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1.User Class with OneToMany Annotation in relation to Roles class that can be many

2.Roles Class with @ManyToOne and @JoinColumn Annotation

3.Controller class with the endpoint

4.Postman request with Json Object throws an Exception, JSON parse error: Cannot deserialize instance of `com.cvt.programmingTask.model.User` out of START_ARRAY token


Class User()
 
    <pre lang="Java">package com.cvt.programmingTask.model;

    import java.util.Set;

    import javax.persistence.Column;
    import javax.persistence.Entity;
     import javax.persistence.GeneratedValue;
     import javax.persistence.GenerationType;
     import javax.persistence.Id;
     import javax.persistence.OneToMany;
     import javax.persistence.Table;
    @Entity
    @Table(name = "user")
    public class User {
	@Id
	@GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.IDENTITY)
	private long id;
	@Column(name = "first_name")
	private String firstName;
	@Column(name = "last_name")
	private String lastName;
	@Column(name = "email_id", unique=true)
	private String emailId;
	
	@OneToMany(mappedBy = "user")
	private Set<Roles> roles;
	
	public User() {
		
	}

	public User(String firstName, String lastName, String emailId, Set<Roles> roles) {
		super();
		this.firstName = firstName;
		this.lastName = lastName;
		this.emailId = emailId;
		this.roles = roles;

	}
	public long getId() {
		return id;
	}
	public void setId(long id) {
		this.id = id;
	}
	public String getFirstName() {
		return firstName;
	}
	public void setFirstName(String firstName) {
		this.firstName = firstName;
	}
	public String getLastName() {
		return lastName;
	}
	public void setLastName(String lastName) {
		this.lastName = lastName;
	}
	public String getEmailId() {
		return emailId;
	}
	public void setEmailId(String emailId) {
		this.emailId = emailId;
	}
	
	public Set<Roles> getRoles() {
		return roles;
	}
	public void setRoles(Set<Roles> roles) {
		this.roles = roles;
    	}
       }

Class Roles :





Java
package com.cvt.programmingTask.model;

      import javax.persistence.CascadeType;
      import javax.persistence.Column;
      import javax.persistence.Entity;
      import javax.persistence.GeneratedValue;
      import javax.persistence.GenerationType;
     import javax.persistence.Id;
     import javax.persistence.JoinColumn;
     import javax.persistence.ManyToOne;
     import javax.persistence.Table;

    @Entity
    @Table(name="roles")
    public class Roles {

	@Id
	@GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.AUTO)
	private Long id;
	@Column(name = "name")
	private String name;
	
	@ManyToOne(cascade = CascadeType.ALL)
    @JoinColumn(name="user_id", nullable=false)
	private User user;

	public Roles() {
		
	}

	public Roles(Long id, String name, User user) {
		super();
		this.id = id;
		this.name = name;
		this.user = user;
	}

	public String getName() {
		return name;
	}

	public void setName(String name) {
		this.name = name;
	}

	public User getUser() {
		return user;
	}

	public void setUser(User user) {
		this.user = user;
	  }
	
	
    }

User Controller Java File


Java
package com.cvt.programmingTask.controller;

     import java.util.HashMap;
     import java.util.List;
     import java.util.Map;

     import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
     import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
     import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.DeleteMapping;
     import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
    import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PathVariable;
    import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PostMapping;
    import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PutMapping;
    import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestBody;
    import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
    import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;

    import com.cvt.programmingTask.exception.ResourceNotFoundException;
    import com.cvt.programmingTask.model.User;
    import com.cvt.programmingTask.repository.UserRepository;
    /**
     * @author edibi
     *
    */
    //@CrossOrigin(origins = "http://localhost:4200") 
    @RestController
    @RequestMapping("/api/v1")
    public class UserController {
	@Autowired
	private UserRepository userRepository;
	
	//get all users
	@GetMapping("/users")
	public List<User> getAllUsers(){
		return userRepository.findAll();
	}
	
