Add a failing test for #1102

src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/failing/DeprecatedTypeHandlingTest.java

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package com.fasterxml.jackson.failing;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.*;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.type.CollectionType;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.type.SimpleType;
+
+/**
+ * Set of tests to ensure that changes between 2.6 and 2.7 can
+ * be handled somewhat gracefully.
+ */
+public class DeprecatedTypeHandlingTest extends BaseMapTest
+{
+    static class Point {
+        public int x;
+
+        int _y;
+
+        public void setY(int y0) { _y = y0; }
+        public int getY() { return _y; }
+    }
+
+    final ObjectMapper MAPPER = objectMapper();
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+    public void testExplicitCollectionType() throws Exception
+    {
+        JavaType elem = SimpleType.construct(Point.class);
+
+        Point p = MAPPER.readValue(aposToQuotes("{'x':1,'y':2}"), elem);
+        assertNotNull(p);
+        assertEquals(1, p.x);
+        assertEquals(2, p.getY());
+
+        final String json = aposToQuotes("[ {'x':1,'y':2}, {'x':3,'y':6 }]");
+
+        System.err.println("ELEM -> "+elem);
+System.err.println("ELEM.raw -> "+elem.getRawClass());
+        JavaType t = CollectionType.construct(List.class, elem);
+        List<Point> l = MAPPER.readValue(json, t);
+        assertNotNull(l);
+        assertEquals(2, l.size());
+        Object ob = l.get(0);
+        assertEquals(Point.class, ob.getClass());
+        p = (Point) ob;
+        assertEquals(1, p.x);
+        assertEquals(2, p.getY());
+    }
+}

src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/failing/ExternalTypeId999Test.java

@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ public static class BarPayload implements Payload { }
 
     public static class Message<P extends Payload>
     {
-        private final String type;
+        final String type;
+
         @JsonTypeInfo(visible = true, use = JsonTypeInfo.Id.NAME,
                 include = JsonTypeInfo.As.EXTERNAL_PROPERTY, property = "type")
         @JsonSubTypes({