Inputs that are blank or not supplied are no longer validated. #10

In the initial staging steps, all inputs with an associated table are
validated against that table.  If an input is not supplied and there is
no default, we are no longer validating them.  In addition, blank
inputs are also not validated.

Author: ctmay4

build.gradle

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 group = 'com.imsweb'
-version = '1.4.2'
+version = '1.4.3-SNAPSHOT'
 description = 'Java client library for staging calculations'
 
 println "Starting build using ${Jvm.current()}"

src/main/java/com/imsweb/decisionengine/DecisionEngine.java

@@ -591,7 +591,11 @@ public Result process(Definition definition, Map<String, String> context) {
                 context.put(input.getKey(), value);
             }
 
-            // otherwise validate value against associated table, if supplied
+            // if a value if not supplied, or blank, there is no need to validate it against the table
+            if (value.isEmpty())
+                continue;
+
+            // validate value against associated table, if supplied
             if (input.getTable() != null) {
                 Table lookup = getProvider().getTable(input.getTable());
 

src/test/java/com/imsweb/staging/cs/CsStagingTest.java

@@ -355,15 +355,26 @@ public void testBlankValues() {
         Assert.assertEquals("brain", data.getSchemaId());
         Assert.assertEquals(0, data.getErrors().size());
 
-        // now change SSF4 to blank; it should produce an error now since the default will not be used
+        // now change SSF4 to blank; blank values are not validated and since this is not used in staging there should be no errors
         data.setSsf(4, "");
 
         // perform the staging
         _STAGING.stage(data);
 
         Assert.assertEquals(Result.STAGED, data.getResult());
         Assert.assertEquals("brain", data.getSchemaId());
-        Assert.assertEquals(1, data.getErrors().size());
+        Assert.assertEquals(0, data.getErrors().size());
+
+        // now change extension to blank; the only errors we get should be of type MATCH_NOT_FOUND
+        data.setInput(CsInput.EXTENSION, "");
+
+        // perform the staging
+        _STAGING.stage(data);
+
+        Assert.assertEquals(Result.STAGED, data.getResult());
+        Assert.assertEquals("brain", data.getSchemaId());
+        for (com.imsweb.decisionengine.Error error : data.getErrors())
+            Assert.assertEquals(Type.MATCH_NOT_FOUND, error.getType());
     }
 
     @Test