Hi Iceberg Devs, I would like to start a discussion about merging the following PR: https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/14235
*Motivation:* During the recent Apache Iceberg SF meetup, there were several conversations about feature gaps and inconsistent behavior among different REST Catalog implementations. The talk on WAP, for instance, emphasized that not all REST providers behave the same way, which can create challenges for users expecting consistent behavior. While Iceberg has an excellent test suite for this—the RestCompatibilityKit—it isn't easily accessible for end-users or catalog implementors who want to quickly validate their own REST endpoint against the specification. *Proposal:* This PR introduces a user-friendly shell script that automates this process. It handles installing the necessary dependencies and runs the existing RestCompatibilityKit against a user-provided REST endpoint. The main goal is to lower the barrier for anyone who needs to verify a REST Catalog's compliance. By making this powerful testing tool easy to run, we can help: - *Implementors* ensure their custom catalogs are compliant with the spec. - *Users* verify the behavior of the specific catalog they are using. - *Improve* the overall consistency and reliability across the Iceberg ecosystem. I believe this script would be a valuable utility for the community and would help encourage wider and more consistent adoption of the REST spec. Do you think this would be a useful addition? I'd appreciate any feedback or reviews on the PR. Thanks, Talat
