Example
package com.mcf7.spring.config;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.Primary;
import org.springframework.data.rest.core.event.ValidatingRepositoryEventListener;
import org.springframework.data.rest.webmvc.config.RepositoryRestConfigurerAdapter;
import org.springframework.validation.Validator;
import org.springframework.validation.beanvalidation.LocalValidatorFactoryBean;
@Configuration
public class RestValidationConfiguration extends RepositoryRestConfigurerAdapter {
@Bean
@Primary
/**
* Create a validator to use in bean validation - primary to be able to autowire without qualifier
*/
Validator validator() {
return new LocalValidatorFactoryBean();
}
@Override
public void configureValidatingRepositoryEventListener(ValidatingRepositoryEventListener validatingListener) {
Validator validator = validator();
//bean validation always before save and create
validatingListener.addValidator("beforeCreate", validator);
validatingListener.addValidator("beforeSave", validator);
}
}
