XSDPreparser

Description

This preparser can validate an XML file with an XSD file.

The result is an XML file with a list (can be empty) of the errors found. See example below.

The preparser expects the path to a properties file that contains the path to the XSD file. Alternatively, the path to the XSD file can also be transferred from a predecessor profile in the variable "XSD_PATH".

Note: The variable must be named exactly like this in the predecessor profile, but must not be created in the successor profile.

Parameters

Example

Path to properties file:

xsdPath=./conf/my.xsd

XSD file:

<xsd:schema xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
            targetNamespace="urn:books"
            xmlns:bks="urn:books">
 
  <xsd:element name="books" type="bks:BooksForm"/>
 
  <xsd:complexType name="BooksForm">
    <xsd:sequence>
      <xsd:element name="book" 
                  type="bks:BookForm" 
                  minOccurs="0" 
                  maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
      </xsd:sequence>
  </xsd:complexType>
 
  <xsd:complexType name="BookForm">
    <xsd:sequence>
      <xsd:element name="author"   type="xsd:string"/>
      <xsd:element name="title"    type="xsd:string"/>
      <xsd:element name="genre"    type="xsd:string"/>
      <xsd:element name="price"    type="xsd:float" />
      <xsd:element name="pub_date" type="xsd:date" />
      <xsd:element name="review"   type="xsd:string"/>
    </xsd:sequence>
    <xsd:attribute name="id"   type="xsd:string"/>
  </xsd:complexType>
</xsd:schema>

Input XML file:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<x:books xmlns:x="urn:books">
   <book id="bk001">
      <author>Writer</author>
      <title>The First Book</title>
      <genre>Fiction</genre>
      <price>44.95</price>
      <pub_date>2000-10-01</pub_date>
      <review>An amazing story of nothing.</review>
   </book>
 
   <book id="bk002">
      <author>Poet</author>
      <title>The Poet's First Poem</title>
      <genre>Poem</genre>
      <price>24.95</price>
      <review>Least poetic poems.</review>
   </book>
</x:books>

Result of the preparser:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<errors>
  <error>cvc-complex-type.2.4.a: Invalid content was found starting with element 'review'. One of '{pub_date}' is expected.</error>
</errors>