grpc 1.49.1 → 1.50.0.pre1

data/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/lb_policy/rls/rls.cc

@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
 #include "src/core/lib/gprpp/ref_counted_ptr.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/gprpp/sync.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/gprpp/time.h"
+#include "src/core/lib/gprpp/validation_errors.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/gprpp/work_serializer.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/closure.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/error.h"
@@ -82,7 +83,8 @@
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/pollset_set.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/timer.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/json/json.h"
-#include "src/core/lib/json/json_util.h"
+#include "src/core/lib/json/json_args.h"
+#include "src/core/lib/json/json_object_loader.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/load_balancing/lb_policy.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/load_balancing/lb_policy_factory.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/load_balancing/lb_policy_registry.h"
@@ -142,25 +144,24 @@ class RlsLbConfig : public LoadBalancingPolicy::Config {
   struct RouteLookupConfig {
     KeyBuilderMap key_builder_map;
     std::string lookup_service;
-    Duration lookup_service_timeout;
-    Duration max_age;
-    Duration stale_age;
+    Duration lookup_service_timeout = kDefaultLookupServiceTimeout;
+    Duration max_age = kMaxMaxAge;
+    Duration stale_age = kMaxMaxAge;
     int64_t cache_size_bytes = 0;
     std::string default_target;
+
+    static const JsonLoaderInterface* JsonLoader(const JsonArgs&);
+    void JsonPostLoad(const Json& json, const JsonArgs& args,
+                      ValidationErrors* errors);
   };
 
-  RlsLbConfig(RouteLookupConfig route_lookup_config,
-              std::string rls_channel_service_config, Json child_policy_config,
-              std::string child_policy_config_target_field_name,
-              RefCountedPtr<LoadBalancingPolicy::Config>
-                  default_child_policy_parsed_config)
-      : route_lookup_config_(std::move(route_lookup_config)),
-        rls_channel_service_config_(std::move(rls_channel_service_config)),
-        child_policy_config_(std::move(child_policy_config)),
-        child_policy_config_target_field_name_(
-            std::move(child_policy_config_target_field_name)),
-        default_child_policy_parsed_config_(
-            std::move(default_child_policy_parsed_config)) {}
+  RlsLbConfig() = default;
+
+  RlsLbConfig(const RlsLbConfig&) = delete;
+  RlsLbConfig& operator=(const RlsLbConfig&) = delete;
+
+  RlsLbConfig(RlsLbConfig&& other) = delete;
+  RlsLbConfig& operator=(RlsLbConfig&& other) = delete;
 
   absl::string_view name() const override { return kRls; }
 
@@ -193,6 +194,10 @@ class RlsLbConfig : public LoadBalancingPolicy::Config {
     return default_child_policy_parsed_config_;
   }
 
+  static const JsonLoaderInterface* JsonLoader(const JsonArgs&);
+  void JsonPostLoad(const Json& json, const JsonArgs&,
+                    ValidationErrors* errors);
+
  private:
   RouteLookupConfig route_lookup_config_;
   std::string rls_channel_service_config_;
@@ -208,7 +213,7 @@ class RlsLb : public LoadBalancingPolicy {
   explicit RlsLb(Args args);
 
   absl::string_view name() const override { return kRls; }
-  void UpdateLocked(UpdateArgs args) override;
+  absl::Status UpdateLocked(UpdateArgs args) override;
   void ExitIdleLocked() override;
   void ResetBackoffLocked() override;
 
@@ -293,7 +298,7 @@ class RlsLb : public LoadBalancingPolicy {
     //
     // Both methods grab the data they need from the parent object.
     void StartUpdate() ABSL_EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(&RlsLb::mu_);
-    void MaybeFinishUpdate() ABSL_LOCKS_EXCLUDED(&RlsLb::mu_);
+    absl::Status MaybeFinishUpdate() ABSL_LOCKS_EXCLUDED(&RlsLb::mu_);
 
     void ExitIdleLocked() {
       if (child_policy_ != nullptr) child_policy_->ExitIdleLocked();
@@ -742,28 +747,32 @@ void RlsLb::ChildPolicyWrapper::Orphan() {
   picker_.reset();
 }
 
-grpc_error_handle InsertOrUpdateChildPolicyField(const std::string& field,
-                                                 const std::string& value,
-                                                 Json* config) {
+bool InsertOrUpdateChildPolicyField(const std::string& field,
+                                    const std::string& value, Json* config,
+                                    ValidationErrors* errors) {
   if (config->type() != Json::Type::ARRAY) {
-    return GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_STATIC_STRING(
-        "child policy configuration is not an array");
+    errors->AddError("is not an array");
+    return false;
   }
-  std::vector<grpc_error_handle> error_list;
-  for (Json& child_json : *config->mutable_array()) {
+  bool success = true;
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < config->array_value().size(); ++i) {
+    Json& child_json = (*config->mutable_array())[i];
+    ValidationErrors::ScopedField json_field(errors, absl::StrCat("[", i, "]"));
     if (child_json.type() != Json::Type::OBJECT) {
-      error_list.push_back(GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_STATIC_STRING(
-          "child policy item is not an object"));
+      errors->AddError("is not an object");
+      success = false;
     } else {
       Json::Object& child = *child_json.mutable_object();
       if (child.size() != 1) {
-        error_list.push_back(GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_STATIC_STRING(
-            "child policy item contains more than one field"));
+        errors->AddError("child policy object contains more than one field");
+        success = false;
       } else {
+        ValidationErrors::ScopedField json_field(
+            errors, absl::StrCat("[\"", child.begin()->first, "\"]"));
         Json& child_config_json = child.begin()->second;
         if (child_config_json.type() != Json::Type::OBJECT) {
-          error_list.push_back(GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_STATIC_STRING(
-              "child policy item config is not an object"));
+          errors->AddError("child policy config is not an object");
+          success = false;
         } else {
           Json::Object& child_config = *child_config_json.mutable_object();
           child_config[field] = Json(value);
@@ -771,18 +780,15 @@ grpc_error_handle InsertOrUpdateChildPolicyField(const std::string& field,
       }
     }
   }
-  return GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_VECTOR_AND_CPP_STRING(
-      absl::StrCat("errors when inserting field \"", field,
-                   "\" for child policy"),
-      &error_list);
+  return success;
 }
 
