The validate command reads the state file and ensures its validity. It reads all the specified state files and reports any YAML/JSON parsing issues.
deck file validate kong.yaml
Example response:
Error: 1 errors occurred:
reading file kong.yaml: validating file content: 2 errors occurred:
validation error: object={"paths":["/demo"]}, err=services.0.routes.0: Must validate at least one schema (anyOf)
validation error: object={"paths":["/demo"]}, err=services.0.routes.0: name is required
deck file validate also checks for foreign relationships and alerts in cases of broken relationships or missing links.
For example, you might see the following response:
Error: building state: route demo-route for plugin rate-limiting: entity not found
No communication takes places between decK and Kong during the execution of this command. This process is faster than online validation, but may catch fewer errors. For online validation, see deck gateway validate.