Performance testing with JMeter 2.9 / Bayo Erinle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Erinle, Bayo.

Series:

Community experience distilled

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Apache (Computer file : Apache Group).

Web services.

Application software--Development.

Application software.

Computer software--Testing.

Computer software.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (148 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Birmingham, UK : Packt Pub., 2013.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Biography/History:

Erinle Bayo: Proficient Java developer with more than 11 years experience Skilled at defining the architecture for stand-alone, distributed, two tier, three tier or multi tier applications Productive and creative both as a software developer and analyst Extensive practical hands-on experience in developing, designing, maintaining and recapturing object oriented applications Effective working alone or as a cooperative team member Adapting new technologies and developments in creating quality products for customers Bayo Erinle is a senior software engineer with over nine years' experience in designing, developing, testing, and architecting software. He has worked in various spectrums of the IT field, including government, finance, and health care. As a result, he has been involved in the planning, development, implementation, integration, and testing of numerous applications, including multi-tiered, standalone, distributed, and cloud-based applications. He is always intrigued by new technology and enjoys learning new things. He currently resides in Maryland, US, and when he is not hacking away at some new technology, he enjoys spending time with his wife Nimota and their three children, Mayowa, Durotimi, and Fisayo.

Summary:

If you want to use JMeter for performance testing your software products, this book is a great starting point. You’ll get a great grounding in all the fundamentals and gain a wealth of new skills along the way. Create realistic and maintainable scripts for web applications Use various JMeter components to achieve testing goals Removal of unnecessary errors and code compilation Acquire skills that will enable you to leverage the cloud for distributed testing Effectively monitor server resources during performance testing Extend JMeter functionality by installing plugins In Detail Performance testing with JMeter 2.9 is critical to the success of any software product launch and continued scalability. Irrespective of the size of the application’s user base, it’s vital to deliver the best user experience to consumers. Apache JMeter is an excellent testing tool that provides an insight into how applications might behave under load enabling organizations to focus on making adequate preparations. Performance Testing with JMeter 2.9 is a practical, hands-on guide that equips you with all the essential skills needed to effectively use JMeter to test web applications using a number of clear and practical step-by-step guides. It allows you take full advantage of the real power behind Apache JMeter, quickly taking you from novice to master. Performance Testing with JMeter 2.9 begins with the fundamentals of performance testing and gets you acquainted with JMeter. It will guide you through recording realistic and maintainable scripts. You will acquire new skills working with tools such as Vagrant, Puppet, and AWS, allowing you to leverage the cloud to aid in distributed testing. You will learn how to do some BeanShell scripting and take advantage of regular expressions, JMeter properties, and extension points to build comprehensive and robust test suites. Also, you will learn how to test RESTful web services, deal with XML, JSON, file downloads/uploads, and much more. Topics like resource monitoring, distributed testing, managing sessions, and extending JMeter are also covered. Performance Testing with JMeter 2.9 will teach you all you need to know to take full advantage of JMeter for testing web applications, dazzle your co-workers, and impress your boss! You will go from novice to pro in no time.

Contents:

Intro

Performance Testing with JMeter 2.9

Table of Contents

Credits

About the Author

About the Reviewers

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Preface

What this book covers

What you need for this book

Who this book is for

Conventions

Reader feedback

Customer support

Downloading the example code

Downloading the color images of this book

Errata

Piracy

Questions

1. Performance Testing Fundamentals

The incident

The aftermath

Performance testing

Performance testing and tuning

Baselines

Load and stress testing

JMeter to the rescue

Up and running with JMeter

Installation

Installing Java JDK

Setting JAVA_HOME

On Windows

On Unix

Running JMeter

Command-line options

JMeter's Classpath

Configuring the proxy server

Running in non-GUI mode

Running in server mode

Overriding properties

Tracking errors during test execution

Configuring JMeter

Summary

2. Recording Your First Test

Configuring the JMeter HTTP proxy server

Setting up your browser to use the proxy server

Using a browser extension

Changing the system settings

Running your first recorded scenario

Anatomy of a JMeter test

Test Plan

Thread Groups

Controllers

Samplers

Logic controllers

Test fragments

Listeners

Timers

Assertions

Configuration elements

Pre-processor and post-processor elements

3. Submitting Forms

Capturing simple forms

Handling checkboxes

Handling radio buttons

Handling file uploads

Handling file downloads

Posting JSON data

Reading JSON data

Using the BSF PostProcessor

Handling the XML response

4. Managing Sessions.

Managing sessions with cookies

Managing sessions with URL rewriting

5. Resource Monitoring

Basic server monitoring

Setting up Apache Tomcat Server

Configuring Tomcat users

Setting up a monitor controller in JMeter

Monitoring the server with a JMeter plugin

Installing the plugins

Adding monitor listeners to the test plan

6. Distributed Testing

Remote testing with JMeter

Configuring JMeter slave nodes

Configuring one slave per machine

Configuring the master node to be tested against one slave per machine

Configuring multiple slave nodes on a single box

Configuring the master node to be tested against multiple slave nodes on a single box

Leveraging the cloud for distributed testing

Obtaining your access key, secret key, and key pair

Launching an AWS instance

Executing the test plan

Viewing the results from the virtual machines

7. Helpful Tips

JMeter properties and variables

JMeter functions

The Regular Expression tester

The Debug sampler

Using timers in your test plan

The Constant timer

The Gaussian random timer

The Uniform random timer

The Constant throughput timer

The Synchronizing timer

The Poisson random timer

The JDBC Request sampler

Setting up an H2 database

Configuring a JDBC Connection Configuration component

Adding a JDBC Request sampler

A Dummy sampler

The JSON Path Extractor element

Handling RESTful web services

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-78216-585-1

OCLC:

857061840