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diff --git a/bh20sequploader/qc_metadata.py b/bh20sequploader/qc_metadata.py
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+import yamale
+
+## NOTE: this is just a DUMMY. Everything about this can and will change
+def qc_metadata(metadatafile):
+    print("Start metadata validation...")
+    schema = yamale.make_schema('../example/dummyschema.yaml')
+    data = yamale.make_data(metadatafile)
+    # Validate data against the schema. Throws a ValueError if data is invalid.
+    yamale.validate(schema, data)
+    print("...complete!")
+
+#qc_metadata("../example/metadata.yaml")
+
diff --git a/example/dummyschema.yaml b/example/dummyschema.yaml
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+#sampleInformation: include('sampleInformation')
+#InstituteInformation: include('InstituteInformation')
+---
+sampleInformation:
+  location : str()
+  host : str()
+  sequenceTechnology: str()
+  assemblyMethod: str()
+
+InstituteInformation:
+  OriginatingLab: str()
+  SubmittingLab: str()
+
+VirusDetail:
+  VirusName: str()
+  AccessionId: str()
diff --git a/example/metadata.json b/example/metadata.json
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diff --git a/example/metadata.yaml b/example/metadata.yaml
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+sampleInformation:
+  location: "USA"
+  host : "Homo Sapiens"
+  sequenceTechnology: "Sanger"
+  assemblyMethod: "CLC Genomics"
+
+InstituteInformation:
+  OriginatingLab: "Erik's kitchen"
+  SubmittingLab: "National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC"
+
+SubmitterInformation:
+  Submitter: "National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC"
+  submissionDate: "04-04-2020"
+
+VirusDetail:
+  VirusName: "hCoV-19/USA/identifer/2020"
+  AccessionId: "EPI_ISL_Random"