JBeam Editor

The JBeam Editor is a code-focused tool that treats JBeam definitions as structured JSON payloads. It parses the input, validates required sections such as nodes, beams, and constraints, and reports structural issues at precise locations. The tool emphasizes data integrity over editing convenience, ensuring that changes reflect valid relationships and consistent unit usage.

Conceptually, the tool operates as a pipeline: parse -> validate -> transform -> export. Users can apply non-destructive transformations, such as field renames, unit normalization, and preset adjustments, while preserving an auditable history. Because it targets data quality rather than runtime behavior, it supports batch operations and diffs to compare against baselines.

Who benefits: mod developers, data engineers, and CI pipelines that require reproducible data changes. Unique value includes deterministic outputs, explicit error reporting with locations, and native handling of nested JBeam constructs, enabling safer edits before integration into engines or editors.

Core features and use cases include strict parsing, cross-field validation (e.g., mass, inertia, and beam relationships), error and warning reports, diff against reference payloads, and clean export of JBeam-ready JSON. Typical use cases include creating new beam definitions, refactoring large blocks, and auditing existing data for inconsistencies.