This is a Sinatra application that mimics the AWS Glacier API (more or less), so we can do (cross-language/distributed) test-driven development against the Glacier API, without waiting hours (and spending $$$) to retrieve content.

$ thin start

Or, tweak the retrieve-archive delay (in seconds):

$ MAX_COMPLETION_TIME_DELAY=120 thin start

Then, you can point your AWS REST client at the local Glacier mock, e.g.:

Fog::AWS::Glacier.new :aws_access_key_id => '', :aws_secret_access_key => '', :scheme => 'http', :host => 'localhost', :port => '3000'}

Note that the mock does not perform the same authorization and HMAC checking, just implements the REST endpoints.