title: Oozie: Testing workflows locally
body: <p>Ooozie XML based workflow defintions are error prone and difficult to debug at run time.  Also, running them in a production environment is a bit of a risk.</p>
  
  <p>1) Is there a simple way to test an  oozie based workflow / application ; via an embedded server or other mock environment?  </p>
  
  <p>2) Are there any polished IDE / TDD idioms around oozie development?</p>