Validate xlum format against an XSD reference schema

A a convenience wrapper around xml2::xml_validate against the reference format description shipped with xlum-package

Usage

validate_xlum(file, xsd_version = NULL)

Arguments

file: xml2::xml_document (required): object to test
xsd_version: numeric (optional): specify format version for the validation, e.g., 1, 1.1. The default is NULL, which will use the most recent version

Value

Results of the validation logical with attributes

Author

Sebastian Kreutzer, Geography & Earth Sciences, Aberystwyth University

How to cite

Kreutzer, S., 2025. validate_xlum(): Validate xlum format against an XSD reference schema. In: Kreutzer, S., 2025. xlum: Read, Write, and Convert XLUM Data. R package version 0.1.0. https://r-lum.github.io/xlum/

Examples

file <- system.file("extdata/xlum_prototype.xlum", package = "xlum")
validate_xlum(file)
#> [1] TRUE
#> attr(,"errors")
#> character(0)