Jackson Databind SerializationContext.find*Serializer could be type-parameterized

Describe your Issue

SerializationContext contains a series of find*Serializer methods, all of which return ValueSerializer<Object>. It would be much more convenient and type-safe if they admitted a generic type parameter. For instance:

public <V> ValueSerializer<V> findValueSerializer(Class<V> type)

Comment From: cowtowncoder

Based on my experiences with Jackson versions up to 2.19, adding type parameters in these specific cases is counter-productive, adding unnecessary casts on caller end, while providing little benefit to anyone. Almost all internal databind code will just need to case nominal type down to Object.