italia/publiccode-validator-api

Add a way to validate via URL

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#32 opened on Feb 11, 2026

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Description

Have /v1/validate accept an arg like ?url=https://…/publiccode.yml would save clients from having to download the file and then send it over again.

Evaluate if it's worth, and try not to turn the API into a proxy for abuse or DDoS (timeouts, size limits, redirects, https-only, etc).

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Implement a new endpoint /v1/validate that accepts a url parameter, downloads the publiccode.yml from that URL, and validates it. Enforce HTTPS, set timeouts, limit file size, and avoid redirects to prevent abuse.
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go
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backendapi
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Feature
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2
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Half day
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Active
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Clear
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GoHTTP
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70