 void RlsLb::ChildPolicyWrapper::StartUpdate() {
   Json child_policy_config = lb_policy_->config_->child_policy_config();
-  grpc_error_handle error = InsertOrUpdateChildPolicyField(
+  ValidationErrors errors;
+  GPR_ASSERT(InsertOrUpdateChildPolicyField(
       lb_policy_->config_->child_policy_config_target_field_name(), target_,
-      &child_policy_config);
-  GPR_ASSERT(GRPC_ERROR_IS_NONE(error));
+      &child_policy_config, &errors));
   if (GRPC_TRACE_FLAG_ENABLED(grpc_lb_rls_trace)) {
     gpr_log(
         GPR_INFO,
@@ -790,8 +796,9 @@ void RlsLb::ChildPolicyWrapper::StartUpdate() {
         lb_policy_.get(), this, target_.c_str(),
         child_policy_config.Dump().c_str());
   }
-  auto config = LoadBalancingPolicyRegistry::ParseLoadBalancingConfig(
-      child_policy_config);
+  auto config =
+      CoreConfiguration::Get().lb_policy_registry().ParseLoadBalancingConfig(
+          child_policy_config);
   // Returned RLS target fails the validation.
   if (!config.ok()) {
     if (GRPC_TRACE_FLAG_ENABLED(grpc_lb_rls_trace)) {
@@ -810,10 +817,10 @@ void RlsLb::ChildPolicyWrapper::StartUpdate() {
   }
 }
 
-void RlsLb::ChildPolicyWrapper::MaybeFinishUpdate() {
+absl::Status RlsLb::ChildPolicyWrapper::MaybeFinishUpdate() {
   // If pending_config_ is not set, that means StartUpdate() failed, so
   // there's nothing to do here.
-  if (pending_config_ == nullptr) return;
+  if (pending_config_ == nullptr) return absl::OkStatus();
   // If child policy doesn't yet exist, create it.
   if (child_policy_ == nullptr) {
     Args create_args;
@@ -843,7 +850,7 @@ void RlsLb::ChildPolicyWrapper::MaybeFinishUpdate() {
   update_args.config = std::move(pending_config_);
   update_args.addresses = lb_policy_->addresses_;
   update_args.args = lb_policy_->channel_args_;
-  child_policy_->UpdateLocked(std::move(update_args));
+  return child_policy_->UpdateLocked(std::move(update_args));
 }
 
 //
@@ -1013,7 +1020,7 @@ LoadBalancingPolicy::PickResult RlsLb::Picker::Pick(PickArgs args) {
     gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "[rlslb %p] picker=%p: request keys: %s",
             lb_policy_.get(), this, key.ToString().c_str());
   }
-  Timestamp now = ExecCtx::Get()->Now();
+  Timestamp now = Timestamp::Now();
   MutexLock lock(&lb_policy_->mu_);
   if (lb_policy_->is_shutdown_) {
     return PickResult::Fail(
@@ -1163,7 +1170,7 @@ RlsLb::Cache::Entry::Entry(RefCountedPtr<RlsLb> lb_policy,
           GRPC_TRACE_FLAG_ENABLED(grpc_lb_rls_trace) ? "CacheEntry" : nullptr),
       lb_policy_(std::move(lb_policy)),
       backoff_state_(MakeCacheEntryBackoff()),
-      min_expiration_time_(ExecCtx::Get()->Now() + kMinExpirationTime),
+      min_expiration_time_(Timestamp::Now() + kMinExpirationTime),
       lru_iterator_(lb_policy_->cache_.lru_list_.insert(
           lb_policy_->cache_.lru_list_.end(), key)) {}
 
@@ -1241,12 +1248,12 @@ void RlsLb::Cache::Entry::ResetBackoff() {
 }
 
 bool RlsLb::Cache::Entry::ShouldRemove() const {
-  Timestamp now = ExecCtx::Get()->Now();
+  Timestamp now = Timestamp::Now();
   return data_expiration_time_ < now && backoff_expiration_time_ < now;
 }
 
 bool RlsLb::Cache::Entry::CanEvict() const {
-  Timestamp now = ExecCtx::Get()->Now();
+  Timestamp now = Timestamp::Now();
   return min_expiration_time_ < now;
 }
 
@@ -1272,7 +1279,7 @@ RlsLb::Cache::Entry::OnRlsResponseLocked(
       backoff_state_ = MakeCacheEntryBackoff();
     }
     backoff_time_ = backoff_state_->NextAttemptTime();
-    Timestamp now = ExecCtx::Get()->Now();
+    Timestamp now = Timestamp::Now();
     backoff_expiration_time_ = now + (backoff_time_ - now) * 2;
     backoff_timer_ = MakeOrphanable<BackoffTimer>(
         Ref(DEBUG_LOCATION, "BackoffTimer"), backoff_time_);
@@ -1281,7 +1288,7 @@ RlsLb::Cache::Entry::OnRlsResponseLocked(
   }
   // Request succeeded, so store the result.
   header_data_ = std::move(response.header_data);
-  Timestamp now = ExecCtx::Get()->Now();
+  Timestamp now = Timestamp::Now();
   data_expiration_time_ = now + lb_policy_->config_->max_age();
   stale_time_ = now + lb_policy_->config_->stale_age();
   status_ = absl::OkStatus();
@@ -1347,7 +1354,7 @@ RlsLb::Cache::Entry::OnRlsResponseLocked(
 //
 
 RlsLb::Cache::Cache(RlsLb* lb_policy) : lb_policy_(lb_policy) {
-  Timestamp now = ExecCtx::Get()->Now();
+  Timestamp now = Timestamp::Now();
   lb_policy_->Ref(DEBUG_LOCATION, "CacheCleanupTimer").release();
   GRPC_CLOSURE_INIT(&timer_callback_, OnCleanupTimer, this, nullptr);
   grpc_timer_init(&cleanup_timer_, now + kCacheCleanupTimerInterval,
@@ -1430,7 +1437,7 @@ void RlsLb::Cache::OnCleanupTimer(void* arg, grpc_error_handle error) {
             ++it;
           }
         }
-        Timestamp now = ExecCtx::Get()->Now();
+        Timestamp now = Timestamp::Now();
         lb_policy.release();
         grpc_timer_init(&cache->cleanup_timer_,
                         now + kCacheCleanupTimerInterval,
@@ -1499,7 +1506,7 @@ void RlsLb::RlsChannel::StateWatcher::OnConnectivityStateChange(
 //
 
