jmeter-performace-testing

This repo encapsulates the use of JMeter as a performance testing tool. The download instruction for the JMeter and plugins. It also contains a sample performance test with JMeter hitting localhost and results shown on graph.

Setup

Installation

Install using brew using command: brew install jmeter

Installing Plugins

Follow the following steps to install plugins

• Go to Options > Plugins Manager.
• If plugins not already installed go to Available Plugins Tab.
• Click on Apply Changes and Restart JMeter.

SSL Handshake Error

If you are getting the SSL Handshake error as mentioned in this link follow the following steps:

• Download the plugin and unzip it.
• Copy the following files:
  • ./lib/{plugin name}.jar to jmeter_ext directory located at /usr/local/Cellar/jmeter/{version}/libexec/. Replace the {version} with the version that you have installed on your system.
  • ./lib/ext/{plugin name}.jar to jmeter_ext directory located at /usr/local/Cellar/jmeter/{version}/libexec/ext/. Replace the {version} with the version that you have installed on your system.

Recommended plugins to install are:

• https://jmeter-plugins.org/?search=jpgc-graphs-
• https://jmeter-plugins.org/wiki/PerfMon/
  • Usage Guide: https://www.blazemeter.com/blog/how-monitor-your-server-health-performance-during-jmeter-load-test/

Response Time

Average Thread over Time

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Creating a JMeter Test

To create a JMeter test against localhost do the following:

• Open JMeter running command jmeter

• Name the Test Plan

• Add a Thread Group

  • Increase Number of Threads (user) count
  • Increase Loop Count

• Add HTTP Request Sampler i.e. Get request for localhost on port 8080 and path /login

• Add View Result Tree listner to view the results of the run.

• Run test with command jmeter -n -t ./src/localhost-load-test.jmx -l ./out/localhost-load-test-results.csv

Addind properties files

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Generating HTML report

To generate and test adding a HTML report do the following:

• Add a response assertion to check that the Response Code Equals 200
• Run test with command jmeter -n -t ./src/localhost-load-test.jmx -l ./out/localhost-load-test-results.csv -e -o ./out/localhost-load-test-report/

Open Existing Tests

Use the following command to open existing test files: jmeter -t ./src/localhost-load-test.jmx

Add basic graph

• Now graphs can be added to your JMeter tests by clicking on Thread Group. Then Edit > Add > Listners > Listner Name

Useful Links

• Properties file: https://gerardnico.com/jmeter/property_file