apache cxf jaxrs register custom hibernate parameter constraint - cxf

Question

I am using spring boot, apache cxf, jaxrs and hibernate validator . I am trying to create custom constraint for method parameter. Reason is that #Valid does not have groups.How do I register or add this to hibernate validator so that it behaves like #Valid ie ExecutableValidator. below is the code
#Target({ElementType.PARAMETER})
#Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
#Constraint(validatedBy=MyValidator.class)
#Documented
public #interface ValidInput {
String message() default "com.xyz.message";
Class<?>[] groups() default { };
Class<? extends Payload>[] payload() default { };
}
#Provider
#Component
public class MyValidator implements ConstraintValidator<ValidInput, Entity> {
private static Validator validator;
private Class<?>[] groups ;
Class<? extends Payload>[] payload;
static{
ValidatorFactory factory = Validation.buildDefaultValidatorFactory();
validator = factory.getValidator();
}
#Override
public void initialize(ValidInput constraintAnnotation) {
this.groups = constraintAnnotation.groups();
this.payload = constraintAnnotation.payload();
}
#Override
public boolean isValid(Entity value, ConstraintValidatorContext context) {
//logic here
}
}
now, when I use the constraint on a rest service method parameter, the validator is not at all called . Instead of #Valid , I want to use #ValidInput.
pls help

Answer 1

Hope you have Enabled Validation feature.
#Bean
public JAXRSBeanValidationFeature beanValidationFeature(){
JAXRSBeanValidationFeature feature = new JAXRSBeanValidationFeature();
return feature;
}
#Bean
public ValidationExceptionMapper validationExceptionMapper(){
return new ValidationExceptionMapper();
}