[OSM-dev] Overpass DEV url?

[Paul Norman]

> From: amrit karmacharya [mailto:amrit.im at gmail.com] 
> Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 9:39 PM
> Subject: Re: [OSM-dev] Overpass DEV url?
> 
> How can we enter a small bunch of data into dev server?
> 
> Using josm didnot work, and there are no data in my area to test. I tried
using the iD dev mode, but the process is highly time consuming

Looking at what you want to do in your original message, there is not an
easy way to test a mechanical edit based on overpass/xapi when you want to
test the entire toolchain. Basically, you need to load up the region you're
interested in into an apidb database and set up a rails port instance. 

You probably want to either figure out a way to verify the parts separately
and rely on well-tested upload tools or take a small area from the main API,
upload it to the dev API (converting the XML file as needed), downloading
the area from the dev API with map? and loading that small area into your
own overpass instance.