Description

By throwing a validation error, user and programmer get the appropriate feedback. carp() doesn't end up in the logs, so carp-ing doesn't add much (but pollutes the output of the test runs).

Type of change

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• Maintenance

Checklist:

• My code follows the style guidelines of this project, please see the contribution guidelines.
• I have performed a self-review of my own code
• My changes generate no new warnings
• New and existing unit tests pass locally with my changes