[NIFI-6331] Remove dependency on external (non-Apache) HTTP resource for data feed

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.9.2
• Fix Version/s: 1.10.0
• Component/s: Tools and Build
• Labels: resource test
• Assignee: Andy LoPresto
• Reporter: Andy LoPresto
• Created: 29/May/19 23:07
• Updated: 31/May/19 20:04
• Resolved: 31/May/19 20:04

Description

A test resource (https://github.com/apache/nifi/blob/master/nifi-testharness/src/test/resources/flow.xml#L85-L91) uses the BBC World RSS feed in a GetHTTP processor. This RSS feed is served over HTTP. I believe we should not rely on external (non-Apache) hosted services for tests, as these could change at any time, and regardless of the origin of the data, should prefer HTTPS unless explicitly testing HTTP services.

I propose changing the test resource to use https://nifi.apache.org/security.html or any other page hosted on the NiFi site (the test flow functionality does not use any RSS features).

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #3506