diff --git a/shared/plugin/definition/validator.go b/shared/plugin/definition/validator.go
index 776029f..21a1bf8 100644
--- a/shared/plugin/definition/validator.go
+++ b/shared/plugin/definition/validator.go
@@ -5,12 +5,18 @@ import (
 	"net/url"
 )
 
+// Error struct for validation errors
+type Error struct {
+	Path    string
+	Message string
+}
+
 // Validator interface for schema validation
 type Validator interface {
-	Validate(ctx context.Context, url url.URL, payload []byte) (bool, error)
+	Validate(ctx context.Context, url *url.URL, payload []byte) (bool, Error)
 }
 
 // ValidatorProvider interface for creating validators
 type ValidatorProvider interface {
-	New(ctx context.Context, config map[string]string) (map[string]Validator, error)
+	New(ctx context.Context, config map[string]string) (map[string]Validator, Error)
 }
diff --git a/shared/plugin/implementations/validator.so b/shared/plugin/implementations/validator.so
index 5b01f75..ebd63b3 100644
Binary files a/shared/plugin/implementations/validator.so and b/shared/plugin/implementations/validator.so differ
diff --git a/shared/plugin/implementations/validator/cmd/plugin.go b/shared/plugin/implementations/validator/cmd/plugin.go
index 0b3b930..b02f214 100644
--- a/shared/plugin/implementations/validator/cmd/plugin.go
+++ b/shared/plugin/implementations/validator/cmd/plugin.go
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ import (
 type ValidatorProvider struct{}
 
 // New initializes a new Verifier instance.
-func (vp ValidatorProvider) New(ctx context.Context, config map[string]string) (map[string]definition.Validator, error) {
+func (vp ValidatorProvider) New(ctx context.Context, config map[string]string) (map[string]definition.Validator, definition.Error) {
 	// Create a new Validator instance with the provided configuration
 	validators, err := validator.New(ctx, config)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	if err != (definition.Error{}) {
+		return nil, definition.Error{Path: "", Message: err.Message}
 	}
 
 	// Convert the map to the expected type
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ func (vp ValidatorProvider) New(ctx context.Context, config map[string]string) (
 		result[key] = val
 	}
 
-	return result, nil
+	return result, definition.Error{}
 }
 
 // Provider is the exported symbol that the plugin manager will look for.
-var Provider definition.ValidatorProvider = ValidatorProvider{}
+var Provider definition.ValidatorProvider = &ValidatorProvider{}
diff --git a/shared/plugin/implementations/validator/cmd/plugin_test.go b/shared/plugin/implementations/validator/cmd/plugin_test.go
index fc73ff2..d818f47 100644
--- a/shared/plugin/implementations/validator/cmd/plugin_test.go
+++ b/shared/plugin/implementations/validator/cmd/plugin_test.go
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ import (
 // MockValidator is a mock implementation of the Validator interface for testing.
 type MockValidator struct{}
 
-func (m *MockValidator) Validate(ctx context.Context, u url.URL, data []byte) (bool, error) {
-	return true, nil
+func (m *MockValidator) Validate(ctx context.Context, u *url.URL, data []byte) (bool, definition.Error) {
+	return true, (definition.Error{})
 }
 
 // Mock New function for testing
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func TestValidatorProvider_New(t *testing.T) {
 
 			// Check for expected error
 			if tt.expectedError != "" {
-				if err == nil || err.Error() != tt.expectedError {
+				if err == (definition.Error{}) || err.Message != tt.expectedError {
 					t.Errorf("expected error %q, got %v", tt.expectedError, err)
 				}
 				return
diff --git a/shared/plugin/implementations/validator/validator.go b/shared/plugin/implementations/validator/validator.go
index 35ab969..57cf4bb 100644
--- a/shared/plugin/implementations/validator/validator.go
+++ b/shared/plugin/implementations/validator/validator.go
@@ -10,27 +10,11 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
+	"beckn-onix/shared/plugin/definition"
+
 	"github.com/santhosh-tekuri/jsonschema/v6"
 )
 
-// Validator implements the Validator interface.
-type Validator struct {
-	config      map[string]string
-	schema      *jsonschema.Schema
-	SchemaCache map[string]*jsonschema.Schema
-}
-
-// New creates a new Verifier instance.
-func New(ctx context.Context, config map[string]string) (map[string]*Validator, error) {
-	v := &Validator{config: config}
-	// Call Initialise function to load schemas and get validators
-	validators, err := v.Initialise()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to initialise validators: %v", err)
-	}
-	return validators, nil
-}
-
 // Payload represents the structure of the data payload with context information.
 type Payload struct {
 	Context struct {
@@ -39,15 +23,30 @@ type Payload struct {
 	} `json:"context"`
 }
 
