ObjectValidator.java

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package org.forgerock.json.schema.validator;

import org.forgerock.json.schema.validator.validators.Validator;

import java.util.Map;

/**
 * The ObjectValidator is a sample implementation of how to use the validator.
 * <p/>
 * The validators was designed to keep in the memory or other cache and validate multiple instances.
 * This implementation creates a new {@link Validator} each time
 * and uses the {@link FailFastErrorHandler} to validate the instance object.
 */
public final class ObjectValidator {
    /**
     * Validate the given <code>node</code> against the <code>schema</code>
     * <p/>
     * This implementation is pessimistic and returns false if any exception was thrown.
     *
     * @param node   instance to validate
     * @param schema schema for validation
     * @return true if the object does not violates the schema otherwise false
     */
    public static boolean validate(Object node, Map<String, Object> schema) {
        boolean isValid = true;

        try {
            Validator v = ObjectValidatorFactory.getTypeValidator(schema);
            ErrorHandler handler = new FailFastErrorHandler();
            v.validate(node, null, handler);
        } catch (Throwable e) {
            isValid = false;
        }
        return isValid;
    }

    private ObjectValidator() {
        // utility class
    }
}