	//create user rest api
	@PostMapping("/users")
	public User createUser(@RequestBody User user) {
		return userRepository.save(user);
	}
	
	//get user
	@GetMapping ("/users/{id}")
	public ResponseEntity<User> getUserById(@PathVariable Long id) {
		User user =  userRepository.findById(id)
			.orElseThrow(()->new ResourceNotFoundException("User does not exist with id : " +id));
		return ResponseEntity.ok(user);
	}
	
	//update user
	@PutMapping("/users/{id}")
	public ResponseEntity<User> updateUser(@PathVariable Long id, @RequestBody User userDetails){
		User user =  userRepository.findById(id)
				.orElseThrow(()->new ResourceNotFoundException("User does not exist with id : " +id));
		user.setFirstName(userDetails.getFirstName());
		user.setLastName(userDetails.getLastName());
		user.setEmailId(userDetails.getEmailId());
		user.setRoles(userDetails.getRoles());

		User updatedUser = userRepository.save(user);
		return ResponseEntity.ok(updatedUser);
		
	}
	
	//delete User rest api
	@DeleteMapping("/users/{id}")
	public ResponseEntity< Map<String, Boolean> >deleteUser(@PathVariable Long id){
		
		User user = userRepository.findById(id)
				.orElseThrow(()->new ResourceNotFoundException("User does not exist with id : " +id));
		userRepository.delete(user);
		Map<String, Boolean> response = new HashMap<>();
		response.put("deleted", Boolean.TRUE);
		return ResponseEntity.ok(response);
	}
	
 	
      }




Can you help me out really don't know what'S wrong. Thanks

What I have tried:

I tried with postman to make a post request with following jason

JavaScript
[{
	"firstName":"Isic",
	"lastName":"edib",
	"emailId":"edib.isic@gmail.com",
	"roles":[{"name":"write"}, {"name":"read"}]
	
}]