 bool RlsLb::RlsChannel::Throttle::ShouldThrottle() {
-  Timestamp now = ExecCtx::Get()->Now();
+  Timestamp now = Timestamp::Now();
   while (!requests_.empty() && now - requests_.front() > window_size_) {
     requests_.pop_front();
   }
@@ -1527,7 +1534,7 @@ bool RlsLb::RlsChannel::Throttle::ShouldThrottle() {
 }
 
 void RlsLb::RlsChannel::Throttle::RegisterResponse(bool success) {
-  Timestamp now = ExecCtx::Get()->Now();
+  Timestamp now = Timestamp::Now();
   requests_.push_back(now);
   if (!success) failures_.push_back(now);
 }
@@ -1707,7 +1714,7 @@ void RlsLb::RlsRequest::StartCallLocked() {
     MutexLock lock(&lb_policy_->mu_);
     if (lb_policy_->is_shutdown_) return;
   }
-  Timestamp now = ExecCtx::Get()->Now();
+  Timestamp now = Timestamp::Now();
   deadline_ = now + lb_policy_->config_->lookup_service_timeout();
   grpc_metadata_array_init(&recv_initial_metadata_);
   grpc_metadata_array_init(&recv_trailing_metadata_);
@@ -1808,7 +1815,9 @@ void RlsLb::RlsRequest::OnRlsCallCompleteLocked(grpc_error_handle error) {
   // Now that we've released the lock, finish the update on any newly
   // created child policies.
   for (ChildPolicyWrapper* child : child_policies_to_finish_update) {
-    child->MaybeFinishUpdate();
+    // TODO(roth): If the child reports an error with the update, we
+    // need to propagate that back to the resolver somehow.
+    (void)child->MaybeFinishUpdate();
   }
 }
 
@@ -1896,7 +1905,7 @@ RlsLb::RlsLb(Args args)
   }
 }
 
-void RlsLb::UpdateLocked(UpdateArgs args) {
+absl::Status RlsLb::UpdateLocked(UpdateArgs args) {
   if (GRPC_TRACE_FLAG_ENABLED(grpc_lb_rls_trace)) {
     gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "[rlslb %p] policy updated", this);
   }
@@ -1987,19 +1996,28 @@ void RlsLb::UpdateLocked(UpdateArgs args) {
     }
   }
   // Now that we've released the lock, finish update of child policies.
+  std::vector<std::string> errors;
   if (update_child_policies) {
     if (GRPC_TRACE_FLAG_ENABLED(grpc_lb_rls_trace)) {
       gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "[rlslb %p] finishing child policy updates", this);
     }
     for (auto& p : child_policy_map_) {
-      p.second->MaybeFinishUpdate();
+      absl::Status status = p.second->MaybeFinishUpdate();
+      if (!status.ok()) {
+        errors.emplace_back(
+            absl::StrCat("target ", p.first, ": ", status.ToString()));
+      }
     }
   } else if (created_default_child) {
     if (GRPC_TRACE_FLAG_ENABLED(grpc_lb_rls_trace)) {
       gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "[rlslb %p] finishing default child policy update",
               this);
     }
-    default_child_policy_->MaybeFinishUpdate();
+    absl::Status status = default_child_policy_->MaybeFinishUpdate();
+    if (!status.ok()) {
+      errors.emplace_back(absl::StrCat("target ", config_->default_target(),
+                                       ": ", status.ToString()));
+    }
   }
   update_in_progress_ = false;
   // In principle, we need to update the picker here only if the config
@@ -2009,6 +2027,12 @@ void RlsLb::UpdateLocked(UpdateArgs args) {
   // remember to update the code here.  So for now, we just unconditionally
   // update the picker here, even though it's probably redundant.
   UpdatePickerLocked();
+  // Return status.
+  if (!errors.empty()) {
+    return absl::UnavailableError(absl::StrCat(
+        "errors from children: [", absl::StrJoin(errors, "; "), "]"));
+  }
+  return absl::OkStatus();
 }
 
 void RlsLb::ExitIdleLocked() {
@@ -2125,345 +2149,342 @@ void RlsLb::UpdatePickerLocked() {
 // RlsLbFactory
 //
 
