diff --git a/src/main/java/build/buf/protovalidate/CelBackedMessageValue.java b/src/main/java/build/buf/protovalidate/CelBackedMessageValue.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b2369c41c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/build/buf/protovalidate/CelBackedMessageValue.java
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+// Copyright 2023-2025 Buf Technologies, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package build.buf.protovalidate;
+
+import com.google.protobuf.Descriptors;
+import com.google.protobuf.Message;
+import dev.cel.common.values.CelValue;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;
+
+/**
+ * A {@link Value} backed by a {@link CelValue} for CEL evaluation and a protobuf {@link Message}
+ * for structural validation (field presence, required checks, etc.).
+ *
+ *
When CEL evaluates expressions against this value, it receives the CelValue (typically a
+ * StructValue) which can navigate fields lazily. For non-CEL evaluators that need protobuf Message
+ * access (e.g., FieldEvaluator for presence checks), the underlying Message is provided.
+ */
+final class CelBackedMessageValue implements Value {
+ private final CelValue celValue;
+ private final Message message;
+
+ CelBackedMessageValue(CelValue celValue, Message message) {
+ this.celValue = celValue;
+ this.message = message;
+ }
+
+ @Override
+ public Descriptors.@Nullable FieldDescriptor fieldDescriptor() {
+ return null;
+ }
+
+ @Override
+ public Message messageValue() {
+ return message;
+ }
+
+ @Override
+ public T value(Class clazz) {
+ // CEL receives the CelValue; it knows how to navigate StructValues via selectField
+ return clazz.cast(celValue);
+ }
+
+ @Override
+ public List repeatedValue() {
+ return Collections.emptyList();
+ }
+
+ @Override
+ public Map mapValue() {
+ return Collections.emptyMap();
+ }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/build/buf/protovalidate/Config.java b/src/main/java/build/buf/protovalidate/Config.java
index 289bc7171..2ef5dc4c9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/build/buf/protovalidate/Config.java
+++ b/src/main/java/build/buf/protovalidate/Config.java
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
import com.google.protobuf.ExtensionRegistry;
import com.google.protobuf.TypeRegistry;
+import dev.cel.common.values.CelValueProvider;
+import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;
/** Config is the configuration for a Validator. */
public final class Config {
@@ -27,16 +29,19 @@ public final class Config {
private final TypeRegistry typeRegistry;
private final ExtensionRegistry extensionRegistry;
private final boolean allowUnknownFields;
+ @Nullable private final CelValueProvider celValueProvider;
private Config(
boolean failFast,
TypeRegistry typeRegistry,
ExtensionRegistry extensionRegistry,
- boolean allowUnknownFields) {
+ boolean allowUnknownFields,
+ @Nullable CelValueProvider celValueProvider) {
this.failFast = failFast;
this.typeRegistry = typeRegistry;
this.extensionRegistry = extensionRegistry;
this.allowUnknownFields = allowUnknownFields;
+ this.celValueProvider = celValueProvider;
}
/**
@@ -84,12 +89,22 @@ public boolean isAllowingUnknownFields() {
return allowUnknownFields;
}
+ /**
+ * Gets the custom CEL value provider, if one was configured.
+ *
+ * @return the custom value provider, or null if none was set
+ */
+ public @Nullable CelValueProvider getCelValueProvider() {
+ return celValueProvider;
+ }
+
/** Builder for configuration. Provides a forward compatible API for users. */
public static final class Builder {
private boolean failFast;
private TypeRegistry typeRegistry = DEFAULT_TYPE_REGISTRY;
private ExtensionRegistry extensionRegistry = DEFAULT_EXTENSION_REGISTRY;
private boolean allowUnknownFields;
+ @Nullable private CelValueProvider celValueProvider;
private Builder() {}
@@ -162,8 +177,21 @@ public Builder setAllowUnknownFields(boolean allowUnknownFields) {
*
* @return the configuration.
*/
+ /**
+ * Set a custom CEL value provider for the validator. This allows alternative protobuf runtimes
+ * to provide their own message representations to CEL without converting to protobuf-java
+ * DynamicMessages.
