diff --git a/validation/.gitignore b/validation/.gitignore
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+/target
diff --git a/validation/Cargo.lock b/validation/Cargo.lock
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+++ b/validation/Cargo.lock
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+# This file is automatically @generated by Cargo.
+# It is not intended for manual editing.
+version = 3
+
+[[package]]
+name = "bitflags"
+version = "2.6.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b048fb63fd8b5923fc5aa7b340d8e156aec7ec02f0c78fa8a6ddc2613f6f71de"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "maps-valication"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags",
+]
diff --git a/validation/Cargo.toml b/validation/Cargo.toml
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+[package]
+name = "maps-valication"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[dependencies]
+bitflags = "2.6.0"
diff --git a/validation/src/main.rs b/validation/src/main.rs
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+mod types;
+mod maptest;
+mod staging;
+
+fn main(){
+}
diff --git a/validation/src/maptest.rs b/validation/src/maptest.rs
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+use crate::types::Games;
+
+enum Status{
+	Accepted,
+	Rejected,//map council will not request changes, submit a new map
+	ChangesRequested,//map council requests changes
+	Submitted,//Submitted by owner for review by map council
+	UnderConstruction,//default state upon map creation
+}
+
+enum MaptestType{
+	// mapfixes change an existing map on staging game, so they know what map_id they upload to.
+	Mapfix{
+		//maps database entry id
+		map_id:u64,
+	},
+	// map submissions create a new map entry in the staging map database when they are accepted.
+	Submission{
+		games:Games,
+		creator:String,
+		display_name:String,
+	},
+}
+
+struct Map{
+	//maptest database entry id
+	id:u64,
+	date:u64,
+	// int64 UserID who created the submission
+	// this user is allowed to change any data at any time, except for mapfix target map id
+	owner:u64,
+	model_id:u64,// asset id of the most recently submitted model
+	maptest_type:MaptestType,
+	status:Status,
+}
diff --git a/validation/src/staging.rs b/validation/src/staging.rs
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+use crate::types::Games;
+
+// This data structure just exists to remember the hash of the model file as it's uploaded
+// so that the hash can be checked later to see if the file is changed
+struct AssetVersion{
+	//roblox asset id
+	asset_id:u64,
+	//hash of map file before upload
+	hash:u128,
+}
+
+struct Git;
+
+struct Map{
+	id:u64,//database entry
+	date:u64,
+	games:Games,
+	creator:String,
+	display_name:String,
+	//the staging model is created at the same time as the maps database entry
+	staging:AssetVersion,
+	//the main model does not exist before the submission is published for the first time
+	main:Option<AssetVersion>,
+	changelog:Git,//An entire git repo, ideally the xml of the roblox map
+}
diff --git a/validation/src/types.rs b/validation/src/types.rs
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+bitflags::bitflags!{
+	#[derive(Clone,Copy,Debug,Default)]
+	pub struct Games:u32{
+		const Bhop=1<<0;
+		const Surf=2<<0;
+		const FlyTrials=5<<0;
+	}
+}