-grpc_error_handle ParseJsonHeaders(size_t idx, const Json& json,
-                                   std::string* key,
-                                   std::vector<std::string>* headers) {
-  if (json.type() != Json::Type::OBJECT) {
-    return GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_CPP_STRING(absl::StrCat(
-        "field:headers index:", idx, " error:type should be OBJECT"));
-  }
-  std::vector<grpc_error_handle> error_list;
-  // requiredMatch must not be present.
-  if (json.object_value().find("requiredMatch") != json.object_value().end()) {
-    error_list.push_back(GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_STATIC_STRING(
-        "field:requiredMatch error:must not be present"));
-  }
-  // Find key.
-  if (ParseJsonObjectField(json.object_value(), "key", key, &error_list) &&
-      key->empty()) {
-    error_list.push_back(GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_STATIC_STRING(
-        "field:key error:must be non-empty"));
-  }
-  // Find headers.
-  const Json::Array* headers_json = nullptr;
-  ParseJsonObjectField(json.object_value(), "names", &headers_json,
-                       &error_list);
-  if (headers_json != nullptr) {
-    if (headers_json->empty()) {
-      error_list.push_back(GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_STATIC_STRING(
-          "field:names error:list is empty"));
-    } else {
-      size_t name_idx = 0;
-      for (const Json& name_json : *headers_json) {
-        if (name_json.type() != Json::Type::STRING) {
-          error_list.push_back(GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_CPP_STRING(absl::StrCat(
-              "field:names index:", name_idx, " error:type should be STRING")));
-        } else if (name_json.string_value().empty()) {
-          error_list.push_back(GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_CPP_STRING(
-              absl::StrCat("field:names index:", name_idx,
-                           " error:header name must be non-empty")));
-        } else {
-          headers->push_back(name_json.string_value());
+struct GrpcKeyBuilder {
+  struct Name {
+    std::string service;
+    std::string method;
+
+    static const JsonLoaderInterface* JsonLoader(const JsonArgs&) {
+      static const auto* loader = JsonObjectLoader<Name>()
+                                      .Field("service", &Name::service)
+                                      .OptionalField("method", &Name::method)
+                                      .Finish();
+      return loader;
+    }
+  };
+
+  struct NameMatcher {
+    std::string key;
+    std::vector<std::string> names;
+    absl::optional<bool> required_match;
+
+    static const JsonLoaderInterface* JsonLoader(const JsonArgs&) {
+      static const auto* loader =
+          JsonObjectLoader<NameMatcher>()
+              .Field("key", &NameMatcher::key)
+              .Field("names", &NameMatcher::names)
+              .OptionalField("requiredMatch", &NameMatcher::required_match)
+              .Finish();
+      return loader;
+    }
+
+    void JsonPostLoad(const Json&, const JsonArgs&, ValidationErrors* errors) {
+      // key must be non-empty.
+      {
+        ValidationErrors::ScopedField field(errors, ".key");
+        if (!errors->FieldHasErrors() && key.empty()) {
+          errors->AddError("must be non-empty");
         }
-        ++name_idx;
       }
-    }
-  }
-  return GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_VECTOR_AND_CPP_STRING(
-      absl::StrCat("field:headers index:", idx), &error_list);
-}
-
-std::string ParseJsonMethodName(size_t idx, const Json& json,
-                                grpc_error_handle* error) {
-  if (json.type() != Json::Type::OBJECT) {
-    *error = GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_CPP_STRING(absl::StrCat(
-        "field:names index:", idx, " error:type should be OBJECT"));
-    return "";
-  }
-  std::vector<grpc_error_handle> error_list;
-  // Find service name.
-  absl::string_view service_name;
-  ParseJsonObjectField(json.object_value(), "service", &service_name,
-                       &error_list);
-  // Find method name.
-  absl::string_view method_name;
-  ParseJsonObjectField(json.object_value(), "method", &method_name, &error_list,
-                       /*required=*/false);
-  // Return error, if any.
-  *error = GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_VECTOR_AND_CPP_STRING(
-      absl::StrCat("field:names index:", idx), &error_list);
-  // Construct path.
-  return absl::StrCat("/", service_name, "/", method_name);
-}
-
-grpc_error_handle ParseGrpcKeybuilder(
-    size_t idx, const Json& json, RlsLbConfig::KeyBuilderMap* key_builder_map) {
-  if (json.type() != Json::Type::OBJECT) {
-    return GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_CPP_STRING(absl::StrCat(
-        "field:grpc_keybuilders index:", idx, " error:type should be OBJECT"));
-  }
-  std::vector<grpc_error_handle> error_list;
-  // Parse names.
-  std::set<std::string> names;
-  const Json::Array* names_array = nullptr;
-  if (ParseJsonObjectField(json.object_value(), "names", &names_array,
-                           &error_list)) {
-    if (names_array->empty()) {
-      error_list.push_back(GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_STATIC_STRING(
-          "field:names error:list is empty"));
-    } else {
-      size_t name_idx = 0;
-      for (const Json& name_json : *names_array) {
-        grpc_error_handle child_error = GRPC_ERROR_NONE;
-        std::string name =
-            ParseJsonMethodName(name_idx++, name_json, &child_error);
-        if (!GRPC_ERROR_IS_NONE(child_error)) {
-          error_list.push_back(child_error);
-        } else {
-          bool inserted = names.insert(name).second;
-          if (!inserted) {
-            error_list.push_back(GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_CPP_STRING(
-                absl::StrCat("field:names error:duplicate entry for ", name)));
+      // List of header names must be non-empty.
+      {
+        ValidationErrors::ScopedField field(errors, ".names");
+        if (!errors->FieldHasErrors() && names.empty()) {
+          errors->AddError("must be non-empty");
+        }
+        // Individual header names must be non-empty.
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < names.size(); ++i) {
+          ValidationErrors::ScopedField field(errors,
+                                              absl::StrCat("[", i, "]"));
+          if (!errors->FieldHasErrors() && names[i].empty()) {
+            errors->AddError("must be non-empty");
           }
         }
       }
-    }
-  }
-  // Helper function to check for duplicate keys.
-  std::set<std::string> all_keys;