+ *
+ * @param celValueProvider the value provider
+ * @return this builder
+ */
+ public Builder setCelValueProvider(CelValueProvider celValueProvider) {
+ this.celValueProvider = celValueProvider;
+ return this;
+ }
+
public Config build() {
- return new Config(failFast, typeRegistry, extensionRegistry, allowUnknownFields);
+ return new Config(failFast, typeRegistry, extensionRegistry, allowUnknownFields, celValueProvider);
}
}
}
diff --git a/src/main/java/build/buf/protovalidate/Validator.java b/src/main/java/build/buf/protovalidate/Validator.java
index f8e67195e..a3447f50c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/build/buf/protovalidate/Validator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/build/buf/protovalidate/Validator.java
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@
import build.buf.protovalidate.exceptions.CompilationException;
import build.buf.protovalidate.exceptions.ExecutionException;
import build.buf.protovalidate.exceptions.ValidationException;
+import com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.Descriptor;
import com.google.protobuf.Message;
+import dev.cel.common.values.CelValue;
/** A validator that can be used to validate messages */
public interface Validator {
@@ -35,4 +37,16 @@ public interface Validator {
* @throws ValidationException if there are any compilation or validation execution errors.
*/
ValidationResult validate(Message msg) throws ValidationException;
+
+ /**
+ * Validates a message represented as a CelValue. This allows alternative protobuf runtimes to
+ * provide their messages as StructValues that CEL can navigate directly without conversion to
+ * protobuf-java Message types.
+ *
+ * @param celValue a CelValue (typically a StructValue) representing the message
+ * @param descriptor the protobuf Descriptor for the message type
+ * @return the {@link ValidationResult} from the evaluation.
+ * @throws ValidationException if there are any compilation or validation execution errors.
+ */
+ ValidationResult validate(CelValue celValue, Descriptor descriptor) throws ValidationException;
}
diff --git a/src/main/java/build/buf/protovalidate/ValidatorImpl.java b/src/main/java/build/buf/protovalidate/ValidatorImpl.java
index d1748775e..d3f3da372 100644
--- a/src/main/java/build/buf/protovalidate/ValidatorImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/build/buf/protovalidate/ValidatorImpl.java
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@
import com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.Descriptor;
import com.google.protobuf.Message;
import dev.cel.bundle.Cel;
+import dev.cel.bundle.CelBuilder;
import dev.cel.bundle.CelFactory;
+import dev.cel.common.values.CelValue;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
@@ -34,26 +36,28 @@ final class ValidatorImpl implements Validator {
private final boolean failFast;
ValidatorImpl(Config config) {
- ValidateLibrary validateLibrary = new ValidateLibrary();
- Cel cel =
- CelFactory.standardCelBuilder()
- .addCompilerLibraries(validateLibrary)
- .addRuntimeLibraries(validateLibrary)
- .build();
+ Cel cel = buildCel(config);
this.evaluatorBuilder = new EvaluatorBuilder(cel, config);
this.failFast = config.isFailFast();
}
ValidatorImpl(Config config, List descriptors, boolean disableLazy)
throws CompilationException {
+ Cel cel = buildCel(config);
+ this.evaluatorBuilder = new EvaluatorBuilder(cel, config, descriptors, disableLazy);
+ this.failFast = config.isFailFast();
+ }
+
+ private static Cel buildCel(Config config) {
ValidateLibrary validateLibrary = new ValidateLibrary();
- Cel cel =
+ CelBuilder builder =
CelFactory.standardCelBuilder()
.addCompilerLibraries(validateLibrary)
- .addRuntimeLibraries(validateLibrary)
- .build();
- this.evaluatorBuilder = new EvaluatorBuilder(cel, config, descriptors, disableLazy);
- this.failFast = config.isFailFast();
+ .addRuntimeLibraries(validateLibrary);
+ if (config.getCelValueProvider() != null) {
+ builder = builder.setValueProvider(config.getCelValueProvider());
+ }
+ return builder.build();
}
@Override
@@ -64,6 +68,27 @@ public ValidationResult validate(Message msg) throws ValidationException {
Descriptor descriptor = msg.getDescriptorForType();
Evaluator evaluator = evaluatorBuilder.load(descriptor);
List result = evaluator.evaluate(new MessageValue(msg), this.failFast);
+ return toResult(result);
+ }
+
+ @Override
+ public ValidationResult validate(CelValue celValue, Descriptor descriptor)
+ throws ValidationException {
+ if (celValue == null) {
+ return ValidationResult.EMPTY;
+ }
+ Object underlying = celValue.value();
+ if (!(underlying instanceof Message)) {
+ throw new ValidationException(
+ "CelValue.value() must return a protobuf Message for structural validation");
+ }
+ Evaluator evaluator = evaluatorBuilder.load(descriptor);
+ List result =
+ evaluator.evaluate(new CelBackedMessageValue(celValue, (Message) underlying), this.failFast);
+ return toResult(result);
+ }
+
+ private static ValidationResult toResult(List result) {
if (result.isEmpty()) {
return ValidationResult.EMPTY;
}