard
         * default key serializer.
         */
        protected JsonSerializer<Object> _keySerializer;
    
        /**
         * Serializer used to output a null value. Default implementation
         * writes nulls using {@link JsonGenerator#writeNull}.
         */
        protected JsonSerializer<Object> _nullValueSerializer = NullSerializer.instance;
    
        /**
         * Serializer used to (try to) output a null key, due to an entry of
         * {@link java.util.Map} having null key.
         * The default implementation will throw an exception if this happens;
         * alternative implementation (like one that would write an Empty String)
         * can be defined.
         */
        protected JsonSerializer<Object> _nullKeySerializer = DEFAULT_NULL_KEY_SERIALIZER;
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* State, for non-blueprint instances: generic
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * For fast lookups, we will have a local non-shared read-only
         * map that contains serializers previously fetched.
         */
        protected final ReadOnlyClassToSerializerMap _knownSerializers;
    
        /**
         * Lazily acquired and instantiated formatter object: initialized
         * first time it is needed, reused afterwards. Used via instances
         * (not blueprints), so that access need not be thread-safe.
         */
        protected DateFormat _dateFormat;
    
        /**
         * Flag set to indicate that we are using vanilla null value serialization
         * 
         * @since 2.3
         */
        protected final boolean _stdNullValueSerializer;
        
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Life-cycle
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * Constructor for creating master (or "blue-print") provider object,
         * which is only used as the template for constructing per-binding
         * instances.
         */
        public SerializerProvider()
        {
            _config = null;
            _serializerFactory = null;
            _serializerCache = new SerializerCache();
            // Blueprints doesn't have access to any serializers...
            _knownSerializers = null;
    
            _serializationView = null;
            _attributes = null;
    
            // not relevant for blueprint instance, could set either way:
            _stdNullValueSerializer = true;
        }
    
        /**
         * "Copy-constructor", used by sub-classes when creating actual non-blueprint
         * instances to use.
         *
         * @param src Blueprint object used as the baseline for this instance
         */
        protected SerializerProvider(SerializerProvider src,
                SerializationConfig config, SerializerFactory f)
        {
            _serializerFactory = f;
            _config = config;
    
            _serializerCache = src._serializerCache;
            _unknownTypeSerializer = src._unknownTypeSerializer;
            _keySerializer = src._keySerializer;
            _nullValueSerializer = src._nullValueSerializer;
            _nullKeySerializer = src._nullKeySerializer;
    
            _stdNullValueSerializer = (_nullValueSerializer == DEFAULT_NULL_KEY_SERIALIZER);
    
            _serializationView = config.getActiveView();
            _attributes = config.getAttributes();
    
            /* Non-blueprint instances do have a read-only map; one that doesn't
             * need synchronization for lookups.
             */
            _knownSerializers = _serializerCache.getReadOnlyLookupMap();
        }
    
        /**
         * Copy-constructor used when making a copy of a blueprint instance.
         * 
         * @since 2.5
         */
        protected SerializerProvider(SerializerProvider src)
        {
            // since this is assumed to be a blue-print instance, many settings missing:
            _config = null;
            _serializationView = null;
            _serializerFactory = null;
            _knownSerializers = null;
    
            // and others initialized to default empty state
            _serializerCache = new SerializerCache();
    
            _unknownTypeSerializer = src._unknownTypeSerializer;
            _keySerializer = src._keySerializer;
            _nullValueSerializer = src._nullValueSerializer;
            _nullKeySerializer = src._nullKeySerializer;
    
            _stdNullValueSerializer = src._stdNullValueSerializer;
        }
        
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Methods for configuring default settings
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * Method that can be used to specify serializer to use for serializing
         * all non-null JSON property names, unless more specific key serializer
         * is found (i.e. if not custom key serializer has been registered for
         * Java type).
         *<p>
         * Note that key serializer registration are different from value serializer
         * registrations.
         */
        public void setDefaultKeySerializer(JsonSerializer<Object> ks)
        {
            if (ks == null) {
                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot pass null JsonSerializer");
            }
            _keySerializer = ks;
        }
    
        /**
         * Method that can be used to specify serializer that will be
         * used to write JSON values matching Java null values
         * instead of default one (which simply writes JSON null).
         *<p>
         * Note that you can get finer control over serializer to use by overriding
         * {@link #findNullValueSerializer}, which gets called once per each
         * property.
         */
        public void setNullValueSerializer(JsonSerializer<Object> nvs)
        {
            if (nvs == null) {
                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot pass null JsonSerializer");
            }
            _nullValueSerializer = nvs;
        }
    
        /**
         * Method that can be used to specify serializer that will be
         * used to write JSON property names matching null keys for Java
         * Maps (which will otherwise throw an exception if try write such property name)
         */
        public void setNullKeySerializer(JsonSerializer<Object> nks)
        {
            if (nks == null) {
                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot pass null JsonSerializer");
            }
            _nullKeySerializer = nks;
        }
            
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* DatabindContext implementation (and closely related but ser-specific)
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * Method for accessing configuration for the serialization processing.
         */
        @Override
        public final SerializationConfig getConfig() { return _config; }
    
        @Override
        public final AnnotationIntrospector getAnnotationIntrospector() {
            return _config.getAnnotationIntrospector();
        }
    
        @Override
        public final TypeFactory getTypeFactory() {
            return _config.getTypeFactory();
        }
    
        @Override // since 2.11
        public JavaType constructSpecializedType(JavaType baseType, Class<?> subclass)
            throws IllegalArgumentException
        {
            if (baseType.hasRawClass(subclass)) {
                return baseType;
            }
            // Need little bit different handling due to [databind#2632]; pass `true` for
            // "relaxed" type assingment checks.
            return getConfig().getTypeFactory().constructSpecializedType(baseType, subclass, true);
        }
    
