Validation

Automatic checks: IDs, references, cycles, layering, externals.

Validation

Sruja validates your model to catch issues early.

Common Checks

  • Unique IDs within scope
  • Valid references (relations connect existing elements)
  • Cycles (informational; feedback loops are valid)
  • Layering violations (dependencies must flow downward)
  • External boundary checks
  • Simplicity guidance (non‑blocking)

Example

import { * } from 'sruja.ai/stdlib'


User = person "User"
App = system "App" {
  WebApp = container "Web App"
  API = container "API"
  DB = database "Database"
}

// Valid relations (qualified cross-scope)
User -> App.WebApp "Uses"
App.WebApp -> App.API "Calls"
App.API -> App.DB "Reads/Writes"

view index {
include *
}

Run sruja validate locally or in CI to enforce these rules.

See Also