Groovy POGO Validation [adopted some time ago from a no longer existing Spock's groovy extensions]

validator-test.groovy

class Person {

  @Require( { it ==~ /[a-z A-Z]*/ } )
  String name

  @Require( { it in (0..130) } )
  int age
}

def validator = new Validator()

def rod = new Person( name: "Rod Checz", age: 21 )
assert validator.isValid( rod )

def rodWannabe = new Person( name: "I am Rod Wannabe!", age: 17 )
assert !validator.isValid( rodWannabe )

def rodIsTooOld = new Person( name: "Rod is Old", age: 365 )
assert !validator.isValid( rodIsTooOld )

validator.groovy

import java.lang.annotation.Retention
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy

@Retention( RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME )
@interface Require {
  Class value()
}

class Validator {

  def isValid( pogo ) {
    pogo.getClass().declaredFields.every { isValidField( pogo, it ) }
  }

  def isValidField( pogo, field ) {
    def annotation = field.getAnnotation( Require )
    !annotation || meetsConstraint( pogo, field, annotation.value() )
  }

  def meetsConstraint( pogo, field, constraint ) {
    def closure = constraint.newInstance( null, null )
    field.setAccessible( true )
    closure.call( field.get( pogo ) )
  }
}

here is the removed origin: pniederw/groovy-extensions@05edf7c#diff-21