Add a section about message converters customization in the refdoc

Issue: SPR-13411

src/asciidoc/web-mvc.adoc

@@ -4566,6 +4566,28 @@ classpath.
 .. `RssChannelHttpMessageConverter` converts RSS feeds -- added if Rome is present on
 the classpath.
 
+See <<mvc-config-message-converters>> for more information about how to customize these
+default converters.
+
+[NOTE]
+====
+Jackson JSON and XML converters are created using `ObjectMapper` instances created by
+{javadoc-baseurl}/org/springframework/http/converter/json/Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilder.html[`Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilder`]
+in order to provide a better default configuration.
+
+This builder customizes Jackson's default properties with the following ones:
+
+. http://fasterxml.github.io/jackson-databind/javadoc/2.6/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/DeserializationFeature.html#FAIL_ON_UNKNOWN_PROPERTIES[`DeserializationFeature.FAIL_ON_UNKNOWN_PROPERTIES`] is disabled.
+. http://fasterxml.github.io/jackson-databind/javadoc/2.6/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/MapperFeature.html#DEFAULT_VIEW_INCLUSION[`MapperFeature.DEFAULT_VIEW_INCLUSION`] is disabled.
+
+It also automatically registers the following well-known modules if they are detected on the classpath:
+
+. https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-datatype-jdk7[jackson-datatype-jdk7]: support for Java 7 types like `java.nio.file.Path`.
+. https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-datatype-joda[jackson-datatype-joda]: support for Joda-Time types.
+. https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-datatype-jsr310[jackson-datatype-jsr310]: support for Java 8 Date & Time API types.
+. https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-datatype-jdk8[jackson-datatype-jdk8]: support for other Java 8 types like `Optional`.
+====
+
 
 
 [[mvc-config-customize]]
@@ -5299,6 +5321,82 @@ And the same in XML, use the `<mvc:path-matching>` element:
 
 
 
+[[mvc-config-message-converters]]
+=== Message Converters
+
+Customization of `HttpMessageConverter` can be achieved in Java config by overriding
+{javadoc-baseurl}/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/WebMvcConfigurerAdapter.html#configureMessageConverters-java.util.List-[`configureMessageConverters()`]
+if you want to replace the default converters created by Spring MVC, or by overriding
+{javadoc-baseurl}/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/WebMvcConfigurerAdapter.html#extendMessageConverters-java.util.List-[`extendMessageConverters()`]
+if you just want to customize them or add additional converters to the default ones.
+
+Below is an example that adds Jackson JSON and XML converters with a customized
+`ObjectMapper` instead of default ones:
+
+[source,java,indent=0]
+[subs="verbatim,quotes"]
+----
+	@Configuration
+	@EnableWebMvc
+	public class WebConfiguration extends WebMvcConfigurerAdapter {
+
+		@Override
+		public void configureMessageConverters(List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> converters) {
+			Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilder builder = new Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilder()
+					.indentOutput(true)
+					.dateFormat(new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd"))
+					.modulesToInstall(new ParameterNamesModule());
+			converters.add(new MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter(builder.build()));
+			converters.add(new MappingJackson2XmlHttpMessageConverter(builder.xml().build()));
+		}
+
+	}
+----
+
+In this example, `Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilder` is used to create a common configuration for
+both `MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter` and `MappingJackson2XmlHttpMessageConverter` with
+indentation enabled, a customized date format and the registration of
+https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-module-parameter-names[jackson-module-parameter-names]
+that adds support for accessing parameter names (feature added in Java 8).
+
+[NOTE]
+====
+Enabling indentation with Jackson XML support requires
+http://search.maven.org/#search%7Cgav%7C1%7Cg%3A%22org.codehaus.woodstox%22%20AND%20a%3A%22woodstox-core-asl%22[`woodstox-core-asl`]
+dependency in addition to http://search.maven.org/#search%7Cga%7C1%7Ca%3A%22jackson-dataformat-xml%22[`jackson-dataformat-xml`] one.
+====
+
+Other interesting Jackson modules are available:
+
+. https://github.com/zalando/jackson-datatype-money[jackson-datatype-money]: support for `javax.money` types (unofficial module)
+. https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-datatype-hibernate[jackson-datatype-hibernate]: support for Hibernate specific types and properties (including lazy-loading aspects)
+
+It is also possible to do the same in XML:
+
+[source,xml,indent=0]
+[subs="verbatim,quotes"]
+----
+    <mvc:annotation-driven>
+        <mvc:message-converters>
+            <bean class="org.springframework.http.converter.json.MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter">
+                <property name="objectMapper" ref="objectMapper" />
+            </bean>
+            <bean class="org.springframework.http.converter.xml.MappingJackson2XmlHttpMessageConverter">
+                <property name="objectMapper" ref="xmlMapper" />
+            </bean>
+        </mvc:message-converters>
+    </mvc:annotation-driven>
+
+    <bean id="objectMapper" class="org.springframework.http.converter.json.Jackson2ObjectMapperFactoryBean"
+          p:indentOutput="true"
+          p:simpleDateFormat="yyyy-MM-dd"
+          p:modulesToInstall="com.fasterxml.jackson.module.paramnames.ParameterNamesModule" />
+
+    <bean id="xmlMapper" parent="objectMapper" p:createXmlMapper="true" />
+----
+
+
+
 [[mvc-config-advanced-java]]
 === Advanced Customizations with MVC Java Config
 As you can see from the above examples, MVC Java config and the MVC namespace provide