Validate a spesim configuration (without running the simulation)

Checks a configuration file or parameter list for common problems and returns a structured report (errors + warnings) without stopping.

This is aimed at teaching workflows where students iterate on init files and need fast feedback before running a full simulation.

Usage

validate_config(config, interactions_file = NULL, strict = FALSE)

Arguments

config

Either a path to an init file (character scalar) or an in-memory parameter list P.

interactions_file

Optional interactions file path; if provided, it is validated as well.

strict

Logical; if TRUE, treat warnings as errors.

Value

A list with components ok (logical), errors (character), warnings (character), and (when possible) P (resolved config).