WriteObjectsToConsole moved to JavaFBP 

pom.xml

@@ -13,15 +13,11 @@
     </license>
   </licenses>
   <dependencies>
-  	<dependency>
-  		<groupId>com.google.gson</groupId>
-  		<artifactId>gson</artifactId>
-  	</dependency>
-  	<dependency>
+  	 	<dependency>
   		<groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
   		<artifactId>gson</artifactId>
   		<version>2.8.6</version>
-  		<scope>runtime</scope>
+  		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>

src/main/java/com/jpaulmorrison/fbp/core/components/misc/WriteObjectsToConsole.java

@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+
+package com.jpaulmorrison.fbp.core.components.misc;
+
+	import java.lang.reflect.Field;
+    import com.jpaulmorrison.fbp.core.engine.Component;
+	import com.jpaulmorrison.fbp.core.engine.ComponentDescription;
+	import com.jpaulmorrison.fbp.core.engine.InPort;
+	import com.jpaulmorrison.fbp.core.engine.InputPort;
+	import com.jpaulmorrison.fbp.core.engine.MustRun;
+	import com.jpaulmorrison.fbp.core.engine.OutPort;
+	import com.jpaulmorrison.fbp.core.engine.OutputPort;
+	import com.jpaulmorrison.fbp.core.engine.Packet;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Component to write data to the console, using a stream of packets. It is
+	 * specified as "must run" so that the output file will be cleared even if no
+	 * data packets are input.
+	 */
+	@ComponentDescription("Write stream of packets to console")
+	@InPort(value = "IN", description = "Packets to be displayed")
+	@OutPort(value = "OUT", optional = true, description = "Output port, if connected")
+	@MustRun
+	public class WriteObjectsToConsole extends Component {
+
+
+	  private InputPort inport;
+
+	  private OutputPort outport;
+
+	  @Override
+	  protected void execute() {
+	    Packet<?> p;
+
+	    while ((p = inport.receive()) != null) {
+	      if (p.getType() == Packet.OPEN) {
+	        System.out.println("===> Open Bracket");
+	      } else if (p.getType() == Packet.CLOSE) {
+	        System.out.println("===> Close Bracket");
+	      } else {
+	    	  printRegularIP(p.getContent()); 
+	        //System.out.println((String) p.getContent());
+	      }
+
+	      if (outport.isConnected()) {
+	        outport.send(p);
+	      } else {
+	        drop(p);
+	      }
+	    }
+
+	  }
+
+	  void printRegularIP(Object o) {
+		  // Thanks to https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2989560/how-to-get-the-fields-in-an-object-via-reflection
+		  String str = "";
+		  String delim = "";
+		  Object value = null;
+		  str = o.getClass().getName() + ": {";
+		  for (Field field : o.getClass().getDeclaredFields()) {
+			    field.setAccessible(true); // ???
+
+				try {
+					value = field.get(o);
+				} catch (IllegalArgumentException | IllegalAccessException e) {
+					// TODO Auto-generated catch block
+					e.printStackTrace();
+				} 
+			    //if (value != null) {
+			        //System.out.println(field.getName() + "=" + value);
+			    	str += delim + field.getName() + ": " + value;
+			    	delim = "; ";
+			    //}
+			}
+		  str += "}";
+		  System.out.println(str);
+	  }
+
+	  @Override
+	  protected void openPorts() {
+	    inport = openInput("IN");
+
+	    outport = openOutput("OUT");
+
+	  }
+	}
+
+