[NIFI-9072] Improvements to ValidateXML

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.14.0
• Fix Version/s: 1.16.0
• Component/s: Extensions
• Assignee: Mark Bean
• Reporter: Mark Bean
• Created: 20/Aug/21 21:39
• Updated: 25/Feb/22 19:59
• Resolved: 25/Feb/22 19:57

Description

The ValidateXML processor can be improved by optionally allowing a flowfile attribute to be validated instead of only content. A new property, "XML Source Attribute" is added to the processor. When this property is not empty, it specifies the attribute name where the XML to be validated is located. This XML is the source for validation.

In addition, sometimes an XML schema is not known and/or the user simply wants to validate the XML is well-formed. The existing property, "Schema File" should be optional. When it is not set, then only basic validation to ensure the XML is well-formed is performed.

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #5324