        @Override
        public final Class<?> getActiveView() { return _serializationView; }
    
        @Override
        public final boolean canOverrideAccessModifiers() {
            return _config.canOverrideAccessModifiers();
        }
    
        @Override
        public final boolean isEnabled(MapperFeature feature) {
            return _config.isEnabled(feature);
        }
    
        @Override // @since 2.14
        public final boolean isEnabled(DatatypeFeature feature) {
            return _config.isEnabled(feature);
        }
    
        @Override
        public final JsonFormat.Value getDefaultPropertyFormat(Class<?> baseType) {
            return _config.getDefaultPropertyFormat(baseType);
        }
    
        /**
         * @since 2.8
         */
        public final JsonInclude.Value getDefaultPropertyInclusion(Class<?> baseType) {
            return _config.getDefaultPropertyInclusion(baseType);
        }
    
        /**
         * Method for accessing default Locale to use: convenience method for
         *<pre>
         *   getConfig().getLocale();
         *</pre>
         */
        @Override
        public Locale getLocale() {
            return _config.getLocale();
        }
    
        /**
         * Method for accessing default TimeZone to use: convenience method for
         *<pre>
         *   getConfig().getTimeZone();
         *</pre>
         */
        @Override
        public TimeZone getTimeZone() {
            return _config.getTimeZone();
        }
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Generic attributes (2.3+)
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        @Override
        public Object getAttribute(Object key) {
            return _attributes.getAttribute(key);
        }
    
        @Override
        public SerializerProvider setAttribute(Object key, Object value)
        {
            _attributes = _attributes.withPerCallAttribute(key, value);
            return this;
        }
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Access to general configuration
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * Convenience method for checking whether specified serialization
         * feature is enabled or not.
         * Shortcut for:
         *<pre>
         *  getConfig().isEnabled(feature);
         *</pre>
         */
        public final boolean isEnabled(SerializationFeature feature) {
            return _config.isEnabled(feature);
        }
    
        /**
         * "Bulk" access method for checking that all features specified by
         * mask are enabled.
         * 
         * @since 2.3
         */
        public final boolean hasSerializationFeatures(int featureMask) {
            return _config.hasSerializationFeatures(featureMask);
        }
        
        /**
         * Convenience method for accessing provider to find serialization filters used,
         * equivalent to calling:
         *<pre>
         *   getConfig().getFilterProvider();
         *</pre>
         */
        public final FilterProvider getFilterProvider() {
            return _config.getFilterProvider();
        }
    
        /**
         *<p>
         * NOTE: current implementation simply returns `null` as generator is not yet
         * assigned to this provider.
         *
         * @since 2.8
         */
        public JsonGenerator getGenerator() {
            return null;
        }
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************************
        /* Factory methods for getting appropriate TokenBuffer instances
        /* (possibly overridden by backends for alternate data formats)
        /**********************************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * Specialized factory method used when we are converting values and do not
         * typically have or use "real" parsers or generators.
         *
         * @since 2.13
         */
        public TokenBuffer bufferForValueConversion(ObjectCodec oc) {
            // false -> no native type/object ids
            return new TokenBuffer(oc, false);
        }
    
        /**
         * Specialized factory method used when we are converting values and do not
         * typically have or use "real" parsers or generators.
         *
         * @since 2.13
         */
        public final TokenBuffer bufferForValueConversion() {
            return bufferForValueConversion(null);
        }
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Access to Object Id aspects
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * Method called to find the Object Id for given POJO, if one
         * has been generated. Will always return a non-null Object;
         * contents vary depending on whether an Object Id already
         * exists or not.
         */
        public abstract WritableObjectId findObjectId(Object forPojo,
            ObjectIdGenerator<?> generatorType);
        
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* General serializer locating functionality
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * Method called to get hold of a serializer for a value of given type;
         * or if no such serializer can be found, a default handler (which
         * may do a best-effort generic serialization or just simply
         * throw an exception when invoked).
         *<p>
         * Note: this method is only called for non-null values; not for keys
         * or null values. For these, check out other accessor methods.
         *<p>
         * Note that serializers produced should NOT handle polymorphic serialization
         * aspects; separate {@link TypeSerializer} is to be constructed by caller
         * if and as necessary.
         *
         * @throws JsonMappingException if there are fatal problems with
         *   accessing suitable serializer; including that of not
         *   finding any serializer
         */
        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        public JsonSerializer<Object> findValueSerializer(Class<?> valueType, BeanProperty property)
            throws JsonMappingException
        {
            // Fast lookup from local lookup thingy works?
            JsonSerializer<Object> ser = _knownSerializers.untypedValueSerializer(valueType);
            if (ser == null) {
                // If not, maybe shared map already has it?
                ser = _serializerCache.untypedValueSerializer(valueType);
                if (ser == null) {
                    // ... possibly as fully typed?
                    ser = _serializerCache.untypedValueSerializer(_config.constructType(valueType));
                    if (ser == null) {
                        // If neither, must create
                        ser = _createAndCacheUntypedSerializer(valueType);
                        // Not found? Must use the unknown type serializer, which will report error later on
                        if (ser == null) {
                            ser = getUnknownTypeSerializer(valueType);
                            // Should this be added to lookups?
                            if (CACHE_UNKNOWN_MAPPINGS) {
                                _serializerCache.addAndResolveNonTypedSerializer(valueType, ser, this);
                            }
                            return ser;
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
            // at this point, resolution has occured, but not contextualization
            return (JsonSerializer<Object>) handleSecondaryContextualization(ser, property);
        }
    
