odf-validator

ODF Spreadsheet Validator

Read more about:

• Quick start for installing/building the software
• Using the command line software.
• A list of validation checks performed by the software.
• More details of the detection of validation conditions.
• How to use the validation library as a developer..
• JavaDoc for the API and library..
• Source code on GitHub.
• Project information.
• Project software reports.

File format support

The validator validates Open Document Format documents of all formats. It supports all versions at time of writing, from v1.0 to v1.4.

ODF validation references

• OASIS OpenDocument Format
• OPF Spreadsheets Preservation Specification

You may read more about the technical details of the validation checks here.

Quick start

Installation

Download the latest version of the validator. The latest builds can be found on the GitHub releases page. The software is available in four packages, a JAR file that requires a Java JRE v11 or greater, or platform specific executables for Windows, MacOS and Linux.

• Java JAR, built using Java JDK 11
• Windows executable, built using GraalVM
• MacOS (Apple Silicon) executable, built using GraalVM
• Linux executable, built using GraalVM

Simply download the appropriate package, make it executable and run it from the command line.

Building the odf-validator

Prerequisites

To run the software you’ll need a Java 11 JRE or newer. To build the software you’ll need a Java 11 JDK or newer Maven 3.4 or higher.

Getting the software

Clone this GitHub repository and move into the directory:

git clone https://github.com/opf-labs/odf-validator.git
cd odf-validator

Building the software

Now use Maven to build, test and package the software:

mvn clean package

Running the software

You can now use the accompanying shell script to run the software, for Windows user there is a batch file:

./odf-validator.bat --help

For Linux and MacOS users use the shell file:

./odf-validator --help

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