FieldExpressionValidator.java

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package org.apache.struts2.validator.validators;

import org.apache.struts2.validator.ValidationException;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;

/**
 * <!-- START SNIPPET: javadoc -->
 * Validates a field using an OGNL expression.
 * <!-- END SNIPPET: javadoc -->
 *
 * <!-- START SNIPPET: parameters -->
 * <ul>
 *    <li>fieldName - The field name this validator is validating. Required if using Plain-Validator Syntax otherwise not required</li>
 *    <li>expression - The Ognl expression (must evaluate to a boolean) which is to be evalidated the stack</li>
 * </ul>
 * <!-- END SNIPPET: parameters -->
 *
 * <pre>
 * <!-- START SNIPPET: example -->
 *    &lt;!-- Plain Validator Syntax --&gt;
 *    &lt;validators&gt;
 *        &lt;!-- Plain Validator Syntax --&gt;
 *        &lt;validator type="fieldexpression"&gt;
 *           &lt;param name="fieldName"&gt;myField&lt;/param&gt;
 *           &lt;param name="expression"&gt;&lt;![CDATA[#myCreditLimit &gt; #myGirfriendCreditLimit]]&gt;&lt;/param&gt;
 *           &lt;message&gt;My credit limit should be MORE than my girlfriend&lt;/message&gt;
 *        &lt;validator&gt;
 *
 *        &lt;!-- Field Validator Syntax --&gt;
 *        &lt;field name="myField"&gt;
 *            &lt;field-validator type="fieldexpression"&gt;
 *                &lt;param name="expression"&gt;&lt;![CDATA[#myCreditLimit &gt; #myGirfriendCreditLimit]]&gt;&lt;/param&gt;
 *                &lt;message&gt;My credit limit should be MORE than my girlfriend&lt;/message&gt;
 *            &lt;/field-validator&gt;
 *        &lt;/field&gt;
 *
 *    &lt;/vaidators&gt;
 * <!-- END SNIPPET: example -->
 * </pre>
 */
public class FieldExpressionValidator extends FieldValidatorSupport {

    private static final Logger LOG = LogManager.getLogger(FieldExpressionValidator.class);

    private String expression;

    public void setExpression(String expression) {
        this.expression = expression;
    }

    public String getExpression() {
        return expression;
    }

    public void validate(Object object) throws ValidationException {
        String fieldName = getFieldName();

        Boolean answer = Boolean.FALSE;
        Object obj = null;

        try {
            obj = getFieldValue(expression, object);
        } catch (ValidationException e) {
            throw e;
        } catch (Exception e) {
            // let this pass, but it will be logged right below
        }

        if (obj instanceof Boolean) {
            answer = (Boolean) obj;
        } else {
            LOG.warn("Got result of {} when trying to get Boolean.", obj);
        }

        if (!answer) {
            addFieldError(fieldName, object);
        }
    }
}