SimpleDateFormatValidator.java

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package org.apache.nifi.serialization;

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

import org.apache.nifi.components.ValidationContext;
import org.apache.nifi.components.ValidationResult;
import org.apache.nifi.components.Validator;

public class SimpleDateFormatValidator implements Validator {

    @Override
    public ValidationResult validate(final String subject, final String input, final ValidationContext context) {
        try {
            new SimpleDateFormat(input);
        } catch (final Exception e) {
            return new ValidationResult.Builder()
                .input(input)
                .subject(subject)
                .valid(false)
                .explanation("Invalid Date format: " + e.getMessage())
                .build();
        }

        return new ValidationResult.Builder()
            .input(input)
            .subject(subject)
            .valid(true)
            .build();
    }

}