Options¶
These are the different options that can be set, whether the validator is used
as a command-line script or as a Python library. When using the validator as a
library, these options can be passed as parameters to the ValidationOptions
constructor.
| Script | Library | Description |
|---|---|---|
FILES |
files |
A whitespace separated list of STIX files or directories of STIX files to validate. |
-r, --recursive |
recursive |
Recursively descend into input directories. |
-s SCHEMA_DIR,
--schemas SCHEMA_DIR |
schema_dir |
Custom schema directory. If provided, input will be validated against these schemas in addition to the STIX schemas bundled with this script. |
--version |
version |
The version of the STIX specification to validate against (e.g. “2.0”). |
-v, --verbose |
verbose |
Print informational notes and more verbose error messages. |
-q, --silent |
silent |
Silence all output to stdout. |
-d DISABLED,
--disable DISABLED,
--ignore DISABLED |
disabled |
A comma-separated list of recommended best practice checks to skip. By default, no checks are disabled. Example: –disable 202,210 |
-e ENABLED,
--enable ENABLED,
--select ENABLED |
enabled |
A comma-separated list of recommended best practice checks to enable. If the –disable option is not used, no other checks will be run. By default, all checks are enabled. Example: –enable 218 |
--strict |
strict |
Treat warnings as errors and fail validation if any are found. |
--strict-types |
strict_types |
Ensure that no custom object types are used, only those defined in the STIX specification. |
--strict-properties |
strict_properties |
Ensure that no custom properties are used, only those defined in the STIX specification. |
--no-cache |
no_cache |
Disable the caching of external source values. |
--refresh-cache |
refresh_cache |
Clears the cache of external source values, then during validation downloads them again. |
--clear-cache |
clear_cache |
Clear the cache of external source values after validation. |
--enforce-refs |
enforce_refs |
Ensures that all SDOs being referenced by SROs are contained within the same bundle. |
For the list of checks that can be used with the “enabled” or “disabled” options, see the Best Practices page.