com.github.fge.jsonschema.main

Class JsonValidator

java.lang.Object

com.github.fge.jsonschema.main.JsonValidator

@Immutable
public final class JsonValidator
extends Object

A generic schema/instance validator

One such instance exists per JsonSchemaFactory. In fact, you have to go through a factory to obtain an instance.

This class is also responsible for building JsonSchema instances.

See Also:

JsonSchemaFactory.getValidator()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ProcessingReport	validate(JsonNode schema, JsonNode instance) Validate a schema/instance pair
ProcessingReport	validateUnchecked(JsonNode schema, JsonNode instance) Validate a schema/instance pair (unchecked mode)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

validate

public ProcessingReport validate(JsonNode schema,
                        JsonNode instance)
                          throws ProcessingException

Validate a schema/instance pair

Parameters:

schema - the schema

instance - the instance

Returns:

a validation report

Throws:

ProcessingException - an exception occurred during validation

ProcessingError - the schema or instance is null

validateUnchecked

public ProcessingReport validateUnchecked(JsonNode schema,
                                 JsonNode instance)

Validate a schema/instance pair (unchecked mode)

The same warnings as described in JsonSchema.validateUnchecked(JsonNode) apply

Parameters:

schema - the schema

instance - the instance

Returns:

a validation report

Throws:

ProcessingError - the schema or instance is null