Thesis Project: Assessing Response Times and Resources Utilization of Java Web Frameworks

This repository contains the source code and configurations used in the thesis project for the Computer Science degree at the University of L'Aquila. The aim of the thesis is to assess the response times and resource utilization of different Java web frameworks, using the Spring PetClinic REST API as a case study.

Thesis Title

Assessing Response Times and Resources Utilization of Java Web Frameworks

Author

Alessandro Di Giacomo

University

University of L'Aquila
Department of Computer Science (DISIM)

Supervisor

Daniele Di Pompeo

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Project Overview

Objective

The main goal of this thesis is to analyze the performance of Java web frameworks by assessing their response times and resource utilization under varying loads. The Spring PetClinic REST API serves as the sample application, and Locust is used for generating HTTP traffic and analyzing the performance of the API.

Tools and Technologies

• Spring PetClinic REST API: A reference implementation of RESTful services using the Spring Framework.
  • GitHub repository: spring-petclinic-rest
• Locust: A Python-based load testing tool for measuring performance under different scenarios.
  • Official website: https://locust.io/
• Docker: Used to containerize the application and set up isolated testing environments.
• Java: A long-term support (LTS) version of the Java platform, utilized to ensure compatibility and performance.

Project Structure

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├── learningArc
│   ├── code-with-quarkus       # Quarkus-related code and experiments
│   ├── demo                    # Miscellaneous demo code
│   ├── docker                  # Docker configurations and files
│   └── hello_world_micro        # Sample Hello World project with Micronaut
├── LICENSE                     # Project license information
├── micronautguide               # Micronaut-related code
│   └── target
├── README.md                   # Project documentation (this file)
├── rest-json-quickstart         # Quarkus REST API example
│   └── target
└── spring-petclinic-rest-master # Main PetClinic REST API code and testing scripts
    ├── docker-compose.yml       # Docker configuration for PetClinic and Locust
    ├── full_analysis_script.sh  # Script for running full analysis of the API
    ├── LICENSE.txt              # License for the Spring PetClinic project
    ├── locust                   # Locust load testing scripts
    ├── mvnw                     # Maven wrapper for building the project
    ├── mvnw.cmd
    ├── petclinic-ermodel.png    # ER diagram for the PetClinic database
    ├── pom.xml                  # Maven configuration for the project
    ├── readme.md                # README specific to Spring PetClinic REST API
    ├── src                      # Source code for the Spring PetClinic API
    ├── target                   # Build output directory
    └── test.sh                  # Script to execute tests on the PetClinic API