Hardware Stress API for .NET

A .NET class library written in VB.NET, that provides a mechanism for exerting pressure on hardware resources, such as CPU, RAM, or disk drives.

---

📝 Requirements

• Visual Studio.

🤖 Getting Started

Download the latest release by clicking here.

Usage

Usage is very simple, there are 3 classes: CpuStress, DiskStress and MemoryStress, which provides an Allocate() method to start stressing resources, and a Deallocate() method to stop it.

CPU Stress

Using cpuStress As New CpuStress()
    Dim percentage As Single = 20.5F 20.50%

    Console.WriteLine("Allocating CPU usage percentage...")
    cpuStress.Allocate(percentage)
    Thread.Sleep(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5))
    Console.WriteLine("Instance CPU average usage percentage: {0:F2}%", cpuStress.InstanceCpuPercentage)
    Console.WriteLine("Process  CPU average usage percentage: {0:F2}%", cpuStress.ProcessCpuPercentage)
    Console.WriteLine()

    Console.WriteLine("Deallocating CPU usage percentage...")
    cpuStress.Deallocate()
    Thread.Sleep(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5))
    Console.WriteLine("Instance CPU average usage percentage: {0:F2}%", cpuStress.InstanceCpuPercentage)
    Console.WriteLine("Process  CPU average usage percentage: {0:F2}%", cpuStress.ProcessCpuPercentage)
End Using

Memory Stress

Using memStress As New MemoryStress()
    Dim memorySize As Long = 1073741824 1 GB

    Console.WriteLine("Allocating physical memory size...")
    memStress.Allocate(memorySize)
    Console.WriteLine("Instance Physical Memory Size (in bytes): {0} ({1:F2} GB)", memStress.InstancePhysicalMemorySize, (memStress.InstancePhysicalMemorySize / 1024.0F ^ 3))
    Console.WriteLine("Process  Physical Memory Size (in bytes): {0} ({1:F2} GB)", memStress.ProcessPhysicalMemorySize, (memStress.ProcessPhysicalMemorySize / 1024.0F ^ 3))
    Console.WriteLine()
    Console.WriteLine("Deallocating physical memory size...")
    memStress.Deallocate()
    Console.WriteLine("Instance Physical Memory Size (in bytes): {0}", memStress.InstancePhysicalMemorySize)
    Console.WriteLine("Process  Physical Memory Size (in bytes): {0} ({1:F2} MB)", memStress.ProcessPhysicalMemorySize, (memStress.ProcessPhysicalMemorySize / 1024.0F ^ 2))
End Using

Disk Stress

Using diskStress As New DiskStress()
    Console.WriteLine("Allocating disk I/O read and write operations...")
    diskStress.Allocate(fileSize:=1048576) 1 MB

    Thread.Sleep(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10))

    Console.WriteLine("Stopping disk I/O read and write operations...")
    diskStress.Deallocate()

    Console.WriteLine()
    Console.WriteLine("Instance disk I/O read operations count: {0} (total of files read)", diskStress.InstanceReadCount)
    Console.WriteLine("Process  disk I/O read operations count: {0}", diskStress.ProcessReadCount)
    Console.WriteLine()
    Console.WriteLine("Instance disk I/O read data (in bytes): {0} ({1:F2} GB)", diskStress.InstanceReadBytes, (diskStress.InstanceReadBytes / 1024.0F ^ 3))
    Console.WriteLine("Process  disk I/O read data (in bytes): {0} ({1:F2} GB)", diskStress.ProcessReadBytes, (diskStress.ProcessReadBytes / 1024.0F ^ 3))
    Console.WriteLine()
    Console.WriteLine("Instance disk I/O write operations count: {0} (total of files written)", diskStress.InstanceWriteCount)
    Console.WriteLine("Process  disk I/O write operations count: {0}", diskStress.ProcessWriteCount)
    Console.WriteLine()
    Console.WriteLine("Instance disk I/O written data (in bytes): {0} ({1:F2} GB)", diskStress.InstanceWriteBytes, (diskStress.InstanceWriteBytes / 1024.0F ^ 3))
    Console.WriteLine("Process  disk I/O written data (in bytes): {0} ({1:F2} GB)", diskStress.ProcessWriteBytes, (diskStress.ProcessWriteBytes / 1024.0F ^ 3))
End Using

⚠️ Disclaimer:

This Work (the repository and the content provided in) is provided "as is", without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and noninfringement. In no event shall the authors or copyright holders be liable for any claim, damages or other liability, whether in an action of contract, tort or otherwise, arising from, out of or in connection with the Work or the use or other dealings in the Work.

💪 Contributing

Your contribution is highly appreciated!. If you have any ideas, suggestions, or encounter issues, feel free to open an issue by clicking here.

Your input helps make this Work better for everyone. Thank you for your support! 🚀

💰 Beyond Contribution

This work is distributed for educational purposes and without any profit motive. However, if you find value in my efforts and wish to support and motivate my ongoing work, you may consider contributing financially through the following options:

__________________

Becoming my sponsor on Github:

You can show me your support by clicking here,
contributing any amount you prefer, and unlocking rewards!

__________________

Making a Paypal Donation:

You can donate to me any amount you like via Paypal by clicking here.

__________________

Purchasing software of mine at Envato's Codecanyon marketplace:

If you are a .NET developer, you may want to explore 'DevCase Class Library for .NET',
a huge set of APIs that I have on sale. Check out the product by clicking here

It also contains all piece of reusable code that you can find across the source code of my open source works.

Your support means the world to me! Thank you for considering it! 👍