-  auto duplicate_key_check_func = [&all_keys,
-                                   &error_list](const std::string& key) {
-    auto it = all_keys.find(key);
-    if (it != all_keys.end()) {
-      error_list.push_back(GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_CPP_STRING(
-          absl::StrCat("key \"", key, "\" listed multiple times")));
-    } else {
-      all_keys.insert(key);
+      // requiredMatch must not be present.
+      {
+        ValidationErrors::ScopedField field(errors, ".requiredMatch");
+        if (required_match.has_value()) {
+          errors->AddError("must not be present");
+        }
+      }
     }
   };
-  // Parse headers.
-  RlsLbConfig::KeyBuilder key_builder;
-  const Json::Array* headers_array = nullptr;
-  ParseJsonObjectField(json.object_value(), "headers", &headers_array,
-                       &error_list, /*required=*/false);
-  if (headers_array != nullptr) {
-    size_t header_idx = 0;
-    for (const Json& header_json : *headers_array) {
-      std::string key;
-      std::vector<std::string> headers;
-      grpc_error_handle child_error =
-          ParseJsonHeaders(header_idx++, header_json, &key, &headers);
-      if (!GRPC_ERROR_IS_NONE(child_error)) {
-        error_list.push_back(child_error);
-      } else {
-        duplicate_key_check_func(key);
-        key_builder.header_keys.emplace(key, std::move(headers));
-      }
+
+  struct ExtraKeys {
+    absl::optional<std::string> host_key;
+    absl::optional<std::string> service_key;
+    absl::optional<std::string> method_key;
+
+    static const JsonLoaderInterface* JsonLoader(const JsonArgs&) {
+      static const auto* loader =
+          JsonObjectLoader<ExtraKeys>()
+              .OptionalField("host", &ExtraKeys::host_key)
+              .OptionalField("service", &ExtraKeys::service_key)
+              .OptionalField("method", &ExtraKeys::method_key)
+              .Finish();
+      return loader;
     }
+
+    void JsonPostLoad(const Json&, const JsonArgs&, ValidationErrors* errors) {
+      auto check_field = [&](const std::string& field_name,
+                             absl::optional<std::string>* struct_field) {
+        ValidationErrors::ScopedField field(errors,
+                                            absl::StrCat(".", field_name));
+        if (struct_field->has_value() && (*struct_field)->empty()) {
+          errors->AddError("must be non-empty if set");
+        }
+      };
+      check_field("host", &host_key);
+      check_field("service", &service_key);
+      check_field("method", &method_key);
+    }
+  };
+
+  std::vector<Name> names;
+  std::vector<NameMatcher> headers;
+  ExtraKeys extra_keys;
+  std::map<std::string /*key*/, std::string /*value*/> constant_keys;
+
+  static const JsonLoaderInterface* JsonLoader(const JsonArgs&) {
+    static const auto* loader =
+        JsonObjectLoader<GrpcKeyBuilder>()
+            .Field("names", &GrpcKeyBuilder::names)
+            .OptionalField("headers", &GrpcKeyBuilder::headers)
+            .OptionalField("extraKeys", &GrpcKeyBuilder::extra_keys)
+            .OptionalField("constantKeys", &GrpcKeyBuilder::constant_keys)
+            .Finish();
+    return loader;
   }
-  // Parse extraKeys.
-  const Json::Object* extra_keys = nullptr;
-  ParseJsonObjectField(json.object_value(), "extraKeys", &extra_keys,
-                       &error_list, /*required=*/false);
-  if (extra_keys != nullptr) {
-    std::vector<grpc_error_handle> extra_keys_errors;
-    if (ParseJsonObjectField(*extra_keys, "host", &key_builder.host_key,
-                             &extra_keys_errors, /*required=*/false) &&
-        key_builder.host_key.empty()) {
-      extra_keys_errors.push_back(GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_STATIC_STRING(
-          "field:host error:must be non-empty"));
+
+  void JsonPostLoad(const Json&, const JsonArgs&, ValidationErrors* errors) {
+    // The names field must be non-empty.
+    {
+      ValidationErrors::ScopedField field(errors, ".names");
+      if (!errors->FieldHasErrors() && names.empty()) {
+        errors->AddError("must be non-empty");
+      }
     }
-    if (!key_builder.host_key.empty()) {
-      duplicate_key_check_func(key_builder.host_key);
+    // Make sure no key in constantKeys is empty.
+    if (constant_keys.find("") != constant_keys.end()) {
+      ValidationErrors::ScopedField field(errors, ".constantKeys[\"\"]");
+      errors->AddError("key must be non-empty");
     }
-    if (ParseJsonObjectField(*extra_keys, "service", &key_builder.service_key,
-                             &extra_keys_errors, /*required=*/false) &&
-        key_builder.service_key.empty()) {
-      extra_keys_errors.push_back(GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_STATIC_STRING(
-          "field:service error:must be non-empty"));
+    // Check for duplicate keys.
+    std::set<absl::string_view> keys_seen;
+    auto duplicate_key_check_func = [&keys_seen, errors](
+                                        const std::string& key,
+                                        const std::string& field_name) {
+      if (key.empty()) return;  // Already generated an error about this.
+      ValidationErrors::ScopedField field(errors, field_name);
+      auto it = keys_seen.find(key);
+      if (it != keys_seen.end()) {
+        errors->AddError(absl::StrCat("duplicate key \"", key, "\""));
+      } else {
+        keys_seen.insert(key);
+      }
+    };
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < headers.size(); ++i) {
+      NameMatcher& header = headers[i];
+      duplicate_key_check_func(header.key,
+                               absl::StrCat(".headers[", i, "].key"));
     }
-    if (!key_builder.service_key.empty()) {
-      duplicate_key_check_func(key_builder.service_key);
+    for (const auto& p : constant_keys) {
+      duplicate_key_check_func(
+          p.first, absl::StrCat(".constantKeys[\"", p.first, "\"]"));
     }
-    if (ParseJsonObjectField(*extra_keys, "method", &key_builder.method_key,
-                             &extra_keys_errors, /*required=*/false) &&
-        key_builder.method_key.empty()) {
-      extra_keys_errors.push_back(GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_STATIC_STRING(
-          "field:method error:must be non-empty"));
+    if (extra_keys.host_key.has_value()) {
+      duplicate_key_check_func(*extra_keys.host_key, ".extraKeys.host");
     }
-    if (!key_builder.method_key.empty()) {
-      duplicate_key_check_func(key_builder.method_key);
+    if (extra_keys.service_key.has_value()) {
+      duplicate_key_check_func(*extra_keys.service_key, ".extraKeys.service");
     }
-    if (!extra_keys_errors.empty()) {
-      error_list.push_back(
