Refactor the JSON support out into a separate module, :corda:jackson, as Jackson/JSON configuration is generally useful outside the context of web servers.

build.gradle

@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ bintrayConfig {
     projectUrl = 'https://github.com/corda/corda'
     gpgSign = true
     gpgPassphrase = System.getenv('CORDA_BINTRAY_GPG_PASSPHRASE')
-    publications = ['client', 'core', 'corda', 'corda-webserver', 'finance', 'node', 'node-schemas', 'test-utils']
+    publications = ['client', 'core', 'corda', 'corda-webserver', 'finance', 'node', 'node-schemas', 'test-utils', 'jackson']
     license {
         name = 'Apache-2.0'
         url = 'https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0'

client/jackson/build.gradle

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+apply plugin: 'java'
+apply plugin: 'kotlin'
+apply plugin: 'net.corda.plugins.publish-utils'
+
+repositories {
+    mavenCentral()
+}
+
+dependencies {
+    compile project(':core')
+    compile "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:$kotlin_version"
+    compile ("com.fasterxml.jackson.module:jackson-module-kotlin:${jackson_version}")
+    testCompile "junit:junit:$junit_version"
+}

client/jackson/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/jackson/JacksonSupport.kt

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package net.corda.webserver.utilities
+package net.corda.jackson
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonGenerator
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonParseException
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ import net.corda.core.contracts.BusinessCalendar
 import net.corda.core.crypto.*
 import net.corda.core.messaging.CordaRPCOps
 import net.corda.core.node.NodeInfo
+import net.corda.core.node.services.IdentityService
 import net.corda.core.serialization.deserialize
 import net.corda.core.serialization.serialize
 import net.i2p.crypto.eddsa.EdDSAPublicKey
-import net.corda.core.node.services.IdentityService
 import java.math.BigDecimal
 import java.time.LocalDate
 import java.time.LocalDateTime
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ import java.time.LocalDateTime
  * Utilities and serialisers for working with JSON representations of basic types. This adds Jackson support for
  * the java.time API, some core types, and Kotlin data classes.
  *
- * TODO: This does not belong in node. It should be moved to the client module or a dedicated webserver module.
+ * Note that Jackson can also be used to serialise/deserialise other formats such as Yaml and XML.
  */
-object JsonSupport {
+object JacksonSupport {
     interface PartyObjectMapper {
         fun partyFromName(partyName: String): Party?
         fun partyFromKey(owningKey: CompositeKey): Party?
@@ -249,3 +249,4 @@ object JsonSupport {
         }
     }
 }
+

client/jackson/src/test/kotlin/net/corda/jackson/JacksonSupportTest.kt

@@ -1,20 +1,18 @@
-package net.corda.webserver
+package net.corda.jackson
 
 import com.pholser.junit.quickcheck.From
 import com.pholser.junit.quickcheck.Property
 import com.pholser.junit.quickcheck.runner.JUnitQuickcheck
 import net.corda.core.testing.PublicKeyGenerator
-import net.corda.webserver.utilities.JsonSupport
 import net.i2p.crypto.eddsa.EdDSAPublicKey
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith
 import java.security.PublicKey
 import kotlin.test.assertEquals
 
 @RunWith(JUnitQuickcheck::class)
-class JsonSupportTest {
-
+class JacksonSupportTest {
     companion object {
-        val mapper = JsonSupport.createNonRpcMapper()
+        val mapper = JacksonSupport.createNonRpcMapper()
     }
 
     @Property

node/webserver/build.gradle

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ sourceSets {
 dependencies {
     compile project(':core')
     compile project(':node') // TODO: Break this dependency
+    compile project(':client:jackson')
 
     // Web stuff: for HTTP[S] servlets
     compile "org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-servlet:${jetty_version}"

node/webserver/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/webserver/servlets/ObjectMapperConfig.kt

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package net.corda.webserver.servlets
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper
 import net.corda.core.messaging.CordaRPCOps
-import net.corda.webserver.utilities.JsonSupport
+import net.corda.jackson.JacksonSupport
 import javax.ws.rs.ext.ContextResolver
 import javax.ws.rs.ext.Provider
 
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ import javax.ws.rs.ext.Provider
  */
 @Provider
 class ObjectMapperConfig(rpc: CordaRPCOps) : ContextResolver<ObjectMapper> {
-    val defaultObjectMapper = JsonSupport.createDefaultMapper(rpc)
+    val defaultObjectMapper = JacksonSupport.createDefaultMapper(rpc)
     override fun getContext(type: Class<*>) = defaultObjectMapper
 }

samples/irs-demo/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/simulation/IRSSimulation.kt

@@ -18,13 +18,11 @@ import net.corda.flows.TwoPartyDealFlow.Acceptor
 import net.corda.flows.TwoPartyDealFlow.AutoOffer
 import net.corda.flows.TwoPartyDealFlow.Instigator
 import net.corda.irs.contract.InterestRateSwap
+import net.corda.jackson.JacksonSupport
 import net.corda.node.utilities.databaseTransaction
 import net.corda.testing.initiateSingleShotFlow
 import net.corda.testing.node.InMemoryMessagingNetwork
 import net.corda.testing.node.MockIdentityService
-import net.i2p.crypto.eddsa.KeyPairGenerator
-import java.security.SecureRandom
-import net.corda.webserver.utilities.JsonSupport
 import java.time.LocalDate
 import java.util.*
 
@@ -33,7 +31,7 @@ import java.util.*
  * A simulation in which banks execute interest rate swaps with each other, including the fixing events.
  */
 class IRSSimulation(networkSendManuallyPumped: Boolean, runAsync: Boolean, latencyInjector: InMemoryMessagingNetwork.LatencyCalculator?) : Simulation(networkSendManuallyPumped, runAsync, latencyInjector) {
-    val om = JsonSupport.createInMemoryMapper(MockIdentityService(network.identities))
+    val om = JacksonSupport.createInMemoryMapper(MockIdentityService(network.identities))
 
     init {
         currentDateAndTime = LocalDate.of(2016, 3, 8).atStartOfDay()

settings.gradle

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ include 'node'
 include 'node:capsule'
 include 'node:webserver'
 include 'client'
+include 'client:jackson'
 include 'experimental'
 include 'experimental:sandbox'
 include 'test-utils'
@@ -22,4 +23,3 @@ include 'samples:network-visualiser'
 include 'samples:simm-valuation-demo'
 include 'samples:raft-notary-demo'
 include 'samples:bank-of-corda-demo'
-

test-utils/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/testing/http/HttpUtils.kt

@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@ package net.corda.testing.http
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.module.kotlin.KotlinModule
 import net.corda.core.utilities.loggerFor
-import net.corda.webserver.utilities.JsonSupport
-import okhttp3.*
+import net.corda.jackson.JacksonSupport
+import okhttp3.MediaType
+import okhttp3.OkHttpClient
+import okhttp3.Request
+import okhttp3.RequestBody
 import java.net.URL
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
 
@@ -19,7 +22,7 @@ object HttpUtils {
                 .readTimeout(60, TimeUnit.SECONDS).build()
     }
     val defaultMapper: ObjectMapper by lazy {
-        ObjectMapper().registerModule(JsonSupport.javaTimeModule).registerModule(KotlinModule())
+        ObjectMapper().registerModule(JacksonSupport.javaTimeModule).registerModule(KotlinModule())
     }
 
     fun putJson(url: URL, data: String) : Boolean {