try {
response = runTest( input );
} catch( Exception e ) {
System.out.println("TestInvocation: Test service got an exception during execution:" + e.getClass().getName()+ " " + e.getMessage() );
e.printStackTrace();
throw new TestException("Test service got an exception during execution: " + e.getClass().getName()+ " " + e.getMessage() );
} // end try
return response;
} // end method invokeTest