Performance testing with Jmeter : test web applications using Apache JMeter with practical, hands-on examples / Bayo Erinle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Erinle, Bayo, author.

Series:

Community experience distilled.

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 (164 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Other Title:

Test web applications using Apache JMeter with practical, hands-on examples

Place of Publication:

Birmingham, England : Packt Publishing, 2015.

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:

This book is great for developers, quality assurance engineers, testers, and test managers new to Apache JMeter, or those who are looking to get a good grounding in how to effectively use and become proficient with JMeter. No prior testing experience is required.

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 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 up JAVA_HOME; Running JMeter; Tracking errors during test execution; Configuring JMeter; Summary; Chapter 2: Recording Your First Test; Configuring the JMeter HTTP(S) Test Script Recorder

Setting up your browser to use the proxy serverUsing a browser extension; Changing the machine system settings; Running your first recorded scenario; Excilys Bank case study; Parameterizing the script; Anatomy of a JMeter test; Test plan; Thread groups; Controllers; Samplers; Logic controllers; Test fragments; Listeners; Timers; Assertions; Configuration elements; Preprocessor and postprocessor elements; Summary; Chapter 3: Submitting Forms; Capturing simple forms; Handling checkboxes; Handling radio buttons; Handling file uploads; Handling file downloads; Posting JSON data; Reading JSON data

Using BSF PostProcessorHandling XML responses; Summary; Chapter 4: Managing Sessions; Managing sessions with cookies; Managing sessions with URL rewriting; Summary; Chapter 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; Summary; Chapter 6: Distributed Testing; Remote testing with JMeter; Configuring JMeter slave nodes; Configuring one slave per machine; Configuring the master node

Configuring multiple slave nodes on a single boxConfiguring the master node; Leveraging the cloud for distributed testing; Obtaining your access key, secret key, and key pair; Launching the AWS instance; Executing the test plan; Viewing the results from the virtual machines; Using cloud services; Using Flood.io; Using BlazeMeter; Summary; Chapter 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 TimerThe Synchronizing Timer; The Poisson Random Timer; The JDBC Request sampler; Setting up the H2 database; Configuring a JDBC Connection Configuration component; Adding a JDBC Request sampler; Using a MongoDB Sampler; A Dummy Sampler; The JSON Path Extractor element; Handling RESTful web services; Summary; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 15, 2015).

OCLC:

909284912