DeserializationFeature.ACCEPT_EMPTY_ARRAY_AS_NULL_OBJECT not respected?

[JPMoresmau]

On 2.8.7, I turn on DeserializationFeature.UNWRAP_SINGLE_VALUE_ARRAYS and DeserializationFeature.ACCEPT_EMPTY_ARRAY_AS_NULL_OBJECT. The JSON:

{"id":[]}

Cannot deserialize to an instance of the class:

	public static class TestArrayBean{
		private String id;
		
		public String getId() {
			return id;
		}
		
		public void setId(String id) {
			this.id = id;
		}
}

(Can not deserialize instance of java.lang.String out of END_ARRAY token).
It works if there is a value.
I was hoping to get a non null bean with a null id member.

[JPMoresmau]

Duplicate of #994 I think? Any hope of it being addressed, or should I look into providing a patch?

[cowtowncoder]

@JPMoresmau Yes may well be the same. You may want to close this one, unless you think they differ.

I would hope to address it, but looking at everything I've tagged with 2.9, a PR would certainly improve chances of this getting fixed for 2.9.0 (and if simple enough, backported in 2.8 too).

[JPMoresmau]

Closed as duplicate of #994

[cowtowncoder]

FWIW, worked on #994, with (what I hope is) full fix for 2.9.0, partial for 2.8(.8).