-          GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_VECTOR("field:extraKeys", &extra_keys_errors));
+    if (extra_keys.method_key.has_value()) {
+      duplicate_key_check_func(*extra_keys.method_key, ".extraKeys.method");
     }
   }
-  // Parse constantKeys.
-  const Json::Object* constant_keys = nullptr;
-  ParseJsonObjectField(json.object_value(), "constantKeys", &constant_keys,
-                       &error_list, /*required=*/false);
-  if (constant_keys != nullptr) {
-    std::vector<grpc_error_handle> constant_keys_errors;
-    for (const auto& p : *constant_keys) {
-      const std::string& key = p.first;
-      const Json& value = p.second;
-      if (key.empty()) {
-        constant_keys_errors.push_back(GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_STATIC_STRING(
-            "error:keys must be non-empty"));
+};
+
+const JsonLoaderInterface* RlsLbConfig::RouteLookupConfig::JsonLoader(
+    const JsonArgs&) {
+  static const auto* loader =
+      JsonObjectLoader<RouteLookupConfig>()
+          // Note: Some fields require manual processing and are handled in
+          // JsonPostLoad() instead.
+          .Field("lookupService", &RouteLookupConfig::lookup_service)
+          .OptionalField("lookupServiceTimeout",
+                         &RouteLookupConfig::lookup_service_timeout)
+          .OptionalField("maxAge", &RouteLookupConfig::max_age)
+          .OptionalField("staleAge", &RouteLookupConfig::stale_age)
+          .Field("cacheSizeBytes", &RouteLookupConfig::cache_size_bytes)
+          .OptionalField("defaultTarget", &RouteLookupConfig::default_target)
+          .Finish();
+  return loader;
+}
+
+void RlsLbConfig::RouteLookupConfig::JsonPostLoad(const Json& json,
+                                                  const JsonArgs& args,
+                                                  ValidationErrors* errors) {
+  // Parse grpcKeybuilders.
+  auto grpc_keybuilders = LoadJsonObjectField<std::vector<GrpcKeyBuilder>>(
+      json.object_value(), args, "grpcKeybuilders", errors);
+  if (grpc_keybuilders.has_value()) {
+    ValidationErrors::ScopedField field(errors, ".grpcKeybuilders");
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < grpc_keybuilders->size(); ++i) {
+      ValidationErrors::ScopedField field(errors, absl::StrCat("[", i, "]"));
+      auto& grpc_keybuilder = (*grpc_keybuilders)[i];
+      // Construct KeyBuilder.
+      RlsLbConfig::KeyBuilder key_builder;
+      for (const auto& header : grpc_keybuilder.headers) {
+        key_builder.header_keys.emplace(header.key, header.names);
+      }
+      if (grpc_keybuilder.extra_keys.host_key.has_value()) {
+        key_builder.host_key = std::move(*grpc_keybuilder.extra_keys.host_key);
+      }
+      if (grpc_keybuilder.extra_keys.service_key.has_value()) {
+        key_builder.service_key =
+            std::move(*grpc_keybuilder.extra_keys.service_key);
+      }
+      if (grpc_keybuilder.extra_keys.method_key.has_value()) {
+        key_builder.method_key =
+            std::move(*grpc_keybuilder.extra_keys.method_key);
+      }
+      key_builder.constant_keys = std::move(grpc_keybuilder.constant_keys);
+      // Add entries to map.
+      for (const auto& name : grpc_keybuilder.names) {
+        std::string path = absl::StrCat("/", name.service, "/", name.method);
+        bool inserted = key_builder_map.emplace(path, key_builder).second;
+        if (!inserted) {
+          errors->AddError(absl::StrCat("duplicate entry for \"", path, "\""));
+        }
       }
-      duplicate_key_check_func(key);
-      ExtractJsonString(value, key, &key_builder.constant_keys[key],
-                        &constant_keys_errors);
     }
-    if (!constant_keys_errors.empty()) {
-      error_list.push_back(GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_VECTOR(
-          "field:constantKeys", &constant_keys_errors));
+  }
+  // Validate lookupService.
+  {
+    ValidationErrors::ScopedField field(errors, ".lookupService");
+    if (!errors->FieldHasErrors() &&
+        !CoreConfiguration::Get().resolver_registry().IsValidTarget(
+            lookup_service)) {
+      errors->AddError("must be valid gRPC target URI");
     }
   }
-  // Insert key_builder into key_builder_map.
-  for (const std::string& name : names) {
-    bool inserted = key_builder_map->emplace(name, key_builder).second;
-    if (!inserted) {
-      error_list.push_back(GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_CPP_STRING(
-          absl::StrCat("field:names error:duplicate entry for ", name)));
+  // Clamp maxAge to the max allowed value.
+  if (max_age > kMaxMaxAge) max_age = kMaxMaxAge;
+  // If staleAge is set, then maxAge must also be set.
+  if (json.object_value().find("staleAge") != json.object_value().end() &&
+      json.object_value().find("maxAge") == json.object_value().end()) {
+    ValidationErrors::ScopedField field(errors, ".maxAge");
+    errors->AddError("must be set if staleAge is set");
+  }
+  // Ignore staleAge if greater than or equal to maxAge.
+  if (stale_age >= max_age) stale_age = max_age;
+  // Validate cacheSizeBytes.
+  {
+    ValidationErrors::ScopedField field(errors, ".cacheSizeBytes");
+    if (!errors->FieldHasErrors() && cache_size_bytes <= 0) {
+      errors->AddError("must be greater than 0");
     }
   }
-  return GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_VECTOR_AND_CPP_STRING(
-      absl::StrCat("index:", idx), &error_list);
-}
-
-RlsLbConfig::KeyBuilderMap ParseGrpcKeybuilders(
-    const Json::Array& key_builder_list, grpc_error_handle* error) {
-  RlsLbConfig::KeyBuilderMap key_builder_map;
-  if (key_builder_list.empty()) {
-    *error = GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_STATIC_STRING(
-        "field:grpcKeybuilders error:list is empty");
-    return key_builder_map;
+  // Clamp cacheSizeBytes to the max allowed value.
+  if (cache_size_bytes > kMaxCacheSizeBytes) {
+    cache_size_bytes = kMaxCacheSizeBytes;
   }
-  std::vector<grpc_error_handle> error_list;
-  size_t idx = 0;
-  for (const Json& key_builder : key_builder_list) {
-    grpc_error_handle child_error =
-        ParseGrpcKeybuilder(idx++, key_builder, &key_builder_map);
-    if (!GRPC_ERROR_IS_NONE(child_error)) error_list.push_back(child_error);
+  // Validate defaultTarget.
+  {
+    ValidationErrors::ScopedField field(errors, ".defaultTarget");
+    if (!errors->FieldHasErrors() &&
+        json.object_value().find("defaultTarget") !=
+            json.object_value().end() &&
+        default_target.empty()) {
+      errors->AddError("must be non-empty if set");
+    }
   }
-  *error = GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_VECTOR("field:grpcKeybuilders", &error_list);
-  return key_builder_map;
 }
 
