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Incorrect elements in Bean Validation <constraint-mappings> files

Last modified: 03 December 2024

Reports incorrect elements in Bean Validation <constraint-mappings> files:

  • References to non-instantiable classes

  • References to classes that do not extend required class

  • References to classes with inappropriate scope

  • Empty tag and attribute values

  • Tag and attribute values that do not match the required pattern (for example, Java Identifiers)

  • Tags that do not include required children tags or attributes

  • Tags that define objects with duplicate names

Example:

<constraint-mappings version="1.1">
    <bean class="my.UserClass" ignore-annotations="false">
        <field name="name">
            <constraint annotation="java.lang.String"/>  <!--'java.lang.String' is not a Java Annotation -->
        </field>

        <field name="name">
            <constraint annotation="javax.validation.constraints.Size">
                <element name="min">non-number</element>    <!--Should be a number from '-2,147,483,648' to '2,147,483,647' -->
            </constraint>
        </field>

        <getter name="zzz"> Cannot resolve symbol 'zzz'
            <valid/>
        </getter>

    </bean>
</constraint-mappings>

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BvConstraintMappingsInspection
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Inspection Details

By default bundled with:

IntelliJ IDEA 2024.3, Qodana for JVM 2024.3,

Can be installed with plugin:

Jakarta EE: Bean Validation, 243.23126