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+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> This plugin has since [Reflect version 3.8.5](https://codeberg.org/reflect/reflect/releases/tag/2.8.5) been deprecated. Reflect now has built-in request validation which is enabled by default. The built-in validator is based on this plugin.
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 # Request validation plugin for the [Reflect API Framework](https://codeberg.org/reflect/reflect)
 This request pre-processor adds request validation for an API written in the Reflect API Framework.