diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
index 5ac527f..27d02a0 100644
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ const del = require('del');
 const ts = require('gulp-typescript');
 const exec = require('child_process').exec;
 const sass = require('gulp-sass');
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
 sass.compiler = require('node-sass');
 let tsSource = ts.createProject('tsconfig.json')
 
@@ -11,19 +13,54 @@ function clean(cb) {
     cb();
 }
 
+function validateConfigSources(cb) {
+    console.log("Validating source json files...");
+    let confBase = "src/assets/conf/";
+    let configsToCheck = ["resources-landing-page.json"];
+    for (let i = 0, l = configsToCheck.length; i < l; i++) {
+        let currConfig = configsToCheck[i];
+        let configContent = fs.readFileSync(path.join(confBase, currConfig));
+        let conf = JSON.parse(configContent.toString());
+        let keys = Object.keys(conf);
+        let fileSpecificRules = validationRules[currConfig];
+        for (let j = 0, m = keys.length; j < m; j++) {
+            let key = keys[i];
+            let content = conf[key];
+            let rules = fileSpecificRules[key];
+            let ruleKeys = Object.keys(rules);
+            for (let k = 0, n = ruleKeys.length; k < n; k++) {
+                let rule = ruleKeys[k];
+                let ruleValidator = rules[rule];
+                for (let x = 0, y = content.length; x < y; x++) {
+                    let renderObj = content[x];
+                    let ruleSubject = renderObj[rule];
+                    let validResults = ruleValidator(ruleSubject, currConfig, rule);
+                    if (null !== validResults) {
+                        cb(validResults);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    cb();
+}
+
 function conf() {
     return src(['src/assets/**/*', '!src/assets/**/*.scss'], {base: 'src/assets'})
         .pipe(dest('build/assets/'));
 }
 
-function style(){
+function style() {
     return src('node_modules/bootstrap/dist/css/bootstrap.css')
         .pipe(dest('build/assets/pages/styles/'));
 }
 
-function scss(){
-    return src('src/assets/pages/styles/*.scss', )
+function scss() {
+    return src('src/assets/pages/styles/*.scss',)
         .pipe(sass.sync().on('error', sass.logError))
+        .on('error', () => {
+            process.exit(1)
+        })
         .pipe(dest('build/assets/pages/styles/'));
 }
 
@@ -39,7 +76,10 @@ function pkg() {
 
 function typescript() {
     return tsSource.src()
-        .pipe(tsSource()).js
+        .pipe(tsSource()).on('error', () => {
+            process.exit(1)
+        })
+        .js
         .pipe(dest('build/util/'));
 }
 
@@ -53,8 +93,26 @@ function dependencies(cb) {
         });
 }
 
+
+let stringLengthRule = function (str, fileName, rulename) {
+    let maxLen = 124;
+    if (str.length > maxLen) {
+        return Error(`Content too long in ${fileName}:${rulename}! Expected maximum of ${maxLen} characters, got ${str.length} "${str}"`)
+    }
+}
+
+let validationRules = {
+    "resources-landing-page.json": {
+        "grid-container": {
+            "description": stringLengthRule
+        }
+    }
+
+}
+
+
 exports.clean = clean;
 
-exports.default = series(conf, style, scss, root, pkg, typescript, dependencies);
+exports.default = series(validateConfigSources, conf, style, scss, root, pkg, typescript, dependencies);
 
-exports.runFast = series(conf, style, scss, root, pkg)
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+exports.runFast = series(validateConfigSources, conf, style, scss, root, pkg)
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diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 19539b4..a72d8ad 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -4582,9 +4582,9 @@
       }
     },
     "mocha": {
-      "version": "8.2.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mocha/-/mocha-8.2.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-lEWEMq2LMfNJMKeuEwb5UELi+OgFDollXaytR5ggQcHpzG3NP/R7rvixAvF+9/lLsTWhWG+4yD2M70GsM06nxw==",
+      "version": "8.2.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mocha/-/mocha-8.2.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-cuLBVfyFfFqbNR0uUKbDGXKGk+UDFe6aR4os78XIrMQpZl/nv7JYHcvP5MFIAb374b2zFXsdgEGwmzMtP0Xg8w==",
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "@ungap/promise-all-settled": "1.1.2",
@@ -7844,9 +7844,9 @@
       },
       "dependencies": {
         "camelcase": {
-          "version": "6.1.0",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/camelcase/-/camelcase-6.1.0.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-WCMml9ivU60+8rEJgELlFp1gxFcEGxwYleE3bziHEDeqsqAWGHdimB7beBFGjLzVNgPGyDsfgXLQEYMpmIFnVQ==",
+          "version": "6.2.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/camelcase/-/camelcase-6.2.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-c7wVvbw3f37nuobQNtgsgG9POC9qMbNuMQmTCqZv23b6MIz0fcYpBiOlv9gEN/hdLdnZTDQhg6e9Dq5M1vKvfg==",
           "dev": true
         },
         "decamelize": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3a9982d..5324dba 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@
     "gulp-typescript": "^6.0.0-alpha.1",
     "gulp-exec": "^5.0.0",
     "del": "^6.0.0",
-    "chai": "^4.2.0",
     "electron-mocha": "^9.3.1",
+    "chai": "^4.2.0",
     "nyc": "^15.1.0",
     "ts-node": "^9.0.0",
     "check-for-leaks": "^1.2.1"
diff --git a/tests/default-test.ts b/tests/default-test.ts
index e56fbff..df60da6 100644
--- a/tests/default-test.ts
+++ b/tests/default-test.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 const assert = require('assert');
 
 describe('default', ()=>{
-    it('default-test', ()=>{
-        let res = 5+2;
-        assert.strictEqual(res, 7);
-    })
-})
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+    it('snippit', snippit)
+})
+
+function snippit(){
+    console.log("okay")
+}
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