Hi!

I'm trying to start a process with a java.util.Date variable. I build the cliente like this:

System.setProperty(KieServerConstants.CFG_BYPASS_AUTH_USER, "true");

KieServicesConfiguration conf = KieServicesFactory.newRestConfiguration("http://localhost:8080/kie-server/services/rest/server", "myUser", "myPassword1!"); 

conf.setMarshallingFormat(MarshallingFormat.JSON);

Set<Class<?>> extraClasses = new HashSet<Class<?>>();

extraClasses.add(Date.class); // for JSON only to properly map dates

conf.addJaxbClasses(extraClasses);

KieServicesClient kieServicesClient = KieServicesFactory.newKieServicesClient(conf);

After that, I create the instance in this way:

Map<String,Object> variables = new HashMap<String,Object>();

variables.put("actorId", "9023");

variables.put("myDate", new Date());

ProcessServicesClient psc = this.kieServicesClient.getServicesClient(ProcessServicesClient.class);

Long instanceId = psc.startProcess("myContainer", "myProcessId", variables);

I put a sysout of the variables in a script task, and it writes:

12:17:27,956 INFO  [stdout] (Thread-345 (HornetQ-client-global-threads-1235425573)) The variables are [{myDate=Tue Aug 16 12:17:22 ART 2016, actorId=9023}].

So, myDate is a correct java.util.Date.

But, if I try this from the same client:

Map<String,Object> map = psc.getProcessInstanceVariables("myContainer", instanceId);

System.out.println(map);

{myDate=1471360642549, actorId=9023}

myDate seems like a Long...

Am I using the client in a wrong way?

Thanks to all!!!