validate_strategy
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Validate a strategy document without running a backtest.
A cheap quota separate from backtest runs,
so validate freely and ALWAYS before run_backtest.
Args:
strategy: The strategy document — name, indicators[], and
condition_tree (see get_strategy_schema for the exact shape).
injected_indicators: Names of custom time-series columns the
caller will supply via data_inputs at run time, so conditions
referencing them validate.
Returns:
On success: {"valid": true, "warmup_bars": ..., referenced
indicators/columns}. On failure: {"valid": false, "errors": [...]}
where each error carries a machine code, the location in the
document, a message, and context (e.g. the list of valid column
names). A failed validation is a NORMAL result, not an error —
read the errors, fix the document, and validate again before
running.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| strategy | object | yes | |
| injected_indicators | any | no |
Raw JSON schema
{
"properties": {
"strategy": {
"additionalProperties": true,
"title": "Strategy",
"type": "object"
},
"injected_indicators": {
"anyOf": [
{
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"type": "array"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"title": "Injected Indicators"
}
},
"required": [
"strategy"
],
"title": "validate_strategyArguments",
"type": "object"
}