Validator

Since Camel 1.1

The Validation component performs XML validation of the message body using the JAXP Validation API and based on any of the supported XML schema languages, which defaults to XML Schema

Note that the Jing component also supports the following useful schema languages:

The MSV component also supports RelaxNG XML Syntax.

URI format

validator:someLocalOrRemoteResource

Where someLocalOrRemoteResource is some URL to a local resource on the classpath or a full URL to a remote resource or resource on the file system which contains the XSD to validate against. For example:

  • msv:org/foo/bar.xsd

  • msv:file:../foo/bar.xsd

  • msv:http://acme.com/cheese.xsd

  • validator:com/mypackage/myschema.xsd

Maven users will need to add the following dependency to their pom.xml for this component when using Camel 2.8 or older:

<dependency>
    <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
    <artifactId>camel-spring</artifactId>
    <version>x.x.x</version>
    <!-- use the same version as your Camel core version -->
</dependency>

From Camel 2.9 onwards the Validation component is provided directly in the camel-core.

Options

The Validator component supports 2 options, which are listed below.

Name Description Default Type

resourceResolverFactory (advanced)

To use a custom LSResourceResolver which depends on a dynamic endpoint resource URI

ValidatorResource ResolverFactory

resolveProperty Placeholders (advanced)

Whether the component should resolve property placeholders on itself when starting. Only properties which are of String type can use property placeholders.

true

boolean

The Validator endpoint is configured using URI syntax:

validator:resourceUri

with the following path and query parameters:

Path Parameters (1 parameters):

Name Description Default Type

resourceUri

Required URL to a local resource on the classpath,or a reference to lookup a bean in the Registry, or a full URL to a remote resource or resource on the file system which contains the XSD to validate against.

String

Query Parameters (11 parameters):

Name Description Default Type

failOnNullBody (producer)

Whether to fail if no body exists.

true

boolean

failOnNullHeader (producer)

Whether to fail if no header exists when validating against a header.

true

boolean

headerName (producer)

To validate against a header instead of the message body.

String

errorHandler (advanced)

To use a custom org.apache.camel.processor.validation.ValidatorErrorHandler. The default error handler captures the errors and throws an exception.

ValidatorErrorHandler

resourceResolver (advanced)

To use a custom LSResourceResolver. See also setResourceResolverFactory(ValidatorResourceResolverFactory)

LSResourceResolver

resourceResolverFactory (advanced)

For creating a resource resolver which depends on the endpoint resource URI. Must not be used in combination with method setResourceResolver(LSResourceResolver). If not set then DefaultValidatorResourceResolverFactory is used

ValidatorResource ResolverFactory

schemaFactory (advanced)

To use a custom javax.xml.validation.SchemaFactory

SchemaFactory

schemaLanguage (advanced)

Configures the W3C XML Schema Namespace URI.

http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema

String

synchronous (advanced)

Sets whether synchronous processing should be strictly used, or Camel is allowed to use asynchronous processing (if supported).

false

boolean

useDom (advanced)

Whether DOMSource/DOMResult or SaxSource/SaxResult should be used by the validator.

false

boolean

useSharedSchema (advanced)

Whether the Schema instance should be shared or not. This option is introduced to work around a JDK 1.6.x bug. Xerces should not have this issue.

true

boolean

Example

The following example shows how to configure a route from endpoint direct:start which then goes to one of two endpoints, either mock:valid or mock:invalid based on whether or not the XML matches the given schema (which is supplied on the classpath).

Advanced: JMX method clearCachedSchema

Since Camel 2.17, you can force that the cached schema in the validator endpoint is cleared and reread with the next process call with the JMX operation clearCachedSchema. `You can also use this method to programmatically clear the cache. This method is available on the `ValidatorEndpoint `class.`

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