gistfile1.scala

def parse(data: Any): Try[JsonNode] = data match {
  case data:java.net.URL => Try(mapper.readTree(data))
  case data:java.io.File => Try(mapper.readTree(data))
  case data:Array[Byte] => Try(mapper.readTree(data))
  case data:String => Try(mapper.readTree(data))
  case data:java.io.Reader => Try(mapper.readTree(data))
  case data:java.io.InputStream => Try(mapper.readTree(data))
  case data:org.codehaus.jackson.JsonParser => Try(mapper.readTree(data))
  case _ => Failure(new Exception("Unknown data type"))
}