@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
public static <T> T fromJsonIntoClone(String jsonAsString, T pojo) throws JsonException {
Map<String, Object> incoming = JsonUtils.fromJsonToMap(jsonAsString);
Map<String, Object> existing = JsonUtils.mapify(pojo);
existing.putAll(incoming);
T clone = (T) unmapify(existing, pojo.getClass());
return clone;
}
// adding cast for java compiler
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
public static <T> T fromMapInto(Map<String, ?> map, T pojo) throws JsonException {
try {
String jsonAsString = JsonUtils.toJson(map);
return (T) m.readerForUpdating(pojo).readValue(jsonAsString);
} catch (JsonProcessingException e) {
throw new JsonException(e);
} catch (IOException e) {
throw new JsonException(e);
}
}