[jira] [Commented] (WW-4989) Use JacksonXML handler instead of XStream as a default handler for XML in the REST plugin

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ASF GitHub Bot commented on WW-4989:
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lukaszlenart opened a new pull request #288: [WW-4989] Uses JacksonXML handler a default handler for XML in the REST plugin
URL: https://github.com/apache/struts/pull/288
 
 
   Implements [WW-4989](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/WW-4989)

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> Use JacksonXML handler instead of XStream as a default handler for XML in the REST plugin
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: WW-4989
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/WW-4989
>             Project: Struts 2
>          Issue Type: Dependency
>          Components: Plugin - REST
>            Reporter: Lukasz Lenart
>            Assignee: Lukasz Lenart
>            Priority: Major
>             Fix For: 2.6
>
>
> XStream library isn't actively developed but still maintained. Switching to JacksonXML is just a matter of a simple change in struts.xml. Backward compatibility will be kept by allowing users to use the existing XStream handler as optional to JacksonXML.
> https://struts.apache.org/plugins/rest/#custom-contenttypehandlers



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