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+package org.openslx.taskmanager.util;
+
+import com.google.gson.Gson;
+import com.google.gson.GsonBuilder;
+
+public class Util
+{
+
+	private static GsonBuilder gsonBuilder = new GsonBuilder();
+
+	/**
+	 * Small helper to create a gson instance that will only handle class members with the
+	 * "@Exposed" annotation. Decided against the default of explicitly excluding fields by
+	 * making them transient, as you might easily forget to exclude an important field, which
+	 * can in turn be a security issue.
+	 * 
+	 * @return Gson instance
+	 */
+	public static Gson explicitGsonInstance()
+	{
+		return gsonBuilder.excludeFieldsWithoutExposeAnnotation().create();
+	}
+
+}