diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/edit_configuration_file_form.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/edit_configuration_file_form.js
index 3f90d3a..60ef2b7 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/edit_configuration_file_form.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/edit_configuration_file_form.js
@@ -1,3 +1,75 @@
+var syntaxErrors = function(code) {
+  // trivial check of bracket curlyCount
+  // should be file specific in the future
+  // and understand the syntax of config file
+
+  var normalCount = 0;
+  var squareCount = 0;
+  var curlyCount = 0;
+
+  for (var i = 0, len = code.length; i < len; i++) {
+    if (code[i] === '(') {
+      normalCount++;
+    }
+    if (code[i] === ')') {
+      normalCount--;
+    }
+
+    if (code[i] === '[') {
+      squareCount++;
+    }
+    if (code[i] === ']') {
+      squareCount--;
+    }
+
+    if (code[i] === '{') {
+      curlyCount++;
+    }
+    if (code[i] === '}') {
+      curlyCount--;
+    }
+  }
+  var result = [];
+  if (curlyCount > 0) {
+    result.push("Missing a closing curly bracket }");
+  }
+  if (squareCount > 0) {
+    result.push("Missing a closing square bracket ]");
+  }
+  if (normalCount > 0) {
+    result.push("Missing a closing bracket )");
+  }
+
+  if (curlyCount < 0) {
+    result.push("You have more closing curly brackets than needed }");
+  }
+  if (squareCount < 0) {
+    result.push("You have more closing square brackets than needed ]");
+  }
+  if (normalCount < 0) {
+    result.push("You have more closing brackets than needed )");
+  }
+  return result;
+}
+
+var unfilledVariables = function(code) {
+   var result = [];
+   var lines = code.split("\n");
+   for (var i = 0, len = lines.length; i < len; i++) {
+     var lineNumber = '' + (i + 1);
+     var line = lines[i];
+     var matches = line.match(/::.*::/gi)
+     if(!matches) { continue; };
+     for (var j=0, lenMatches = matches.length; j < lenMatches ; j++) {
+       var match = matches[j];
+       result.push("Line " + lineNumber + " - " + match);
+     }
+   }
+   return result;
+}
+
+
+
 $(document).ready(function() {
   var editor = ace.edit("editor");
   //editor.setTheme("ace/theme/monokai");
@@ -5,6 +77,33 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
   editor.setOptions({
     maxLines: 40
   });
+
+  var onEditorChange = function(e) {
+    value = editor.getValue();
+    var errors = syntaxErrors(value);
+    var message = errors.map(function(error) {
+      return '<li>' + error + '</li>';
+    }).join("");
+    if (message === "") {
+      message = " No errors! Everything is awesome!"
+    }
+    $("#syntax_errors").html(message);
+
+    var variables = unfilledVariables(value);
+    var variableMessages = variables.map(function(variable) {
+      return '<li>' + variable + '</li>';
+    }).join("");
+    if (variableMessages === "") {
+
+      variableMessages = "Everything is filled out!"
+    }
+
+    $("#unfilled_variables").html(variableMessages);
+  };
+
+  editor.on("change", onEditorChange );
+  onEditorChange();
+
   editor.resize();
 
   $("#save_button").click(function() {
diff --git a/web/app/views/configuration_files/update.html.erb b/web/app/views/configuration_files/update.html.erb
index 89a1617..c10e052 100644
--- a/web/app/views/configuration_files/update.html.erb
+++ b/web/app/views/configuration_files/update.html.erb
@@ -26,6 +26,17 @@
       <%= @record.last_version.content %>
     </div>
   </div>
+  <div class="col-md-5">
+    <br /><br />
+    <h3>Need to fill: </h3>
+    <ul id="unfilled_variables">
+    </ul>
+    
+    <br /><br />
+    <h3>Syntax errors: </h3>
+    <ul id="syntax_errors">
+    </ul>
+  </div>
   <br/><br/>
 </div>
 <div class="row">