        /**
         * Similar to {@link #findValueSerializer(Class,BeanProperty)}, but takes
         * full generics-aware type instead of raw class.
         * This is necessary for accurate handling of external type information,
         * to handle polymorphic types.
         *<p>
         * Note: this call will also contextualize serializer before returning it.
         * 
         * @param property When creating secondary serializers, property for which
         *   serializer is needed: annotations of the property (or bean that contains it)
         *   may be checked to create contextual serializers.
         */
        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        public JsonSerializer<Object> findValueSerializer(JavaType valueType, BeanProperty property)
            throws JsonMappingException
        {
            if (valueType == null) {
                reportMappingProblem("Null passed for `valueType` of `findValueSerializer()`");
            }
            // (see comments from above method)
            JsonSerializer<Object> ser = _knownSerializers.untypedValueSerializer(valueType);
            if (ser == null) {
                ser = _serializerCache.untypedValueSerializer(valueType);
                if (ser == null) {
                    ser = _createAndCacheUntypedSerializer(valueType);
                    if (ser == null) {
                        ser = getUnknownTypeSerializer(valueType.getRawClass());
                        if (CACHE_UNKNOWN_MAPPINGS) {
                            _serializerCache.addAndResolveNonTypedSerializer(valueType, ser, this);
                        }
                        return ser;
                    }
                }
            }
            return (JsonSerializer<Object>) handleSecondaryContextualization(ser, property);
        }
    
        /**
         * Method variant used when we do NOT want contextualization to happen; it will need
         * to be handled at a later point, but caller wants to be able to do that
         * as needed; sometimes to avoid infinite loops
         * 
         * @since 2.5
         */
        public JsonSerializer<Object> findValueSerializer(Class<?> valueType) throws JsonMappingException
        {
            // (see comments from above method)
            JsonSerializer<Object> ser = _knownSerializers.untypedValueSerializer(valueType);
            if (ser == null) {
                ser = _serializerCache.untypedValueSerializer(valueType);
                if (ser == null) {
                    ser = _serializerCache.untypedValueSerializer(_config.constructType(valueType));
                    if (ser == null) {
                        ser = _createAndCacheUntypedSerializer(valueType);
                        if (ser == null) {
                            ser = getUnknownTypeSerializer(valueType);
                            if (CACHE_UNKNOWN_MAPPINGS) {
                                _serializerCache.addAndResolveNonTypedSerializer(valueType, ser, this);
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
            return ser;
        }
    
        /**
         * Method variant used when we do NOT want contextualization to happen; it will need
         * to be handled at a later point, but caller wants to be able to do that
         * as needed; sometimes to avoid infinite loops
         * 
         * @since 2.5
         */
        public JsonSerializer<Object> findValueSerializer(JavaType valueType)
            throws JsonMappingException
        {
            // (see comments from above method)
            JsonSerializer<Object> ser = _knownSerializers.untypedValueSerializer(valueType);
            if (ser == null) {
                ser = _serializerCache.untypedValueSerializer(valueType);
                if (ser == null) {
                    ser = _createAndCacheUntypedSerializer(valueType);
                    if (ser == null) {
                        ser = getUnknownTypeSerializer(valueType.getRawClass());
                        if (CACHE_UNKNOWN_MAPPINGS) {
                            _serializerCache.addAndResolveNonTypedSerializer(valueType, ser, this);
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
            return ser;
        }
        
        /**
         * Similar to {@link #findValueSerializer(JavaType, BeanProperty)}, but used
         * when finding "primary" property value serializer (one directly handling
         * value of the property). Difference has to do with contextual resolution,
         * and method(s) called: this method should only be called when caller is
         * certain that this is the primary property value serializer.
         * 
         * @param valueType Type of values to serialize
         * @param property Property that is being handled; will never be null, and its
         *    type has to match <code>valueType</code> parameter.
         * 
         * @since 2.3
         */
        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        public JsonSerializer<Object> findPrimaryPropertySerializer(JavaType valueType, BeanProperty property)
            throws JsonMappingException
        {
            JsonSerializer<Object> ser = _knownSerializers.untypedValueSerializer(valueType);
            if (ser == null) {
                ser = _serializerCache.untypedValueSerializer(valueType);
                if (ser == null) {
                    ser = _createAndCacheUntypedSerializer(valueType);
                    if (ser == null) {
                        ser = getUnknownTypeSerializer(valueType.getRawClass());
                        // Should this be added to lookups?
                        if (CACHE_UNKNOWN_MAPPINGS) {
                            _serializerCache.addAndResolveNonTypedSerializer(valueType, ser, this);
                        }
                        return ser;
                    }
                }
            }
            return (JsonSerializer<Object>) handlePrimaryContextualization(ser, property);
        }
    
        /**
         * See {@link #findPrimaryPropertySerializer(JavaType, BeanProperty)}
         *
         * @since 2.3
         */
        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        public JsonSerializer<Object> findPrimaryPropertySerializer(Class<?> valueType,
                BeanProperty property)
            throws JsonMappingException
        {
            JsonSerializer<Object> ser = _knownSerializers.untypedValueSerializer(valueType);
            if (ser == null) {
                ser = _serializerCache.untypedValueSerializer(valueType);
                if (ser == null) {
                    ser = _serializerCache.untypedValueSerializer(_config.constructType(valueType));
                    if (ser == null) {
                        ser = _createAndCacheUntypedSerializer(valueType);
                        if (ser == null) {
                            ser = getUnknownTypeSerializer(valueType);
                            if (CACHE_UNKNOWN_MAPPINGS) {
                                _serializerCache.addAndResolveNonTypedSerializer(valueType, ser, this);
                            }
                            return ser;
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
            return (JsonSerializer<Object>) handlePrimaryContextualization(ser, property);
        }
    
