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+// Glaze Library
+// For the license information refer to glaze.hpp
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "glaze/json/schema.hpp"
+
+// The purpose of glz::validate(value) is to use the structural memory for validation
+// rather than validating against an input buffer like JSON
+// Benefits of this approach:
+// - Supports validation of multiple formats by first parsing into the object and then validating the input.
+// - Supports both read/write validation.
+// - Allows this validation to be developed separately from format code, which significantly reduces the amount of code required.
+// Downsides:
+// - For read validation we don't error until after the entire object has been parsed, which forces a copy of data if we're trying to prevent invalid inputs. But, the benefits still often outweigh the costs.
+
+namespace glz
+{
+   template <json_schema_t T>
+   [[nodiscard]] std::optional<std::string> validate() noexcept
+   {
+      // TODO: Implement
+      return {};
+   }
+}