integration tests' SP : Java or shibd+httpd ?

[Cantor, Scott]

On 4/29/14, 9:40 AM, "Tom Zeller" <tzeller at dragonacea.biz> wrote:

>I was thinking that I would stand up a Shibboleth SP instance for
>integration tests with IdPv3, how does that sound ? Obviously there
>are details to work out. One alternative would be to continue to put
>together SP-like endpoints in Java based on what we have in the
>testbed.
>
>Thoughts ?

The main thing is practicality, I guess. If using the SP is possible, that
has obvious benefits, but having tests in Java has obvious advantages plus
the fact that it creates a second baseline to test against, which
sometimes identifies regressions that aren't caught otherwise.

Right now, I would say the best option is the fastest.

-- Scott