        /**
         * Alternative to {@link #findPrimaryPropertySerializer(JavaType, BeanProperty)} called not
         * for primary value, but "content" of such primary serializer: element of an array or
         * {@link java.util.Collection}, value of {@link java.util.Map} entry and so on.
         * This means that {@code property} passed (if any) does NOT represent value for which
         * serializer is requested but its secondary type (or secondary type of that type,
         * recursively).
         *<p>
         * Serializer returned SHOULD NOT handle type information; caller will (have to) add
         * suitable wrapping if necessary.
         *<p>
         * Note: this call will also contextualize serializer (call {@code createContextual()}
         * before returning it, if applicable (implements {@code ContextualSerializer})
         *
         * @param valueType Type of values to serialize
         * @param property Property that indirectly refers to value being serialized (optional,
         *    may be {@code null} for root level serializers)
         *
         * @since 2.11
         */
        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        public JsonSerializer<Object> findContentValueSerializer(JavaType valueType, BeanProperty property)
                throws JsonMappingException
        {
            JsonSerializer<Object> ser = _knownSerializers.untypedValueSerializer(valueType);
            if (ser == null) {
                ser = _serializerCache.untypedValueSerializer(valueType);
                if (ser == null) {
                    ser = _createAndCacheUntypedSerializer(valueType);
                    if (ser == null) {
                        ser = getUnknownTypeSerializer(valueType.getRawClass());
                        // Should this be added to lookups?
                        if (CACHE_UNKNOWN_MAPPINGS) {
                            _serializerCache.addAndResolveNonTypedSerializer(valueType, ser, this);
                        }
                        return ser;
                    }
                }
            }
            return (JsonSerializer<Object>) handleSecondaryContextualization(ser, property);
        }
    
        /**
         * See {@link #findContentValueSerializer(JavaType, BeanProperty)}.
         *
         * @since 2.11
         */
        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        public JsonSerializer<Object> findContentValueSerializer(Class<?> valueType,
                BeanProperty property)
            throws JsonMappingException
        {
            JsonSerializer<Object> ser = _knownSerializers.untypedValueSerializer(valueType);
            if (ser == null) {
                ser = _serializerCache.untypedValueSerializer(valueType);
                if (ser == null) {
                    ser = _serializerCache.untypedValueSerializer(_config.constructType(valueType));
                    if (ser == null) {
                        ser = _createAndCacheUntypedSerializer(valueType);
                        if (ser == null) {
                            ser = getUnknownTypeSerializer(valueType);
                            if (CACHE_UNKNOWN_MAPPINGS) {
                                _serializerCache.addAndResolveNonTypedSerializer(valueType, ser, this);
                            }
                            return ser;
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
            return (JsonSerializer<Object>) handleSecondaryContextualization(ser, property);
        }
    
        /**
         * Method called to locate regular serializer, matching type serializer,
         * and if both found, wrap them in a serializer that calls both in correct
         * sequence. This method is currently only used for root-level serializer
         * handling to allow for simpler caching. A call can always be replaced
         * by equivalent calls to access serializer and type serializer separately.
         * 
         * @param valueType Type for purpose of locating a serializer; usually dynamic
         *   runtime type, but can also be static declared type, depending on configuration
         * @param cache Whether resulting value serializer should be cached or not; this is just
         *    a hint
         * @param property When creating secondary serializers, property for which
         *   serializer is needed: annotations of the property (or bean that contains it)
         *   may be checked to create contextual serializers.
         */
        public JsonSerializer<Object> findTypedValueSerializer(Class<?> valueType,
                boolean cache, BeanProperty property)
            throws JsonMappingException
        {
            // Two-phase lookups; local non-shared cache, then shared:
            JsonSerializer<Object> ser = _knownSerializers.typedValueSerializer(valueType);
            if (ser != null) {
                return ser;
            }
            // If not, maybe shared map already has it?
            ser = _serializerCache.typedValueSerializer(valueType);
            if (ser != null) {
                return ser;
            }
    
            // Well, let's just compose from pieces:
            ser = findValueSerializer(valueType, property);
            TypeSerializer typeSer = _serializerFactory.createTypeSerializer(_config,
                    _config.constructType(valueType));
            if (typeSer != null) {
                typeSer = typeSer.forProperty(property);
                ser = new TypeWrappedSerializer(typeSer, ser);
            }
            if (cache) {
                _serializerCache.addTypedSerializer(valueType, ser);
            }
            return ser;
        }
    
        /**
         * Method called to locate regular serializer, matching type serializer,
         * and if both found, wrap them in a serializer that calls both in correct
         * sequence. This method is currently only used for root-level serializer
         * handling to allow for simpler caching. A call can always be replaced
         * by equivalent calls to access serializer and type serializer separately.
         * 
         * @param valueType Declared type of value being serialized (which may not
         *    be actual runtime type); used for finding both value serializer and
         *    type serializer to use for adding polymorphic type (if any)
         * @param cache Whether resulting value serializer should be cached or not; this is just
         *    a hint 
         * @param property When creating secondary serializers, property for which
         *   serializer is needed: annotations of the property (or bean that contains it)
         *   may be checked to create contextual serializers.
         */
        public JsonSerializer<Object> findTypedValueSerializer(JavaType valueType, boolean cache,
                BeanProperty property)
            throws JsonMappingException
        {
            // Two-phase lookups; local non-shared cache, then shared:
            JsonSerializer<Object> ser = _knownSerializers.typedValueSerializer(valueType);
            if (ser != null) {
                return ser;
            }
            // If not, maybe shared map already has it?
            ser = _serializerCache.typedValueSerializer(valueType);
            if (ser != null) {
                return ser;
            }
    
