Method: RSAML::Assertion#validate

Defined in:
lib/rsaml/assertion.rb

#validate ⇒ Object

Validate the assertion. This validates the structural integrity of the assertion, not the validity of the assertion itself. To “assert” the assertion use the assert method.



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# File 'lib/rsaml/assertion.rb', line 141

def validate
  # rule: if there are no statements there must be a subject
  if statements.length == 0 && subject.nil?
    raise ValidationError, "An assertion with no statements must have a subject"
  end
  
  # rule: if there is an authentication then there must be a subject
  statements.each do |statement|           
    if statement_classes.include?(statement.class)
      if subject.nil?
        raise ValidationError, "An assertion with an #{statement.class.name} must have a subject"
      else
        break
      end
    end
  end
end