Planning Files Schemas

The SOC is using JSON files at different levels of the planning process:

• Observation Plan File (OPL): These files are used as inputs during the Observation Timeline Harmonisation of the Detailed Scenario Exercise to schedule the observations and determine the pointing designers.

• Instrument Timeline Files (ITL): Used as inputs during the Instrument Timeline Harmonisation of the Detailed Scenario Exercise to provide power and data resources envelopes.

• Activity Plan Files (APL): Used as inputs of the activities to schedule during Cruise Operations.

• Timeline within Observation Definition File (ODF): An ITL snippet within an observation.

One of the advantages of using JSON files is that we can use a JSON schema to validate (partially at least) the syntax of these files.

For this purpose, the SOC provides the following Schemas:

• JUICE Science Operations Activity Plan File Schema

• JUICE Science Operations Observation Plan File Schema

• JUICE Science Operations Instrument Timeline File Schema

To validate the APL, a plethora of JSON validators can be used, the only requirement is that they support the DRAFT 7 version of the schema. We are using the Python package jsonschema) and the API checkjsonschema), but you can use any of the listed In the JSON Schema site.