#2079 - Refactor to make Jackson core an optional dependency

ebean-test/pom.xml

@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
 
   <artifactId>ebean-test</artifactId>
 
+  <properties>
+    <jackson-databind.version>2.11.3</jackson-databind.version>
+  </properties>
+
   <dependencies>
 
     <dependency>
@@ -31,6 +35,13 @@
       <version>12.5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
 
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
+      <version>${jackson-databind.version}</version>
+      <optional>true</optional>
+    </dependency>
+
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean.test</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-test-docker</artifactId>