[Ops] New IVOA Validation Page

[Mark Taylor]

Tom,

I've added/updated some entries to the validation page for packages
that I'm responsible for: stilts votlint for VOTable,
JSAMP HubTester for SAMP, STILTS taplint for TAPRegExt, UWS,
ADQL and ObsCore.
I also noted some work by other people: Gregory Mantelet's
ADQL parser, Norman Gray's Unity library for VOUints,
Markus's RegTAP test suite, plus brief pointers to a couple
of UWS validators I'm aware of.
A search of recent RFC pages might turn up some more.

I also added one category to the "type" column: "Library" indicates
some validation code that can be incorporated into other applications.
Where the standard describes something like a syntax (rather than
something like a service) - e.g. ADQL, VOUnits - this seems like
the most obvious form in which a validator is likely to exist.
Such libraries are useful, though less obviously usable as they
stand in an Operations context; if you don't think they belong
here we can discuss it.

By all means revise if you want to.

Mark


On Mon, 18 Apr 2016, Tom McGlynn (NASA/GSFC Code 660.1) wrote:

> During the last TCG telecon I volunteered to help put up a page providing an
> introduction and summary of all validation capabilities associated with IVOA
> standards. I've begun this effort at
> http://wiki.ivoa.net/twiki/bin/view/IVOA/IvoaValidatorsSummary where my plan
> would be to ultimately mirror the IVOA standards page with an entry for every
> standard -- there's a long way to go.  There will be a talk on this at Cape
> Town, but I'd certainly be interested in comments earlier or from those who
> are not attending.
>  I've sent out this original note generally, but I'd suggest responses on the
> Ops list.  Feel free to comment on the format, arrangement and such as well as
> the content.  What would make this most useful to the IVOA and our
> constituents?
> 
> I would be <very> appreciative of people responsible for various validation
> capabilities adding to or revising the current entries.
> 
>     Regards,
>     Tom McGlynn
> 
> 

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