            // Well, let's just compose from pieces:
            ser = findValueSerializer(valueType, property);
            TypeSerializer typeSer = _serializerFactory.createTypeSerializer(_config, valueType);
            if (typeSer != null) {
                typeSer = typeSer.forProperty(property);
                ser = new TypeWrappedSerializer(typeSer, ser);
            }
            if (cache) {
                _serializerCache.addTypedSerializer(valueType, ser);
            }
            return ser;
        }
    
        /**
         * Method called to get the {@link TypeSerializer} to use for including Type Id necessary
         * for serializing for the given Java class.
         * Useful for schema generators.
         *
         * @since 2.6
         */
        public TypeSerializer findTypeSerializer(JavaType javaType) throws JsonMappingException {
            return _serializerFactory.createTypeSerializer(_config, javaType);
        }
    
        /**
         * Method called to get the serializer to use for serializing
         * non-null Map keys. Separation from regular
         * {@link #findValueSerializer} method is because actual write
         * method must be different (@link JsonGenerator#writeFieldName};
         * but also since behavior for some key types may differ.
         *<p>
         * Note that the serializer itself can be called with instances
         * of any Java object, but not nulls.
         */
        public JsonSerializer<Object> findKeySerializer(JavaType keyType, BeanProperty property)
            throws JsonMappingException
        {
            JsonSerializer<Object> ser = _serializerFactory.createKeySerializer(this, keyType, _keySerializer);
            // 25-Feb-2011, tatu: As per [JACKSON-519], need to ensure contextuality works here, too
            return _handleContextualResolvable(ser, property);
        }
    
        /**
         * @since 2.7
         */
        public JsonSerializer<Object> findKeySerializer(Class<?> rawKeyType, BeanProperty property)
            throws JsonMappingException
        {
            return findKeySerializer(_config.constructType(rawKeyType), property);
        }
    
        /*
        /********************************************************
        /* Accessors for specialized serializers
        /********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * @since 2.0
         */
        public JsonSerializer<Object> getDefaultNullKeySerializer() {
            return _nullKeySerializer;
        }
    
        /**
         * @since 2.0
         */
        public JsonSerializer<Object> getDefaultNullValueSerializer() {
            return _nullValueSerializer;
        }
        
        /**
         * Method called to get the serializer to use for serializing
         * Map keys that are nulls: this is needed since JSON does not allow
         * any non-String value as key, including null.
         *<p>
         * Typically, returned serializer
         * will either throw an exception, or use an empty String; but
         * other behaviors are possible.
         */
        /**
         * Method called to find a serializer to use for null values for given
         * declared type. Note that type is completely based on declared type,
         * since nulls in Java have no type and thus runtime type cannot be
         * determined.
         * 
         * @since 2.0
         */
        public JsonSerializer<Object> findNullKeySerializer(JavaType serializationType,
                BeanProperty property)
            throws JsonMappingException
        {
            return _nullKeySerializer;
        }
    
        /**
         * Method called to get the serializer to use for serializing null
         * values for specified property.
         *<p>
         * Default implementation simply calls {@link #getDefaultNullValueSerializer()};
         * can be overridden to add custom null serialization for properties
         * of certain type or name. This gives method full granularity to basically
         * override null handling for any specific property or class of properties.
         * 
         * @since 2.0
         */
        public JsonSerializer<Object> findNullValueSerializer(BeanProperty property)
            throws JsonMappingException {
            return _nullValueSerializer;
        }
    
        /**
         * Method called to get the serializer to use if provider
         * cannot determine an actual type-specific serializer
         * to use; typically when none of {@link SerializerFactory}
         * instances are able to construct a serializer.
         *<p>
         * Typically, returned serializer will throw an exception,
         * although alternatively {@link com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.ToStringSerializer}
         * could be returned as well.
         *
         * @param unknownType Type for which no serializer is found
         */
        public JsonSerializer<Object> getUnknownTypeSerializer(Class<?> unknownType) {
            // 23-Apr-2015, tatu: Only return shared instance if nominal type is Object.class
            if (unknownType == Object.class) {
                return _unknownTypeSerializer;
            }
            // otherwise construct explicit instance with property handled type
            return new UnknownSerializer(unknownType);
        }
    
        /**
         * Helper method called to see if given serializer is considered to be
         * something returned by {@link #getUnknownTypeSerializer}, that is, something
         * for which no regular serializer was found or constructed.
         * 
         * @since 2.5
         */
        public boolean isUnknownTypeSerializer(JsonSerializer<?> ser) {
            if ((ser == _unknownTypeSerializer) || (ser == null)) {
                return true;
            }
            // 23-Apr-2015, tatu: "empty" serializer is trickier; needs to consider
            //    error handling
            if (isEnabled(SerializationFeature.FAIL_ON_EMPTY_BEANS)) {
                if (ser.getClass() == UnknownSerializer.class) {
                    return true;
                }
            }
            return false;
        }
        
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Methods for creating instances based on annotations
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * Method that can be called to construct and configure serializer instance,
         * either given a {@link Class} to instantiate (with default constructor),
         * or an uninitialized serializer instance.
         * Either way, serialize will be properly resolved
         * (via {@link com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.ResolvableSerializer}) and/or contextualized
         * (via {@link com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.ContextualSerializer}) as necessary.
         * 
         * @param annotated Annotated entity that contained definition
         * @param serDef Serializer definition: either an instance or class
         */
        public abstract JsonSerializer<Object> serializerInstance(Annotated annotated,
                Object serDef)
            throws JsonMappingException;
    
