Add Validator.evolve, deprecating passing _schema to methods.

A Validator should be thought of as encapsulating validation with a
single fixed schema.

Previously, iter_errors and is_valid allowed passing a second argument,
which was a different schema to use for one method call.

This was mostly for convenience, since the second argument is often
used during sub-validation whilst say, recursing.

The correct way to do so now is to say:

    validator.evolve(schema=new_schema).iter_errors(...)
    validator.evolve(schema=new_schema).is_valid(...)

instead, which is essentially equally convenient.

Closes: #522

docs/validate.rst

@@ -151,6 +151,18 @@ classes should adhere to.
             ...
         ValidationError: [2, 3, 4] is too long
 
+    .. method:: evolve(**kwargs)
+
+        Create a new validator like this one, but with given changes.
+
+        Preserves all other attributes, so can be used to e.g. create a
+        validator with a different schema but with the same :validator:`$ref`
+        resolution behavior.
+
+        >>> validator = Draft202012Validator({})
+        >>> validator.evolve(schema={"type": "number"})
+        Draft202012Validator(schema={'type': 'number'}, format_checker=None)
+
 
 All of the `versioned validators <versioned-validators>` that are included with
 `jsonschema` adhere to the interface, and implementers of validator classes

jsonschema/_legacy_validators.py

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def dependencies_draft4_draft6_draft7(
 
 def disallow_draft3(validator, disallow, instance, schema):
     for disallowed in _utils.ensure_list(disallow):
-        if validator.is_valid(instance, {"type": [disallowed]}):
+        if validator.evolve(schema={"type": [disallowed]}).is_valid(instance):
             message = f"{disallowed!r} is disallowed for {instance!r}"
             yield ValidationError(message)
 
@@ -200,7 +200,10 @@ def contains_draft6_draft7(validator, contains, instance, schema):
     if not validator.is_type(instance, "array"):
         return
 
-    if not any(validator.is_valid(element, contains) for element in instance):
+    if not any(
+        validator.evolve(schema=contains).is_valid(element)
+        for element in instance
+    ):
         yield ValidationError(
             f"None of {instance!r} are valid under the given schema",
         )

jsonschema/_utils.py

@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ def find_evaluated_item_indexes_by_schema(validator, instance, schema):
         evaluated_indexes += list(range(0, len(schema["prefixItems"])))
 
     if "if" in schema:
-        if validator.is_valid(instance, schema["if"]):
+        if validator.evolve(schema=schema["if"]).is_valid(instance):
             evaluated_indexes += find_evaluated_item_indexes_by_schema(
                 validator, instance, schema["if"],
             )
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ def find_evaluated_item_indexes_by_schema(validator, instance, schema):
     for keyword in ["contains", "unevaluatedItems"]:
         if keyword in schema:
             for k, v in enumerate(instance):
-                if validator.is_valid(v, schema[keyword]):
+                if validator.evolve(schema=schema[keyword]).is_valid(v):
                     evaluated_indexes.append(k)
 
     for keyword in ["allOf", "oneOf", "anyOf"]:
@@ -301,22 +301,24 @@ def find_evaluated_property_keys_by_schema(validator, instance, schema):
         if keyword in schema:
             if validator.is_type(schema[keyword], "boolean"):
                 for property, value in instance.items():
-                    if validator.is_valid({property: value}, schema[keyword]):
+                    if validator.evolve(schema=schema[keyword]).is_valid(
+                        {property: value},
+                    ):
                         evaluated_keys.append(property)
 
             if validator.is_type(schema[keyword], "object"):
                 for property, subschema in schema[keyword].items():
-                    if property in instance and validator.is_valid(
-                            instance[property], subschema,
-                    ):
+                    if property in instance and validator.evolve(
+                        schema=subschema,
+                    ).is_valid(instance[property]):
                         evaluated_keys.append(property)
 
     if "patternProperties" in schema:
         for property, value in instance.items():
             for pattern, _ in schema["patternProperties"].items():
-                if re.search(pattern, property) and validator.is_valid(
-                        {property: value}, schema["patternProperties"],
-                ):
+                if re.search(pattern, property) and validator.evolve(
+                    schema=schema["patternProperties"],
+                ).is_valid({property: value}):
                     evaluated_keys.append(property)
 
     if "dependentSchemas" in schema:
@@ -337,7 +339,7 @@ def find_evaluated_property_keys_by_schema(validator, instance, schema):
                     )
 
     if "if" in schema:
-        if validator.is_valid(instance, schema["if"]):
+        if validator.evolve(schema=schema["if"]).is_valid(instance):
             evaluated_keys += find_evaluated_property_keys_by_schema(
                 validator, instance, schema["if"],
             )

jsonschema/_validators.py

@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ def contains(validator, contains, instance, schema):
     max_contains = schema.get("maxContains", len(instance))
 
     for each in instance:
-        if validator.is_valid(each, contains):
+        if validator.evolve(schema=contains).is_valid(each):
             matches += 1
             if matches > max_contains:
                 yield ValidationError(
@@ -388,21 +388,24 @@ def oneOf(validator, oneOf, instance, schema):
             context=all_errors,
         )
 
