http://www.dropwizard.io/2.0.18/dropwizard-bom/dropwizard-dependencies/dropwizard-parent/dropwizard-validation: Dropwizard is a Java framework for developing ops-friendly, high-performance, RESTful web applications.
  • Coda Hale
  • Nick Telford
  • Graham O'Regan
  • Ryan Kennedy
  • Camille Fournier
  • Carlo Barbara
  • Matt Veitas
  • Ryan Tenney
  • Jochen Schalanda
  • Glenn McAllister
  • Nick Babcock
  • Justin Plock
  • Artem Prigoda 
package io.dropwizard.validation;

import io.dropwizard.validation.valuehandling.GuavaOptionalValueExtractor;
import org.hibernate.validator.HibernateValidator;
import org.hibernate.validator.HibernateValidatorConfiguration;

import javax.validation.Validation;
import javax.validation.Validator;

public class BaseValidator {
    private BaseValidator() { /* singleton */ }

    
Creates a new Validator based on newConfiguration() 
/**
     * Creates a new {@link Validator} based on {@link #newConfiguration()}
     */
    public static Validator newValidator() {
        return newConfiguration().buildValidatorFactory().getValidator();
    }

    
Creates a new HibernateValidatorConfiguration with the base custom unwrappers registered. 
/**
     * Creates a new {@link HibernateValidatorConfiguration} with the base custom unwrappers registered.
     */
    public static HibernateValidatorConfiguration newConfiguration() {
        return Validation
            .byProvider(HibernateValidator.class)
            .configure()
            .addValueExtractor(GuavaOptionalValueExtractor.DESCRIPTOR.getValueExtractor());
    }
}