        /**
         * Method that can be called to construct and configure {@link JsonInclude}
         * filter instance,
         * given a {@link Class} to instantiate (with default constructor, by default).
         *
         * @param forProperty (optional) If filter is created for a property, that property;
         *    `null` if filter created via defaulting, global or per-type.
         *
         * @since 2.9
         */
        public abstract Object includeFilterInstance(BeanPropertyDefinition forProperty,
                Class<?> filterClass)
            throws JsonMappingException;
    
        /**
         * Follow-up method that may be called after calling {@link #includeFilterInstance},
         * to check handling of `null` values by the filter.
         *
         * @since 2.9
         */
        public abstract boolean includeFilterSuppressNulls(Object filter)
            throws JsonMappingException;
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Support for contextualization
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * Method called for primary property serializers (ones
         * directly created to serialize values of a POJO property),
         * to handle details of resolving
         * {@link ContextualSerializer} with given property context.
         * 
         * @param property Property for which the given primary serializer is used; never null.
         * 
         * @since 2.3
         */
        public JsonSerializer<?> handlePrimaryContextualization(JsonSerializer<?> ser,
                BeanProperty property)
            throws JsonMappingException
        {
            if (ser != null) {
                if (ser instanceof ContextualSerializer) {
                    ser = ((ContextualSerializer) ser).createContextual(this, property);
                }
            }
            return ser;
        }
    
        /**
         * Method called for secondary property serializers (ones
         * NOT directly created to serialize values of a POJO property
         * but instead created as a dependant serializer -- such as value serializers
         * for structured types, or serializers for root values)
         * to handle details of resolving
         * {@link ContextualDeserializer} with given property context.
         * Given that these serializers are not directly related to given property
         * (or, in case of root value property, to any property), annotations
         * accessible may or may not be relevant.
         * 
         * @param property Property for which serializer is used, if any; null
         *    when deserializing root values
         * 
         * @since 2.3
         */
        public JsonSerializer<?> handleSecondaryContextualization(JsonSerializer<?> ser,
                BeanProperty property)
            throws JsonMappingException
        {
            if (ser != null) {
                if (ser instanceof ContextualSerializer) {
                    ser = ((ContextualSerializer) ser).createContextual(this, property);
                }
            }
            return ser;
        }
        
        /*
        /********************************************************
        /* Convenience methods for serializing using default methods
        /********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * Convenience method that will serialize given value (which can be
         * null) using standard serializer locating functionality. It can
         * be called for all values including field and Map values, but usually
         * field values are best handled calling
         * {@link #defaultSerializeField} instead.
         */
        public final void defaultSerializeValue(Object value, JsonGenerator gen) throws IOException
        {
            if (value == null) {
                if (_stdNullValueSerializer) { // minor perf optimization
                    gen.writeNull();
                } else {
                    _nullValueSerializer.serialize(null, gen, this);
                }
            } else {
                Class<?> cls = value.getClass();
                findTypedValueSerializer(cls, true, null).serialize(value, gen, this);
            }
        }
        
        /**
         * Convenience method that will serialize given field with specified
         * value. Value may be null. Serializer is done using the usual
         * null) using standard serializer locating functionality.
         */
        public final void defaultSerializeField(String fieldName, Object value, JsonGenerator gen)
            throws IOException
        {
            gen.writeFieldName(fieldName);
            if (value == null) {
                /* Note: can't easily check for suppression at this point
                 * any more; caller must check it.
                 */
                if (_stdNullValueSerializer) { // minor perf optimization
                    gen.writeNull();
                } else {
                    _nullValueSerializer.serialize(null, gen, this);
                }
            } else {
                Class<?> cls = value.getClass();
                findTypedValueSerializer(cls, true, null).serialize(value, gen, this);
            }
        }
    
        /**
         * Method that will handle serialization of Date(-like) values, using
         * {@link SerializationConfig} settings to determine expected serialization
         * behavior.
         * Note: date here means "full" date, that is, date AND time, as per
         * Java convention (and not date-only values like in SQL)
         */
        public final void defaultSerializeDateValue(long timestamp, JsonGenerator gen)
            throws IOException
        {
            if (isEnabled(SerializationFeature.WRITE_DATES_AS_TIMESTAMPS)) {
                gen.writeNumber(timestamp);
            } else {
                gen.writeString(_dateFormat().format(new Date(timestamp)));
            }
        }
    
        /**
         * Method that will handle serialization of Date(-like) values, using
         * {@link SerializationConfig} settings to determine expected serialization
         * behavior.
         * Note: date here means "full" date, that is, date AND time, as per
         * Java convention (and not date-only values like in SQL)
         */
        public final void defaultSerializeDateValue(Date date, JsonGenerator gen) throws IOException
        {
            if (isEnabled(SerializationFeature.WRITE_DATES_AS_TIMESTAMPS)) {
                gen.writeNumber(date.getTime());
            } else {
                gen.writeString(_dateFormat().format(date));
            }
        }
    
        /**
         * Method that will handle serialization of Dates used as {@link java.util.Map} keys,
         * based on {@link SerializationFeature#WRITE_DATE_KEYS_AS_TIMESTAMPS}
         * value (and if using textual representation, configured date format)
         */
        public void defaultSerializeDateKey(long timestamp, JsonGenerator gen) throws IOException
        {
            if (isEnabled(SerializationFeature.WRITE_DATE_KEYS_AS_TIMESTAMPS)) {
                gen.writeFieldName(String.valueOf(timestamp));
            } else {
                gen.writeFieldName(_dateFormat().format(new Date(timestamp)));
            }
        }
    
