Pojo Validator

validator.groovy

static final Validator VALIDATOR = Validation.buildDefaultValidatorFactory().getValidator()

static void validatePojo(Object pojo) {
    def errors = VALIDATOR.validate(pojo);
    if (errors.size() > 0) {
        log.error("Validation errors for {}: {}", pojo.getClass().getSimpleName(), errors);
        throw new RuntimeException("Pojo validation failed - see logs - " + pojo.getClass().getName());
    }
}