TA 2 Simulation Technology

There should be a capability to run the TA 2 social network in a simulator mode.  Here are some ideas:

1. Run a simulation of network activities in real time (that is, minutes or hours between network events).
2. Run a simulation of network activities at a high speed (that is, milliseconds between network events with simulated progression of clock times)
3. The simulation may or may not have random events thrown in as it executes. Sometimes there should be a "realistic" simulation and sometimes there should be a "repeatable" simulation.
4. The TA 2 platform should support automated calls to its system through a simulation driver tool.  At worst, it will be automated calls to the web interface; at best one could hope for a path through a SOA interface.
5. The automated calls should be able to cause events such as:

• create or delete an account
• create or delete a posting (text/url/image)
• create or delete a friendship
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