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+package com.avaje.ebean.annotation;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+/**
+ * Similar to Jackson JsonIgnore but provides the option to just ignore serialize or deserialize.
+ * <p>
+ *   This provides the same features as Expose but from the opposite perspective which is probably
+ *   more common and more familiar to Jackson users.
+ * </p>
+ */
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+@Target(ElementType.FIELD)
+public @interface JsonIgnore {
+
+  /**
+   * If {@code true}, the field marked with this annotation is written out in the JSON while
+   * serializing. If {@code false}, the field marked with this annotation is skipped from the
+   * serialized output. Defaults to {@code false}.
+   */
+  boolean serialize() default false;
+
+  /**
+   * If {@code true}, the field marked with this annotation is deserialized from the JSON.
+   * If {@code false}, the field marked with this annotation is skipped during deserialization.
+   * Defaults to {@code false}.
+   */
+  boolean deserialize() default false;
+}
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