Question

wsimport generates source code without parameterized constructors. Therefore, if the bean has many properties, one needs to invoke all the setters manually:

Person person = new Person();
person.setName("Alex");

Address address = new Address();
address.setCity("Rome");

person.setAddress(address);

It’s much more readable and convenient to just write the code like this:

Person person = new Person("Alex", new Address("Rome"))

So, is there any way to make wsimport do this job? (I’m using maven wsimport plugin)

Answer 1

Use the JAXB Value Constructor Plugin for the xjc tool.
You can use it with maven-xjc-plugin like this:

<project>
  ...
  <build>
    ...
    <plugins>
      ...
      <plugin>
        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
        <artifactId>xjc-maven-plugin</artifactId>
        <version>1.0-beta-2-SNAPSHOT</version>
        <executions>
          <execution>
            <goals>
              <goal>xjc</goal>
            </goals>
            <configuration>
              <task><![CDATA[
                <xjc schema="src/main/resources/com/acme/services.xsd" package="com.acme">
                   <arg value="-Xvalue-constructor" />
                </xjc>
              ]]></task>
            </configuration>
          </execution>
        </executions>
      </plugin>
      ...
    </plugins>
    ...
  </build>
  ...
</project>