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value.trim() : \"\";\n if (required && !s) throw new ValidationError(`${field} is required`);\n if (s.length > max) throw new ValidationError(`${field} must be ${max} characters or fewer`);\n return s;\n}\n\nexport function validate(input: unknown, partial = false): Partial {\n if (typeof input !== \"object\" || input === null) {\n throw new ValidationError(\"Expected a JSON object\");\n }\n const body = input as Record;\n const out: Partial = {};\n\n if (!partial || \"name\" in body) out.name = str(body.name, \"Name\", { max: 80 });\n if (!partial || \"desc\" in body) out.desc = str(body.desc, \"Description\", { max: 400 });\n\n if (!partial || \"url\" in body) {\n const url = str(body.url, \"URL\", { max: 500 });\n let parsed: URL;\n try {\n parsed = new URL(url);\n } catch {\n throw new ValidationError(\"URL must be a valid absolute URL, e.g. https://example.com\");\n }\n if (parsed.protocol !== \"http:\" && parsed.protocol !== \"https:\") {\n throw new ValidationError(\"URL must start with http:// or https://\");\n }\n out.url = url;\n }\n\n if (!partial || \"tier\" in body) {\n const tier = str(body.tier, \"Tier\", { max: 40 });\n if (!(TIERS as readonly string[]).includes(tier)) {\n throw new ValidationError(`Tier must be one of: ${TIERS.join(\", \")}`);\n }\n out.tier = tier;\n }\n\n if (!partial || \"cats\" in body) {\n const raw = body.cats;\n const cats = Array.isArray(raw)\n ? 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