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+# Gateway Testing Scripts
+
+## Introduction
+This directory contains some very "rough and ready" scripts, plus 
+supporting files, that can be utilised to test that the EDDN Gateway code 
+is properly responding in the face of a variety of bad messages.
+
+Ultimately the plan is to use these as a basis for implementing some proper 
+automated tests.
+
+## Use
+The scripts are mostly written against Python 3.x and expect a single 
+filename to be passed on the commandline.  The exception is `test-bad-gzip.
+sh` which is a Bourne Shell script, using `curl` to send a request that 
+claims to be gzipped, but isn't valid.
+
+They all have the beta EDDN Gateway URL hard-coded.  **NEVER** change this 
+to run them against the live service!
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