-// ValidatorProvider provides instances of Validator.
-type ValidatorProvider struct{}
+// Validator implements the Validator interface.
+type Validator struct {
+	config      map[string]string
+	schema      *jsonschema.Schema
+	SchemaCache map[string]*jsonschema.Schema
+}
+
+// New creates a new ValidatorProvider instance.
+func New(ctx context.Context, config map[string]string) (map[string]definition.Validator, definition.Error) {
+	v := &Validator{config: config}
+	// Call Initialise function to load schemas and get validators
+	validators, err := v.Initialise()
+	if err != (definition.Error{}) {
+		return nil, definition.Error{Message: fmt.Sprintf("failed to initialise validators: %v", err)}
+	}
+	return validators, definition.Error{}
+}
 
 // Validate validates the given data against the schema.
-func (v *Validator) Validate(ctx context.Context, url url.URL, payload []byte) (bool, error) {
+func (v *Validator) Validate(ctx context.Context, url *url.URL, payload []byte) (bool, definition.Error) {
 	var payloadData Payload
 	err := json.Unmarshal(payload, &payloadData)
 	if err != nil {
-		return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse JSON payload: %v", err)
+		return false, definition.Error{Path: "", Message: fmt.Sprintf("failed to parse JSON payload: %v", err)}
 	}
 
 	// Extract domain, version, and endpoint from the payload and uri
@@ -60,24 +59,26 @@ func (v *Validator) Validate(ctx context.Context, url url.URL, payload []byte) (
 	domain = strings.ToLower(domain)
 	domain = strings.ReplaceAll(domain, ":", "_")
 
-	//schemaFileName := fmt.Sprintf("%s_%s_%s", domain, version, endpoint)
 	var jsonData interface{}
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(payload, &jsonData); err != nil {
-		return false, err
+		return false, definition.Error{Path: "", Message: err.Error()}
 	}
 	err = v.schema.Validate(jsonData)
 	if err != nil {
 		// TODO: Integrate with the logging module once it is ready
-		return false, fmt.Errorf("Validation failed: %v", err)
+		return false, definition.Error{Path: "", Message: fmt.Sprintf("Validation failed: %v", err)}
 	}
 
-	return true, nil
+	return true, definition.Error{}
 }
 
+// ValidatorProvider provides instances of Validator.
+type ValidatorProvider struct{}
+
 // Initialise initialises the validator provider by compiling all the JSON schema files
 // from the specified directory and storing them in a cache. It returns a map of validators
 // indexed by their schema filenames.
-func (v *Validator) Initialise() (map[string]*Validator, error) {
+func (v *Validator) Initialise() (map[string]definition.Validator, definition.Error) {
 	// Initialize SchemaCache as an empty Map if it's nil
 	if v.SchemaCache == nil {
 		v.SchemaCache = make(map[string]*jsonschema.Schema)
@@ -87,51 +88,51 @@ func (v *Validator) Initialise() (map[string]*Validator, error) {
 	info, err := os.Stat(schemaDir)
 	if err != nil {
 		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("schema directory does not exist: %s", schemaDir)
+			return nil, definition.Error{Path: schemaDir, Message: "schema directory does not exist"}
 		}
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to access schema directory: %v", err)
+		return nil, definition.Error{Path: schemaDir, Message: fmt.Sprintf("failed to access schema directory: %v", err)}
 	}
 	if !info.IsDir() {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("provided schema path is not a directory: %s", schemaDir)
+		return nil, definition.Error{Path: schemaDir, Message: "provided schema path is not a directory"}
 	}
 
 	// Initialize the validatorCache map to store the Validator instances associated with each schema.
-	validatorCache := make(map[string]*Validator)
+	validatorCache := make(map[string]definition.Validator)
 	compiler := jsonschema.NewCompiler()
 
 	// Helper function to process directories recursively
-	var processDir func(dir string) error
-	processDir = func(dir string) error {
+	var processDir func(dir string) definition.Error
+	processDir = func(dir string) definition.Error {
 		entries, err := os.ReadDir(dir)
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to read directory: %v", err)
+			return definition.Error{Path: dir, Message: fmt.Sprintf("failed to read directory: %v", err)}
 		}
 
 		for _, entry := range entries {
 			path := filepath.Join(dir, entry.Name())
 			if entry.IsDir() {
 				// Recursively process subdirectories
-				if err := processDir(path); err != nil {
+				if err := processDir(path); err != (definition.Error{}) {
 					return err
 				}
 			} else if filepath.Ext(entry.Name()) == ".json" {
 				// Process JSON files
 				compiledSchema, err := compiler.Compile(path)
 				if err != nil {
-					return fmt.Errorf("failed to compile JSON schema from file %s: %v", entry.Name(), err)
+					return definition.Error{Path: path, Message: fmt.Sprintf("failed to compile JSON schema from file %s: %v", entry.Name(), err)}
 				}
 