But i always get an exception from Spring

Java
{
    "timestamp": "2021-05-02T14:36:21.135+00:00",
    "status": 400,
    "error": "Bad Request",
    "trace": "org.springframework.http.converter.HttpMessageNotReadableException: JSON parse error: Cannot deserialize instance of `com.cvt.programmingTask.model.User` out of START_ARRAY token; nested exception is com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.exc.MismatchedInputException: Cannot deserialize instance of `com.cvt.programmingTask.model.User` out of START_ARRAY token\n at [Source: (PushbackInputStream); line: 1, column: 1]\r\n\tat org.springframework.http.converter.json.AbstractJackson2HttpMessageConverter.readJavaType(AbstractJackson2HttpMessageConverter.java:389)\r\n\tat org.springframework.http.converter.json.AbstractJackson2HttpMessageConverter.read(AbstractJackson2HttpMessageConverter.java:342)\r\n\tat org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.AbstractMessageConverterMethodArgumentResolver.readWithMessageConverters(AbstractMessageConverterMethodArgumentResolver.java:186)\r\n\tat org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.RequestResponseBodyMethodProcessor.readWithMessageConverters(RequestResponseBodyMethodProcessor.java:158)\r\n\tat org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.RequestResponseBodyMethodProcessor.resolveArgument(RequestResponseBodyMethodProcessor.java:131)\r\n\tat org.springframework.web.method.support.HandlerMethodArgumentResolverComposite.resolveArgument(HandlerMethodArgumentResolverComposite.java:121)\r\n\tat org.springframework.web.method.support.InvocableHandlerMethod.getMethodArgumentValues(InvocableHandlerMethod.java:170)\r\n\tat org.springframework.web.method.support.InvocableHandlerMethod.invokeForRequest(InvocableHandlerMethod.java:137)\r\n\tat org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.ServletInvocableHandlerMethod.invokeAndHandle(ServletInvocableHandlerMethod.java:106)\r\n\tat org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.invokeHandlerMethod(RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.java:894)\r\n\tat org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.handleInternal(RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.java:808)\r\n\tat org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.AbstractHandlerMethodAdapter.handle(AbstractHandlerMethodAdapter.java:87)\r\n\tat org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doDispatch(DispatcherServlet.java:1060)\r\n\tat org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doService(DispatcherServlet.java:962)\r\n\tat org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.processRequest(FrameworkServlet.java:1006)\r\n\tat org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.doPost(FrameworkServlet.java:909)\r\n\tat javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:652)\r\n\tat org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.service(FrameworkServlet.java:883)\r\n\tat javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:733)\r\n\tat org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:227)\r\n\tat org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162)\r\n\tat org.apache.tomcat.websocket.server.WsFilter.doFilter(WsFilter.java:53)\r\n\tat org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:189)\r\n\tat org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162)\r\n\tat org.springframework.web.filter.RequestContextFilter.doFilterInternal(RequestContextFilter.java:100)\r\n\tat org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:119)\r\n\tat org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:189)\r\n\tat org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162)\r\n\tat org.springframework.web.filter.FormContentFilter.doFilterInternal(FormContentFilter.java:93)\r\n\tat org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:119)\r\n\tat org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:189)\r\n\tat org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162)\r\n\tat org.springframework.web.filter.CharacterEncodingFilter.doFilterInternal(CharacterEncodingFilter.java:201)\r\n\tat org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:119)\r\n\tat org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:189)\r\n\tat org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162)\r\n\tat org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:202)\r\n\tat org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:97)\r\n\tat org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:542)\r\n\tat org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:143)\r\n\tat org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:92)\r\n\tat org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:78)\r\n\tat org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:357)\r\n\tat org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.service(Http11Processor.java:374)\r\n\tat org.apache.coyote.AbstractProcessorLight.process(AbstractProcessorLight.java:65)\r\n\tat org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$ConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:893)\r\n\tat org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioEndpoint$SocketProcessor.doRun(NioEndpoint.java:1707)\r\n\tat org.apache.tomcat.util.net.SocketProcessorBase.run(SocketProcessorBase.java:49)\r\n\tat java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1130)\r\n\tat java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:630)\r\n\tat org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.TaskThread$WrappingRunnable.run(TaskThread.java:61)\r\n\tat java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:831)\r\nCaused by: com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.exc.MismatchedInputException: Cannot deserialize instance of `com.cvt.programmingTask.model.User` out of START_ARRAY token\n at [Source: (PushbackInputStream); line: 1, column: 1]\r\n\tat com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.exc.MismatchedInputException.from(MismatchedInputException.java:59)\r\n\tat com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationContext.reportInputMismatch(DeserializationContext.java:1468)\r\n\tat com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationContext.handleUnexpectedToken(DeserializationContext.java:1242)\r\n\tat com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationContext.handleUnexpectedToken(DeserializationContext.java:1190)\r\n\tat com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.BeanDeserializer._deserializeFromArray(BeanDeserializer.java:604)\r\n\tat com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.BeanDeserializer._deserializeOther(BeanDeserializer.java:190)\r\n\tat com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.BeanDeserializer.deserialize(BeanDeserializer.java:166)\r\n\tat com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper._readMapAndClose(ObjectMapper.java:4526)\r\n\tat com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper.readValue(ObjectMapper.java:3521)\r\n\tat org.springframework.http.converter.json.AbstractJackson2HttpMessageConverter.readJavaType(AbstractJackson2HttpMessageConverter.java:378)\r\n\t... 51 more\r\n",
    "message": "JSON parse error: Cannot deserialize instance of `com.cvt.programmingTask.model.User` out of START_ARRAY token; nested exception is com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.exc.MismatchedInputException: Cannot deserialize instance of `com.cvt.programmingTask.model.User` out of START_ARRAY token\n at [Source: (PushbackInputStream); line: 1, column: 1]",
    "path": "/api/v1/users"
}
Posted
Updated 22-Dec-21 5:09am
Comments
djdufu 21-Mar-24 11:58am    
Hello, I'm facing the same issue, how did you solved?

best regards.

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