Module: Validation/SchemaValidation

INTELLIGENCE OPERATIVE PERSPECTIVE

This module serves as the critical data validation gate in the political intelligence platform, ensuring all CIA platform exports conform to their expected JSON schemas. Operating at the intersection of data integrity and threat detection, the schema validator prevents corrupted, tampered, or malformed data from reaching the analytical intelligence pipeline.

OPERATIONAL ARCHITECTURE: The validator employs Ajv 2019 specification with strict error reporting to validate:

• Parliamentary voting records (voteringar) - integrity critical for vote analysis
• Member records (ledamöter) - baseline data for behavioral analysis
• Document metadata (dokument) - chain of custody for legislative documents
• Committee records (betänkanden) - organizational structure validation
• Government documents (regering) - executive branch intelligence

INTELLIGENCE APPLICATIONS:

1. Anomaly Detection: Schema violations trigger investigation protocols - may indicate data tampering, system compromise, or source reliability degradation
2. Data Provenance: Schema conformance provides baseline assurance for data authenticity
3. Pipeline Integrity: Early validation prevents corrupted data from polluting analytical downstream (news generation, dashboard updates, trend analysis)
4. Incident Response: Failed validations log detailed error chains for forensic analysis

SECURITY & COMPLIANCE:

• JSON Schema validation prevents injection attacks on structured data
• Verbose error reporting supports compliance auditing (ISO 27001, GDPR)
• Type validation ensures downstream code security (no unexpected object shapes)
• Automatic schema updates detect when CIA platform structure evolves

OPERATIONAL NOTES:

• Runs pre-build as quality gate in CI/CD pipeline
• Provides detailed error messages for debugging data integration issues
• Supports both single-file and batch validation modes
• Exit code 1 blocks deployment if critical data is corrupted