 				// Use relative path from schemaDir to avoid absolute paths and make schema keys domain/version specific.
 				relativePath, err := filepath.Rel(schemaDir, path)
 				if err != nil {
-					return fmt.Errorf("failed to get relative path for file %s: %v", entry.Name(), err)
+					return definition.Error{Path: path, Message: fmt.Sprintf("failed to get relative path for file %s: %v", entry.Name(), err)}
 				}
 				// Split the relative path to get domain, version, and schema.
 				parts := strings.Split(relativePath, string(os.PathSeparator))
 
 				// Ensure that the file path has at least 3 parts: domain, version, and schema file.
 				if len(parts) < 3 {
-					return fmt.Errorf("invalid schema file structure, expected domain/version/schema.json but got: %s", relativePath)
+					return definition.Error{Path: relativePath, Message: "invalid schema file structure, expected domain/version/schema.json"}
 				}
 
 				// Extract domain, version, and schema filename from the parts.
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ func (v *Validator) Initialise() (map[string]*Validator, error) {
 				schemaFileName = strings.TrimSuffix(schemaFileName, ".json")
 
 				if domain == "" || version == "" || schemaFileName == "" {
-					return fmt.Errorf("invalid schema file structure, one or more components are empty. Relative path: %s", relativePath)
+					return definition.Error{Path: relativePath, Message: "invalid schema file structure, one or more components are empty"}
 				}
 
 				// Construct a unique key combining domain, version, and schema name (e.g., ondc_trv10_v2.0.0_schema).
@@ -153,13 +154,13 @@ func (v *Validator) Initialise() (map[string]*Validator, error) {
 				validatorCache[uniqueKey] = &Validator{schema: compiledSchema}
 			}
 		}
-		return nil
+		return definition.Error{}
 	}
 
 	// Start processing from the root schema directory
-	if err := processDir(schemaDir); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read schema directory: %v", err)
+	if err := processDir(schemaDir); err != (definition.Error{}) {
+		return nil, definition.Error{Path: schemaDir, Message: fmt.Sprintf("failed to read schema directory: %v", err)}
 	}
 
-	return validatorCache, nil
+	return validatorCache, definition.Error{}
 }
diff --git a/shared/plugin/implementations/validator/validator_test.go b/shared/plugin/implementations/validator/validator_test.go
index 9ae3c3a..3a95761 100644
--- a/shared/plugin/implementations/validator/validator_test.go
+++ b/shared/plugin/implementations/validator/validator_test.go
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package validator
 
 import (
+	"beckn-onix/shared/plugin/definition"
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -66,15 +68,15 @@ func TestValidator_Validate(t *testing.T) {
 
 	config := map[string]string{"schema_dir": schemaDir}
 	v, err := New(context.Background(), config)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err != (definition.Error{}) {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to create validator: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			u, _ := url.Parse(tt.url)
-			valid, err := v["example_1.0_endpoint"].Validate(context.Background(), *u, []byte(tt.payload))
-			if (err != nil && !strings.Contains(err.Error(), tt.wantErr)) || (err == nil && tt.wantErr != "") {
+			valid, err := v["example_1.0_endpoint"].Validate(context.Background(), u, []byte(tt.payload))
+			if (err != (definition.Error{}) && !strings.Contains(err.Message, tt.wantErr)) || (err == (definition.Error{}) && tt.wantErr != "") {
 				t.Errorf("Error: Validate() returned error = %v, expected error = %v", err, tt.wantErr)
 				return
 			}
@@ -97,7 +99,8 @@ func TestValidator_Initialise(t *testing.T) {
 			name: "Schema directory does not exist",
 			setupFunc: func(schemaDir string) error {
 				// Do not create the schema directory
-				return nil
+				return fmt.Errorf("schema directory does not exist: %s", schemaDir)
+
 			},
 			wantErr: "schema directory does not exist",
 		},
@@ -210,9 +213,9 @@ func TestValidator_Initialise(t *testing.T) {
 			v := &Validator{config: config}
 
