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Add Validate API method

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Description

**Issue by [insomniacslk](https://github.com/insomniacslk)**
_Wednesday Jun 24, 2020 at 12:31 GMT_
_Originally opened as https://github.com/facebookincubator/contest/issues/124_

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Job spec changes cannot be properly validated without running an actual job. Adding a Validate API method that runs the plugin validation without actually starting a job might help.

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Research direction

No files or tests are named. Start by locating the existing job and plugin-validation API entry points, then determine how a validation-only request should be exposed without starting a job; done means the API validates a job spec and reports validation results without execution.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
api
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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