io.confluent.kafka.schemaregistry

Interface SchemaValidator

public interface SchemaValidator

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

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

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
List<String>	validate(ParsedSchema toValidate, Iterable<ParsedSchemaHolder> existing) Validate one schema against others.

Method Detail

validate

List<String> validate(ParsedSchema toValidate,
                      Iterable<ParsedSchemaHolder> existing)

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 most recent schema(s).

Parameters:

toValidate - The schema to validate

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

Returns:

List of error message, otherwise empty list