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Is there an "idiomatic" way to assign the default value of a property when a `JsonDecodingException`  is produced BECAUSE of that property? I can workaround it by using a custom serializer for that property but it's quite an overhead. e.g - for this data class `data class AA(val a: Int = 0)`  and this json `{"a":"N/A"}` I will get this output `AA(a = 0)` despite it failed to decode it.

You get an IllegalFormatException or something? I think simply catching that exception is idiomatic enough. Or did I misunderstand the question?

well, If the class have more than a single property it becomes more complex to Identify and handle. I was thinking I am missing something as well as it seems a very desireble behaviour :)
I guess (or hope) that in future releases we will be able to opt in to this behaviour through the Json configuration.

Ah yes, I misunderstood your original question. I thought you were _already_ using a custom serializer and were wondering about how to implement it in there. Now that I have reread the question, I'll just agree with you on your second comment.