StrikerX3/Ymir

Improve save state validation feedback

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#10 opened on Apr 30, 2025

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Description

Currently, if a save state is deemed invalid, the only feedback received by the application is a false return value from LoadState. It would be better to provide a list of problems found during validation to let the user know why their save state was rejected and help developers figure out if the save state got corrupted by a bug or a mistake.

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Research direction
Examine the save state validation logic in LoadState and design a way to collect and return a list of validation errors instead of a boolean.
Tech stack
cpp
Domain
game dev
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Feature
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3
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Half day
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Active
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Clear
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C++
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60