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# Compile config without applying it



## OpenAPI

````yaml openapi/arc-gateway-control-plane.openapi.yaml post /v1/config/validate
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Arc Gateway Control Plane API
  version: 1.0.0
  license:
    name: Apache-2.0
    identifier: Apache-2.0
  description: >
    OpenAPI for Arc Gateway control-plane HTTP endpoints implemented in
    `crates/arc-gateway/src/control.rs`.


    Authentication behavior:

    - If `control_plane.auth_token` is set, send `Authorization: Bearer
    <token>`.

    - If `control_plane.auth_token` is not set, only loopback clients are
    accepted.
servers:
  - url: http://127.0.0.1:22100
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
  - {}
tags:
  - name: status
    description: Node status and generation endpoints.
  - name: config
    description: Config fetch, long-poll, validation, and local apply endpoints.
  - name: cluster
    description: Cluster-level config push and circuit snapshot endpoints.
  - name: gossip
    description: Gossip membership, stats, and lifecycle endpoints.
  - name: xdp
    description: XDP status and map management endpoints.
paths:
  /v1/config/validate:
    post:
      tags:
        - config
      summary: Compile config without applying it
      operationId: validateConfig
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ArcConfigDocument'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Config is valid
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ConfigValidateResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '409':
          description: Config is valid but requires restart for some fields
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RestartRequiredResponse'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalError'
components:
  schemas:
    ArcConfigDocument:
      type: object
      description: Raw Arc config JSON document.
      additionalProperties: true
    ConfigValidateResponse:
      type: object
      required:
        - ok
        - generation
      properties:
        ok:
          type: boolean
          const: true
        generation:
          type: integer
          format: int64
    RestartRequiredResponse:
      type: object
      required:
        - ok
        - status
        - generation
        - changed_params
        - message
      properties:
        ok:
          type: boolean
          const: false
        status:
          type: string
          const: restart_required
        generation:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        changed_params:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        message:
          type: string
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      required:
        - error
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Unauthorized
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
          example:
            error: unauthorized
    InternalError:
      description: Internal error
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: opaque

````