XML schema of the proxy-config.xml file

A proxy-config.xml file needs to conform to one of the following XML schemas. We can choose between XML schema versions 1.2 and 1.1. Both are listed here.

WebSphere Portal validates conformance to the schema at startup time.

XML schema Version 1.2

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xs:schema xmlns:proxy="http://www.ibm.com/xmlns/prod/sw/ajax/proxy-config/1.2" 
           xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" 
           targetNamespace="http://www.ibm.com/xmlns/prod/sw/ajax/proxy-config/1.2" 
           elementFormDefault="qualified">
   <xs:element name="proxy-rules">
      <xs:complexType>
         <xs:choice minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
            <xs:element ref="proxy:mapping" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
            <xs:element ref="proxy:policy" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
            <xs:element ref="proxy:ipfilter" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
            <xs:element ref="proxy:meta-data" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
         </xs:choice>
      </xs:complexType>
   </xs:element>
   <xs:element name="mapping">
      <xs:complexType>
         <xs:choice minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
            <xs:element ref="proxy:policy" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
            <xs:element ref="proxy:ipfilter" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
            <xs:element ref="proxy:meta-data" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
         </xs:choice>
         <xs:attribute name="contextpath" type="xs:string" use=" required"/>
         <xs:attribute name="url" use="optional">
            <xs:simpleType>
               <xs:restriction base="xs:anyURI"/>
            </xs:simpleType>
         </xs:attribute>
      </xs:complexType>
   </xs:element>
   <xs:element name="policy">
      <xs:complexType>
         <xs:choice minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
            <xs:element ref="proxy:actions"/>
            <xs:element ref="proxy:headers" minOccurs="0"/>
            <xs:element ref="proxy:mime-types" minOccurs="0"/>
            <xs:element ref="proxy:cookies" minOccurs="0"/>
            <xs:element ref="proxy:users" minOccurs="0"/>
            <xs:element ref="proxy:meta-data" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
         </xs:choice>
         <xs:attribute name="url" use=" required">
            <xs:simpleType>
               <xs:restriction base="xs:anyURI"/>
            </xs:simpleType>
         </xs:attribute>
         <xs:attribute name="acf" use="optional" default="none">
            <xs:simpleType>
               <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
                  <xs:enumeration value="none"/>
               </xs:restriction>
            </xs:simpleType>
         </xs:attribute>
         <xs:attribute name="basic-auth-support" type="xs:boolean" use="optional" default="false"/>
      </xs:complexType>
   </xs:element>
   <xs:element name="ipfilter">
      <xs:complexType>
         <xs:choice minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
            <xs:element ref="proxy:allow"/>
            <xs:element ref="proxy:deny"/>
         </xs:choice>
      </xs:complexType>
   </xs:element>
   <xs:element name="deny" type="xs:string"/>
   <xs:element name="allow" type="xs:string"/>
   <xs:element name="actions">
      <xs:complexType>
         <xs:sequence>
            <xs:element ref="proxy:method" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
         </xs:sequence>
      </xs:complexType>
   </xs:element>
   <xs:element name="method">
      <xs:simpleType>
         <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
            <xs:enumeration value="GET"/>
            <xs:enumeration value="POST"/>
            <xs:enumeration value="PUT"/>
            <xs:enumeration value="HEAD"/>
            <xs:enumeration value="DELETE"/>
         </xs:restriction>
      </xs:simpleType>
   </xs:element>
   <xs:element name="headers">
      <xs:complexType>
         <xs:sequence>
            <xs:element ref="proxy:header" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
         </xs:sequence>
      </xs:complexType>
   </xs:element>
   <xs:element name="header" type="xs:string"/>
   <xs:element name="mime-types">
      <xs:complexType>
         <xs:sequence>
            <xs:element ref="proxy:mime-type" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
         </xs:sequence>
      </xs:complexType>
   </xs:element>
   <xs:element name="mime-type" type="xs:string"/>
   <xs:element name="cookies">
      <xs:complexType>
         <xs:sequence>
            <xs:element ref="proxy:cookie" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
         </xs:sequence>
      </xs:complexType>
   </xs:element>
   <xs:element name="cookie" type="xs:string"/>
   <xs:element name="users">
      <xs:complexType>
         <xs:sequence>
            <xs:element ref="proxy:user" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
         </xs:sequence>
      </xs:complexType>
   </xs:element>
   <xs:element name="user" type="xs:string"/>
   <xs:element name="meta-data">
      <xs:complexType>
         <xs:choice minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
            <xs:element name="name" type="xs:string"/>
            <xs:element name="value" type="xs:string"/>
         </xs:choice>
      </xs:complexType>
   </xs:element>
</xs:schema>

