Chapter 2. Introduction to Service Registry rules
This chapter introduces the optional rules used to govern registry content and provides details on the available rule types:
2.1. Rules for registry content
To govern content evolution in the registry, you can configure optional rules for artifacts added to the registry, as a post-installation step. Any rules configured for an artifact must pass before a new artifact version can be uploaded to the registry. The goal of these rules is to prevent invalid content from being added to the registry. For example, content can be invalid for the following reasons:
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Invalid syntax for a given artifact type (for example,
AVROorPROTOBUF) - Valid syntax, but semantics violate company standards
- New content includes breaking changes to the current artifact version
2.1.1. When rules are applied
Rules are applied only when content is added to the registry. This includes the following REST operations:
- Creating an artifact
- Updating an artifact
- Creating an artifact version
If a rule is violated, Service Registry returns an HTTP error. The response body includes the violated rule and a message showing what went wrong.
If no rules are configured for an artifact, the set of any currently configured global rules are applied.
2.1.2. How rules work
Each rule has a name and optional configuration information. The registry storage maintains the list of rules for each artifact and the list of global rules. Each rule in the list consists of a name and a set of configuration properties, which are specific to the rule implementation. For example, a validation rule might use a Map<String,String>, or a compatibility rule might use a single property of BACKWARD for compatibility with existing versions.
A rule is provided with the content of the current version of the artifact (if one exists) and the new version of the artifact being added. The rule implementation returns true or false depending on whether the artifact passes the rule. If not, the registry reports the reason why in an HTTP error response. Some rules might not use the previous version of the content. For example, compatibility rules use previous versions, but syntax or semantic validity rules do not.
2.2. Supported rule types
You can specify the following rule types to govern content evolution in the registry:
| Type | Description |
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| Validates data before adding it to the registry. The possible configuration values for this rule are:
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| Ensures that newly added artifacts are compatible with previously added versions. The possible configuration values for this rule are:
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