From b43a5460ce0cc80304acce0355d989b8499a0595 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: asmhatre <asmhatre@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2026 17:32:06 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Part 4 extra: ValueSerializer, the rename that breaks every
 custom handler

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 .../part4custom/E05ValueSerializerDirect.java | 43 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 43 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 src/main/java/com/ankurm/jackson3/part4custom/E05ValueSerializerDirect.java

diff --git a/src/main/java/com/ankurm/jackson3/part4custom/E05ValueSerializerDirect.java b/src/main/java/com/ankurm/jackson3/part4custom/E05ValueSerializerDirect.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f275487
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/ankurm/jackson3/part4custom/E05ValueSerializerDirect.java
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package com.ankurm.jackson3.part4custom;
+
+import tools.jackson.core.JsonGenerator;
+import tools.jackson.databind.SerializationContext;
+import tools.jackson.databind.ValueSerializer;
+import tools.jackson.databind.json.JsonMapper;
+import tools.jackson.databind.module.SimpleModule;
+
+/**
+ * BEYOND THE POST — the rename that breaks every custom handler on upgrade.
+ *
+ * Jackson 2's JsonSerializer<T>/JsonDeserializer<T> are gone. The Jackson 3 names
+ * are ValueSerializer<T>/ValueDeserializer<T>. Extending ValueSerializer directly
+ * (rather than StdSerializer) is the leanest form and shows the rename plainly.
+ */
+public class E05ValueSerializerDirect {
+
+    public record UserId(String value) { }
+
+    /** Renders the wrapper as a bare JSON string rather than {"value":"..."}. */
+    static class UserIdSerializer extends ValueSerializer<UserId> {
+        @Override
+        public void serialize(UserId id, JsonGenerator gen, SerializationContext ctxt) {
+            gen.writeString(id.value());
+        }
+    }
+
+    public record Ticket(UserId assignee, String title) { }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        SimpleModule module = new SimpleModule("UserIdModule");
+        module.addSerializer(UserId.class, new UserIdSerializer());
+
+        JsonMapper mapper = JsonMapper.builder().addModule(module).build();
+        System.out.println("custom  : "
+                + mapper.writeValueAsString(new Ticket(new UserId("u-42"), "Fix build")));
+        System.out.println("default : "
+                + JsonMapper.builder().build()
+                        .writeValueAsString(new Ticket(new UserId("u-42"), "Fix build")));
+        System.out.println("base class: "
+                + UserIdSerializer.class.getSuperclass().getName());
+    }
+}