        /**
         * Method that will handle serialization of Dates used as {@link java.util.Map} keys,
         * based on {@link SerializationFeature#WRITE_DATE_KEYS_AS_TIMESTAMPS}
         * value (and if using textual representation, configured date format)
         */
        public void defaultSerializeDateKey(Date date, JsonGenerator gen) throws IOException
        {
            if (isEnabled(SerializationFeature.WRITE_DATE_KEYS_AS_TIMESTAMPS)) {
                gen.writeFieldName(String.valueOf(date.getTime()));
            } else {
                gen.writeFieldName(_dateFormat().format(date));
            }
        }
    
        public final void defaultSerializeNull(JsonGenerator gen) throws IOException
        {
            if (_stdNullValueSerializer) { // minor perf optimization
                gen.writeNull();
            } else {
                _nullValueSerializer.serialize(null, gen, this);
            }
        }
    
        /*
        /********************************************************
        /* Error reporting
        /********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * Helper method called to indicate problem; default behavior is to construct and
         * throw a {@link JsonMappingException}, but in future may collect more than one
         * and only throw after certain number, or at the end of serialization.
         *
         * @since 2.8
         */
        public void reportMappingProblem(String message, Object... args) throws JsonMappingException {
            throw mappingException(message, args);
        }
    
        /**
         * Helper method called to indicate problem in POJO (serialization) definitions or settings
         * regarding specific Java type, unrelated to actual JSON content to map.
         * Default behavior is to construct and throw a {@link JsonMappingException}.
         *
         * @since 2.9
         */
        public <T> T reportBadTypeDefinition(BeanDescription bean,
                String msg, Object... msgArgs) throws JsonMappingException {
            String beanDesc = "N/A";
            if (bean != null) {
                beanDesc = ClassUtil.nameOf(bean.getBeanClass());
            }
            msg = String.format("Invalid type definition for type %s: %s",
                    beanDesc, _format(msg, msgArgs));
            throw InvalidDefinitionException.from(getGenerator(), msg, bean, null);
        }
    
        /**
         * Helper method called to indicate problem in POJO (serialization) definitions or settings
         * regarding specific property (of a type), unrelated to actual JSON content to map.
         * Default behavior is to construct and throw a {@link JsonMappingException}.
         *
         * @since 2.9
         */
        public <T> T reportBadPropertyDefinition(BeanDescription bean, BeanPropertyDefinition prop,
                String message, Object... msgArgs) throws JsonMappingException {
            message = _format(message, msgArgs);
            String propName = "N/A";
            if (prop != null) {
                propName = _quotedString(prop.getName());
            }
            String beanDesc = "N/A";
            if (bean != null) {
                beanDesc = ClassUtil.nameOf(bean.getBeanClass());
            }
            message = String.format("Invalid definition for property %s (of type %s): %s",
                    propName, beanDesc, message);
            throw InvalidDefinitionException.from(getGenerator(), message, bean, prop);
        }
    
        @Override
        public <T> T reportBadDefinition(JavaType type, String msg) throws JsonMappingException {
            throw InvalidDefinitionException.from(getGenerator(), msg, type);
        }
    
        /**
         * @since 2.9
         */
        public <T> T reportBadDefinition(JavaType type, String msg, Throwable cause)
                throws JsonMappingException {
            throw InvalidDefinitionException.from(getGenerator(), msg, type)
                .withCause(cause);
        }
    
        /**
         * @since 2.9
         */
        public <T> T reportBadDefinition(Class<?> raw, String msg, Throwable cause)
                throws JsonMappingException {
            throw InvalidDefinitionException.from(getGenerator(), msg, constructType(raw))
                .withCause(cause);
        }
    
        /**
         * Helper method called to indicate problem; default behavior is to construct and
         * throw a {@link JsonMappingException}, but in future may collect more than one
         * and only throw after certain number, or at the end of serialization.
         *
         * @since 2.8
         */
        public void reportMappingProblem(Throwable t, String message, Object... msgArgs) throws JsonMappingException {
            message = _format(message, msgArgs);
            throw JsonMappingException.from(getGenerator(), message, t);
        }
    
        @Override
        public JsonMappingException invalidTypeIdException(JavaType baseType, String typeId,
                String extraDesc) {
            String msg = String.format("Could not resolve type id '%s' as a subtype of %s",
                    typeId, ClassUtil.getTypeDescription(baseType));
            return InvalidTypeIdException.from(null, _colonConcat(msg, extraDesc), baseType, typeId);
        }
    
        /*
        /********************************************************
        /* Error reporting, deprecated methods
        /********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * Factory method for constructing a {@link JsonMappingException};
         * usually only indirectly used by calling
         * {@link #reportMappingProblem(String, Object...)}.
         *
         * @since 2.6
         *
         * @deprecated Since 2.9
         */
        @Deprecated // since 2.9
        public JsonMappingException mappingException(String message, Object... msgArgs) {
            return JsonMappingException.from(getGenerator(), _format(message, msgArgs));
        }
    
        /**
         * Factory method for constructing a {@link JsonMappingException};
         * usually only indirectly used by calling
         * {@link #reportMappingProblem(Throwable, String, Object...)}
         * 
         * @since 2.8
         *
         * @deprecated Since 2.9
         */
        @Deprecated // since 2.9
        protected JsonMappingException mappingException(Throwable t, String message, Object... msgArgs) {
            return JsonMappingException.from(getGenerator(), _format(message, msgArgs), t);
        }
    
        /*
        /********************************************************
        /* Helper methods
        /********************************************************
         */
    
        protected void _reportIncompatibleRootType(Object value, JavaType rootType) throws IOException
        {
            // One special case: allow primitive/wrapper type coercion
            if (rootType.isPrimitive()) {
                Class<?> wrapperType = ClassUtil.wrapperType(rootType.getRawClass());
                // If it's just difference between wrapper, primitive, let it slide
                if (wrapperType.isAssignableFrom(value.getClass())) {
                    return;
                }
            }
            reportBadDefinition(rootType, String.format(
                    "Incompatible types: declared root type (%s) vs %s",
                    rootType, ClassUtil.classNameOf(value)));
        }
    
