EntityMixin1.java

package com.github.approval.converters;
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import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnore;

import java.util.Date;

/**
 * This class is a standard jackson mixin which offers an indirect way
 * to add annotations to ignore or do something else with the members
 * of the entity you want to serialize without actually touching it.
 *
 * This mixin simply ignores date, age and first name which
 * we do not want to test of the Entity object!
 *
 * Learn more at: {@linktourl http://wiki.fasterxml.com/JacksonMixInAnnotations}
 *
 *
 * @author Tsvetan Dimitrov <tsvetan.dimitrov@gmail.com>
 */
public abstract class EntityMixin1 {

    @JsonIgnore abstract Date getDate();

    @JsonIgnore abstract int getAge();

    @JsonIgnore abstract String getFirstName();
}