Add feature toggle to read numeric strings as numeric timestamps (#269)

datetime/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/datatype/jsr310/JavaTimeFeature.java

@@ -17,10 +17,22 @@ public enum JavaTimeFeature implements JacksonFeature
      * Default setting is enabled, for backwards-compatibility with
      * Jackson 2.15.
      */
-    NORMALIZE_DESERIALIZED_ZONE_ID(true)
-    ;
+    NORMALIZE_DESERIALIZED_ZONE_ID(true),
 
     /**
+     * Feature that controls whether stringified numbers (Strings that without
+     * quotes would be legal JSON Numbers) may be interpreted as
+     * timestamps (enabled) or not (disabled), in case where there is an
+     * explicitly defined pattern ({@code DateTimeFormatter}) for value.
+     * <p>
+     * Note that when the default pattern is used (no custom pattern defined),
+     * stringified numbers are always accepted as timestamps regardless of
+     * this feature.
+     */
+    ALWAYS_ALLOW_STRINGIFIED_DATE_TIMESTAMPS(false)
+    ;
+
+  /**
      * Whether feature is enabled or disabled by default.
      */
     private final boolean _defaultState;

datetime/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/datatype/jsr310/deser/InstantDeserializer.java

@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ public class InstantDeserializer<T extends Temporal>
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
     private final static boolean DEFAULT_NORMALIZE_ZONE_ID = JavaTimeFeature.NORMALIZE_DESERIALIZED_ZONE_ID.enabledByDefault();
+    private final static boolean DEFAULT_ALWAYS_ALLOW_STRINGIFIED_DATE_TIMESTAMPS
+        = JavaTimeFeature.ALWAYS_ALLOW_STRINGIFIED_DATE_TIMESTAMPS.enabledByDefault();
 
     /**
      * Constants used to check if ISO 8601 time string is colonless. See [jackson-modules-java8#131]
@@ -72,7 +74,8 @@ public class InstantDeserializer<T extends Temporal>
             a -> Instant.ofEpochSecond(a.integer, a.fraction),
             null,
             true, // yes, replace zero offset with Z
-            DEFAULT_NORMALIZE_ZONE_ID 
+            DEFAULT_NORMALIZE_ZONE_ID,
+            DEFAULT_ALWAYS_ALLOW_STRINGIFIED_DATE_TIMESTAMPS
     );
 
     public static final InstantDeserializer<OffsetDateTime> OFFSET_DATE_TIME = new InstantDeserializer<>(
@@ -82,7 +85,8 @@ public class InstantDeserializer<T extends Temporal>
             a -> OffsetDateTime.ofInstant(Instant.ofEpochSecond(a.integer, a.fraction), a.zoneId),
             (d, z) -> (d.isEqual(OffsetDateTime.MIN) || d.isEqual(OffsetDateTime.MAX) ? d : d.withOffsetSameInstant(z.getRules().getOffset(d.toLocalDateTime()))),
             true, // yes, replace zero offset with Z
-            DEFAULT_NORMALIZE_ZONE_ID 
+            DEFAULT_NORMALIZE_ZONE_ID,
+            DEFAULT_ALWAYS_ALLOW_STRINGIFIED_DATE_TIMESTAMPS
     );
 
     public static final InstantDeserializer<ZonedDateTime> ZONED_DATE_TIME = new InstantDeserializer<>(
@@ -92,7 +96,8 @@ public class InstantDeserializer<T extends Temporal>
             a -> ZonedDateTime.ofInstant(Instant.ofEpochSecond(a.integer, a.fraction), a.zoneId),
             ZonedDateTime::withZoneSameInstant,
             false, // keep zero offset and Z separate since zones explicitly supported
-            DEFAULT_NORMALIZE_ZONE_ID 
+            DEFAULT_NORMALIZE_ZONE_ID,
+            DEFAULT_ALWAYS_ALLOW_STRINGIFIED_DATE_TIMESTAMPS
     );
 
     protected final Function<FromIntegerArguments, T> fromMilliseconds;
@@ -130,17 +135,34 @@ public class InstantDeserializer<T extends Temporal>
      * Flag set from
      * {@link com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype.jsr310.JavaTimeFeature#NORMALIZE_DESERIALIZED_ZONE_ID} to
      * determine whether {@link ZoneId} is to be normalized during deserialization.
+     *
+     * @since 2.16
      */
     protected final boolean _normalizeZoneId;
 
