multiple JAXB serializations for one class?

Question

i have a Class A that is used as a result for a JAX-RS method. I want to marshal A into xml in two different ways.

Is there a way to give resteasy two different mappings to use on my class?

Greetings, Laures

Answer 1

Note: I'm the EclipseLink JAXB (MOXy) lead and a member of the JAXB 2 (JSR-222) expert group.

You could use MOXy for this. Check out my blog post where I map the same object model to two different weather services (Google and Yahoo) by leveraging annotations for one mapping and MOXy's XML metadata for the second mapping:

• http://blog.bdoughan.com/2011/09/mapping-objects-to-multiple-xml-schemas.html

Below is an example of using MOXy's XML metadata in a JAX-RS environment:

• http://blog.bdoughan.com/2011/04/moxys-xml-metadata-in-jax-rs-service.html

For More Information

• http://blog.bdoughan.com/2011/05/specifying-eclipselink-moxy-as-your.html
• http://blog.bdoughan.com/2010/12/extending-jaxb-representing-annotations.html
• http://blog.bdoughan.com/2010/08/creating-restful-web-service-part-35.html

Answer 2

Here is a solution for JAXB RI. The same idea: define JAXB annotations in XML resources.