Performance Testing with JMeter 2.9. If you want to use JMeter for performance testing your software products, this book is a great starting point. Yo

Performance Testing with JMeter 2.9. If you want to use JMeter for performance testing your software products, this book is a great starting point. Yo - Opis

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 (...) więcej 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. Spis treści:
Performance Testing with JMeter 2.9
Table of Contents
Performance Testing with JMeter 2.9
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
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Why Subscribe?
Free Access for Packt account holders
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
JMeters 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
Summary
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
Summary
4. Managing Sessions
Managing sessions with cookies
Managing sessions with URL rewriting
Summary
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
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
Summary
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
Summary
Index O autorze: ● 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 customersBayo 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. mniej