diff --git a/test-xstream/pom.xml b/test-xstream/pom.xml
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+++ b/test-xstream/pom.xml
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+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 https://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+  <groupId>fr.an.tests</groupId>
+  <artifactId>test-xstream</artifactId>
+  <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+
+    <properties>
+        <maven.compiler.source>8</maven.compiler.source>
+        <maven.compiler.target>8</maven.compiler.target>
+    </properties>
+
+	<dependencyManagement>
+		<dependencies>
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+	            <artifactId>spring-boot-dependencies</artifactId>
+	            <version>2.7.2</version>
+	            <type>pom</type>
+	            <scope>import</scope>
+			</dependency>
+			
+			<dependency>
+	            <groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
+	            <artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
+	            <version>1.18.12</version>
+	            <scope>provided</scope>
+	        </dependency>
+			
+		</dependencies>
+	</dependencyManagement>
+	
+	<dependencies>
+		<dependency>
+		  <groupId>com.thoughtworks.xstream</groupId>
+		  <artifactId>xstream</artifactId>
+		  <version>1.4.20</version>
+		</dependency>
+	</dependencies>
+
+</project>
+
diff --git a/test-xstream/src/main/java/fr/an/tests/xstream/XStreamApp.java b/test-xstream/src/main/java/fr/an/tests/xstream/XStreamApp.java
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+package fr.an.tests.xstream;
+
+import com.thoughtworks.xstream.XStream;
+import com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.Converter;
+import com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.MarshallingContext;
+import com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.UnmarshallingContext;
+import com.thoughtworks.xstream.io.HierarchicalStreamReader;
+import com.thoughtworks.xstream.io.HierarchicalStreamWriter;
+import com.thoughtworks.xstream.io.json.JsonHierarchicalStreamDriver;
+
+public class XStreamApp {
+
+	public static void main(String[] args) {
+		IgnorableCtx ctx = new IgnorableCtx();
+		A a = new A();
+		a.ctx = ctx;
+		a.ctx2 = ctx;
+		// a.ctx3ExplicitOmmitAnnotation = ctx;
+
+		{
+			System.out.println("XStream ... default:");
+			XStream xstream1 = new XStream();
+			addDefaultAlias(xstream1);
+			String xml1 = xstream1.toXML(a);
+			System.out.println(xml1);
+			System.out.println();
+		}
+		
+		{
+			System.out.println("XStream ... override ignore fields in IgnorableCtx");
+			XStream xstream = new XStream();
+			addDefaultAlias(xstream);
+			xstream.registerConverter(new IgnorableCtxXStreamConverter());
+			String xml = xstream.toXML(a);
+			System.out.println(xml);
+			System.out.println();
+		}
+		
+		{
+			System.out.println("XStream.omitField(A.class, 'ctx')");
+			XStream xstream3 = new XStream();
+			addDefaultAlias(xstream3);
+			xstream3.omitField(A.class, "ctx");
+			xstream3.omitField(A.class, "ctx2");
+			String xml3 = xstream3.toXML(a);
+			System.out.println(xml3);
+			System.out.println();
+		}
+
+	
+		{
+			System.out.println("XStream ... JSON");
+			XStream xstreamJson = new XStream(new JsonHierarchicalStreamDriver());
+			addDefaultAlias(xstreamJson);
+			xstreamJson.omitField(A.class, "ctx");
+			xstreamJson.omitField(A.class, "ctx2");
+			String json = xstreamJson.toXML(a);
+			System.out.println(json);
+			System.out.println();
+		}
+
+	}
+	
+	public static class IgnorableCtxXStreamConverter implements Converter {
+
+		public boolean canConvert(Class type) {
+			return IgnorableCtx.class.isAssignableFrom(type);
+		}
+
+		public void marshal(Object source, HierarchicalStreamWriter writer, MarshallingContext context) {
+			System.out.println("override XStream marshal for " + source + " => do nothing..");
+		}
+
+		public Object unmarshal(HierarchicalStreamReader reader, UnmarshallingContext context) {
+			System.out.println("override XStream unmarshal for .. => new ..");
+			return new IgnorableCtx();
+		}
+		
+	}
+	
+	public static void addDefaultAlias(XStream xstream) {
+		xstream.alias("A", A.class);
+	}
+	
+//	public static class AXStreamConverter extends Converter {
+//
+//		public boolean canConvert(Class type) {
+//			return IgnorableCtx.class.isAssignableFrom(type);
+//		}
+//
+//	}
+	
+	public static class IgnorableCtx {
+		private int internalDetails = 1; // to be ignored..
+		private IgnorableCtxImpl impl = new IgnorableCtxImpl(); // to be ignored
+	}
+
+	public static class IgnorableCtxImpl {
+		private int internalDetails2 = 2; // to be ignored..
+	}
+	
+	public static class A {
+		private int okToSerialize;
+		IgnorableCtx ctx;
+		IgnorableCtx ctx2;
+
+//		@XStreamOmitField // does not work??
+//		IgnorableCtx ctx3ExplicitOmmitAnnotation;
+	}
+
+}