Way to validate my XML catalog

Om Namah Sivayah

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Mar 8, 2021, 2:37:34 AM3/8/21

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Hi -

Is there a way to validate my XML catalog before I upload it?

When I upload it using KUI, it yields htpp/400 not tell me what the offensive element is in my catalog.

Is looking through logs the only way to debug a rejected catalog? Btw, I am running KillBill locally using docker compose and the logs are not very helpful.

Thanks,

Rk

Pierre-Alexandre Meyer

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Mar 8, 2021, 4:40:23 AM3/8/21

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Hello,

We have an online catalog validator at cloud.killbill.io. Take a look at https://killbill.io/blog/kill-bill-cloud-subscription-billing-testing-made-easy/ for more details.

Hope this helps!

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Om Namah Sivayah

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Mar 8, 2021, 12:09:11 PM3/8/21

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Thanks. Perhaps you are referring to the catalog editor? I read the description but I do not see a link to it.

Furthermore, I was hoping to automate the validation and include the step in our CI/CD pipeline.

Is there a REST API or some such that I could POST my catalog to and obtain a validation status with syntax errors, if any?

I can subsume this in a simple Maven plugin.

Thanks,

Rk

Om Namah Sivayah

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Mar 8, 2021, 5:29:22 PM3/8/21

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Hello...

My attempt to register into KillBill cloud failed with http/500. I used my work email address and a simple password.

It appears that I need to register in order to use the online validator.

Could you please suggest how I could workaround this problem?

Regards,

Rk

Pierre-Alexandre Meyer

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Mar 9, 2021, 4:53:59 AM3/9/21

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Hi,

You can automate the validation using our load-tool jar, see https://docs.killbill.io/latest/userguide_subscription.html#components-catalog-overview

Hope this helps,

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S Ramakrishnan

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Aug 28, 2024, 3:47:58 PM8/28/24

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I am willing to wrap this up in a Maven plugin so its easier to validate the catalogs during build.

May I contribute this Maven plugin?

Rk

Pierre-Alexandre Meyer

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Aug 28, 2024, 4:17:15 PM8/28/24

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Hi Rk,

This sounds like a great addition! We do not maintain a public repository of custom Maven plugins, but if you were to share on this group a link to your GitHub repository, I'm sure this would help the community!

Kind regards,

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