@JsonIgnore on interface takes precedence over @JsonIgnore(false) on subclass

[rymarm]

I found that a getter annotated with @JsonIgnore(false) in the subclass does not override @JsonIgnore in the implemented interface, even though @JsonIgnore(false) in the subclass should logically take precedence over the interface-level ignore.

Minimal reproduction:

public class Person extends BasicPerson implements PersonInterface{
    public Person(String name) {
        super(name);
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) throws JsonProcessingException {
        ObjectMapper objectMapper = new ObjectMapper();
        Person demoObject = new Person("Maksym");
        objectMapper.disable(SerializationFeature.FAIL_ON_EMPTY_BEANS);

        String json = objectMapper.writeValueAsString(demoObject);
        System.out.println(json);
    }
}

abstract class BasicPerson {
    protected String name;

    public BasicPerson(String name) {
        this.name = name;
    }

    @JsonIgnore(false)
    public String getName() {
        return name;
    }
}

interface PersonInterface {
    @JsonIgnore
    String getName();
}

Expected output:

{"name":"Maksym"}

Current result:

{}

Jackson version 2.19.2

Correct me if this behavior is apparent to others, but I believe that since a Java class can have only one superclass and can implement multiple interfaces, it makes sense that configuration from the subclass should take precedence over the interface.

[cowtowncoder]

Precedence order is debatable (pros and cons for alternative ordering), but I think the way things are implemented, interface class X DIRECTLY implements do have precedence over base class. So for case like:

class Impl extends Base implements A {  }
interface A extends B { }
abstract class Base implements C { }

precedence for annotations for methods would be:

Impl > A > B > Base > C

This is the intent at any rate.

While I can see other precedences might have their benefits, this is the resolution (and has been for about 15 years) and will not be changed at this point in time.