data class constructor not used for deserialization since 2.18.x

[huberchrigu]

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Describe the bug

I have many data classes with a single argument constructor that was used for deserialization previous to 2.18.x. Now it is used only if I add a @JsonCreator annotation explicitly.

To Reproduce

The following test fails since Jackson 2.18.x, but worked with 2.17.x:

class VersionJsonTest {
    @Test
    fun `should deserialize`() {
        val objectMapper = ObjectMapper().registerModule(KotlinModule.Builder().build())
        assertThat(objectMapper.readValue("\"1.0.0\"", Version::class.java)).isNotNull
    }

    data class Version(private val value: String)
}

Expected behavior

Deserialization should still work after a minor upgrade.

Versions

Kotlin: 1.9.25
Jackson-module-kotlin: 2.18.1-2.18.3
Jackson-databind: 2.18.1-2.18.3

Additional context

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[k163377]

This issue is closed as a duplicate of #846.