XML schema Version 1.1

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xs:schema xmlns:proxy="http://www.ibm.com/xmlns/prod/sw/ajax/proxy-config/1.1" 
           xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" 
           targetNamespace="http://www.ibm.com/xmlns/prod/sw/ajax/proxy-config/1.1" 
           elementFormDefault="qualified">
   <xs:element name="proxy-rules">
      <xs:complexType>
         <xs:choice minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
            <xs:element ref="proxy:mapping" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
            <xs:element ref="proxy:policy" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
            <xs:element ref="proxy:ipfilter" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
            <xs:element ref="proxy:meta-data" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
         </xs:choice>
      </xs:complexType>
   </xs:element>
   <xs:element name="mapping">
      <xs:complexType>
         <xs:choice minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
            <xs:element ref="proxy:policy" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
            <xs:element ref="proxy:ipfilter" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
            <xs:element ref="proxy:meta-data" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
         </xs:choice>
         <xs:attribute name="contextpath" type="xs:string" use=" required"/>
         <xs:attribute name="url" use="optional">
            <xs:simpleType>
               <xs:restriction base="xs:anyURI"/>
            </xs:simpleType>
         </xs:attribute>
      </xs:complexType>
   </xs:element>
   <xs:element name="policy">
      <xs:complexType>
         <xs:choice minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
            <xs:element ref="proxy:actions"/>
            <xs:element ref="proxy:headers" minOccurs="0"/>
            <xs:element ref="proxy:mime-types" minOccurs="0"/>
            <xs:element ref="proxy:cookies" minOccurs="0"/>
            <xs:element ref="proxy:users" minOccurs="0"/>
         </xs:choice>
         <xs:attribute name="url" use=" required">
            <xs:simpleType>
               <xs:restriction base="xs:anyURI"/>
            </xs:simpleType>
         </xs:attribute>
         <xs:attribute name="acf" use="optional" default="none">
            <xs:simpleType>
               <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
                  <xs:enumeration value="none"/>
               </xs:restriction>
            </xs:simpleType>
         </xs:attribute>
         <xs:attribute name="basic-auth-support" type="xs:boolean" use="optional" default="false"/>
      </xs:complexType>
   </xs:element>
   <xs:element name="ipfilter">
      <xs:complexType>
         <xs:choice minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
            <xs:element ref="proxy:allow"/>
            <xs:element ref="proxy:deny"/>
         </xs:choice>
      </xs:complexType>
   </xs:element>
   <xs:element name="deny" type="xs:string"/>
   <xs:element name="allow" type="xs:string"/>
   <xs:element name="actions">
      <xs:complexType>
         <xs:sequence>
            <xs:element ref="proxy:method" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
         </xs:sequence>
      </xs:complexType>
   </xs:element>
   <xs:element name="method">
      <xs:simpleType>
         <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
            <xs:enumeration value="GET"/>
            <xs:enumeration value="POST"/>
            <xs:enumeration value="PUT"/>
            <xs:enumeration value="HEAD"/>
            <xs:enumeration value="DELETE"/>
         </xs:restriction>
      </xs:simpleType>
   </xs:element>
   <xs:element name="headers">
      <xs:complexType>
         <xs:sequence>
            <xs:element ref="proxy:header" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
         </xs:sequence>
      </xs:complexType>
   </xs:element>
   <xs:element name="header" type="xs:string"/>
   <xs:element name="mime-types">
      <xs:complexType>
         <xs:sequence>
            <xs:element ref="proxy:mime-type" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
         </xs:sequence>
      </xs:complexType>
   </xs:element>
   <xs:element name="mime-type" type="xs:string"/>
   <xs:element name="cookies">
      <xs:complexType>
         <xs:sequence>
            <xs:element ref="proxy:cookie" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
         </xs:sequence>
      </xs:complexType>
   </xs:element>
   <xs:element name="cookie" type="xs:string"/>
   <xs:element name="users">
      <xs:complexType>
         <xs:sequence>
            <xs:element ref="proxy:user" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
         </xs:sequence>
      </xs:complexType>
   </xs:element>
   <xs:element name="user" type="xs:string"/>
   <xs:element name="meta-data">
      <xs:complexType>
         <xs:choice minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
            <xs:element name="name" type="xs:string"/>
            <xs:element name="value" type="xs:string"/>
         </xs:choice>
      </xs:complexType>
   </xs:element>
</xs:schema>

Parent: HTTP proxy for AJAX applications