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+"""Validation module for config-converter-cli."""
+
+from typing import Optional, Tuple
+
+from rich.console import Console
+from rich.syntax import Syntax
+from rich.text import Text
+
+from configconverter.converters import Converter
+from configconverter.exceptions import ParseError, ValidationError
+
+
+class Validator:
+    """Validates configuration files for syntax errors."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.converter = Converter()
+        self.console = Console()
+
+    def validate(
+        self, content: str, format: Optional[str] = None
+    ) -> Tuple[bool, Optional[ParseError]]:
+        """Validate content for syntax errors.
+
+        Args:
+            content: The content to validate
+            format: Optional format hint (json, yaml, toml)
+
+        Returns:
+            Tuple of (is_valid, error)
+        """
+        try:
+            if format:
+                detected_format = format
+            else:
+                detected_format = self.converter.detect_format(content)
+
+            data = self.converter._parse(content, detected_format)
+            return True, None
+        except ParseError as e:
+            return False, e
+        except Exception as e:
+            return False, ParseError(f"Validation failed: {e}")
+
+    def validate_file(
+        self, file_path: str, format: Optional[str] = None
+    ) -> Tuple[bool, Optional[ParseError]]:
+        """Validate a file for syntax errors.
+
+        Args:
+            file_path: Path to the file
+            format: Optional format hint (json, yaml, toml)
+
+        Returns:
+            Tuple of (is_valid, error)
+        """
+        try:
+            with open(file_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+                content = f.read()
+            return self.validate(content, format)
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            return False, ParseError(f"File not found: {file_path}")
+        except Exception as e:
+            return False, ParseError(f"Failed to read file: {e}")
+
+    def format_error_message(
+        self, error: ParseError, content: str
+    ) -> str:
+        """Format a parse error with syntax highlighting.
+
+        Args:
+            error: The parse error
+            content: The original content
+
+        Returns:
+            Formatted error message
+        """
+        lines = content.split("\n")
+
+        if error.line_number is not None:
+            line_idx = error.line_number - 1
+            if 0 <= line_idx < len(lines):
+                context_lines = 2
+                start = max(0, line_idx - context_lines)
+                end = min(len(lines), line_idx + context_lines + 1)
+
+                snippet_lines = []
+                for i in range(start, end):
+                    prefix = ">>> " if i == line_idx else "    "
+                    snippet_lines.append(f"{prefix}{i + 1:4d} | {lines[i]}")
+
+                snippet = "\n".join(snippet_lines)
+                return f"Parse Error at line {error.line_number}:\n{snippet}\n\n{error.message}"
+
+        return f"Parse Error: {error.message}"
+
+    def print_error(
+        self, error: ParseError, content: str, file_path: Optional[str] = None
+    ) -> None:
+        """Print a validation error with colored output.
+
+        Args:
+            error: The parse error
+            content: The original content
+            file_path: Optional file path for header
+        """
+        header = f"[bold red]Error[/bold red]"
+        if file_path:
+            header += f" in [cyan]{file_path}[/cyan]"
+
+        self.console.print(header)
+
+        if error.line_number is not None:
+            lines = content.split("\n")
+            line_idx = error.line_number - 1
+
+            if 0 <= line_idx < len(lines):
+                self.console.print(
+                    f"Line {error.line_number}: [red]{error.message}[/red]"
+                )
+                self.console.print()
+
+                syntax = Syntax(
+                    lines[line_idx],
+                    "python",
+                    line_numbers=True,
+                    start_line=error.line_number,
+                    highlight_lines={error.line_number},
+                )
+                self.console.print(syntax)
+        else:
+            self.console.print(f"[red]{error.message}[/red]")
+
+
+validator = Validator()