.. _ansible.utils.validate_filter:


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ansible.utils.validate
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**Validate data with provided criteria**


Version added: 1.0.0

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Synopsis
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- Validate *data* with provided *criteria* based on the validation *engine*.




Parameters
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                        <div>The criteria used for validation of value that represents <em>data</em> options.</div>
                        <div>This option represents the first argument passed in the filter plugin. For example <code>config_data|ansible.utils.validate(config_criteria</code>), in this case the value of <code>config_criteria</code> represents this option.</div>
                        <div>For the type of <em>criteria</em> that represents this value refer to the  documentation of individual validator plugins.</div>
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                    <b>data</b>
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                        <div>Data that will be validated against <em>criteria</em>.</div>
                        <div>This option represents the value that is passed to the filter plugin in pipe format. For example <code>config_data|ansible.utils.validate(</code>), in this case <code>config_data</code> represents this option.</div>
                        <div>For the type of <em>data</em> that represents this value refer to the documentation of individual validator plugins.</div>
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                    <b>engine</b>
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                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
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                        <b>Default:</b><br/><div style="color: blue">"ansible.utils.jsonschema"</div>
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                        <div>The name of the validator plugin to use.</div>
                        <div>This option can be passed in lookup plugin as a key, value pair. For example <code>config_data|ansible.utils.validate(config_criteria, engine=&#x27;ansible.utils.jsonschema&#x27;</code>), in this case the value <code>ansible.utils.jsonschema</code> represents the engine to be use for data validation. If the value is not provided the default value that is <code>ansible.utils.jsonschema</code> will be used.</div>
                        <div>The value should be in fully qualified collection name format that is <code>&lt;org-name&gt;.&lt;collection-name&gt;.&lt;validator-plugin-name&gt;</code>.</div>
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Notes
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   - For the type of options *data* and *criteria* refer to the individual validate plugin documentation that is represented in the value of *engine* option.
   - For additional plugin configuration options refer to the individual validate plugin documentation that is represented by the value of *engine* option.
   - The plugin configuration option can be either passed as ``key=value`` pairs within filter plugin or environment variables.
   - The precedence of the *validate* plugin configurable option is the variable passed within filter plugin as ``key=value`` pairs followed by the environment variables.



Examples
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.. code-block:: yaml

    - name: set facts for data and criteria
      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
        data: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.file', './validate/data/show_interfaces_iosxr.json')}}"
        criteria: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.file', './validate/criteria/jsonschema/show_interfaces_iosxr.json')}}"

    - name: validate data in json format using jsonschema by passing plugin configuration variable as key/value pairs
      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
        data_validity: "{{ data|ansible.utils.validate(criteria, engine='ansible.utils.jsonschema', draft='draft7') }}"



Return Values
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Common return values are documented `here <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/common_return_values.html#common-return-values>`_, the following are the fields unique to this filter:

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                            <div>If data is valid returns empty list</div>
                            <div>If data is invalid returns list of errors in data</div>
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Status
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Authors
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- Ganesh Nalawade (@ganeshrn)


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    Configuration entries for each entry type have a low to high priority order. For example, a variable that is lower in the list will override a variable that is higher up.