+    /**
+     * Flag set from
+     * {@link com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype.jsr310.JavaTimeFeature#ALWAYS_ALLOW_STRINGIFIED_DATE_TIMESTAMPS}
+     * to determine whether stringified numbers are interpreted as timestamps
+     * (enabled) nor not (disabled) in addition to a custom pattern ({code DateTimeFormatter}).
+     *<p>
+     * NOTE: stringified timestamps are always allowed with default patterns;
+     * this flag only affects handling of custom patterns.
+     *
+     * @since 2.16
+     */
+    protected final boolean _alwaysAllowStringifiedDateTimestamps;
+
     protected InstantDeserializer(Class<T> supportedType,
             DateTimeFormatter formatter,
             Function<TemporalAccessor, T> parsedToValue,
             Function<FromIntegerArguments, T> fromMilliseconds,
             Function<FromDecimalArguments, T> fromNanoseconds,
             BiFunction<T, ZoneId, T> adjust,
             boolean replaceZeroOffsetAsZ,
-            boolean normalizeZoneId)
+            boolean normalizeZoneId,
+            boolean readNumericStringsAsTimestamp
+    )
     {
         super(supportedType, formatter);
         this.parsedToValue = parsedToValue;
@@ -151,6 +173,7 @@ protected InstantDeserializer(Class<T> supportedType,
         this._adjustToContextTZOverride = null;
         this._readTimestampsAsNanosOverride = null;
         _normalizeZoneId = normalizeZoneId;
+        _alwaysAllowStringifiedDateTimestamps = readNumericStringsAsTimestamp;
     }
 
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
@@ -165,6 +188,7 @@ protected InstantDeserializer(InstantDeserializer<T> base, DateTimeFormatter f)
         _adjustToContextTZOverride = base._adjustToContextTZOverride;
         _readTimestampsAsNanosOverride = base._readTimestampsAsNanosOverride;
         _normalizeZoneId = base._normalizeZoneId;
+        _alwaysAllowStringifiedDateTimestamps = base._alwaysAllowStringifiedDateTimestamps;
     }
 
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
@@ -179,6 +203,7 @@ protected InstantDeserializer(InstantDeserializer<T> base, Boolean adjustToConte
         _adjustToContextTZOverride = adjustToContextTimezoneOverride;
         _readTimestampsAsNanosOverride = base._readTimestampsAsNanosOverride;
         _normalizeZoneId = base._normalizeZoneId;
+        _alwaysAllowStringifiedDateTimestamps = base._alwaysAllowStringifiedDateTimestamps;
     }
 
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
@@ -193,6 +218,7 @@ protected InstantDeserializer(InstantDeserializer<T> base, DateTimeFormatter f,
         _adjustToContextTZOverride = base._adjustToContextTZOverride;
         _readTimestampsAsNanosOverride = base._readTimestampsAsNanosOverride;
         _normalizeZoneId = base._normalizeZoneId;
+        _alwaysAllowStringifiedDateTimestamps = base._alwaysAllowStringifiedDateTimestamps;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -214,6 +240,7 @@ protected InstantDeserializer(InstantDeserializer<T> base,
         _adjustToContextTZOverride = adjustToContextTimezoneOverride;
         _readTimestampsAsNanosOverride = readTimestampsAsNanosOverride;
         _normalizeZoneId = base._normalizeZoneId;
+        _alwaysAllowStringifiedDateTimestamps = base._alwaysAllowStringifiedDateTimestamps;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -233,7 +260,7 @@ protected InstantDeserializer(InstantDeserializer<T> base,
         _readTimestampsAsNanosOverride = base._readTimestampsAsNanosOverride;
 
         _normalizeZoneId = features.isEnabled(JavaTimeFeature.NORMALIZE_DESERIALIZED_ZONE_ID);
-
+        _alwaysAllowStringifiedDateTimestamps = features.isEnabled(JavaTimeFeature.ALWAYS_ALLOW_STRINGIFIED_DATE_TIMESTAMPS);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -251,7 +278,9 @@ protected InstantDeserializer<T> withLeniency(Boolean leniency) {
 
