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CHANGELOG.rst

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 Changelog
 =========
 
+Version v2.1.0
+--------------
+
+New Features
+~~~~~~~~~~~~
+- Added simulation config validation
+- Added a new  commandline subcommand: ``validate-simulation``
+
+
 Version v2.0.2
 --------------
 

README.rst

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     errors = validate("my/circuit/path/circuit_config.json")
 
 
+Simulation Validation
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Similarly to circuit validation, Blue Brain SNAP also provides a SONATA simulation validator for verifying simulation configs.
+
+Currently, the validator only verifies that:
+
+- all the mandatory fields are present in the config file
+- all the properties in the `simulation config specification <https://sonata-extension.readthedocs.io/en/latest/sonata_simulation.html>`__ have correct data types and accepted values
+
+This functionality is provided by either the cli function:
+
+.. code-block:: shell
+
+    bluepysnap validate-simulation my/circuit/path/simulation_config.json
+
+
+Or a python free function:
+
+.. code-block:: python3
+
+    from bluepysnap.simulation_validation import validate
+    errors = validate("my/circuit/path/simulation_config.json")
+
+
 Acknowledgements
 ----------------
 

bluepysnap/circuit_validation.py

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 import logging
 from pathlib import Path
 
-import click
 import h5py
 import numpy as np
 import pandas as pd

bluepysnap/simulation_validation.py

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+"""Standalone module that validates Sonata simulation. See ``validate-simulation`` function."""
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from bluepysnap import schemas