openstreetmap/iD

Validator: Show warning for nodes or ways tagged with 'type=multipolygon'

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#8,508 opened on May 20, 2021

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Description

See, title, i assume and wiki says type=multipolygon is intended only for relations. Please display a warning message if nodes or ways are tagged with type=multipolygon.

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Similar closed JOSM validation request: https://josm.openstreetmap.de/ticket/14288

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Research direction
Investigate iD's validator system to understand how rules are registered and executed. Locate the existing multipolygon validation logic and extend it to flag nodes and ways with a 'type=multipolygon' tag. Follow the pattern from similar validator warnings and add tests.
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javascript
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frontend
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2
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