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How to handle dynamic request body without creating request class?

I have an api endpoint with request body like this.

{
   "employeeId" : "1234",
   "empName" : "John"
}

The fields are dynamic. So instead of creating a request class I am passing request body as HashMap<String, String> as below.

@PostMapping
public ResponseEntity<EmployeeResponse> getEmployees(@RequestBody HashMap<String, String> queryParams){

}

Now my requirement is to add something like this in the request body along with other dynamic fields.

{
  "empAwardsReceived" : ["On the spot award", "Best employee award"]
}

How can we handle this? Can someone please help?

Solution

  • I changed RequestBody from HashMap<String, String> to HashMap<String, Object> and it worked.