I want to write a custom codec for one of my UDTs. Is there a simple way to do this with Java Driver 4.6, without having to write out an entire codec? I found this solution that seems quite simple and intuitive, but it refers to a class MappingManager that does not seem to exist in 4.6 as far as I can tell. It seems to have been done away with starting in v4.1.
Is there a simple way to add a custom codec in Java driver 4.6?
The class MappingManager is indeed from a legacy version of the driver, don't try to use it, the example you were referring to is old.
With driver 4+, if you are using the object mapper, then UDTs are mapped for you for free, all you have to do is annotate your class with @Entity. See the mapper documentation on entities.
If you are not using the object mapper though, then you need to create a codec for your Java class. The easiest way is to extend MappingCodec, as explained here. It's usually trivial.
Thanks for the answer, just wanted to add that the docs for `MappingCodec` can be found here (thanks to @smadhavan for that link)
@Ryan Quey, Custom Codecs can be implemented by following this documentation of DataStax Java Driver 4.6 series. You can also find an example implementation at this repo at DataStax-Examples.
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