        /**
         * Method that will try to find a serializer, either from cache
         * or by constructing one; but will not return an "unknown" serializer
         * if this cannot be done but rather returns null.
         *
         * @return Serializer if one can be found, null if not.
         */
        protected JsonSerializer<Object> _findExplicitUntypedSerializer(Class<?> runtimeType)
            throws JsonMappingException
        {        
            // Fast lookup from local lookup thingy works?
            JsonSerializer<Object> ser = _knownSerializers.untypedValueSerializer(runtimeType);
            if (ser == null) {
                // If not, maybe shared map already has it?
                ser = _serializerCache.untypedValueSerializer(runtimeType);
                if (ser == null) {
                    ser = _createAndCacheUntypedSerializer(runtimeType);
                }
            }
            /* 18-Sep-2014, tatu: This is unfortunate patch over related change
             *    that pushes creation of "unknown type" serializer deeper down
             *    in BeanSerializerFactory; as a result, we need to "undo" creation
             *    here.
             */
            if (isUnknownTypeSerializer(ser)) {
                return null;
            }
            return ser;
        }
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Low-level methods for actually constructing and initializing
        /* serializers
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        /**
         * Method that will try to construct a value serializer; and if
         * one is successfully created, cache it for reuse.
         */
        protected JsonSerializer<Object> _createAndCacheUntypedSerializer(Class<?> rawType)
            throws JsonMappingException
        {
            JavaType fullType = _config.constructType(rawType);
            JsonSerializer<Object> ser;
            try {
                ser = _createUntypedSerializer(fullType);
            } catch (IllegalArgumentException iae) {
                // We better only expose checked exceptions, since those
                // are what caller is expected to handle
                reportBadDefinition(fullType, ClassUtil.exceptionMessage(iae));
                ser = null; // doesn't matter but compiler whines otherwise
            }
    
            if (ser != null) {
                // 21-Dec-2015, tatu: Best to cache for both raw and full-type key
                _serializerCache.addAndResolveNonTypedSerializer(rawType, fullType, ser, this);
            }
            return ser;
        }
    
        protected JsonSerializer<Object> _createAndCacheUntypedSerializer(JavaType type)
            throws JsonMappingException
        {        
            JsonSerializer<Object> ser;
            try {
                ser = _createUntypedSerializer(type);
            } catch (IllegalArgumentException iae) {
                // We better only expose checked exceptions, since those
                // are what caller is expected to handle
                ser = null;
                reportMappingProblem(iae, ClassUtil.exceptionMessage(iae));
            }
        
            if (ser != null) {
                // 21-Dec-2015, tatu: Should we also cache using raw key?
                _serializerCache.addAndResolveNonTypedSerializer(type, ser, this);
            }
            return ser;
        }
    
        /**
         * @since 2.1
         */
        protected JsonSerializer<Object> _createUntypedSerializer(JavaType type)
            throws JsonMappingException
        {
            /* 27-Mar-2015, tatu: Wish I knew exactly why/what, but [databind#738]
             *    can be prevented by synchronizing on cache (not on 'this', however,
             *    since there's one instance per serialization).
             *   Perhaps not-yet-resolved instance might be exposed too early to callers.
             */
            // 13-Apr-2018, tatu: Problem does NOT occur any more with late 2.8.x and 2.9.x
            //    versions, likely due to concurrency fixes for `AnnotatedClass` introspection.
            //    This sync block could probably be removed; but to minimize any risk of
            //    regression sync block will only be removed from 3.0.
            // 23-Oct-2019, tatu: Due to continuation of 2.x line, removed from 2.11
    //        synchronized (_serializerCache) {
                return (JsonSerializer<Object>)_serializerFactory.createSerializer(this, type);
    //        }
        }
    
        /**
         * Helper method called to resolve and contextualize given
         * serializer, if and as necessary.
         */
        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        protected JsonSerializer<Object> _handleContextualResolvable(JsonSerializer<?> ser,
                BeanProperty property)
            throws JsonMappingException
        {
            if (ser instanceof ResolvableSerializer) {
                ((ResolvableSerializer) ser).resolve(this);
            }
            return (JsonSerializer<Object>) handleSecondaryContextualization(ser, property);
        }
    
        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        protected JsonSerializer<Object> _handleResolvable(JsonSerializer<?> ser)
            throws JsonMappingException
        {
            if (ser instanceof ResolvableSerializer) {
                ((ResolvableSerializer) ser).resolve(this);
            }
            return (JsonSerializer<Object>) ser;
        }
    
        /*
        /**********************************************************
        /* Internal methods
        /**********************************************************
         */
    
        protected final DateFormat _dateFormat()
        {
            if (_dateFormat != null) {
                return _dateFormat;
            }
            /* At this point, all timezone configuration should have occurred, with respect
             * to default dateformat configuration. But we still better clone
             * an instance as formatters are stateful, not thread-safe.
             */
            DateFormat df = _config.getDateFormat();
            _dateFormat = df = (DateFormat) df.clone();
            // [databind#939]: 26-Sep-2015, tatu: With 2.6, formatter has been (pre)configured
            // with TimeZone, so we should NOT try overriding it unlike with earlier versions
            /*
            TimeZone tz = getTimeZone();
            if (tz != df.getTimeZone()) {
                df.setTimeZone(tz);
            }
            */
            return df;
        }
    }
    

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