ValidateCanBeRead.java

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package org.apache.avro;

/**
 * A {@link SchemaValidationStrategy} that checks that the data written with the
 * {@link Schema} to validate can be read by the existing schema according to
 * the default Avro schema resolution rules.
 *
 */
class ValidateCanBeRead implements SchemaValidationStrategy {

  /**
   * Validate that data written with first schema provided can be read using the
   * second schema, according to the default Avro schema resolution rules.
   *
   * @throws SchemaValidationException
   *           if the second schema cannot read data written by the first.
   */
  @Override
  public void validate(Schema toValidate, Schema existing)
      throws SchemaValidationException {
    ValidateMutualRead.canRead(toValidate, existing);
  }

}