Schema

Basic schema used to validate values against a set of validation rules.

Description

The Schema class provides a basic schema to validate values against a set of validation rules.

Important points

  • This schema is used as a basis for specific schemas to validate objects, project properties, arrays and maps.

Constructors

Creates a new instance of validation schema and sets its values.

See IValidationRule

public Schema(boolean required, List<IValidationRule> rules)

  • required: boolean - (optional) true to always require non-null values.
  • rules: List<IValidationRule> - (optional) list with validation rules.

Instance methods

getRules

Gets validation rules to check values against.

public List<IValidationRule> getRules()

isRequired

Gets a flag that always requires non-null values. For null values, it raises a validation error.

public boolean isRequired()

  • returns: boolean - true to always require non-null values and false to allow null values.

makeOptional

Makes validated values optional. Validation for null values will be skipped. This method returns a reference to this exception to implement the Builder pattern to chain additional calls.

public Schema makeOptional()

  • returns: [Schema] - validation schema

makeRequired

Makes validated values always required (non-null). For null values the schema will raise errors. This method returns a reference to this exception to implement the Builder pattern to chain additional calls.

public [Schema] makeRequired()

  • returns: [Schema] - validation schema

performTypeValidation

Validates a given value to match a specified type. The type can be defined as a Schema, type, a type name or TypeCode When type is a Schema, it executes validation recursively against that Schema.

protected void performTypeValidation(String path, Object type, Object value, List<ValidationResult> results)

  • path: String - dot notation path to the value.
  • type: Object - type to match the value type
  • value: Object - value to be validated.
  • results: List<ValidationResult> - list with validation results.

performValidation

Validates a given value against the schema and configured validation rules.

protected void performValidation(String path, Object value, List<ValidationResult> results)

  • path: String - dot notation path to the value.
  • value: Object - value to be validated.
  • results: List<ValidationResult> - list with validation results to add new results.

setRequired

Sets a flag that always requires non-null values.

public void setRequired(boolean value)

  • value: boolean - true to always require non-null values and false to allow null values.

setRules

Sets validation rules to check values against.

public void setRules(List<IValidationRule> value)

validate

Validates the given value and returns a list with validation results. See ValidationResult

public List<ValidationResult> validate(Object value)

  • value: Object - value to be validated.
  • returns: List<ValidationResult> - list with validation results.

validateAndThrowException

Validates the given value and throws a ValidationException if errors were found.
See ValidationException.throwExceptionIfNeeded

public void validateAndThrowException(String traceId, Object value, boolean strict) throws ValidationException

  • traceId: string - (optional) transaction id used to trace execution through the call chain.
  • value: Object - value to be validated.
  • strict: boolean - true to treat warnings as errors.

withRule

Adds validation rule to this schema. This method returns a reference to this exception to implement the Builder pattern to chain additional calls.

public Schema withRule(IValidationRule rule)

See also