Module
Date: 2016-12-04

com.fasterxml.jackson.databind

## Class Module

- java.lang.Object
- - com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.Module

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    com.fasterxml.jackson.core.Versioned
  Direct Known Subclasses:
    SimpleModule

      public abstract class Module
      extends java.lang.Object
      implements com.fasterxml.jackson.core.Versioned

  Simple interface for extensions that can be registered with `ObjectMapper` to provide a well-defined set of extensions to default functionality; such as support for new data types.

- - ### Nested Class Summary

    Nested Classes
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `static interface` | `Module.SetupContext` Interface Jackson exposes to modules for purpose of registering extended functionality.

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `Module()`

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `abstract java.lang.String` | `getModuleName()` Method that returns a display that can be used by Jackson for informational purposes, as well as in associating extensions with module that provides them.
    `java.lang.Object` | `getTypeId()` Method that returns an id that may be used to determine if two `Module` instances are considered to be of same type, for purpose of preventing multiple registrations of "same type of" module (see `MapperFeature.IGNORE_DUPLICATE_MODULE_REGISTRATIONS`) If `null` is returned, every instance is considered unique.
    `abstract void` | `setupModule(Module.SetupContext context)` Method called by `ObjectMapper` when module is registered.
    `abstract com.fasterxml.jackson.core.Version` | `version()` Method that returns version of this module.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### Module

          public Module()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getModuleName

          public abstract java.lang.String getModuleName()

      Method that returns a display that can be used by Jackson for informational purposes, as well as in associating extensions with module that provides them.

    - #### version

          public abstract com.fasterxml.jackson.core.Version version()

      Method that returns version of this module. Can be used by Jackson for informational purposes.
      Specified by:
        `version` in interface `com.fasterxml.jackson.core.Versioned`

    - #### getTypeId

          public java.lang.Object getTypeId()

      Method that returns an id that may be used to determine if two `Module` instances are considered to be of same type, for purpose of preventing multiple registrations of "same type of" module (see `MapperFeature.IGNORE_DUPLICATE_MODULE_REGISTRATIONS`) If `null` is returned, every instance is considered unique. If non-null value is returned, equality of id Objects is used to check whether modules should be considered to be "of same type"

      Default implementation returns value of class name (`Class.getName()`).

      Since:
        2.5

    - #### setupModule

          public abstract void setupModule(Module.SetupContext context)

      Method called by `ObjectMapper` when module is registered. It is called to let module register functionality it provides, using callback methods passed-in context object exposes.