-    more_valid = [s for i, s in subschemas if validator.is_valid(instance, s)]
+    more_valid = [
+        each for _, each in subschemas
+        if validator.evolve(schema=each).is_valid(instance)
+    ]
     if more_valid:
         more_valid.append(first_valid)
         reprs = ", ".join(repr(schema) for schema in more_valid)
         yield ValidationError(f"{instance!r} is valid under each of {reprs}")
 
 
 def not_(validator, not_schema, instance, schema):
-    if validator.is_valid(instance, not_schema):
+    if validator.evolve(schema=not_schema).is_valid(instance):
         message = f"{instance!r} should not be valid under {not_schema!r}"
         yield ValidationError(message)
 
 
 def if_(validator, if_schema, instance, schema):
-    if validator.is_valid(instance, if_schema):
+    if validator.evolve(schema=if_schema).is_valid(instance):
         if "then" in schema:
             then = schema["then"]
             yield from validator.descend(instance, then, schema_path="then")

jsonschema/tests/test_deprecations.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from unittest import TestCase
 
-from jsonschema.validators import RefResolver
+from jsonschema.validators import Draft7Validator, RefResolver
 
 
 class TestDeprecations(TestCase):
@@ -48,3 +48,37 @@ def test_RefResolver_in_scope(self):
                 "jsonschema.RefResolver.in_scope is deprecated ",
             ),
         )
+
+    def test_Validator_is_valid_two_arguments(self):
+        """
+        As of v4.0.0, calling is_valid with two arguments (to provide a
+        different schema) is deprecated.
+        """
+
+        validator = Draft7Validator({})
+        with self.assertWarns(DeprecationWarning) as w:
+            result = validator.is_valid("foo", {"type": "number"})
+
+        self.assertFalse(result)
+        self.assertTrue(
+            str(w.warning).startswith(
+                "Passing a schema to Validator.is_valid is deprecated ",
+            ),
+        )
+
+    def test_Validator_iter_errors_two_arguments(self):
+        """
+        As of v4.0.0, calling iter_errors with two arguments (to provide a
+        different schema) is deprecated.
+        """
+
+        validator = Draft7Validator({})
+        with self.assertWarns(DeprecationWarning) as w:
+            error, = validator.iter_errors("foo", {"type": "number"})
+
+        self.assertEqual(error.validator, "type")
+        self.assertTrue(
+            str(w.warning).startswith(
+                "Passing a schema to Validator.iter_errors is deprecated ",
+            ),
+        )

jsonschema/validators.py

@@ -172,8 +172,21 @@ def check_schema(cls, schema):
             for error in cls(cls.META_SCHEMA).iter_errors(schema):
                 raise exceptions.SchemaError.create_from(error)
 
+        def evolve(self, **kwargs):
+            return attr.evolve(self, **kwargs)
+
         def iter_errors(self, instance, _schema=None):
-            if _schema is None:
+            if _schema is not None:
+                warnings.warn(
+                    (
+                        "Passing a schema to Validator.iter_errors "
+                        "is deprecated and will be removed in a future "
+                        "release. Call validator.evolve(schema=new_schema)."
+                        "iter_errors(...) instead."
+                    ),
+                    DeprecationWarning,
+                )
+            else:
                 _schema = self.schema
 
             if _schema is True:
@@ -214,7 +227,7 @@ def iter_errors(self, instance, _schema=None):
                     self.resolver.pop_scope()
 
         def descend(self, instance, schema, path=None, schema_path=None):
-            for error in self.iter_errors(instance, schema):
+            for error in self.evolve(schema=schema).iter_errors(instance):
                 if path is not None:
                     error.path.appendleft(path)
                 if schema_path is not None:
@@ -232,7 +245,19 @@ def is_type(self, instance, type):
                 raise exceptions.UnknownType(type, instance, self.schema)
 
         def is_valid(self, instance, _schema=None):
-            error = next(self.iter_errors(instance, _schema), None)
+            if _schema is not None:
+                warnings.warn(
+                    (
+                        "Passing a schema to Validator.is_valid is deprecated "
+                        "and will be removed in a future release. Call "
+                        "validator.evolve(schema=new_schema).is_valid(...) "
+                        "instead."
+                    ),
+                    DeprecationWarning,
+                )
+                self = self.evolve(schema=_schema)
+
+            error = next(self.iter_errors(instance), None)
             return error is None
 
     if version is not None: