Add Event Calendar feature with event occurrences service integration

Introduced a new Event Calendar component that displays scheduled events using the Heron.MudCalendar. Implemented IEventOccurrenceService to fetch event occurrences, and added mock data for initial testing. Updated navigation menu to include a link to the Event Calendar.

.gitignore

@@ -30,3 +30,7 @@ auth-secrets.json
 docker-compose.yml
 docker-compose.override.yml
 /WebApp/logs/*
+/WebApp/DataProtectionKeys/*
+
+# Runtime data directory
+/WebApp/Data/*

Core/Calculation/EventAssignmentThresholds.cs

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ namespace Core.Calculation;
 
 public class EventAssignmentThresholds
 {
-    public EventDefinition Event { get; set; }
+    public EventDefinition Event { get; set; } = null!;
     public int TeamCount { get; set; }
     public int LowerBound { get; set; }
     public int UpperBound { get; set; }

Core/Calculation/TeamScheduleTimeSlot.cs

@@ -10,22 +10,22 @@ public class TeamScheduleTimeSlot
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets or sets the name of this time slot.
     /// </summary>
-    public string Name { get; set; }
+    public string Name { get; set; } = null!;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets or sets the teams scheduled in this time slot.
     /// </summary>
-    public Team[] Teams;
+    public Team[] Teams = null!;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets or sets the students who are not scheduled in any team during this time slot.
     /// </summary>
-    public Student[] UnscheduledStudents;
+    public Student[] UnscheduledStudents = null!;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets or sets the students who have overlapping team meetings in this time slot.
     /// </summary>
-    public IEnumerable<(Student student, IEnumerable<Team> teams)> StudentOverlaps;
+    public IEnumerable<(Student student, IEnumerable<Team> teams)> StudentOverlaps = null!;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Checks if a student has overlapping team meetings in this time slot.

Core/Entities/EventDefinition.cs

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ public class EventDefinition
     [Required]
     [StringLength(100, MinimumLength = 2)]
     [Display(Name = "Event Name")]
-    public string Name { get; set; }
+    public string Name { get; set; } = null!;
 
     [Required]
     [StringLength(40, MinimumLength = 2)]
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public class EventDefinition
 
     [Required]
     [StringLength(256)]
-    public string Eligibility { get; set; }
+    public string Eligibility { get; set; } = null!;
     [StringLength(4096)]
 	public string? Theme { get; set; }
     [StringLength(1024)]

Core/Entities/EventOccurrence.cs

@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ namespace Core.Entities
 {
 	public class EventOccurrence
 	{
-		public string Name { get; set; }
+		public string Name { get; set; } = null!;
-		public string Time { get; set; }
+		public string Time { get; set; } = null!;
-		public string Date { get; set; }
+		public string Date { get; set; } = null!;
 		public DateTime StartTime { get; set; }
 		public DateTime? EndTime { get; set; }
-		public string Location { get; set; }
+		public string Location { get; set; } = null!;
 
 		public bool SignupSubmitPickup =>
 			Name.Contains("Sign-up") ||

Core/Entities/PartialTeam.cs

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 public class PartialTeam : Team
 {
-	public IList<Student> OmittedStudents { get; set; }
+	public IList<Student> OmittedStudents { get; set; } = null!;
 
     public override Team CloneWithOmittedStudents(IEnumerable<Student> studentsToOmit)
 	{

Core/Entities/Student.cs

@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ public class Student : IEquatable<Student>
     [Required]
     [StringLength(50,MinimumLength = 2)]
     [Display(Name = "First Name")]
-    public string FirstName { get; set; }
+    public string FirstName { get; set; } = null!;
 
     [Required]
     [StringLength(50, MinimumLength = 2)]
     [Display(Name = "Last Name")]
-    public string LastName { get; set; }
+    public string LastName { get; set; } = null!;
 
     [Range(5,12)]
     [Display(Name = "Grade")]
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public class Student : IEquatable<Student>
     [Display(Name = "Officer Role")]
     public OfficerRole? OfficerRole { get; set;  }
 
-    public List<Team> Teams { get; set; } = null;
+    public List<Team> Teams { get; set; } = null!;
     public List<EventDefinition> RankedEvents { get; } = [];
     public List<StudentEventRanking> EventRankings { get; } = [];
 

Core/Entities/StudentEventStatistics.cs

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 public class StudentEventStatistics
 {
-    public Student Student { get; set; }
+    public Student Student { get; set; } = null!;
     public List<EventDefinition> Events { get; set; } = [];
 
     public int? TotalLevelOfEffort => Events.Sum(e => e.LevelOfEffort);

Core/Entities/Team.cs

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ public class Team
     public int Id { get; set; }
 
 	[Required]
-    public EventDefinition Event { get; set; }
+    public EventDefinition Event { get; set; } = null!;
 
     public List<Student> Students { get; set; } = [];
 

Core/Parsers/AssignmentRequirementParser.cs

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ public class AssignmentRequirementParser : CsvParserBase
 		CsvReader.Read();
 		CsvReader.ReadHeader();
 		var studentColumns =
-			CsvReader.HeaderRecord.Select(h => h.Trim()).Where(h => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(h)).ToArray();
+			CsvReader.HeaderRecord!.Select(h => h.Trim()).Where(h => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(h)).ToArray();
 
 		var studentArray = 
             studentColumns
@@ -28,23 +28,27 @@ public class AssignmentRequirementParser : CsvParserBase
 			var evt = events.FirstOrDefault(e => e.ShortName == eventShortName);
 			if (evt == null)
 				throw new Exception($"Could not find eventDefinition named {eventShortName}");
-			for (int i = 0; i <= studentArray.Length; i++)
+			for (int i = 0; i < studentArray.Length; i++)
 			{
+				var student = studentArray[i];
+				if (student == null)
+					continue;
+
 				var field = CsvReader.GetField(i + 1);
 				switch (field)
 				{
 					case "x":
 					case "X":
-						assumptions.Add(new AssignmentRequirement(evt, studentArray[i], Requirement.Exclude));
+						assumptions.Add(new AssignmentRequirement(evt, student, Requirement.Exclude));
 						break;
 					case "i":
 					case "I":
-						assumptions.Add(new AssignmentRequirement(evt, studentArray[i], Requirement.Include));
+						assumptions.Add(new AssignmentRequirement(evt, student, Requirement.Include));
 						break;
 					default:
 						break;
 				}
-				
+
 			}
 		}
 

Core/Parsers/EventDefinitionParser.cs

@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ public class EventDefinitionParser : CsvParserBase
 
 			var competitiveEvent = new EventDefinition
 			{
-				Name = name.Trim(), 
+				Name = name.Trim(),
-				ShortName = shortName.Trim(), 
+				ShortName = shortName?.Trim() ?? string.Empty,
 				EventFormat = format,
 				ChapterEligibilityCountState = stateTeams,
 				MinTeamSize = min,
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ public class EventDefinitionParser : CsvParserBase
 				//RegionalPresubmit = regionalPresubmit.Trim() == "TRUE",
 				Notes = regionalNotes,
 				Documentation= documentation,
-				Presubmission = statePresubmission.Trim() == "TRUE",
+				Presubmission = statePresubmission?.Trim() == "TRUE",
 				//StatePretesting = statePretesting.Trim() == "TRUE",
 				//StatePreliminaryRound = statePreliminary.Trim() == "TRUE",
-				Eligibility = eligibility,
+				Eligibility = eligibility ?? string.Empty,
 				Theme = theme,
 				Description = description,
 				LevelOfEffort = levelOfEffort

Core/Parsers/EventOccurrenceParser.cs

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public class EventOccurrenceParser
 	public IDictionary<EventDefinition, List<EventOccurrence>> Parse()
     {
         var occurrences = new Dictionary<EventDefinition, List<EventOccurrence>>();
-        EventDefinition currentEventDefinition = null;
+        EventDefinition? currentEventDefinition = null;
 
 		var lines = File.ReadLines(_txtFile.FullName);
         foreach (var line in lines)

Core/Validation/IValidationRule.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+namespace Core.Validation;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Interface for all validation rules
+/// </summary>
+/// <typeparam name="TEntity">Type of entity being validated (Student, Team, StudentEventStatistics, etc.)</typeparam>
+public interface IValidationRule<TEntity>
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Execute the validation rule against an entity
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="entity">Entity to validate</param>
+    /// <param name="config">Validation configuration</param>
+    /// <returns>Validation warning if rule is violated, null otherwise</returns>
+    ValidationWarning? Validate(TEntity entity, ValidationConfiguration config);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Determines if this rule applies to the given context
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="context">Validation context</param>
+    /// <returns>True if the rule should be executed in this context</returns>
+    bool AppliesTo(ValidationContext context);
+}

Core/Validation/Rules/BaseRules/EventCountThresholdRankingRuleBase.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+using Core.Entities;
+
+namespace Core.Validation.Rules.BaseRules;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Base class for validation rules that check event counts against thresholds for student rankings
+/// Similar to EventCountThresholdRuleBase but works with Student entities instead of StudentEventStatistics
+/// </summary>
+public abstract class EventCountThresholdRankingRuleBase : IValidationRule<Student>
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Get the actual count to validate
+    /// </summary>
+    protected abstract int GetCount(Student student);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Get the threshold value from configuration
+    /// </summary>
+    protected abstract int GetThreshold(ValidationConfiguration config);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Check if the count violates the threshold
+    /// </summary>
+    protected abstract bool ViolatesThreshold(int count, int threshold);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Get the severity from configuration
+    /// </summary>
+    protected abstract ValidationSeverity GetSeverity(ValidationConfiguration config);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The validation warning code
+    /// </summary>
+    protected abstract string Code { get; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Build the display message
+    /// </summary>
+    protected abstract string GetMessage(int count, int threshold);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Icon identifier for the warning (can be null)
+    /// </summary>
+    protected virtual string? IconIdentifier => null;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Build additional metadata beyond the standard fields
+    /// </summary>
+    protected virtual Dictionary<string, object> BuildAdditionalMetadata(Student student, ValidationConfiguration config)
+    {
+        return new Dictionary<string, object>();
+    }
+
+    public ValidationWarning? Validate(Student entity, ValidationConfiguration config)
+    {
+        var count = GetCount(entity);
+        var threshold = GetThreshold(config);
+
+        if (!ViolatesThreshold(count, threshold))
+            return null;
+
+        var metadata = new Dictionary<string, object>
+        {
+            { "StudentId", entity.Id },
+            { "StudentName", entity.FirstNameLastName }
+        };
+
+        // Add any additional metadata from derived class
+        foreach (var kvp in BuildAdditionalMetadata(entity, config))
+        {
+            metadata[kvp.Key] = kvp.Value;
+        }
+
+        return new ValidationWarning
+        {
+            Code = Code,
+            Message = GetMessage(count, threshold),
+            Severity = GetSeverity(config),
+            Context = ValidationContext.StudentRanking,
+            IconIdentifier = IconIdentifier,
+            Metadata = metadata
+        };
+    }
+
+    public bool AppliesTo(ValidationContext context) =>
+        context == ValidationContext.StudentRanking ||
+        context == ValidationContext.StudentRegistration;
+}

Core/Validation/Rules/BaseRules/EventCountThresholdRuleBase.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+using Core.Entities;
+
+namespace Core.Validation.Rules.BaseRules;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Base class for validation rules that check event counts against thresholds
+/// Eliminates duplication across TooManyEvents, TooFewEvents, and TooManyRegionalEvents rules
+/// </summary>
+public abstract class EventCountThresholdRuleBase : IValidationRule<StudentEventStatistics>
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Get the actual count to validate
+    /// </summary>
+    protected abstract int GetCount(StudentEventStatistics statistics);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Get the threshold value from configuration
+    /// </summary>
+    protected abstract int GetThreshold(ValidationConfiguration config);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Check if the count violates the threshold
+    /// </summary>
+    protected abstract bool ViolatesThreshold(int count, int threshold);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Get the base severity from configuration (can be overridden for critical thresholds)
+    /// </summary>
+    protected abstract ValidationSeverity GetBaseSeverity(ValidationConfiguration config);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Optionally check for critical threshold that escalates to Error severity
+    /// Returns null if no critical threshold applies
+    /// </summary>
+    protected virtual int? GetCriticalThreshold(ValidationConfiguration config) => null;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Check if count violates critical threshold (for escalation to Error)
+    /// </summary>
+    protected virtual bool ViolatesCriticalThreshold(int count, int criticalThreshold) => false;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The validation warning code
+    /// </summary>
+    protected abstract string Code { get; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Build the display message
+    /// </summary>
+    protected abstract string GetMessage(int count, int threshold);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Icon identifier for the warning (can be null)
+    /// </summary>
+    protected virtual string? IconIdentifier => null;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Build additional metadata beyond the standard fields
+    /// </summary>
+    protected virtual Dictionary<string, object> BuildAdditionalMetadata(StudentEventStatistics statistics, ValidationConfiguration config)
+    {
+        return new Dictionary<string, object>();
+    }
+
+    public ValidationWarning? Validate(StudentEventStatistics entity, ValidationConfiguration config)
+    {
+        var count = GetCount(entity);
+        var threshold = GetThreshold(config);
+
+        if (!ViolatesThreshold(count, threshold))
+            return null;
+
+        // Check for critical threshold escalation
+        var severity = GetBaseSeverity(config);
+        var criticalThreshold = GetCriticalThreshold(config);
+        if (criticalThreshold.HasValue && ViolatesCriticalThreshold(count, criticalThreshold.Value))
+        {
+            severity = ValidationSeverity.Error;
+        }
+
+        var metadata = new Dictionary<string, object>
+        {
+            { "StudentId", entity.Student.Id },
+            { "StudentName", entity.Student.FirstNameLastName },
+            { "EventCount", entity.EventCount }
+        };
+
+        // Add any additional metadata from derived class
+        foreach (var kvp in BuildAdditionalMetadata(entity, config))
+        {
+            metadata[kvp.Key] = kvp.Value;
+        }
+
+        return new ValidationWarning
+        {
+            Code = Code,
+            Message = GetMessage(count, threshold),
+            Severity = severity,
+            Context = ValidationContext.StudentAssignment,
+            IconIdentifier = IconIdentifier,
+            Metadata = metadata
+        };
+    }
+
+    public bool AppliesTo(ValidationContext context) =>
+        context == ValidationContext.StudentAssignment ||
+        context == ValidationContext.StudentRegistration;
+}

Core/Validation/Rules/BaseRules/RequiredEventTypeAssignmentRuleBase.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+using Core.Entities;
+
+namespace Core.Validation.Rules.BaseRules;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Base class for validation rules that check if a student has been assigned a required event type
+/// Eliminates duplication across assignment validation rules
+/// </summary>
+public abstract class RequiredEventTypeAssignmentRuleBase : IValidationRule<StudentEventStatistics>
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Check if this event type is required based on configuration
+    /// </summary>
+    protected abstract bool IsRequired(ValidationConfiguration config);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Check if the student has been assigned this event type
+    /// </summary>
+    protected abstract bool HasEventType(StudentEventStatistics statistics);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Get the severity level for this rule from configuration
+    /// </summary>
+    protected abstract ValidationSeverity GetSeverity(ValidationConfiguration config);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The validation warning code (e.g., "NO_REGIONAL_EVENT_ASSIGNED")
+    /// </summary>
+    protected abstract string Code { get; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The display message for the warning
+    /// </summary>
+    protected abstract string Message { get; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Icon identifier for the warning (e.g., "RegionalEvent")
+    /// </summary>
+    protected abstract string IconIdentifier { get; }
+
+    public ValidationWarning? Validate(StudentEventStatistics entity, ValidationConfiguration config)
+    {
+        if (!IsRequired(config))
+            return null;
+
+        if (HasEventType(entity))
+            return null;
+
+        return new ValidationWarning
+        {
+            Code = Code,
+            Message = Message,
+            Severity = GetSeverity(config),
+            Context = ValidationContext.StudentAssignment,
+            IconIdentifier = IconIdentifier,
+            Metadata = new Dictionary<string, object>
+            {
+                { "StudentId", entity.Student.Id },
+                { "StudentName", entity.Student.FirstNameLastName },
+                { "EventCount", entity.EventCount }
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    public bool AppliesTo(ValidationContext context) =>
+        context == ValidationContext.StudentAssignment ||
+        context == ValidationContext.StudentRegistration;
+}

Core/Validation/Rules/BaseRules/RequiredEventTypeRuleBase.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+using Core.Entities;
+
+namespace Core.Validation.Rules.BaseRules;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Base class for validation rules that check if a student has ranked a required event type
+/// Eliminates duplication across NoRegionalEvent, NoOnSiteActivity, and NoIndividualEvent rules
+/// </summary>
+public abstract class RequiredEventTypeRuleBase : IValidationRule<Student>
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Check if this event type is required based on configuration
+    /// </summary>
+    protected abstract bool IsRequired(ValidationConfiguration config);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Check if the student has ranked this event type
+    /// </summary>
+    protected abstract bool HasEventType(Student student);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Get the severity level for this rule from configuration
+    /// </summary>
+    protected abstract ValidationSeverity GetSeverity(ValidationConfiguration config);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The validation warning code (e.g., "NO_REGIONAL_EVENT")
+    /// </summary>
+    protected abstract string Code { get; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The display message for the warning
+    /// </summary>
+    protected abstract string Message { get; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Icon identifier for the warning (e.g., "RegionalEvent")
+    /// </summary>
+    protected abstract string IconIdentifier { get; }
+
+    public ValidationWarning? Validate(Student entity, ValidationConfiguration config)
+    {
+        if (!IsRequired(config))
+            return null;
+
+        if (HasEventType(entity))
+            return null;
+
+        return new ValidationWarning
+        {
+            Code = Code,
+            Message = Message,
+            Severity = GetSeverity(config),
+            Context = ValidationContext.StudentRanking,
+            IconIdentifier = IconIdentifier,
+            Metadata = new Dictionary<string, object>
+            {
+                { "StudentId", entity.Id },
+                { "StudentName", entity.FirstNameLastName }
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    public bool AppliesTo(ValidationContext context) =>
+        context == ValidationContext.StudentRanking ||
+        context == ValidationContext.StudentRegistration;
+}

Core/Validation/Rules/StudentAssignmentRules/NoOnSiteActivityAssignmentRule.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+using Core.Entities;
+using Core.Validation.Rules.BaseRules;
+
+namespace Core.Validation.Rules.StudentAssignmentRules;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Validation rule that checks if a student has been assigned at least one on-site activity
+/// </summary>
+public class NoOnSiteActivityAssignmentRule : RequiredEventTypeAssignmentRuleBase
+{
+    protected override bool IsRequired(ValidationConfiguration config) => config.RequireOnSiteActivity;
+
+    protected override bool HasEventType(StudentEventStatistics statistics) => statistics.HasOnSiteActivity;
+
+    protected override ValidationSeverity GetSeverity(ValidationConfiguration config) => config.NoOnSiteActivitySeverity;
+
+    protected override string Code => "NO_ONSITE_ACTIVITY_ASSIGNED";
+
+    protected override string Message => "No On-Site Activity";
+
+    protected override string IconIdentifier => "OnSiteActivity";
+}

Core/Validation/Rules/StudentAssignmentRules/NoRegionalEventAssignmentRule.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+using Core.Entities;
+using Core.Validation.Rules.BaseRules;
+
+namespace Core.Validation.Rules.StudentAssignmentRules;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Validation rule that checks if a student has been assigned at least one regional event
+/// </summary>
+public class NoRegionalEventAssignmentRule : RequiredEventTypeAssignmentRuleBase
+{
+    protected override bool IsRequired(ValidationConfiguration config) => config.RequireRegionalEvent;
+
+    protected override bool HasEventType(StudentEventStatistics statistics) => statistics.HasRegionalEvent;
+
+    protected override ValidationSeverity GetSeverity(ValidationConfiguration config) => config.NoRegionalEventSeverity;
+
+    protected override string Code => "NO_REGIONAL_EVENT_ASSIGNED";
+
+    protected override string Message => "No Regional Event";
+
+    protected override string IconIdentifier => "RegionalEvent";
+}

Core/Validation/Rules/StudentAssignmentRules/TooFewEventsRule.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+using Core.Entities;
+using Core.Validation.Rules.BaseRules;
+
+namespace Core.Validation.Rules.StudentAssignmentRules;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Validation rule that checks if a student has too few event assignments
+/// </summary>
+public class TooFewEventsRule : EventCountThresholdRuleBase
+{
+    protected override int GetCount(StudentEventStatistics statistics) => statistics.EventCount;
+
+    protected override int GetThreshold(ValidationConfiguration config) => config.MinRecommendedEvents;
+
+    protected override bool ViolatesThreshold(int count, int threshold) => count < threshold;
+
+    protected override ValidationSeverity GetBaseSeverity(ValidationConfiguration config) => config.EventCountSeverity;
+
+    protected override int? GetCriticalThreshold(ValidationConfiguration config) => config.MinCriticalEvents;
+
+    protected override bool ViolatesCriticalThreshold(int count, int criticalThreshold) => count < criticalThreshold;
+
+    protected override string Code => "TOO_FEW_EVENTS";
+
+    protected override string GetMessage(int count, int threshold) =>
+        $"Student has {count} events (min recommended: {threshold})";
+
+    protected override Dictionary<string, object> BuildAdditionalMetadata(StudentEventStatistics statistics, ValidationConfiguration config)
+    {
+        return new Dictionary<string, object>
+        {
+            { "MinRecommended", config.MinRecommendedEvents },
+            { "MinCritical", config.MinCriticalEvents }
+        };
+    }
+}

Core/Validation/Rules/StudentAssignmentRules/TooManyEventsRule.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+using Core.Entities;
+using Core.Validation.Rules.BaseRules;
+
+namespace Core.Validation.Rules.StudentAssignmentRules;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Validation rule that checks if a student has too many event assignments
+/// </summary>
+public class TooManyEventsRule : EventCountThresholdRuleBase
+{
+    protected override int GetCount(StudentEventStatistics statistics) => statistics.EventCount;
+
+    protected override int GetThreshold(ValidationConfiguration config) => config.MaxRecommendedEvents;
+
+    protected override bool ViolatesThreshold(int count, int threshold) => count > threshold;
+
+    protected override ValidationSeverity GetBaseSeverity(ValidationConfiguration config) => config.EventCountSeverity;
+
+    protected override int? GetCriticalThreshold(ValidationConfiguration config) => config.MaxCriticalEvents;
+
+    protected override bool ViolatesCriticalThreshold(int count, int criticalThreshold) => count > criticalThreshold;
+
+    protected override string Code => "TOO_MANY_EVENTS";
+
+    protected override string GetMessage(int count, int threshold) =>
+        $"Student has {count} events (max recommended: {threshold})";
+
+    protected override Dictionary<string, object> BuildAdditionalMetadata(StudentEventStatistics statistics, ValidationConfiguration config)
+    {
+        return new Dictionary<string, object>
+        {
+            { "MaxRecommended", config.MaxRecommendedEvents },
+            { "MaxCritical", config.MaxCriticalEvents }
+        };
+    }
+}

Core/Validation/Rules/StudentAssignmentRules/TooManyRegionalEventsAssignmentRule.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+using Core.Entities;
+using Core.Validation.Rules.BaseRules;
+
+namespace Core.Validation.Rules.StudentAssignmentRules;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Validation rule that checks if a student has too many regional events in their assignments
+/// </summary>
+public class TooManyRegionalEventsAssignmentRule : EventCountThresholdRuleBase
+{
+    protected override int GetCount(StudentEventStatistics statistics) =>
+        statistics.Events.Count(e => e.RegionalEvent);
+
+    protected override int GetThreshold(ValidationConfiguration config) => config.MaxRegionalEvents;
+
+    protected override bool ViolatesThreshold(int count, int threshold) => count > threshold;
+
+    protected override ValidationSeverity GetBaseSeverity(ValidationConfiguration config) =>
+        config.TooManyRegionalEventsSeverity;
+
+    protected override string Code => "TOO_MANY_REGIONAL_EVENTS";
+
+    protected override string GetMessage(int count, int threshold) =>
+        $"Student has {count} regional events (max recommended: {threshold})";
+
+    protected override string? IconIdentifier => "RegionalEvent";
+
+    protected override Dictionary<string, object> BuildAdditionalMetadata(StudentEventStatistics statistics, ValidationConfiguration config)
+    {
+        return new Dictionary<string, object>
+        {
+            { "RegionalEventCount", GetCount(statistics) },
+            { "MaxRegionalEvents", config.MaxRegionalEvents }
+        };
+    }
+}

Core/Validation/Rules/StudentRankingRules/NoIndividualEventRule.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+using Core.Entities;
+using Core.Validation.Rules.BaseRules;
+
+namespace Core.Validation.Rules.StudentRankingRules;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Validation rule that checks if a student has ranked at least one individual event
+/// </summary>
+public class NoIndividualEventRule : RequiredEventTypeRuleBase
+{
+    protected override bool IsRequired(ValidationConfiguration config) => config.RequireIndividualEvent;
+
+    protected override bool HasEventType(Student student) => student.RankedEvents.Any(e => e.EventFormat == EventFormat.Individual);
+
+    protected override ValidationSeverity GetSeverity(ValidationConfiguration config) => config.NoIndividualEventSeverity;
+
+    protected override string Code => "NO_INDIVIDUAL_EVENT";
+
+    protected override string Message => "No Individual Event";
+
+    protected override string IconIdentifier => "IndividualEvent";
+}

Core/Validation/Rules/StudentRankingRules/NoOnSiteActivityRule.cs

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+using Core.Entities;
+using Core.Validation.Rules.BaseRules;
+
+namespace Core.Validation.Rules.StudentRankingRules;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Validation rule that checks if a student has ranked at least one on-site activity
+/// </summary>
+public class NoOnSiteActivityRule : RequiredEventTypeRuleBase
+{
+    protected override bool IsRequired(ValidationConfiguration config) => config.RequireOnSiteActivity;
+
+    protected override bool HasEventType(Student student) => student.RankedEvents.Any(e => e.OnSiteActivity);
+
+    protected override ValidationSeverity GetSeverity(ValidationConfiguration config) => config.NoOnSiteActivitySeverity;
+
+    protected override string Code => "NO_ONSITE_ACTIVITY";
+
+    protected override string Message => "No On-Site Activity";
+
+    protected override string IconIdentifier => "OnSiteActivity";
+}

Core/Validation/Rules/StudentRankingRules/NoRegionalEventRule.cs

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+using Core.Entities;
+using Core.Validation.Rules.BaseRules;
+
+namespace Core.Validation.Rules.StudentRankingRules;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Validation rule that checks if a student has ranked at least one regional event
+/// </summary>
+public class NoRegionalEventRule : RequiredEventTypeRuleBase
+{
+    protected override bool IsRequired(ValidationConfiguration config) => config.RequireRegionalEvent;
+
+    protected override bool HasEventType(Student student) => student.RankedEvents.Any(e => e.RegionalEvent);
+
+    protected override ValidationSeverity GetSeverity(ValidationConfiguration config) => config.NoRegionalEventSeverity;
+
+    protected override string Code => "NO_REGIONAL_EVENT";
+
+    protected override string Message => "No Regional Event";
+
+    protected override string IconIdentifier => "RegionalEvent";
+}

Core/Validation/Rules/StudentRankingRules/TooManyRegionalEventsRule.cs

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+using Core.Entities;
+using Core.Validation.Rules.BaseRules;
+
+namespace Core.Validation.Rules.StudentRankingRules;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Validation rule that checks if a student has too many regional events in their rankings
+/// </summary>
+public class TooManyRegionalEventsRule : EventCountThresholdRankingRuleBase
+{
+    protected override int GetCount(Student student) =>
+        student.RankedEvents.Count(e => e.RegionalEvent);
+
+    protected override int GetThreshold(ValidationConfiguration config) => config.MaxRegionalEvents;
+
+    protected override bool ViolatesThreshold(int count, int threshold) => count > threshold;
+
+    protected override ValidationSeverity GetSeverity(ValidationConfiguration config) =>
+        config.TooManyRegionalEventsSeverity;
+
+    protected override string Code => "TOO_MANY_REGIONAL_EVENTS";
+
+    protected override string GetMessage(int count, int threshold) =>
+        $"Student has {count} regional events (max recommended: {threshold})";
+
+    protected override string? IconIdentifier => "RegionalEvent";
+
+    protected override Dictionary<string, object> BuildAdditionalMetadata(Student student, ValidationConfiguration config)
+    {
+        return new Dictionary<string, object>
+        {
+            { "RegionalEventCount", GetCount(student) },
+            { "MaxRegionalEvents", config.MaxRegionalEvents }
+        };
+    }
+}

Core/Validation/Rules/TeamRules/MissingCaptainRule.cs

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+using Core.Entities;
+
+namespace Core.Validation.Rules.TeamRules;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Validation rule that checks if a team-based event has an assigned captain
+/// </summary>
+public class MissingCaptainRule : IValidationRule<Team>
+{
+    public ValidationWarning? Validate(Team entity, ValidationConfiguration config)
+    {
+        if (!config.RequireTeamCaptain)
+            return null;
+
+        // Individual events don't need captains
+        if (entity.Event.EventFormat == EventFormat.Individual)
+            return null;
+
+        if (entity.Captain != null)
+            return null;
+
+        return new ValidationWarning
+        {
+            Code = "MISSING_CAPTAIN",
+            Message = "Team has no captain assigned",
+            Severity = config.MissingCaptainSeverity,
+            Context = ValidationContext.Team,
+            IconIdentifier = "Captain",
+            Metadata = new Dictionary<string, object>
+            {
+                { "TeamId", entity.Id },
+                { "EventName", entity.Event.Name },
+                { "TeamSize", entity.Students.Count }
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    public bool AppliesTo(ValidationContext context) =>
+        context == ValidationContext.Team;
+}

Core/Validation/Rules/TeamRules/TeamSizeTooLargeRule.cs

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+using Core.Entities;
+
+namespace Core.Validation.Rules.TeamRules;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Validation rule that checks if a team has more members than the maximum allowed
+/// </summary>
+public class TeamSizeTooLargeRule : IValidationRule<Team>
+{
+    public ValidationWarning? Validate(Team entity, ValidationConfiguration config)
+    {
+        // Individual events don't have team size requirements
+        if (entity.Event.EventFormat == EventFormat.Individual)
+            return null;
+
+        var actualSize = entity.Students.Count;
+        var maxSize = entity.Event.MaxTeamSize;
+
+        if (actualSize <= maxSize)
+            return null;
+
+        return new ValidationWarning
+        {
+            Code = "TEAM_SIZE_TOO_LARGE",
+            Message = $"Team has {actualSize} members (max: {maxSize})",
+            Severity = ValidationSeverity.Error, // Always error - hard constraint
+            Context = ValidationContext.Team,
+            IconIdentifier = null,
+            Metadata = new Dictionary<string, object>
+            {
+                { "TeamId", entity.Id },
+                { "EventName", entity.Event.Name },
+                { "ActualSize", actualSize },
+                { "MinSize", entity.Event.MinTeamSize },
+                { "MaxSize", maxSize }
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    public bool AppliesTo(ValidationContext context) =>
+        context == ValidationContext.Team;
+}

Core/Validation/Rules/TeamRules/TeamSizeTooSmallRule.cs

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+using Core.Entities;
+
+namespace Core.Validation.Rules.TeamRules;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Validation rule that checks if a team has fewer members than the minimum required
+/// </summary>
+public class TeamSizeTooSmallRule : IValidationRule<Team>
+{
+    public ValidationWarning? Validate(Team entity, ValidationConfiguration config)
+    {
+        // Individual events don't have team size requirements
+        if (entity.Event.EventFormat == EventFormat.Individual)
+            return null;
+
+        var actualSize = entity.Students.Count;
+        var minSize = entity.Event.MinTeamSize;
+
+        if (actualSize >= minSize)
+            return null;
+
+        return new ValidationWarning
+        {
+            Code = "TEAM_SIZE_TOO_SMALL",
+            Message = $"Team has {actualSize} members (min: {minSize})",
+            Severity = config.TeamSizeSeverity,
+            Context = ValidationContext.Team,
+            IconIdentifier = null,
+            Metadata = new Dictionary<string, object>
+            {
+                { "TeamId", entity.Id },
+                { "EventName", entity.Event.Name },
+                { "ActualSize", actualSize },
+                { "MinSize", minSize },
+                { "MaxSize", entity.Event.MaxTeamSize }
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    public bool AppliesTo(ValidationContext context) =>
+        context == ValidationContext.Team;
+}

Core/Validation/ValidationConfiguration.cs

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+using Core.Entities;
+using System.Text.Json;
+
+namespace Core.Validation;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Configuration for validation thresholds and rules
+/// </summary>
+public class ValidationConfiguration
+{
+    // Event count thresholds
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Minimum recommended number of events per student (Warning if below)
+    /// </summary>
+    public int MinRecommendedEvents { get; set; } = 2;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Maximum recommended number of events per student (Warning if above)
+    /// </summary>
+    public int MaxRecommendedEvents { get; set; } = 4;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Minimum critical number of events per student (Error if below)
+    /// </summary>
+    public int MinCriticalEvents { get; set; } = 1;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Maximum critical number of events per student (Error if above)
+    /// </summary>
+    public int MaxCriticalEvents { get; set; } = 6;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Maximum recommended number of regional events per student (Warning if above)
+    /// </summary>
+    public int MaxRegionalEvents { get; set; } = 3;
+
+    // Required event types
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Whether to require students to have at least one regional event
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool RequireRegionalEvent { get; set; } = true;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Whether to require students to have at least one on-site activity
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool RequireOnSiteActivity { get; set; } = true;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Whether to require students to have at least one individual event
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool RequireIndividualEvent { get; set; } = false;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Whether to require team-based events to have an assigned captain
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool RequireTeamCaptain { get; set; } = true;
+
+    // Severity levels for each rule type
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Severity level for "No Regional Event" warnings
+    /// </summary>
+    public ValidationSeverity NoRegionalEventSeverity { get; set; } = ValidationSeverity.Warning;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Severity level for "No On-Site Activity" warnings
+    /// </summary>
+    public ValidationSeverity NoOnSiteActivitySeverity { get; set; } = ValidationSeverity.Warning;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Severity level for "No Individual Event" warnings
+    /// </summary>
+    public ValidationSeverity NoIndividualEventSeverity { get; set; } = ValidationSeverity.Warning;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Severity level for team size warnings
+    /// </summary>
+    public ValidationSeverity TeamSizeSeverity { get; set; } = ValidationSeverity.Warning;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Severity level for event count warnings
+    /// </summary>
+    public ValidationSeverity EventCountSeverity { get; set; } = ValidationSeverity.Warning;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Severity level for missing captain warnings
+    /// </summary>
+    public ValidationSeverity MissingCaptainSeverity { get; set; } = ValidationSeverity.Warning;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Severity level for too many regional events warnings
+    /// </summary>
+    public ValidationSeverity TooManyRegionalEventsSeverity { get; set; } = ValidationSeverity.Warning;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Default configuration matching current app behavior
+    /// </summary>
+    public static ValidationConfiguration Default => new()
+    {
+        RequireRegionalEvent = true,
+        RequireOnSiteActivity = true,
+        RequireIndividualEvent = false,
+        MinRecommendedEvents = 2,
+        MaxRecommendedEvents = 4,
+        MinCriticalEvents = 1,
+        MaxCriticalEvents = 6,
+        MaxRegionalEvents = 3,
+        RequireTeamCaptain = true,
+        NoRegionalEventSeverity = ValidationSeverity.Warning,
+        NoOnSiteActivitySeverity = ValidationSeverity.Warning,
+        NoIndividualEventSeverity = ValidationSeverity.Warning,
+        TeamSizeSeverity = ValidationSeverity.Warning,
+        EventCountSeverity = ValidationSeverity.Warning,
+        MissingCaptainSeverity = ValidationSeverity.Warning,
+        TooManyRegionalEventsSeverity = ValidationSeverity.Warning
+    };
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Create validation configuration from assignment parameters
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="parameters">Assignment parameters to convert</param>
+    /// <returns>Validation configuration matching the assignment parameters</returns>
+    public static ValidationConfiguration FromAssignmentParameters(AssignmentParameters parameters)
+    {
+        return new ValidationConfiguration
+        {
+            RequireRegionalEvent = parameters.RequireRegional,
+            RequireOnSiteActivity = parameters.RequireOnSite,
+            MinRecommendedEvents = parameters.EventsLowerBound,
+            MaxRecommendedEvents = parameters.EventsUpperBound,
+            MinCriticalEvents = 1,
+            MaxCriticalEvents = 6,
+            RequireTeamCaptain = true,
+            NoRegionalEventSeverity = ValidationSeverity.Warning,
+            NoOnSiteActivitySeverity = ValidationSeverity.Warning,
+            NoIndividualEventSeverity = ValidationSeverity.Warning,
+            TeamSizeSeverity = ValidationSeverity.Warning,
+            EventCountSeverity = ValidationSeverity.Warning,
+            MissingCaptainSeverity = ValidationSeverity.Warning
+        };
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Deserialize validation configuration from JSON string
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="json">JSON string containing configuration</param>
+    /// <returns>ValidationConfiguration instance or Default if deserialization fails</returns>
+    public static ValidationConfiguration FromJson(string json)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            var options = new JsonSerializerOptions
+            {
+                PropertyNameCaseInsensitive = true,
+                Converters = { new System.Text.Json.Serialization.JsonStringEnumConverter() }
+            };
+            return JsonSerializer.Deserialize<ValidationConfiguration>(json, options) ?? Default;
+        }
+        catch
+        {
+            return Default;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Load validation configuration from a JSON file
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="path">Path to the JSON configuration file</param>
+    /// <returns>ValidationConfiguration instance or Default if file doesn't exist or loading fails</returns>
+    public static async Task<ValidationConfiguration> LoadFromFileAsync(string path)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            if (!File.Exists(path))
+                return Default;
+
+            var json = await File.ReadAllTextAsync(path);
+            return FromJson(json);
+        }
+        catch
+        {
+            return Default;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Save this validation configuration to a JSON file
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="path">Path where the JSON file should be saved</param>
+    public async Task SaveToFileAsync(string path)
+    {
+        var options = new JsonSerializerOptions
+        {
+            WriteIndented = true,
+            Converters = { new System.Text.Json.Serialization.JsonStringEnumConverter() }
+        };
+        var json = JsonSerializer.Serialize(this, options);
+        await File.WriteAllTextAsync(path, json);
+    }
+}

Core/Validation/ValidationContext.cs

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+namespace Core.Validation;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Context in which validation is being performed
+/// </summary>
+public enum ValidationContext
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Validating a single student's event rankings
+    /// </summary>
+    StudentRanking = 0,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Validating a single team configuration
+    /// </summary>
+    Team = 1,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Validating a student's assigned events
+    /// </summary>
+    StudentAssignment = 2,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Validating student registration data
+    /// </summary>
+    StudentRegistration = 3
+}

Core/Validation/ValidationService.cs

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+using Core.Entities;
+using System.Reflection;
+
+namespace Core.Validation;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Main service for executing validation rules and generating warnings
+/// </summary>
+public class ValidationService
+{
+    private readonly ValidationConfiguration _config;
+    private readonly List<IValidationRule<Student>> _studentRules;
+    private readonly List<IValidationRule<Team>> _teamRules;
+    private readonly List<IValidationRule<StudentEventStatistics>> _statisticsRules;
+
+    // Lazy static singletons for rule definitions (instantiated once per application lifetime)
+    private static readonly Lazy<List<IValidationRule<Student>>> _studentRuleDefinitions =
+        new(() => DiscoverRules<Student>());
+    private static readonly Lazy<List<IValidationRule<Team>>> _teamRuleDefinitions =
+        new(() => DiscoverRules<Team>());
+    private static readonly Lazy<List<IValidationRule<StudentEventStatistics>>> _statisticsRuleDefinitions =
+        new(() => DiscoverRules<StudentEventStatistics>());
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Create a new validation service with the specified configuration
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="config">Validation configuration (uses Default if null)</param>
+    public ValidationService(ValidationConfiguration? config = null)
+    {
+        _config = config ?? ValidationConfiguration.Default;
+
+        // Use the shared rule definitions (singleton pattern)
+        _studentRules = _studentRuleDefinitions.Value;
+        _teamRules = _teamRuleDefinitions.Value;
+        _statisticsRules = _statisticsRuleDefinitions.Value;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Discover all validation rules for a given entity type using reflection
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="TEntity">The entity type to find rules for</typeparam>
+    /// <returns>List of discovered validation rules</returns>
+    private static List<IValidationRule<TEntity>> DiscoverRules<TEntity>()
+    {
+        var ruleType = typeof(IValidationRule<TEntity>);
+
+        return Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly()
+            .GetTypes()
+            .Where(t => t.IsClass && !t.IsAbstract && ruleType.IsAssignableFrom(t))
+            .Select(t => (IValidationRule<TEntity>)Activator.CreateInstance(t)!)
+            .ToList();
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Validate a student's event rankings
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="student">Student to validate</param>
+    /// <param name="context">Validation context</param>
+    /// <returns>List of validation warnings</returns>
+    public List<ValidationWarning> ValidateStudentRankings(Student student, ValidationContext context)
+    {
+        return _studentRules
+            .Where(rule => rule.AppliesTo(context))
+            .Select(rule => rule.Validate(student, _config))
+            .Where(warning => warning != null)
+            .Cast<ValidationWarning>()
+            .ToList();
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Validate a team configuration
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="team">Team to validate</param>
+    /// <param name="context">Validation context (defaults to Team)</param>
+    /// <returns>List of validation warnings</returns>
+    public List<ValidationWarning> ValidateTeam(Team team, ValidationContext context = ValidationContext.Team)
+    {
+        return _teamRules
+            .Where(rule => rule.AppliesTo(context))
+            .Select(rule => rule.Validate(team, _config))
+            .Where(warning => warning != null)
+            .Cast<ValidationWarning>()
+            .ToList();
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Validate student event assignment statistics
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="stats">Student statistics to validate</param>
+    /// <param name="context">Validation context</param>
+    /// <returns>List of validation warnings</returns>
+    public List<ValidationWarning> ValidateStudentStatistics(StudentEventStatistics stats, ValidationContext context)
+    {
+        return _statisticsRules
+            .Where(rule => rule.AppliesTo(context))
+            .Select(rule => rule.Validate(stats, _config))
+            .Where(warning => warning != null)
+            .Cast<ValidationWarning>()
+            .ToList();
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Validate all students in a collection
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="students">Students to validate</param>
+    /// <param name="context">Validation context</param>
+    /// <returns>Dictionary mapping each student to their warnings</returns>
+    public Dictionary<Student, List<ValidationWarning>> ValidateStudents(
+        IEnumerable<Student> students,
+        ValidationContext context)
+    {
+        return students.ToDictionary(
+            student => student,
+            student => ValidateStudentRankings(student, context)
+        );
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Validate all teams in a collection
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="teams">Teams to validate</param>
+    /// <returns>Dictionary mapping each team to their warnings</returns>
+    public Dictionary<Team, List<ValidationWarning>> ValidateTeams(IEnumerable<Team> teams)
+    {
+        return teams.ToDictionary(
+            team => team,
+            team => ValidateTeam(team)
+        );
+    }
+}

Core/Validation/ValidationSeverity.cs

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+namespace Core.Validation;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Severity level for validation warnings
+/// </summary>
+public enum ValidationSeverity
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Warning that should be addressed but doesn't prevent operation
+    /// </summary>
+    Warning = 0,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Error that indicates a critical issue
+    /// </summary>
+    Error = 1
+}

Core/Validation/ValidationWarning.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+namespace Core.Validation;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Represents a validation warning or error for a student, team, or assignment
+/// </summary>
+public class ValidationWarning
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Human-readable warning message
+    /// </summary>
+    public required string Message { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Unique code identifying the validation rule (e.g., "NO_REGIONAL_EVENT")
+    /// </summary>
+    public required string Code { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Severity level of the warning
+    /// </summary>
+    public required ValidationSeverity Severity { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Context in which this warning applies
+    /// </summary>
+    public required ValidationContext Context { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Icon identifier for UI display (maps to AppIcons constants in WebApp)
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? IconIdentifier { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Additional contextual information about the warning
+    /// </summary>
+    public Dictionary<string, object> Metadata { get; init; } = new();
+}

Tests/Builders/StudentBuilder.cs

@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ public class StudentBuilder
                 Rank = rank
             };
             student.EventRankings.Add(ranking);
+            student.RankedEvents.Add(eventDef); // Also add to RankedEvents for validation rules
         }
 
         return student;

Tests/Builders/TeamBuilder.cs

@@ -21,10 +21,12 @@ public class TeamBuilder
         return this;
     }
 
-    public TeamBuilder WithStudent(Student student)
+    public TeamBuilder WithStudent(Student student, bool isCaptain = false)
     {
         if (!_students.Contains(student))
             _students.Add(student);
+        if (isCaptain)
+            _captain = student;
         return this;
     }
 

Tests/Parsers/TestEntityHandler.cs

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ public static class TestEntityHandler
 
 	public static EventDefinition[] GetEvents()
 	{
-		var fileInfo = FileUtility.GetContentFile(ContentDirectory, "2023-24 RMS TSA student & event - Event Definitions.csv");
+		var fileInfo = FileUtility.GetContentFile(ContentDirectory, "2024 Event Definitions.csv");
 		var eventRankingsParser = new EventDefinitionParser(fileInfo);
 		return eventRankingsParser.Parse();
 	}
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public static class TestEntityHandler
 	public static Student[] GetStudents(IList<EventDefinition> events)
 	{
 		//var studentEventRankingsCsv = "Student Event Rankings.csv";
-		var studentEventRankingsCsv = "2023-24 RMS TSA student & event - Student Event Rankings.csv";
+		var studentEventRankingsCsv = "2024 Student Event Rankings.csv";
 
 		var fileInfo = FileUtility.GetContentFile(ContentDirectory, studentEventRankingsCsv);
 		var eventRankingsParser = new StudentParser(fileInfo);
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public static class TestEntityHandler
 	public static Team[] GetTeams(IList<EventDefinition> events, IList<Student> students)
 	{
 		//var studentEventRankingsCsv = "Student Event Rankings.csv";
-		var studentEventRankingsCsv = "2023-24 RMS TSA student & event - Teams.csv";
+		var studentEventRankingsCsv = "2024 Teams.csv";
 
 		var fileInfo = FileUtility.GetContentFile(ContentDirectory, studentEventRankingsCsv);
 		var eventRankingsParser = new TeamParser(fileInfo);
@@ -50,14 +50,14 @@ public static class TestEntityHandler
 
 	public static AssignmentRequirement[] GetEventRequirements(IList<EventDefinition> events, IList<Student> students)
 	{
-		var fileInfo = FileUtility.GetContentFile(ContentDirectory, "2024-25 RMS TSA student & event - assumptions.csv");
+		var fileInfo = FileUtility.GetContentFile(ContentDirectory, "2025 Assumptions.csv");
 		var assumptionParser = new AssignmentRequirementParser(fileInfo);
 		return assumptionParser.Parse(events, students);
 	}
 
     public static StudentEventRanking[] GetStudentEventRankings(Student[] students, EventDefinition[] events)
     {
-        var fileInfo = FileUtility.GetContentFile(ContentDirectory, "2024-25 RMS TSA student & event - Student Event Rankings.csv");
+        var fileInfo = FileUtility.GetContentFile(ContentDirectory, "2025 Student Event Rankings.csv");
 
         var rankingParser = new StudentEventRankingParser(fileInfo);
         return rankingParser.Parse(students, events);

Tests/Parsers/TestInput/2023-24 RMS TSA student & event - Student Event Rankings.csv

@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-Student Name,Grade,TSA year,Officer,State ID,Regional ID,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,TOTAL # OF EVENTS
-"Abiodun-Adeniyi, Ife",8,2nd,,831177,,Dragster,Junior Solar Sprint,Flight,Mechanical Engineering,Off the Grid,,,5
-"Alden, Ainsley",5,1st,Sergeant-At-Arms,924213,12227003,Construction Challenge,Off the Grid,Mechanical Engineering,Dragster,Problem Solving,,,5
-"Blanco, Tavi",7,2nd,,800323,12227005,Off the Grid,Inventions & Innovations,Flight,Structural Engineering,Problem Solving,Tech Bowl,,6
-"Bolin, Rylan",8,3rd,Secretary,831174,12227006,Structural Engineering,Website Design,Tech Bowl,Flight,Construction Challenge,Junior Solar Sprint,,6
-"Borboa, Lillian",8,3rd,President,702470,12227007,Promotional Marketing,Children's Stories,STEM animation,Leadership Strategies,Off the Grid,Career Prep,,6
-"Brady, Tucker",7,2nd,,820332,,Video Game Design,Website Design,Construction Challenge,STEM animation,Flight,,,5
-"Callaghan, Cole",7,1st,,924305,,Video Game Design,Coding,Problem Solving,STEM animation,,,,4
-"Carmon, Adaiah",7,2nd,,800328,,STEM Animation,Digital Photography,Video Game Design,Promotional Marketing,CAD Foundations,,,5
-"Carmon, Isaiah",5,1st,,924210,12227008,Video Game Design,Community Service Video,Coding,Technical Design,Promotional Marketing,CAD foundations,,6
-"Chesson, Bella",8,1st,,922730,12227009,Off the Grid,Leadership Strategies,Digital Photography,Children's Stories,,,,4
-"Dean, Lucas",5,1st,,924302,,Video Game Design,Digital Photography,Junior Solar Sprint,Microcontroller Design,Dragster,Coding,,6
-"Eldridge, AJ ",6,1st,,924310,,Electrical Applications,Tech Bowl,Coding,Structural Engineering,Technical Design,Cybersecurity,,6
-"Fischer, Avery",6,2nd,,800321,12227011,Structural Engineering,Construction Challenge,Off the Grid,Dragster,Children's Stories,Career Prep,,6
-"Greear, Ben",8,3rd,Treasurer,712415,12227012,Flight,Structural Engineering,Tech Bowl,Problem Solving,Construction Challenge,,,5
-"Hermann, Eliam",7,2nd,,831172,12227013,Inventions & Innovations,Prepared Speech ,Leadership Strategies,Video Game Design,System Control Technology,Biotechnology,,6
-"Jones, Miauna",8,2nd,,800316,12227014,Essays On Technology,Digital Photography,Children's Stories,Off the Grid,,,,4
-"Kolpack, Grant",7,2nd,,800315,12227015,Children's Stories,STEM animation,Website Design,Leadership Strategies,,,,4
-"Laney, Wyatt",8,3rd,Vice President,702477,12227016,Structural Engineering,Website Design,Tech Bowl ,Vlogging,Leadership Strategies ,Cybersecurity ,,6
-"Marx, Ryen",8,2nd,,800320,,Website Design,Construction Challenge,Junior Solar Sprint,Off the Grid,Children's Stories,Mechanical Engineering,,6
-"McDonald, Raylee",8,2nd,,800317,12227017,Digital Photography,Off the Grid,Medical Technology,Children's Stories,Mechanical Engineering,Construction Challenge,,6
-"McKee, Ellie",6,1st,,924314,12227018,Off the Grid,Structural Engineering,Construction Challenge,Digital Photography,Biotechnology,Medical Technology,,6
-"Moulton, Kyle",6,2nd,,800322,12227019,Inventions & Innovations,Mechanical Engineering,Vlogging,Website Design,,,,4
-"Naeve, Lydia",8,1st,,924208,12227020,Off the Grid,Promotional Marketing,Medical Technology,Forensic Technology,Mechanical Engineering,,,5
-"Naeve, Suse",6,1st,,924317,12227021,Digital Photography,Off the Grid,Vlogging,Children's Stories,Forensic Technology,Technical Design,,6
-"Schlesser, Abby",5,1st,,924211,12227022,Children's Stories,Digital Photography,Mass Production,Problem Solving,Inventions & Innovations,Promotional Marketing,,6
-"Schlesser, David",8,3rd,Reporter,702464,12227023,Dragster,Prepared Speech,Career Prep,Systems Control Technology,Junior Solar Sprint,Mechanical Engineering,Inventions & Innovations,7
-"Toth, Keegan",8,2nd,,831171,12227024,Inventions & Innovations,Coding,Video Game Design,Prepared Speech,Off the Grid,,,5
-"Underwood, Ian",8,2nd,,800325,12227025,Leadership Strategies,Inventions & Innovations,Flight,,,,,3
-"White, Thomas",7,2nd,,800319,12227026,Leadership Strategies,Inventions & Innovations,Challenging Technology Issues,Tech Bowl,Prepared Speech,,,5
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Tests/Parsers/TestInput/2023-24 RMS TSA student & event - Teams.csv

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-Team Name,Event Name,Regional Time Slot,Student 1,Student 2,Student 3,Student 4,Student 5
-Career Prep,Career Prep,,,,,,
-"Team Size: 1, Max Teams: 2 (i)","Team Size: 1, Max Teams: 2 (i)",,,,,,
-Challenging Technology Issues,Challenging Technology Issues,2:30 - 2:45,David Schlesser,Thomas White,,,
-"Team Size: 2, Max Teams: 2 (a)","Team Size: 2, Max Teams: 2 (a)",,,,,,
-Children's Stories,Children's Stories,10:00 - 10:15,Lillian Borboa,Miauna Jones,Grant Kolpack,Abby Schlesser,
-"Team Size: 3-6, Max Teams: 2","Team Size: 3-6, Max Teams: 2",,,,,,
-Coding Team 1,Coding Team 1,,Keegan Toth,AJ Eldridge,,,
-"Team Size: 2, Max Teams: 2 (a)","Team Size: 2, Max Teams: 2 (a)",,,,,,
-Coding Team 2,Coding Team 2,,Cole Callaghan,Isaiah Carmon,,,
-"Team Size: 2, Max Teams: 2 (a)","Team Size: 2, Max Teams: 2 (a)",,,,,,
-Community Service Video,Community Service Video,11:45 - 12:00,Isaiah Carmon,,,,
-"Team Size: 1-6, Max Teams: 2","Team Size: 1-6, Max Teams: 2",,,,,,
-CAD foundations,CAD foundations,,,Adaiah Carmon,Grant Kolpack,,
-"Team Size: 1, Max Teams: 2 (a) (i)","Team Size: 1, Max Teams: 2 (a) (i)",,,,,,
-Construction Challenge Team 1,Construction Challenge Team 1,,Ryen Marx,Ben Greear,Rylan Bolin,,
-"Team Size: 3-6, Max Teams: 2","Team Size: 3-6, Max Teams: 2",,,,,,
-Construction Challenge Team 2,Construction Challenge Team 2,,Ellie McKee,Avery Fischer,Ainsley Alden,,
-"Team Size: 3-6, Max Teams: 2","Team Size: 3-6, Max Teams: 2",,,,,,
-Digital Photography,Digital Photography,,,Raylee McDonald,Suse Naeve,,
-"Team Size: 1, Max Teams: 2 (a) (i)","Team Size: 1, Max Teams: 2 (a) (i)",,,,,,
-Dragster,Dragster,,,David Schlesser,Ife Abiodun-Adeniyi,,
-"Team Size: 1, Max Teams: 2 (a) (i)","Team Size: 1, Max Teams: 2 (a) (i)",,,,,,
-Electrical Applications,Electrical Applications,,Rylan Bolin,AJ Eldridge,,,
-"Team Size: 2, Max Teams: 2 (a)","Team Size: 2, Max Teams: 2 (a)",,,,,,
-Essays on Technology,Essays on Technology,,,Miauna Jones,,,
-"Team Size: 1, Max Teams: 2 (a) (i)","Team Size: 1, Max Teams: 2 (a) (i)",,,,,,
-Flight,Flight,,,Ben Greear,Ife Abiodun-Adeniyi,,
-"Team Size: 1, Max Teams: 2 (a) (i)","Team Size: 1, Max Teams: 2 (a) (i)",,,,,,
-Inventions & Innovations Team 1,Inventions & Innovations Team 1,9:45 - 10:00,Kyle Moulton,Keegan Toth,Tavi Blanco,,
-"Team Size: 3-6, Max Teams: 2","Team Size: 3-6, Max Teams: 2",,,,,,
-Inventions & Innovations Team 2,Inventions & Innovations Team 2,9:45 - 10:00,Eliam Hermann,Ian Underwood,Thomas White,,
-"Team Size: 3-6, Max Teams: 2","Team Size: 3-6, Max Teams: 2",,,,,,
-Junior Solar Sprint,Junior Solar Sprint,,David Schlesser,Ife Abiodun-Adeniyi,Ryen Marx,Lucas Dean,
-"Team Size: 2-4, Max Teams: 2 (a)","Team Size: 2-4, Max Teams: 2 (a)",,,,,,
-Leadership Strategies Team 1,Leadership Strategies Team 1,10:20 - 10:30,Eliam Hermann,Lillian Borboa,Bella Chesson,,
-"Team Size: 3, Max Teams: 2","Team Size: 3, Max Teams: 2",,,,,,
-Leadership Strategies Team 2,Leadership Strategies Team 2,10:10 - 10:20,Thomas White,Ian Underwood,Tavi Blanco,,
-"Team Size: 3, Max Teams: 2","Team Size: 3, Max Teams: 2",,,,,,
-Mass Production,Mass Production,,Miauna Jones,Ellie McKee,Abby Schlesser,,
-"Team Size: 3-6, Max Teams: 2","Team Size: 3-6, Max Teams: 2",,,,,,
-Mechanical Engineering Team 1,Mechanical Engineering Team 1,,Raylee McDonald,David Schlesser,Kyle Moulton,,
-"Team Size: 2-3, Max Teams: 2 (a)","Team Size: 2-3, Max Teams: 2 (a)",,,,,,
-Mechanical Engineering Team 2,Mechanical Engineering Team 2,,Ryen Marx,Ainsley Alden,,,
-"Team Size: 2-3, Max Teams: 2 (a)","Team Size: 2-3, Max Teams: 2 (a)",,,,,,
-Medical Technology,Medical Technology,12:15 - 12:30,Lydia Naeve,Raylee McDonald,Bella Chesson,,
-"Team Size: 3, Max Teams: 2 (a)","Team Size: 3, Max Teams: 2 (a)",,,,,,
-Microcontroller Design,Microcontroller Design,,Lucas Dean,Isaiah Carmon,,,
-"Team Size: 1-6, Max Teams: 2 (a)","Team Size: 1-6, Max Teams: 2 (a)",,,,,,
-Off the Grid Team 1,Off the Grid Team 1,12:00 - 12:15,Avery Fischer,Miauna Jones,Bella Chesson,Suse Naeve,
-"Team Size: 3-6, Max Teams: 2","Team Size: 3-6, Max Teams: 2",,,,,,
-Off the Grid Team 2,Off the Grid Team 2,10:45 - 11:00,Ainsley Alden,Raylee McDonald,Lydia Naeve,Tavi Blanco,Ellie McKee
-"Team Size: 3-6, Max Teams: 2","Team Size: 3-6, Max Teams: 2",,,,,,
-Prepared Speech,Prepared Speech,,,Keegan Toth,Eliam Hermann,,
-"Team Size: 1, Max Teams: 2 (a) (i)","Team Size: 1, Max Teams: 2 (a) (i)",,,,,,
-Problem Solving,Problem Solving,,Ben Greear,Abby Schlesser,,,
-"Team Size: 2, Max Teams: 1 (a)","Team Size: 2, Max Teams: 1 (a)",,,,,,
-Promotional Marketing,Promotional Marketing,,,Lillian Borboa,Lydia Naeve,,
-"Team Size: 1, Max Teams: 2 (a) (i)","Team Size: 1, Max Teams: 2 (a) (i)",,,,,,
-STEM Animation,STEM Animation,,Grant Kolpack,Lillian Borboa,Adaiah Carmon,Cole Callaghan,
-"Team Size: 3-6, Max Teams: 2","Team Size: 3-6, Max Teams: 2",,,,,,
-Structural Engineering Team 1,Structural Engineering Team 1,,Ben Greear,Avery Fischer,,,
-"Team Size: 2, Max Teams: 2 (a)","Team Size: 2, Max Teams: 2 (a)",,,,,,
-Structural Engineering Team 2,Structural Engineering Team 2,,Rylan Bolin,Wyatt Laney,,,
-"Team Size: 2, Max Teams: 2 (a)","Team Size: 2, Max Teams: 2 (a)",,,,,,
-System Control Technology,System Control Technology,,Eliam Hermann,David Schlesser,Tucker Brady,,
-"Team Size: 3, Max Teams: 2 (a)","Team Size: 3, Max Teams: 2 (a)",,,,,,
-Tech Bowl Team 1,Tech Bowl Team 1,11:00,Ben Greear,Rylan Bolin,Wyatt Laney,,
-"Team Size: 3, Max Teams: 2 (a)","Team Size: 3, Max Teams: 2 (a)",,,,,,
-Tech Bowl Team 2,Tech Bowl Team 2,11:40,Thomas White,Ian Underwood,Grant Kolpack,,
-"Team Size: 3, Max Teams: 2 (a)","Team Size: 3, Max Teams: 2 (a)",,,,,,
-Video Game Design Team 1,Video Game Design Team 1,,Keegan Toth,Adaiah Carmon,Lucas Dean,,
-"Team Size: 2-6, Max Teams: 2","Team Size: 2-6, Max Teams: 2",,,,,,
-Video Game Design Team 2,Video Game Design Team 2,,Tucker Brady,Eliam Hermann,Cole Callaghan,Isaiah Carmon,
-"Team Size: 2-6, Max Teams: 2","Team Size: 2-6, Max Teams: 2",,,,,,
-Vlogging,Vlogging,10:15 - 10:30,Wyatt Laney,Kyle Moulton,Suse Naeve,,
-"Team Size: 2-6, Max Teams: 2 (a)","Team Size: 2-6, Max Teams: 2 (a)",,,,,,
-Website Design Team 1,Website Design Team 1,,Rylan Bolin,Wyatt Laney,Tucker Brady,,
-"Team Size: 3-6, Max Teams: 2","Team Size: 3-6, Max Teams: 2",,,,,,
-Website Design Team 2,Website Design Team 2,,Grant Kolpack,Ryen Marx,AJ Eldridge,,
-"Team Size: 3-6, Max Teams: 2","Team Size: 3-6, Max Teams: 2",,,,,,
-(a) denotes an event that has activity other than interview or presentation at state,,,,,,,
-(i) denotes an individual event,,,,,,,