-RlsLbConfig::RouteLookupConfig ParseRouteLookupConfig(
-    const Json::Object& json, grpc_error_handle* error) {
-  std::vector<grpc_error_handle> error_list;
-  RlsLbConfig::RouteLookupConfig route_lookup_config;
-  // Parse grpcKeybuilders.
-  const Json::Array* keybuilder_list = nullptr;
-  ParseJsonObjectField(json, "grpcKeybuilders", &keybuilder_list, &error_list);
-  if (keybuilder_list != nullptr) {
+const JsonLoaderInterface* RlsLbConfig::JsonLoader(const JsonArgs&) {
+  static const auto* loader =
+      JsonObjectLoader<RlsLbConfig>()
+          // Note: Some fields require manual processing and are handled in
+          // JsonPostLoad() instead.
+          .Field("routeLookupConfig", &RlsLbConfig::route_lookup_config_)
+          .Field("childPolicyConfigTargetFieldName",
+                 &RlsLbConfig::child_policy_config_target_field_name_)
+          .Finish();
+  return loader;
+}
+
+void RlsLbConfig::JsonPostLoad(const Json& json, const JsonArgs&,
+                               ValidationErrors* errors) {
+  // Parse routeLookupChannelServiceConfig.
+  auto it = json.object_value().find("routeLookupChannelServiceConfig");
+  if (it != json.object_value().end()) {
+    ValidationErrors::ScopedField field(errors,
+                                        ".routeLookupChannelServiceConfig");
     grpc_error_handle child_error = GRPC_ERROR_NONE;
-    route_lookup_config.key_builder_map =
-        ParseGrpcKeybuilders(*keybuilder_list, &child_error);
-    if (!GRPC_ERROR_IS_NONE(child_error)) error_list.push_back(child_error);
-  }
-  // Parse lookupService.
-  if (ParseJsonObjectField(json, "lookupService",
-                           &route_lookup_config.lookup_service, &error_list)) {
-    if (!CoreConfiguration::Get().resolver_registry().IsValidTarget(
-            route_lookup_config.lookup_service)) {
-      error_list.push_back(GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_STATIC_STRING(
-          "field:lookupService error:must be valid gRPC target URI"));
+    rls_channel_service_config_ = it->second.Dump();
+    auto service_config = MakeRefCounted<ServiceConfigImpl>(
+        ChannelArgs(), rls_channel_service_config_, it->second, &child_error);
+    if (!GRPC_ERROR_IS_NONE(child_error)) {
+      errors->AddError(grpc_error_std_string(child_error));
+      GRPC_ERROR_UNREF(child_error);
     }
   }
-  // Parse lookupServiceTimeout.
-  route_lookup_config.lookup_service_timeout = kDefaultLookupServiceTimeout;
-  ParseJsonObjectFieldAsDuration(json, "lookupServiceTimeout",
-                                 &route_lookup_config.lookup_service_timeout,
-                                 &error_list, /*required=*/false);
-  // Parse maxAge.
-  route_lookup_config.max_age = kMaxMaxAge;
-  bool max_age_set = ParseJsonObjectFieldAsDuration(
-      json, "maxAge", &route_lookup_config.max_age, &error_list,
-      /*required=*/false);
-  // Clamp maxAge to the max allowed value.
-  if (route_lookup_config.max_age > kMaxMaxAge) {
-    route_lookup_config.max_age = kMaxMaxAge;
-  }
-  // Parse staleAge.
-  route_lookup_config.stale_age = kMaxMaxAge;
-  bool stale_age_set = ParseJsonObjectFieldAsDuration(
-      json, "staleAge", &route_lookup_config.stale_age, &error_list,
-      /*required=*/false);
-  // If staleAge is set, then maxAge must also be set.
-  if (stale_age_set && !max_age_set) {
-    error_list.push_back(GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_STATIC_STRING(
-        "field:maxAge error:must be set if staleAge is set"));
-  }
-  // Ignore staleAge if greater than or equal to maxAge.
-  if (route_lookup_config.stale_age >= route_lookup_config.max_age) {
-    route_lookup_config.stale_age = route_lookup_config.max_age;
-  }
-  // Parse cacheSizeBytes.
-  ParseJsonObjectField(json, "cacheSizeBytes",
-                       &route_lookup_config.cache_size_bytes, &error_list);
-  if (route_lookup_config.cache_size_bytes <= 0) {
-    error_list.push_back(GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_STATIC_STRING(
-        "field:cacheSizeBytes error:must be greater than 0"));
-  }
-  // Clamp cacheSizeBytes to the max allowed value.
-  if (route_lookup_config.cache_size_bytes > kMaxCacheSizeBytes) {
-    route_lookup_config.cache_size_bytes = kMaxCacheSizeBytes;
-  }
-  // Parse defaultTarget.
-  if (ParseJsonObjectField(json, "defaultTarget",
-                           &route_lookup_config.default_target, &error_list,
-                           /*required=*/false)) {
-    if (route_lookup_config.default_target.empty()) {
-      error_list.push_back(GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_STATIC_STRING(
-          "field:defaultTarget error:must be non-empty if set"));
+  // Validate childPolicyConfigTargetFieldName.
+  {
+    ValidationErrors::ScopedField field(errors,
+                                        ".childPolicyConfigTargetFieldName");
+    if (!errors->FieldHasErrors() &&
+        child_policy_config_target_field_name_.empty()) {
+      errors->AddError("must be non-empty");
     }
   }
-  *error =
-      GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_VECTOR("field:routeLookupConfig", &error_list);
-  return route_lookup_config;
-}
-
-grpc_error_handle ValidateChildPolicyList(
-    const Json& child_policy_list,
-    const std::string& child_policy_config_target_field_name,
-    const std::string& default_target, Json* child_policy_config,
-    RefCountedPtr<LoadBalancingPolicy::Config>*
-        default_child_policy_parsed_config) {
-  // Add target to each entry in the config proto.
-  *child_policy_config = child_policy_list;
-  std::string target =
-      default_target.empty() ? kFakeTargetFieldValue : default_target;
-  grpc_error_handle error = InsertOrUpdateChildPolicyField(
-      child_policy_config_target_field_name, target, child_policy_config);
-  if (!GRPC_ERROR_IS_NONE(error)) return error;
-  // Parse the config.
-  auto parsed_config = LoadBalancingPolicyRegistry::ParseLoadBalancingConfig(
-      *child_policy_config);
-  if (!parsed_config.ok()) {
-    return absl_status_to_grpc_error(parsed_config.status());
-  }
-  // Find the chosen config and return it in JSON form.
-  // We remove all non-selected configs, and in the selected config, we leave
-  // the target field in place, set to the default value.  This slightly
-  // optimizes what we need to do later when we update a child policy for a
-  // given target.
-  for (Json& config : *(child_policy_config->mutable_array())) {
-    if (config.object_value().begin()->first == (*parsed_config)->name()) {
-      Json save_config = std::move(config);
-      child_policy_config->mutable_array()->clear();
-      child_policy_config->mutable_array()->push_back(std::move(save_config));
-      break;
+  // Parse childPolicy.
+  {
+    ValidationErrors::ScopedField field(errors, ".childPolicy");
+    auto it = json.object_value().find("childPolicy");
+    if (it == json.object_value().end()) {
+      errors->AddError("field not present");
+    } else {
+      // Add target to all child policy configs in the list.
+      child_policy_config_ = it->second;
+      std::string target = route_lookup_config_.default_target.empty()
+                               ? kFakeTargetFieldValue
+                               : route_lookup_config_.default_target;
+      if (InsertOrUpdateChildPolicyField(child_policy_config_target_field_name_,
+                                         target, &child_policy_config_,
+                                         errors)) {
+        // Parse the config.
+        auto parsed_config =
+            CoreConfiguration::Get()
+                .lb_policy_registry()
+                .ParseLoadBalancingConfig(child_policy_config_);
+        if (!parsed_config.ok()) {
+          errors->AddError(parsed_config.status().message());
+        } else {
+          // Find the chosen config and return it in JSON form.
+          // We remove all non-selected configs, and in the selected config,
+          // we leave the target field in place, set to the default value.
+          // This slightly optimizes what we need to do later when we update
+          // a child policy for a given target.
+          for (Json& config : *(child_policy_config_.mutable_array())) {
+            if (config.object_value().begin()->first ==
+                (*parsed_config)->name()) {
+              Json save_config = std::move(config);
+              child_policy_config_.mutable_array()->clear();
+              child_policy_config_.mutable_array()->push_back(
+                  std::move(save_config));
+              break;
+            }
+          }
+          // If default target is set, set the default child config.
+          if (!route_lookup_config_.default_target.empty()) {
+            default_child_policy_parsed_config_ = std::move(*parsed_config);
+          }
+        }
+      }
     }
   }
-  // If default target is set, return the parsed config.
-  if (!default_target.empty()) {
-    *default_child_policy_parsed_config = std::move(*parsed_config);
-  }
-  return GRPC_ERROR_NONE;
 }
 
