--- /dev/null
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\file\Plugin\Validation\Constraint;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraint;
+use Symfony\Component\Validator\ConstraintValidator;
+
+/**
+ * Checks that a file referenced in a file field is valid.
+ */
+class FileValidationConstraintValidator extends ConstraintValidator {
+
+ /**
+ * {@inheritdoc}
+ */
+ public function validate($value, Constraint $constraint) {
+ // Get the file to execute validators.
+ $file = $value->get('entity')->getTarget()->getValue();
+ // Get the validators.
+ $validators = $value->getUploadValidators();
+ // Checks that a file meets the criteria specified by the validators.
+ if ($errors = file_validate($file, $validators)) {
+ foreach ($errors as $error) {
+ $this->context->addViolation($error);
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+}