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Could not write JSON document: java.util.Optional cannot be cast to java.lang.String [DATAREST-1063]

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Denis opened DATAREST-1063 and commented

When POST new object I have such response:

Could not write JSON document: java.util.Optional cannot be cast to java.lang.String (through reference chain: org.springframework.data.rest.webmvc.json.PersistentEntityJackson2Module$PersistentEntityResourceSerializer$1[\"content\"]->domain.Post[\"lastModifiedDate\"]); nested exception is com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonMappingException: java.util.Optional cannot be cast to java.lang.String (through reference chain: org.springframework.data.rest.webmvc.json.PersistentEntityJackson2Module$PersistentEntityResourceSerializer$1[\"content\"]->domain.Post[\"lastModifiedDate\”])
import lombok.Getter;
import lombok.Setter;
import org.springframework.data.jpa.domain.AbstractAuditable;

import javax.persistence.Basic;
import javax.persistence.Entity;
import java.util.Date;

/**
 * Created by exx on 27/04/2017.
 */
@Entity
public class Post extends AbstractAuditable<Post, Long>{

    @Basic
    @Getter @Setter private Date publishDate;

    @Basic(optional = false)
    @Getter @Setter private String title;

    @Basic(optional = false)
    @Getter @Setter private String body;

    @Basic(optional = false)
    @Getter @Setter private String preview;

    @Basic(optional = false)
    @Getter @Setter private String author;
}

/**
 * Created by exx on 27/04/2017.
 */
@RepositoryRestResource
public interface PostRepository extends PagingAndSortingRepository<Post, Long> {
}

Affects: 3.0 M2 (Kay)

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