Taplint, the TAP Service Validator
Abstract
TAP, the Table Access Protocol, is a widely used Virtual Observatory specification allowing client software to interact with remote database services in a standardised way. This paper presents taplint, a tool for assessing the compliance of deployed TAP services with the the dozen or so formal specifications that form the TAP protocol stack. We provide an overview of its capabilities and operation, and the context within which it is used to improve robustness of data services.
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