ENH: Add update_validation_metadata() to ProjectFMUDirectory

src/fmu/settings/_fmu_dir.py

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 """Main interface for working with .fmu directory."""
 
+import getpass
 from collections.abc import Mapping
+from datetime import UTC, datetime
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Final, Self, TypeAlias, cast
 
@@ -19,7 +21,11 @@
 from ._resources.lock_manager import DEFAULT_LOCK_TIMEOUT, LockManager
 from ._utils import path_exists, path_is_dir, path_is_file
 from .models._enums import CacheResource
-from .models.project_config import ProjectConfig
+from .models.project_config import (
+    ProjectConfig,
+    ValidationRecord,
+    ValidationSource,
+)
 from .models.user_config import UserConfig
 
 logger: Final = null_logger(__name__)
@@ -341,6 +347,24 @@ def __init__(
                 f"Using default value '{CacheManager.MIN_REVISIONS}'. Error: {e}"
             )
 
+    def update_validation_metadata(
+        self: Self,
+        validation_source: ValidationSource,
+    ) -> None:
+        """Record successful validation of project configuration data.
+
+        Args:
+            validation_source: Configuration data checked by the validation.
+        """
+        record = ValidationRecord(
+            last_validated_at=datetime.now(UTC),
+            last_validated_by=getpass.getuser(),
+        )
+        self.set_config_value(
+            f"validation.{validation_source}",
+            record.model_dump(),
+        )
+
     @property
     def changelog(self: Self) -> ChangelogManager:
         """Access the ChangelogManager."""

src/fmu/settings/models/project_config.py

@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ class ValidationRecord(BaseModel):
     """User who performed the last validation."""
 
 
+ValidationSource = Literal["masterdata_smda", "rms_project"]
+
+
 class ProjectValidation(BaseModel):
     """Validation metadata for project configuration data."""
 

tests/test_fmu_dir.py

@@ -355,6 +355,25 @@ def test_set_config_value(fmu_dir: ProjectFMUDirectory) -> None:
     assert fmu_dir.config.load().version == "200.0.0"
 
 
+def test_update_validation_metadata(
+    fmu_dir: ProjectFMUDirectory,
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+) -> None:
+    """Tests update_validation_metadata stores a validation record."""
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "fmu.settings._fmu_dir.getpass.getuser",
+        lambda: "test-user",
+    )
+
+    fmu_dir.update_validation_metadata("rms_project")
+
+    record = fmu_dir.config.load().validation.rms_project
+    assert record is not None
+    assert record.last_validated_at.tzinfo is not None
+    assert record.last_validated_at.utcoffset() is not None
+    assert record.last_validated_by == "test-user"
+
+
 def test_update_config(fmu_dir: ProjectFMUDirectory) -> None:
     """Tests update_config updates and saves the config for multiple values."""
     updated_config = fmu_dir.update_config({"version": "2.0.0", "created_by": "user2"})