OData validation tool. The rule engine validates an OData endpoint against the protocol specification.

The original web UI (ODataValidator.ValidationService) targets .NET Framework 4.0 and depends on WCF Data Services (System.ServiceModel.Activation.ServiceRoute) and System.Web.Entity, neither of which Mono provides — so it does not build on Linux.

Instead, ODataValidator.ConsoleRunner drives the same rule engine headlessly.

Requires mono (and curl to fetch nuget.exe on first build).

./run.sh <url> [version] [format] [category]
# e.g.
./run.sh https://services.odata.org/V4/OData/OData.svc/ 4.0 json core

run.sh builds on first use. To build without running, use src/build-mono.sh (restores packages, builds the engine libraries + runner, and assembles the rulestore/, extensions/, and config/ folders next to the exe).

Defaults: version=4.0, format=json, category=core. Exit code is non-zero if any rule reports an error.

Open src/ODataValidator.sln and build. This is the only way to build and run the web UI.