Interface Validator

public interface Validator

A validator, validates some input object using a well known schema.

Author:

Paulo Lopes

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static Validator	create(JsonSchema schema, JsonSchemaOptions options)	Creates a new validator with some initial schema and options.
static Validator	create(JsonSchema schema, JsonSchemaOptions options, JsonFormatValidator jsonFormatValidator)	Creates a new validator with some initial schema, options and a custom JSON format validator.
OutputUnit	validate(Object instance)	Validate a given input against the initial schema.

Method Details

create

static Validator create(JsonSchema schema,
 JsonSchemaOptions options)

Creates a new validator with some initial schema and options.

When validation is to be reused, it is recommended to create a SchemaRepository instance and use the SchemaRepository.validator(String)} method. The use of a String key allows avoiding re-parsing and fast lookups.

Parameters:

schema - the initial schema

options - the validator options

Returns:

a validator instance

create

static Validator create(JsonSchema schema,
 JsonSchemaOptions options,
 JsonFormatValidator jsonFormatValidator)

Creates a new validator with some initial schema, options and a custom JSON format validator. When validation is to be reused, it is recommended to create a SchemaRepository instance and use the SchemaRepository.validator(String)} method. The use of a String key allows avoiding re-parsing and fast lookups.

Parameters:

schema - the initial schema

options - the validator options

jsonFormatValidator - the custom JSON format validator

Returns:

a validator instance

validate

OutputUnit validate(Object instance)
             throws SchemaException

Validate a given input against the initial schema.

Parameters:

instance - instance to validate

Returns:

returns a output unit object as defined by the options

Throws:

SchemaException - if the validation cannot complete, for example when a reference is missing.