Function: validate()

function validate(data, layout, registry, options?): Issue[];

Validate a figure and return every issue found (empty when valid).

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
data	unknown	The data array (anything; non-arrays are reported).
layout	unknown	The layout object.
registry	Registry	Supplies trace schemas, the merged layout schema and template names.
options	ValidateOptions	Optional config (validated against the config schema) and datasets (so '@column' references are resolved before checking, plan E1.6).

Returns

Issue[]

Example

validate([{ type: 'scatter', mode: 'line' }], {}, registry);
// [{ path: 'data[0].mode', message: "invalid value 'line'; expected any combination of …" }]