| Description | We are integrating with LimeSurvey through the RemoteControl API and we would like to request an API capability to validate whether a survey is activation-ready, without actually activating it.
Current problem:
At the moment, consistency validation appears to happen only when calling activation-related actions (for example activate_survey). This makes it hard for external tools to provide clear pre-activation guidance to users.
Requested capability:
Please expose a dedicated API method to run the same consistency checks used by activation, but in read-only mode.
Suggested endpoint behavior:
Input: survey_id
Output:
- is_consistent (boolean)
- errors (list of blocking issues)
- warnings (list of non-blocking issues)
Optional structured details per rule, for example:
- no question groups
- no questions
- no active questions
- groups without questions
- other activation blockers detected by core LimeSurvey logic
Why this helps:
External dashboards can show users exactly what must be fixed before activation.
Integrations can avoid failed activation attempts.
Better UX and fewer support issues for admins.
Backward compatibility:
New method can be additive and optional.
Existing activation flow remains unchanged.
Thanks for considering this request. |
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| Additional Information | Possible output (OK, I admit, I used Github Copilot for this...)
{
"survey_id": 523881,
"is_consistent": false,
"errors": [
{
"code": "NO_GROUPS",
"message": "Survey has no question groups."
},
{
"code": "NO_ACTIVE_QUESTIONS",
"message": "Survey has no active questions."
}
],
"warnings": [
{
"code": "GROUP_WITHOUT_QUESTIONS",
"message": "One or more groups do not contain questions."
}
],
"checks": [
{ "code": "HAS_GROUPS", "passed": false },
{ "code": "HAS_QUESTIONS", "passed": true },
{ "code": "HAS_ACTIVE_QUESTIONS", "passed": false },
{ "code": "GROUPS_HAVE_QUESTIONS", "passed": false }
]
} |
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