Returning a bare string meant to be application/json doesn't properly quote the string

[keklabs]

I have the same problem as described in
https://github.com/codahale/dropwizard/issues/231
there are some notes from me with possible solutions.
Please, provide some option to solve this issue in jackson.
Thank you very much

[cowtowncoder]

Ah. Did not notice this behavior replying on mailing list.

I would suggest you first try configuring your provider instance. Changing default behavior is unlikely to happen, even if just for backwards compatibility -- this would break lots of deployments, where application code explicitly builds JSON String to return as-is. While it is not necessarily a particularly good way to do things IMO, it is something that is commonly done and may make sense occasionally.

I am open to suggestions for easier configuration of such thing, whether it is via on/off features or other config changing methods.

[cowtowncoder]

Quick note: it should be possible to now (2.2.0) use method provider.removeUntouchable(String.class) to allow Jackson to write String as JSON String value.