v2.0.0
Breaking Changes
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By default,
Email#normalizednow lowercases the email address and removes any extraneous quotes in
the local-part of the address. To revert this behavior so that it behaves the same as v1, use the following:myEmailObject.normalized( NormalizationOptions.builder() .keepQuotes() .adjustCase(CaseOption.NO_CHANGE) .build()); -
The
jmail.normalize.strip.quotesJVM system property no longer does anything. Quotes are stripped by default now.
If you need to disable quote stripping, useNormalizationOptionsBuilder#keepQuotes(). -
Removed
Email#normalized(boolean)method which allowed for a normalized email with stripped quotes.
Quotes are stripped by default now. If you need to disable quote stripping, useNormalizationOptionsBuilder#keepQuotes(). -
FailureReasonwas switched from an enum to a class in order to support custom failure reasons, so it is no longer
possible to use it in aswitchstatement. -
Email addresses that fail validation due to additional rules added to the
EmailValidator(such as
disallowIpDomain()orrequireValidMXRecord()) no longer return a genericFailureReason.FAILED_CUSTOM_VALIDATION
in theEmailValidationResult. Instead, it returns a more specificFailureReasondepending on the rule. -
FailureReason.MISSING_TOP_LEVEL_DOMAINwas changed toFailureReason.MISSING_FINAL_DOMAIN_PART.
MISSING_TOP_LEVEL_DOMAINwas previously used for email addresses that failed validation because
they ended the email address with a comment. ThisFailureReasonwas potentially misleading, for example if you
enabledrequireTopLevelDomain()on yourEmailValidator. Note that theMISSING_TOP_LEVEL_DOMAINfailure reason
is now used properly: if you use the rulerequireTopLevelDomain(), any address that is missing the TLD will give
that failure reason.
FailureReason Improvements
Changes to the FailureReason supplied for additional rules
The FailureReason returned in the EmailValidationResult is useful to understand why a specific
email address failed validation. In v2.0.0, the FailureReason returned for email addresses that failed
one of the additional validation rules added to your EmailValidator (such as disallowIpDomain() or
requireValidMXRecord()) now return more specific and useful reasons (such as CONTAINS_IP_DOMAIN or
INVALID_MX_RECORD).
EmailValidator validator = JMail.strictValidator()
.requireOnlyTopLevelDomains(TopLevelDomain.DOT_COM);
EmailValidationResult result = validator.validate("test@test.org");
assertEquals(FailureReason.INVALID_TOP_LEVEL_DOMAIN, result.getFailureReason());
Option to provide FailureReason for custom rules
Additionally, you can specify your own FailureReason for any custom validation rules that you add
to your EmailValidator. Use the new withRule(Predicate<Email>, FailureReason) or
withRules(Map<Predicate<Email>, FailureReason>) methods to specify the failure reason for each
of your custom rules. If no failure reason is supplied, then the rule will default to the
FailureReason.FAILED_CUSTOM_VALIDATION reason.
FailureReason nonGmailFailure = new FailureReason("NON_GMAIL_ADDRESS");
EmailValidator validator = JMail.strictValidator()
.withRule(e -> e.domain.startsWith("gmail"), nonGmailFailure);
EmailValidationResult result = validator.validate("test@yahoo.com");
assertEquals(nonGmailFailure, result.getFailureReason());
Email Address Normalization Improvements
New Normalization Methods
This version introduces a new NormalizationOptions class that is used to provide
configuration of the behavior of the Email#normalized() method. See the table below to see
all the new and existing options.
In v2.0.0, you can use either Email#normalized() (with no parameters) or Email#normalized(NormalizationOptions options).
The first method without parameters will return a normalized email address based on the default
normalization options. The second method allows you to provide your own NormalizationOptions at runtime
depending on your needs. The custom normalization options can be created using the NormalizationOptions#builder()
method.
Normalization Options
Thanks, @Sprokof, for contributing (introducing removeDots and adjustCase options)! 🎉
| Option | Description | NormalizationOptionsBuilder Method |
|---|---|---|
| stripQuotes | Remove all unnecessary quotes in the local-part of the address | stripQuotes() |
| adjustCase | Adjust the case of the email address. Possible options are: NO_CHANGE, LOWERCASE, LOWERCASE_LOCAL_PART_ONLY, LOWERCASE_DOMAIN_ONLY, UPPERCASE, UPPERCASE_LOCAL_PART_ONLY, UPPERCASE_DOMAIN_ONLY |
adjustCase(CaseOption) |
| removeDots | Remove all dots from the local-part of the address | removeDots() |
| removeSubAddress | Remove any sub-addressing (or tagged-addressing) from the local-part of the address. For example, first.last+test@gmail.com will become first.last@gmail.com |
removeSubAddress() or removeSubAddress(String) |
| performUnicodeNormalization | Perform unicode normalization on the local-part of the email address | performUnicodeNormalization() or performUnicodeNormalization(Normalizer.Form) |
Additional Address Formats
Version 2.0.0 introduces new additional email address formats that can be obtained from
the Email object (similar to the normalized() method).
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Email#reference()returns an MD5 hash of the normalized email address."test@gmail.com" => "1aedb8d9dc4751e229a335e371db8058" -
Email#redacted()returns a version of the normalized email address where the local-part
is replaced with the SHA-1 hash of the local-part."test@gmail.com" => "{a94a8fe5ccb19ba61c4c0873d391e987982fbbd3}@gmail.com" -
Email#munged()returns a version of the normalized email address where the local-part
and domain are obfuscated with five asterisk characters."test@gmail.com" => "te*****@gm*****"
Support for Leading and Trailing Dots in the Local-Part
While technically disallowed under published RFCs, some email providers (ex: GMail)
consider email addresses that have local-parts that start with or end with a dot . character
as valid. For example, GMail considers .my.email.@gmail.com valid, even though it is not
actually valid according to RFC.
JMail now gives you the option to consider these addresses valid as well. You must use an
EmailValidator with the allowNonstandardDots rule added to it to allow these addresses to pass validation.
EmailValidator validator = JMail.strictValidator()
.allowNonstandardDots();
validator.isValid(".my.email.@gmail.com"); // returns true