 			_, err := v.Initialise()
-			if (err != nil && !strings.Contains(err.Error(), tt.wantErr)) || (err == nil && tt.wantErr != "") {
+			if (err != (definition.Error{}) && !strings.Contains(err.Message, tt.wantErr)) || (err == (definition.Error{}) && tt.wantErr != "") {
 				t.Errorf("Error: Initialise() returned error = %v, expected error = %v", err, tt.wantErr)
-			} else if err == nil {
+			} else if err == (definition.Error{}) {
 				t.Logf("Test %s passed: validator initialized successfully", tt.name)
 			} else {
 				t.Logf("Test %s passed with expected error: %v", tt.name, err)
@@ -279,9 +282,9 @@ func TestValidator_New(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 
 			_, err := New(context.Background(), tt.config)
-			if (err != nil && !strings.Contains(err.Error(), tt.wantErr)) || (err == nil && tt.wantErr != "") {
+			if (err != (definition.Error{}) && !strings.Contains(err.Message, tt.wantErr)) || (err == (definition.Error{}) && tt.wantErr != "") {
 				t.Errorf("Error: New() returned error = %v, expected error = %v", err, tt.wantErr)
-			} else if err == nil {
+			} else if err == (definition.Error{}) {
 				t.Logf("Test %s passed: validator initialized successfully", tt.name)
 			} else {
 				t.Logf("Test %s passed with expected error: %v", tt.name, err)
diff --git a/shared/plugin/manager.go b/shared/plugin/manager.go
index 8b70b54..c257826 100644
--- a/shared/plugin/manager.go
+++ b/shared/plugin/manager.go
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ func NewManager(ctx context.Context, cfg *Config) (*Manager, error) {
 	}
 
 	// Initialize validator
-	validatorMap, err := vp.New(ctx, map[string]string{
+	validatorMap, defErr := vp.New(ctx, map[string]string{
 		"schema_dir": cfg.Plugins.ValidationPlugin.Schema.SchemaDir,
 	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize validator: %w", err)
+	if defErr != (definition.Error{}) {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize validator: %v", defErr)
 	}
 
 	// Initialize the validators map
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ func NewManager(ctx context.Context, cfg *Config) (*Manager, error) {
 	for key, validator := range validatorMap {
 		validators[key] = validator
 	}
-	fmt.Println("validators : ", validators)
 
 	return &Manager{vp: vp, validators: validators, cfg: cfg}, nil
 }
@@ -103,20 +102,21 @@ func pluginPath(path, id string) string {
 }
 
 // Validators retrieves the validation plugin instances.
-func (m *Manager) Validators(ctx context.Context) (map[string]definition.Validator, error) {
+func (m *Manager) Validators(ctx context.Context) (map[string]definition.Validator, definition.Error) {
 	if m.vp == nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("validator plugin provider not loaded")
-	}
+		return nil, definition.Error{Message: "validator plugin provider not loaded"}
 
+	}
 	configMap := map[string]string{
 		"schema_dir": m.cfg.Plugins.ValidationPlugin.Schema.SchemaDir,
 	}
 	_, err := m.vp.New(ctx, configMap)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize validator: %w", err)
+	if err != (definition.Error{}) {
+
+		return nil, definition.Error{Message: fmt.Sprintf("failed to initialize validator: %v", err)}
 	}
 
-	return m.validators, nil
+	return m.validators, definition.Error{}
 }
 
 // LoadConfig loads the configuration from a YAML file.
diff --git a/test.go b/test.go
index c3d8cb3..50932a3 100644
--- a/test.go
+++ b/test.go
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	// Get the validators map
-	validators, err := manager.Validators(context.Background())
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("Failed to get validators: %v", err)
+	validators, defErr := manager.Validators(context.Background())
+	if defErr != (definition.Error{}) {
+		log.Fatalf("Failed to get validators: %v", defErr)
 	}
 
 	http.HandleFunc("/", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func validateHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, validators map[stri
 
 	// Extract endpoint from request URL
 	requestURL := r.RequestURI
-	u, err := url.Parse(requestURL)
+	u, err := url.ParseRequestURI(requestURL)
 	if err != nil {
 		http.Error(w, "Failed to parse request URL", http.StatusBadRequest)
 		return
@@ -99,8 +99,6 @@ func validateHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, validators map[stri
 		http.Error(w, "Failed to read payload data", http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		return
 	}
-	fmt.Println("printing payload data", string(payloadData))
-
 	var payload Payload
 	err = json.Unmarshal(payloadData, &payload)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -123,9 +121,9 @@ func validateHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, validators map[stri
 	}
 
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	valid, err := validator.Validate(ctx, *u, payloadData)
-	if err != nil {
-		http.Error(w, fmt.Sprintf("Document validation failed: %v", err), http.StatusBadRequest)
+	valid, validationErr := validator.Validate(ctx, u, payloadData)
+	if validationErr != (definition.Error{}) {
+		http.Error(w, fmt.Sprintf("Document validation failed: %v", validationErr), http.StatusBadRequest)
 	} else if !valid {
 		http.Error(w, "Document validation failed", http.StatusBadRequest)
 	} else {