JavaEE Sample::validation::Custom constraint

Custom constraint

The source code for this sample can be found in the javaee7-samples GitHub repository. The first thing we need to do is to get the source by downloading the repository and then go into the samples folder:

git clone git://github.com/javaee-samples/javaee7-samples.git
cd javaee7-samples/validation/custom-constraint/

Now we are ready to start testing. You can run all the tests in this sample by executing:

mvn test

Or you can run individual tests by executing one of the following:

mvn test -Dtest=CustomConstraintTest

Specifications in use:
CDI
validation

CustomConstraintTest

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@Deployment
public static Archive<?> deployment() {
    WebArchive war = ShrinkWrap.create(WebArchive.class)
            .addClasses(MyBean.class, ZipCode.class, ZipCodeValidator.class)
            .addAsResource("ValidationMessages.properties");

    System.out.println(war.toString(true));
    return war;
}

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@Test
public void saveZipCodeforUs() {
    bean.saveZip("95051");
}

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@Test
public void saveZipCodeForIndia() {
//        thrown.equals(ConstraintViolationException.class);
//        thrown.expectMessage("javaee7.validation.custom.constraint.ZipCode");
    thrown.expectMessage("saveZipIndia.arg0");
    bean.saveZipIndia("95051");
}

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Recent Changelog

Jul 15, 2014: Removed header license. the licensing is now referenced in the license file in the root of the project by Roberto Cortez
Nov 26, 2013: Add bean validation validator and annotation to deployment by Aslak Knutsen
Nov 22, 2013: Removing redundant beans.xml from archive by Arun Gupta
Nov 22, 2013: Adding properties file and some interim debug statements by Arun Gupta
Nov 13, 2013: Custom constraint validators for arun-gupta/javaee7-samples#85 by kubamarchwicki
Oct 27, 2013: Adding more descriptive output statement by Arun Gupta
Sep 17, 2013: Removing netbeans configuration file by Arun Gupta
Aug 28, 2013: Slightly more indicative titles and better display of results by Arun Gupta
Aug 27, 2013: Moving the source code from http://svn.java.net/svn/glassfish~svn/branches/arun/javaee7-samples/samples/ by Arun Gupta

The source code for this sample can be found in the javaee7-samples GitHub repository. The first thing you need to do is to get the source by downloading the repository and then go into the samples folder:

git clone git://github.com/javaee-samples/javaee7-samples.git
cd javaee7-samples/validation/custom-constraint/

Do the changes as you see fit and send a pull request!

Good Luck!