SLING-11912 - Empty configuration in ServiceUserMapperImpl's Required Principal/User validators results in 503
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/serviceusermapping/impl/ServiceUserMapperImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/serviceusermapping/impl/ServiceUserMapperImpl.java
index c8f3a8b..a7bbe8b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/serviceusermapping/impl/ServiceUserMapperImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/serviceusermapping/impl/ServiceUserMapperImpl.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import org.apache.sling.serviceusermapping.Mapping;
 import org.apache.sling.serviceusermapping.ServicePrincipalsValidator;
@@ -178,11 +179,11 @@
         this.requireValidation = config.require_validation();
 
         if (config.required_user_validators() != null) {
-            requiredUserValidators.addAll(Arrays.asList(config.required_user_validators()));
+            requiredUserValidators.addAll(filterEmptyStringValues(config.required_user_validators()));
         }
 
         if (config.required_principal_validators() != null) {
-            requiredPrincipalValidators.addAll(Arrays.asList(config.required_principal_validators()));
+            requiredPrincipalValidators.addAll(filterEmptyStringValues(config.required_principal_validators()));
         }
 
         RegistrationSet registrationSet = this.updateMappings();
@@ -559,6 +560,10 @@
         return getValidatorsIfPresent(principalsValidators);
     }
 
+    private List<String> filterEmptyStringValues(String[] arr) {
+        return Arrays.stream(arr).filter(p -> !p.trim().isEmpty()).collect(Collectors.toList());
+    }
+
     private <T> List<T> getValidatorsIfPresent(List<T> validators) {
         if (presentUserValidators.containsAll(requiredUserValidators) && presentPrincipalValidators.containsAll(requiredPrincipalValidators)) {
             return validators;
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/sling/serviceusermapping/impl/ServiceUserMapperImplTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/sling/serviceusermapping/impl/ServiceUserMapperImplTest.java
index 674058e..e029cb0 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/sling/serviceusermapping/impl/ServiceUserMapperImplTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/sling/serviceusermapping/impl/ServiceUserMapperImplTest.java
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@
 import static org.mockito.Matchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.times;
 
 public class ServiceUserMapperImplTest {
     private static final String BUNDLE_SYMBOLIC1 = "bundle1";
@@ -159,6 +161,36 @@
     }
 
     @Test
+    public void test_emptyRequiredUserAndPrincipalValidators() {
+        ServiceUserMapperImpl.Config config = mock(ServiceUserMapperImpl.Config.class);
+        when(config.require_validation()).thenReturn(true);
+        when(config.required_user_validators()).thenReturn(new String[] {"mockRUV", ""});
+        when(config.required_principal_validators()).thenReturn(new String[] {"mockRPV", ""});
+
+        final ServiceUserMapperImpl mapper = new ServiceUserMapperImpl(null, config);
+
+        List<String> principalNames = Collections.singletonList("bla");
+
+        ServiceUserValidator userValidator = mock(ServiceUserValidator.class);
+        when(userValidator.isValid("alice", "org", "foo")).thenReturn(true);
+        Map<String, Object> properties = new HashMap<>();
+        properties.put(VALIDATOR_ID, "mockRUV");
+        mapper.bindServiceUserValidator(userValidator, properties);
+
+        ServicePrincipalsValidator principalsValidator = mock(ServicePrincipalsValidator.class);
+        when(principalsValidator.isValid(principalNames, "org", "foo")).thenReturn(true);
+        properties.put(VALIDATOR_ID, "mockRPV");
+        mapper.bindServicePrincipalsValidator(principalsValidator, properties);
+
+        // empty validators should be skipped
+        assertTrue(mapper.isValidUser("alice", "org", "foo", true));
+        verify(userValidator, times(1)).isValid("alice", "org", "foo");
+
+        assertTrue(mapper.areValidPrincipals(principalNames, "org", "foo", true));
+        verify(principalsValidator, times(1)).isValid(principalNames,"org", "foo");
+    }
+
+    @Test
     public void test_getServiceUserID() {
         ServiceUserMapperImpl.Config config = mock(ServiceUserMapperImpl.Config.class);
         when(config.user_mapping()).thenReturn(new String[] {