Easing data and objects representation with JSON-B

This recipe will show you how you can use the power of the new JSON-B API to give some flexibility to your data representation, and also help to transform your objects into JSON messages.

Getting ready

Start by adding the Java EE dependency:

    <dependencies>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>javax</groupId>
            <artifactId>javaee-api</artifactId>
            <version>8.0</version>
            <scope>provided</scope>
        </dependency>
    </dependencies>

How to do it...

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