Jackson Release 2.7.1

Patch version of [2.7](Jackson Release 2.7), released February 2nd, 2016.

Changes, core

Databind

• #1079: Add back TypeFactory.constructType(Type, Class) as "deprecated" in 2.7.1
• #1083: Field in base class is not recognized, when using @JsonType.defaultImpl
• #1095: Prevent coercion of int from empty String to null if DeserializationFeature .FAIL_ON_NULL_FOR_PRIMITIVES is true
• #1102: Handling of deprecated SimpleType.construct() too minimalistic
• #1109: @JsonFormat is ignored by DateSerializer unless either a custom pattern or a timezone are specified

Changes, dataformats

CBOR

• #19: Fix reported location after non-stream input has been parsed.

Changes, datatypes

Guava

• #87: OSGi import missing for com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonInclude$Value

Java 8 Dates

• #56: Handle JSON serialized Dates from JavaScript in LocalDateDeserializer (follow up for earlier #28)
• #57: Add support for @JsonFormat for MonthDay

Changes, other modules

Afterburner

• #63: Revert back expansion of NON_EMPTY handling