org.apache.avro

Interface SchemaValidator

All Known Implementing Classes:

ValidateAll, ValidateLatest

public interface SchemaValidator

A SchemaValidator has one method, which validates that a Schema is compatible with the other schemas provided.

What makes one Schema compatible with another is not part of the interface contract.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	validate(Schema toValidate, Iterable<Schema> existing) Validate one schema against others.

Method Detail

validate

void validate(Schema toValidate,
            Iterable<Schema> existing)
              throws SchemaValidationException

Validate one schema against others. The order of the schemas to validate against is chronological from most recent to oldest, if there is a natural chronological order. This allows some validators to identify which schemas are the most "recent" in order to validate only against the mosst recent schema(s).

Parameters:

toValidate - The schema to validate

existing - The schemas to validate against, in order from most recent to latest if applicable

Throws:

SchemaValidationException - if the schema fails to validate.