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Story 002 – Additional Validators

Status: COMPLETE ✅
Priority: HIGH
Estimated Effort: Medium
Created: 2025-12-05
Last updated: 2026-01-06 (v0.8.2.3+1 – T03: Validation patterns established)
Version: v0.8.2.3+1
Code: E8S02

Task Checklist​

  • E8:S02:T01 – Create validator framework - ✅ COMPLETE (v0.8.2.1+1 – Validator framework implemented: BaseValidator, ValidationResult, ValidatorRegistry)
  • E8:S02:T02 – Build framework-specific validators - ✅ COMPLETE (v0.8.2.2+1 – Framework-specific validators created: KanbanValidator, WorkflowValidator, VersionValidator, DocumentLifecycleValidator)
  • E8:S02:T03 – Establish validation patterns - ✅ COMPLETE (v0.8.2.3+1 – Validation patterns library created: 7 pattern categories, pattern examples, best practices)

Overview​

This story develops additional validators beyond the current 3 validation scripts.

Goal​

Develop comprehensive validation framework and additional validators.

Tasks​

E8:S02:T01 – Create validator framework​

Status: ✅ COMPLETE (v0.8.2.1+1)
Input: Current validators, validation requirements
Deliverable: Validator framework implementation
Dependencies: None
Blocker: None

Approach:

  1. Analyze current validator patterns
  2. Design validator framework
  3. Implement core validator framework
  4. Document validator framework

Implementation:

  • Created BaseValidator abstract base class with workflow orchestration
  • Created ValidationResult with status, issues, and metadata
  • Created ValidationIssue with severity levels (ERROR, WARNING, INFO)
  • Created ValidatorRegistry for validator discovery and management
  • Created ValidatorConfig for validator configuration
  • Created README with usage examples
  • Created example validator: simple_validator_example.py

Deliverables:

  • ✅ packages/frameworks/tooling & automation/validators/base.py - BaseValidator and core types
  • ✅ packages/frameworks/tooling & automation/validators/registry.py - ValidatorRegistry
  • ✅ packages/frameworks/tooling & automation/validators/__init__.py - Package exports
  • ✅ packages/frameworks/tooling & automation/validators/README.md - Framework documentation
  • ✅ packages/frameworks/tooling & automation/validators/examples/simple_validator_example.py - Example validator

E8:S02:T02 – Build framework-specific validators​

Status: ✅ COMPLETE (v0.8.2.2+1)

Input: Validator framework, framework requirements
Deliverable: Framework-specific validator implementations
Dependencies: E8:S02:T01
Blocker: None

Approach:

  1. ✅ Identify validation needs per framework
  2. ✅ Create framework-specific validators
  3. ✅ Build validation test suites
  4. ✅ Document validators

Implementation:

  • Created KanbanValidator - Validates Epic/Story/Task document structure, naming conventions, and consistency
  • Created WorkflowValidator - Validates workflow YAML files for structure, dependencies, and handler references
  • Created VersionValidator - Validates version file format and version schema compliance
  • Created DocumentLifecycleValidator - Validates document lifecycle metadata and policy compliance
  • Created test suites for all validators
  • Created comprehensive documentation

Deliverables:

  • ✅ packages/frameworks/tooling & automation/validators/framework/__init__.py - Framework validators package
  • ✅ packages/frameworks/tooling & automation/validators/framework/kanban_validator.py - Kanban framework validator
  • ✅ packages/frameworks/tooling & automation/validators/framework/workflow_validator.py - Workflow framework validator
  • ✅ packages/frameworks/tooling & automation/validators/framework/version_validator.py - Version framework validator
  • ✅ packages/frameworks/tooling & automation/validators/framework/document_lifecycle_validator.py - Document lifecycle validator
  • ✅ packages/frameworks/tooling & automation/validators/framework/README.md - Framework validators documentation
  • ✅ packages/frameworks/tooling & automation/validators/tests/test_kanban_validator.py - Kanban validator tests
  • ✅ packages/frameworks/tooling & automation/validators/tests/test_workflow_validator.py - Workflow validator tests
  • ✅ packages/frameworks/tooling & automation/validators/tests/test_version_validator.py - Version validator tests
  • ✅ packages/frameworks/tooling & automation/validators/tests/test_document_lifecycle_validator.py - Document lifecycle validator tests

E8:S02:T03 – Establish validation patterns​

Status: ✅ COMPLETE (v0.8.2.3+1)

Input: Validator implementations
Deliverable: Validation pattern documentation
Dependencies: E8:S02:T02
Blocker: None

Approach:

  1. ✅ Extract validation patterns
  2. ✅ Document pattern library
  3. ✅ Create pattern examples
  4. ✅ Publish pattern documentation

Implementation:

  • Extracted 7 pattern categories from existing validators
  • Documented 20+ specific validation patterns
  • Created pattern examples demonstrating each pattern
  • Established best practices for validator development

Deliverables:

  • ✅ packages/frameworks/tooling & automation/validators/PATTERNS.md - Comprehensive validation patterns library
  • ✅ packages/frameworks/tooling & automation/validators/examples/pattern_examples.py - Pattern examples demonstrating each pattern

Dependencies​

Blocks:

  • None

Blocked By:

  • None

Coordinates With:

  • Epic 5 (Documentation Management)
  • Epic 6 (Framework Management)

References​

  • docs/project-management/kanban/epics/Epic-8/Epic-8.md
  • docs/project-management/kanban/epics/Epic-8/Story-001-code-generators.md