Raise error if curation dict validation fails

Author: alejoe91

spikeinterface_gui/controller.py

@@ -328,8 +328,7 @@ def __init__(self, analyzer=None, backend="qt", parent=None, verbose=False, save
                     validate_curation_dict(curation_data)
                     self.curation_data = curation_data
                 except Exception as e:
-                    print(f"Invalid curation data. Initializing with empty curation data.\nError: {e}")
-                    self.curation_data = empty_curation_data.copy()
+                    raise ValueError(f"Invalid curation data.\nError: {e}")
 
             self.has_default_quality_labels = False
             if "label_definitions" not in self.curation_data:

spikeinterface_gui/curation_tools.py

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 
 empty_curation_data = {
+    "format_version": "2",
     "manual_labels": [],
     "merges": [],
     "splits": [],