Customizable enum mapping (similar to Jackson’s @JsonValue)

[maffe]

My database stores values I’d like to map to enum, however they differ slightly from the enum name()s. Currently I have to write a ColumnMapper to map them correctly. It would be nice to use annotations instead.

Example:
Database contains values CREATE and UPD
Java enum consists of CREATE and UPDATE

Suggestion: Provide annotations handled by the default enum mappers. For example, the enum could look like this:

enum Action {
  CREATE,
  @DatabaseValue("UPD")
  UPDATE
}

This is similar to Jackson which provides @JsonValue to map enums from and to JSON.

[leaumar]

I'm gonna assume you would have this take effect only when your EnumStrategy is BY_NAME?

[leaumar]

I'm neutral on adding this as a feature... Could give it a quick go if someone else feels this would be added value.

[leaumar]

You could always PR it with some tests by the way :) Might convince more people.

[maffe]

Pull request: #1561