diff --git a/validation/Cargo.toml b/validation/Cargo.toml
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-[package]
-name = "validation"
-version = "0.1.0"
-authors = ["Adrian Utrilla <adrianutrilla@gmail.com>"]
-
-[dependencies]
-serde_json = "0.8.0"
-yaml-rust = "0.3.3"
diff --git a/validation/example.json b/validation/example.json
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-{
-    "glossary": {
-        "title": "example glossary",
-        "GlossDiv": {
-            "title": "S",
-            "GlossList": {
-                "GlossEntry": {
-                    "ID": "SGML",
-                    "SortAs": "SGML",
-                    "GlossTerm": "Standard Generalized Markup Language",
-                    "Acronym": "SGML",
-                    "Abbrev": "ISO 8879:1986",
-                    "GlossDef": {
-                        "para": "A meta-markup language, used to create markup languages such as DocBook.",
-                        "GlossSeeAlso": [
-                            "GML",
-                            "XML"
-                        ]
-                    },
-                    "GlossSee": "markup"
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/validation/example.yaml b/validation/example.yaml
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-name: Martin
-job: Developer
-skill: Elite
-foods:
-    - Apple
-    - Orange
-    - Strawberry
-    - Mango
-languages:
-    perl: Elite
-    python: Elite
-    pascal: Lame
-foo: |
-  bar
-  baz
diff --git a/validation/src/main.rs b/validation/src/main.rs
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-use std::rc::Rc;
-use std::process::{Stdio, Command};
-use std::io::{Write, Read};
-use std::fs::{OpenOptions, File};
-use std::str;
-use std::env;
-extern crate serde_json;
-
-use serde_json::Value;
-
-extern crate yaml_rust;
-use yaml_rust::{YamlLoader, YamlEmitter};
-
-fn main() {}
-
-fn run_sops_and_return_output(command: &mut Command, filename: &str) -> String {
-    let mut child = command.stdout(Stdio::piped())
-        .arg(filename)
-        .spawn()
-        .expect("Could not start sops python process");
-    let output = child.wait_with_output().expect("Could not retrieve sops's output");
-    if !output.status.success() {
-        panic!("sops did not exit successfully!");
-    }
-    return String::from_utf8(output.stdout).expect("Could not decode sops's output as utf-8");
-}
-
-fn get_sops_python() -> Command {
-    let sops_python_path = env::var("SOPS_PYTHON_PATH")
-        .expect("SOPS_PYTHON_PATH environment variable missing");
-    let mut cmd = Command::new("python");
-    cmd.arg(sops_python_path);
-    cmd
-}
-
-fn encrypt_with_sops_python(plaintext: &str) -> String {
-    let mut child = get_sops_python();
-    let child = child.arg("-e");
-    return run_sops_and_return_output(child, plaintext);
-}
-
-fn decrypt_with_sops_python(ciphertext: &str) -> String {
-    let mut child = get_sops_python();
-    let child = child.arg("-d");
-    return run_sops_and_return_output(child, ciphertext);
-}
-
-fn validate_json_file(input_file_name: &str,
-                      encrypt: fn(&str) -> String,
-                      decrypt: fn(&str) -> String) {
-    let output_file_name = "temp.json";
-    let mut input = String::new();
-    File::open(input_file_name).unwrap().read_to_string(&mut input);
-    let input_value: Value = serde_json::from_str(&input).expect("Could not decode input json");
-    let encrypted_output = encrypt(input_file_name);
-    let mut output_file = OpenOptions::new()
-        .write(true)
-        .create(true)
-        .open(output_file_name)
-        .expect("Could not open output file");
-    output_file.write_all(encrypted_output.as_bytes()).expect("Could not write to output file");
-    let decryption = decrypt(output_file_name);
-    let output_value: Value = serde_json::from_str(&decryption).unwrap();
-    std::fs::remove_file(output_file_name).expect("Could not remove output file");
-    assert_eq!(input_value, output_value);
-}
-
-fn validate_yaml_file(input_file_name: &str,
-                      encrypt: fn(&str) -> String,
-                      decrypt: fn(&str) -> String) {
-    let output_file_name = "temp.yaml";
-    let mut input = String::new();
-    File::open(input_file_name).unwrap().read_to_string(&mut input);
-    let input_value = YamlLoader::load_from_str(&input).expect("Could not decode input yaml");
-    let encrypted_output = encrypt(input_file_name);
-    let mut output_file = OpenOptions::new()
-        .write(true)
-        .create(true)
-        .open(output_file_name)
-        .expect("Could not open output file");
-    output_file.write_all(encrypted_output.as_bytes()).expect("Could not write to output file");
-    let decryption = decrypt(output_file_name);
-    let output_value = YamlLoader::load_from_str(&decryption)
-        .expect("Could not decode output yaml");
-    std::fs::remove_file(output_file_name).expect("Could not remove output file");
-    assert_eq!(input_value, output_value);
-}
-
-#[test]
-fn validate_python_json() {
-    validate_json_file("example.json",
-                       encrypt_with_sops_python,
-                       decrypt_with_sops_python);
-}
-
-
-#[test]
-fn validate_python_yaml() {
-    validate_yaml_file("example.yaml",
-                       encrypt_with_sops_python,
-                       decrypt_with_sops_python);
-}