 class RlsLbFactory : public LoadBalancingPolicyFactory {
@@ -2476,93 +2497,17 @@ class RlsLbFactory : public LoadBalancingPolicyFactory {
   }
 
   absl::StatusOr<RefCountedPtr<LoadBalancingPolicy::Config>>
-  ParseLoadBalancingConfig(const Json& config) const override {
-    std::vector<grpc_error_handle> error_list;
-    // Parse routeLookupConfig.
-    RlsLbConfig::RouteLookupConfig route_lookup_config;
-    const Json::Object* route_lookup_config_json = nullptr;
-    if (ParseJsonObjectField(config.object_value(), "routeLookupConfig",
-                             &route_lookup_config_json, &error_list)) {
-      grpc_error_handle child_error = GRPC_ERROR_NONE;
-      route_lookup_config =
-          ParseRouteLookupConfig(*route_lookup_config_json, &child_error);
-      if (!GRPC_ERROR_IS_NONE(child_error)) error_list.push_back(child_error);
-    }
-    // Parse routeLookupChannelServiceConfig.
-    std::string rls_channel_service_config;
-    const Json::Object* rls_channel_service_config_json_obj = nullptr;
-    if (ParseJsonObjectField(config.object_value(),
-                             "routeLookupChannelServiceConfig",
-                             &rls_channel_service_config_json_obj, &error_list,
-                             /*required=*/false)) {
-      grpc_error_handle child_error = GRPC_ERROR_NONE;
-      Json rls_channel_service_config_json(
-          *rls_channel_service_config_json_obj);
-      rls_channel_service_config = rls_channel_service_config_json.Dump();
-      auto service_config = MakeRefCounted<ServiceConfigImpl>(
-          ChannelArgs(), rls_channel_service_config,
-          std::move(rls_channel_service_config_json), &child_error);
-      if (!GRPC_ERROR_IS_NONE(child_error)) {
-        error_list.push_back(GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_REFERENCING_FROM_STATIC_STRING(
-            "field:routeLookupChannelServiceConfig", &child_error, 1));
-        GRPC_ERROR_UNREF(child_error);
-      }
-    }
-    // Parse childPolicyConfigTargetFieldName.
-    std::string child_policy_config_target_field_name;
-    if (ParseJsonObjectField(
-            config.object_value(), "childPolicyConfigTargetFieldName",
-            &child_policy_config_target_field_name, &error_list)) {
-      if (child_policy_config_target_field_name.empty()) {
-        error_list.push_back(GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_STATIC_STRING(
-            "field:childPolicyConfigTargetFieldName error:must be non-empty"));
-      }
-    }
-    // Parse childPolicy.
-    Json child_policy_config;
-    RefCountedPtr<LoadBalancingPolicy::Config>
-        default_child_policy_parsed_config;
-    auto it = config.object_value().find("childPolicy");
-    if (it == config.object_value().end()) {
-      error_list.push_back(GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_STATIC_STRING(
-          "field:childPolicy error:does not exist."));
-    } else if (it->second.type() != Json::Type::ARRAY) {
-      error_list.push_back(GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_STATIC_STRING(
-          "field:childPolicy error:type should be ARRAY"));
-    } else {
-      grpc_error_handle child_error = ValidateChildPolicyList(
-          it->second, child_policy_config_target_field_name,
-          route_lookup_config.default_target, &child_policy_config,
-          &default_child_policy_parsed_config);
-      if (!GRPC_ERROR_IS_NONE(child_error)) {
-        error_list.push_back(GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_REFERENCING_FROM_STATIC_STRING(
-            "field:childPolicy", &child_error, 1));
-        GRPC_ERROR_UNREF(child_error);
-      }
-    }
-    // Return result.
-    if (!error_list.empty()) {
-      grpc_error_handle error = GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_VECTOR(
-          "errors parsing RLS LB policy config", &error_list);
-      std::string error_string = grpc_error_std_string(error);
-      GRPC_ERROR_UNREF(error);
-      return absl::InvalidArgumentError(error_string);
-    }
-    return MakeRefCounted<RlsLbConfig>(
-        std::move(route_lookup_config), std::move(rls_channel_service_config),
-        std::move(child_policy_config),
-        std::move(child_policy_config_target_field_name),
-        std::move(default_child_policy_parsed_config));
+  ParseLoadBalancingConfig(const Json& json) const override {
+    return LoadRefCountedFromJson<RlsLbConfig>(
+        json, JsonArgs(), "errors validing RLS LB policy config");
   }
 };
 
 }  //  namespace
 
-void RlsLbPluginInit() {
-  LoadBalancingPolicyRegistry::Builder::RegisterLoadBalancingPolicyFactory(
+void RegisterRlsLbPolicy(CoreConfiguration::Builder* builder) {
+  builder->lb_policy_registry()->RegisterLoadBalancingPolicyFactory(
       absl::make_unique<RlsLbFactory>());
 }
 
-void RlsLbPluginShutdown() {}
-
 }  // namespace grpc_core