Allow setting a "global" null representation that skips other converters and validators in the chain
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Description
It would be useful to have a feature similar to the current withNullRepresentation that would instead bypass all intermediate converters and validators if null is encountered from the model side or if the null representation value is encountered from the presentation side. In this way, it wouldn't be necessary to ensure that those intermediate steps also work with null values.
Spun of from #8321.
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Research direction
Start by reading the existing withNullRepresentation behavior and the discussion in issue #8321. Trace how converters and validators handle null from both the model and presentation sides, then define and test a global null representation that bypasses intermediate steps in both directions.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100