State config file schema is for illustration purposes
@@ -104,6 +104,13 @@ out, and the users can then uncomment and fill in the parameters and values they
alternative users could copy & paste from a config file example in the docs. We will develop a
schema and validate / give good error messages on read.
+We roughly sketch below an example of a prototype configuration file in YAML format, just to illustrate
+how a structured schema could expose most of the parameter/values needed in a data analysis process.
+The configuration file should be explicit enough for the users to understand which parameters
+to edit in order to define a specific configuration for an analysis session or workflow. The final
+schema for this configuration file will be achieved iteratively during the development of the high-level
+interface and later on eventual improvements, also taking user feedback into account.
+
Prototype configuration file.
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