feat: add utility for class instrumentation AND feat: add JsonCodec encodeWithoutTypeInfo

README.md

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ Provides a compatibility layer for JSON handling to abstract away breaking chang
 - **Zero-effort migration**: Write your code once and run it seamlessly on Vaadin 14, 23, 24 and 25
 - **Automatic version detection**: Detects the runtime Vaadin version and uses the appropriate JSON handling strategy
 - **Drop-in replacement**: Simple static methods that replace version-specific APIs
+- **Client Callable compatibility**: Mechanisms to handle JSON arguments and return types in `@ClientCallable` methods.
+- **JsonSerializer and JsonCodec**: Includes `JsonSerializer` and `JsonCodec` classes for serialization and deserialization of elemental JSON values.
 
 
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@@ -117,12 +119,39 @@ When a `@ClientCallable` method needs to return a JSON value, use `convertToClie
 
 ```java
 @ClientCallable
-public Object getJsonData() {
+public JsonValue getJsonData() {
     JsonValue json = ...;
     return JsonMigration.convertToClientCallableResult(json);
 }
 ```
 
+## Receiving JSON in ClientCallable methods
+
+If the method receives `JsonValue` as an argument, it cannot be annotated with `ClientCallable` because of compatibility issues. `LegacyClientCallable` should be used instead.
+
+To use `LegacyClientCallable`, you must use instrumentation. This can be done via `JsonMigration.instrumentClass` or by using `InstrumentedRoute` / `InstrumentationViewInitializer`.
+
+**Note:** Instrumentation is a complex mechanism. While it might warrant a rewrite of the affected code, it is offered here to preserve compatibility with existing implementations.
+
+```java
+@InstrumentedRoute("legacy-view")
+public class ViewWithElementalCallables extends Div {
+    @LegacyClientCallable
+    public void receiveJson(JsonValue json) {
+        // ...
+    }
+}
+
+// Register via META-INF/services/com.vaadin.flow.server.VaadinServiceInitListener
+// or use `@SpringComponent` with Spring.
+public class ViewInitializerImpl extends InstrumentationViewInitializer {
+  @Override
+  public void serviceInit(ServiceInitEvent event) {
+    registerInstrumentedRoute(ViewWithElementalCallables.class);
+  }
+}
+```
+
 ## Direct Usage
 
 The helper methods can also be used directly from the `JsonMigration` class:

pom.xml

@@ -68,6 +68,12 @@
             <artifactId>vaadin-core</artifactId>
             <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+              <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
+              <artifactId>asm</artifactId>
+              <version>9.8</version>
+              <optional>true</optional>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>tools.jackson.core</groupId>
             <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>