On 05/03/2012 10:54 PM, Maru Newby wrote:
The rest api is the default interface, and the client tools target that interface. Since the clients are cli more than python api, they can be used by any language that can use a shell. What exactly does reimplementing the clients for the sake of testing accomplish? Double the maintenance effort for the same result, imho.
There is a very specific reason that the novaclient library wasn't used. We needed a client that would enable us to throw invalid and random bad input data at the APIs. novaclient is designed to eliminate the ability to get an API call "wrong", since it successfully constructs the proper HTTP API calls. We need a client that allows Tempest's negative tests to throw bad stuff at the API and verify the server's robustness in responding to that invalid data.
Best, -jay _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openstack Post to : openstack@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openstack More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