     // @since 2.16
     public InstantDeserializer<T> withFeatures(JacksonFeatureSet<JavaTimeFeature> features) {
-        if (_normalizeZoneId == features.isEnabled(JavaTimeFeature.NORMALIZE_DESERIALIZED_ZONE_ID)) {
+        if ((_normalizeZoneId == features.isEnabled(JavaTimeFeature.NORMALIZE_DESERIALIZED_ZONE_ID))
+                && (_alwaysAllowStringifiedDateTimestamps == features.isEnabled(JavaTimeFeature.ALWAYS_ALLOW_STRINGIFIED_DATE_TIMESTAMPS))
+        ) {
             return this;
         }
         return new InstantDeserializer<>(this, features);
@@ -343,10 +372,12 @@ protected T _fromString(JsonParser p, DeserializationContext ctxt,
             //   handled like "regular" empty (same as pre-2.12)
             return _fromEmptyString(p, ctxt, string);
         }
-        // only check for other parsing modes if we are using default formatter
-        if (_formatter == DateTimeFormatter.ISO_INSTANT ||
-            _formatter == DateTimeFormatter.ISO_OFFSET_DATE_TIME ||
-            _formatter == DateTimeFormatter.ISO_ZONED_DATE_TIME) {
+        // only check for other parsing modes if we are using default formatter or explicitly asked to
+        if (_alwaysAllowStringifiedDateTimestamps ||
+                _formatter == DateTimeFormatter.ISO_INSTANT ||
+                _formatter == DateTimeFormatter.ISO_OFFSET_DATE_TIME ||
+                _formatter == DateTimeFormatter.ISO_ZONED_DATE_TIME
+            ) {
             // 22-Jan-2016, [datatype-jsr310#16]: Allow quoted numbers too
             int dots = _countPeriods(string);
             if (dots >= 0) { // negative if not simple number

datetime/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/datatype/jsr310/ser/ZonedDateTimeSerTest.java

@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.TimeZone;
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.json.JsonMapper;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype.jsr310.JavaTimeFeature;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype.jsr310.JavaTimeModule;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonFormat;
@@ -926,6 +929,22 @@ public void testCustomPatternWithAnnotations() throws Exception
         assertEquals(input.value.toInstant(), result.value.toInstant());
     }
 
+    // [modules-java#269]
+    @Test
+    public void testCustomPatternWithNumericTimestamp() throws Exception
+    {
+        String input = a2q("{'value':'3.141592653'}");
+
+        Wrapper result = JsonMapper.builder()
+            .addModule(new JavaTimeModule()
+                    .enable(JavaTimeFeature.ALWAYS_ALLOW_STRINGIFIED_DATE_TIMESTAMPS))
+            .build()
+            .readerFor(Wrapper.class)
+            .readValue(input);
+
+        assertEquals(Instant.ofEpochSecond(3L, 141592653L), result.value.toInstant());
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testNumericCustomPatternWithAnnotations() throws Exception
     {

release-notes/CREDITS-2.x

@@ -179,3 +179,9 @@ Raman Babich (raman-babich@github)
  * Contributed fix for #272: `JsonFormat.Feature.WRITE_DATE_TIMESTAMPS_AS_NANOSECONDS`
     not respected when deserialising `Instant`s
   (2.16.0)
+
+M.P. Korstanje (mpkorstanje@github)
+
+ * Contributed #263: Add `JavaTimeFeature.ALWAYS_ALLOW_STRINGIFIED_TIMESTAMPS` to allow parsing
+   quoted numbers when using a custom DateTimeFormatter
+  (2.16.0)

release-notes/VERSION-2.x

@@ -8,14 +8,20 @@ Modules:
 === Releases ===
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+Not yet released
+
+#263: Add `JavaTimeFeature.ALWAYS_ALLOW_STRINGIFIED_TIMESTAMPS` to allow parsing
+  quoted numbers when using a custom pattern (DateTimeFormatter)
+ (contributed by M.P. Korstanje)
+#281: (datetime) Add `JavaTimeFeature.NORMALIZE_DESERIALIZED_ZONE_ID` to allow
+  disabling ZoneId normalization on deserialization
+ (requested by @indyana)
+
 2.16.0-rc1 (20-Oct-2023)
 
 #272: (datetime) `JsonFormat.Feature.WRITE_DATE_TIMESTAMPS_AS_NANOSECONDS`
   not respected when deserialising `Instant`s
  (fix contributed by Raman B)
-#281: (datetime) Add `JavaTimeFeature.NORMALIZE_DESERIALIZED_ZONE_ID` to allow
-  disabling ZoneId normalization on deserialization
- (requested by @indyana)
 
 2.15.3 (12-Oct-2023)
 2.15.2 (30-May-2023)