issue #37

src/ZSchema.js

@@ -983,6 +983,17 @@
     ZSchema.prototype._compileSchema = function (report, schema) {
         var self = this;
 
+        // if schema is a string, assume it's a uri
+        if (typeof schema === 'string') {
+            // getRemoteSchema is sync when callback is not specified
+            var cachedSchema = Utils.getRemoteSchema(schema);
+            if (!cachedSchema) {
+                report.addError('SCHEMA_NOT_REACHABLE', {uri: schema});
+            } else {
+                schema = cachedSchema;
+            }
+        }
+
         // reusing of compiled schemas
         if (schema.__$compiled) {
             return this.options.sync ? schema : Promise.resolve(schema);

test/issue_37.js

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*jshint strict:false, loopfunc:true*/
+/*global describe, it*/
+
+var ZSchema = require("../src/ZSchema");
+var assert = require("chai").assert;
+
+describe("https://github.com/zaggino/z-schema/issues/37", function () {
+
+    var fileContent = "{ \"type\": \"array\" }";
+    var uri = "http://localhost:1234/array_schema.json";
+
+    it("should allow validation by uri", function (done) {
+        ZSchema.setRemoteReference(uri, fileContent);
+        ZSchema.validate([], uri, function (err, report) {
+            assert.isTrue(report.valid);
+            done();
+        });
+    });
+
+    it("should allow validation by uri - failcase", function (done) {
+        ZSchema.setRemoteReference(uri, fileContent);
+        ZSchema.validate("invalid", uri, function (err) {
+            assert.ok(err);
+            done();
+        });
+    });
+
+});