Apache BVal - Apache’s implementation of the Jakarta Validation specification for Jakarta EE and Java SE

Branches

master / 4.0.x

Jakarta Validation 4.0 implementation (Jakarta EE 12, WIP), requires Java 17+.

3.1.x

Jakarta Validation 3.1 implementation (Jakarta EE 11), requires Java 17+.

3.0.x

Jakarta Bean Validation 3.0 implementation (Jakarta EE 10), requires Java 11+.

2.x

Bean Validation 2.0 (JSR-380) implementation (Java EE 8), requires Java 8+.

1.1.x

Bean Validation 1.1 (JSR-349) implementation (Java EE 7), requires Java 6+.

Minimum Requirements (master)

• Java 17+
• Jakarta Validation 4.0 (Jakarta EE 12)
• TCK compliant

Installation

mvn clean install

Usage

Dependency

<dependency>
    <groupId>org.apache.bval</groupId>
    <artifactId>bval-jsr</artifactId>
    <version>${bval.version}</version>
</dependency>

Optional: extra constraints

<dependency>
    <groupId>org.apache.bval</groupId>
    <artifactId>bval-extras</artifactId>
    <version>${bval.version}</version>
</dependency>

Optional: OSGi bundle

<dependency>
    <groupId>org.apache.bval</groupId>
    <artifactId>org.apache.bval.bundle</artifactId>
    <version>${bval.version}</version>
</dependency>

Basic usage

ValidatorFactory validatorFactory = Validation
    .byProvider(ApacheValidationProvider.class)
    .configure()
    .buildValidatorFactory();

Validator validator = validatorFactory.getValidator();
Set<ConstraintViolation<MyBean>> violations = validator.validate(myBean);

More Information

Please visit https://bval.apache.org for full documentation and release notes.

Issue tracker: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/BVAL