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Hibernate Validator 6.0 has matured a lot since its first release, last August.
We added a couple of new features but we also invested a lot of work in improving the overall performances.
I published a first blog post last October to share an update about our performance work based on 6.0.4.Final.
We just released 6.0.8.Final and have a couple more improvements baked for our next release so it’s definitely time for an update.
Bean Validation benchmark revisited
As you may know, Bean Validation 2.0 has been released a couple of months ago and Hibernate Validator 6.0 is its reference implementation.
Hibernate Validator is not the only Bean Validation implementation out there, we have one (friendly) competitor called Apache BVal.
Apache BVal has not caught up with Bean Validation 2.0 yet but, as the last benchmark in the Bean Validation field is dated from 2010 (remember "Machete don’t text"?), I thought it was high time to revisit this benchmark and get some fresh numbers.
Especially with all the optimization work we made for 6.0.
After some time in the making, we are happy to announce the first Hibernate Validator release of the 5.2 series - 5.2.0.Alpha1. This release focuses mainly on Java 8 support, but we will get to this in a bit.
This post is about validation, Bean Validation specifically. And the what it solves. It is a reaction to a post by Julien Tournay which basically claims - if I sum it up - that:
Emmanuel is headed to JavaOne, where you can see his hands-on presentations: live on stage coding showing the latest features of Hibernate Search and Bean Validation. It's a unique experience to see how easy it is to get started with these technologies, and also what powerful features they can provide you in just one hour coding.
With the release of Hibernate Validator 5.1.0.Alpha1 just out, it is time to pick up on the Bean Validation 1.1 spotlight series and cast a light onto method validation. Long time Hibernate Validator users know that method validation is part of Validator since version 4.2, however only as a provider specific featue. Bean Validation 1.1 makes method validation now part of the specification.
It's my pleasure to announce the first alpha release of Hibernate Validator 5.1. This release brings you several new features based on top of the Bean Validation 1.1 APIs, substantial performance improvements as well as some bug fixes.
It has been a couple of weeks since Bean Validation 1.1 has gone final. In the mean time, the Java EE 7 platform spec has been finalized as well, so it's about time to have a closer look at what you can expect from these updates in relation to Bean Validation and its reference implementation, Hibernate Validator 5.
Recently I had the chance to give a talk on Bean Validation 1.1 at Berlin Expert Days (BED-Con), a nice mid-sized conference (2 days, 500 attendees) hosted at Freie Universität
in Berlin. As in the last years, BED-Con was a great experience with awesome people and many insightful talks in the fields of Java EE, NoSQL, Continuous Delivery etc. I really can recommend this event which is planned to take place next year again.
Bean Validation, Hibernate Validator (its Reference Implementation) and the Test Compatibility Kit have been handed over to the JCP for what is called the Final Approval Ballot. That's when the expert committee votes for the go / no-go of the specification going final as it is.
