So I think jmeter-plugins is favored :) as we say "is THE companion".
Regarding tests , I think JP has improved its tests and we try to be retro-compatible and document any change for 3rd parties. sebb is really keen on maintaining this retro compat ;) But other automated ideas are welcome. Regards On Tuesday, May 19, 2015, Philippe Mouawad <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > In 2.13 documentatio was updated: > > - http://jmeter.apache.org/usermanual/boss.html > > Regards > > On Tuesday, May 19, 2015, Vladimir Sitnikov <[email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote: > >> >We cannot favour one 3rd party plugin over another >> >> We can/should favour all. >> >> JMeter's front page screams at you with "Highly Extensible core", >> while it does not justify the claims. >> It would be much better to put references to the relevant sections of >> documentations and/or wiki. >> >> "Highly extensible" claim with zero useful extensions is of no use. >> We all know there are good extensions, why don't we list some, so >> users could easier get feel of the possibilities? >> >> Current JMeter wiki does reference lots of external sources: >> http://wiki.apache.org/jmeter/ >> >> Here's what I got right from that http://wiki.apache.org/jmeter: >> http://wiki.apache.org/jmeter/JMeterMavenPlugin >> http://wiki.apache.org/jmeter/MysqlCollectorPlugin >> http://wiki.apache.org/jmeter/MonitoringServers >> http://wiki.apache.org/jmeter/LogAnalysis >> etc. >> >> In other words, current JMeter's documentation favours some of the >> plugins over another. >> >> >> >We don't test and cannot recommend particular 3rd party plugins. >> >> At least Philippe, Andrey, and myself use "jmeter plugins" on a regular >> basis. >> I have no idea if JMeter release procedure includes integration >> testing with jmeter-plugins, but I believe JMeter should at lest >> verify that "new JMeter version does not break plugins". >> Obviously, JMeter cannot test against all the possible plugins, but it >> is a good idea to test for compatibility with well-known plugins. >> >> I think j-p provides much higher level of quality than "mentioned in >> JMeter's documentation >> http://wiki.apache.org/jmeter/MysqlCollectorPlugin";, so the reference >> to j-p in the JMeter's documentation is well deserved. >> >> Here's what PostgreSQL does in similar case: >> 1) The list of "external projects" right in the PostgreSQL core >> documentation: >> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/interactive/external-projects.html >> "PostgreSQL is a complex software project, and managing the project is >> difficult. We have found that many enhancements to PostgreSQL can be >> more efficiently developed separately from the core project." >> >> 2) The list with _lots_ of external plugins/articles right in the >> official wiki: >> https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Converting_from_other_Databases_to_PostgreSQL >> , https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Performance_Optimization >> >> Vladimir >> > > > -- > Cordialement. > Philippe Mouawad. > > > > -- Cordialement. Philippe Mouawad.
