Or write a "CommandSampler" using Runtime.exec to run an arbitrary command -- failing if Process.exitValue is non-zero.

--
Salut,

Jordi.

BAZLEY, Sebastian wrote:
OK, I see.

For some such checks, you might be able to use the new BeanShell sampler -
this can invoke arbitrary Java code, for example read one or more files, and
return whatever it likes to JMeter. [BeanShell is in the CVS version of
JMeter, not in 1.9.1]

Or one could run another instance of Tomcat (or even write a simple Java
http server) that could perform such checks on demand, and use a JMeter HTTP
sampler to retrieve the information when required.

S.
-----Original Message-----
From: Karthik Viswanath [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 04 November 2003 05:09
To: JMeter Users List
Subject: Re: Preserving 'logins' accross jmeter sessions


The reason for using a shell script is that we need to verify whether the UI is actually doing what it is suppose to have done.
For eg, lets say the UI screen involves restarting tomcat (or any application). As a verification, I need to check from the logs and find out if it actually restarted tomcat. What the httpd returns would be a response of 200 OK which would not validate the test.


I will try the jmeter server approach and let you know the results.

Thanks
Karthik


BAZLEY, Sebastian wrote:



Likewise, I'm sure it could be done, and I'm not saying it would not be
useful.

But I question whether it is a good idea to run lots of JMX scripts in
separate JMeter invocations.
I assume that these scripts are quite short, and if so, there will be a lot
of overhead in starting the JVM and JMeter. That's what I meant by JMeter
not being suitable - sorry, I should have been more explicit.

However, it's just occurred to me that it might be possible to use JMeter
server-client mode to solve that problem. Completely untested, but it might
work for low volume testing:

- start a JMeter server instance
- use "jmeter -n -r -t testfile" from the shell script to send the script

to


the server

I'm not sure what context the JMeter server keeps at the end of s run, so
this might be a non-starter without some additional code.

==

I also should have clarified what I meant about the security of the login
process.
If the server accepts a login on the basis of a cookie which can be passed

from session to session, then it seems to me that there is scope for that

cookie to be stolen ...

S.
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 03 November 2003 15:08
To: JMeter Users List
Subject: RE: Preserving 'logins' accross jmeter sessions


But how hard would it be? Why couldn't the cookie manager serialize itself to a file and be reloaded by a different cookie manager? If the manager is given a file, then they would all load state at the start of the test from the file, and at the end, dump their state. Synchronize file access and treat the file contents as a queue/stack of cookie state (when a manager reads state, it also deletes that entry). This could allow state to be carried over between jmeter runs and between threadgroups that are running serially.


Since this isn't the first time it's been asked for, it seems worthwhile to do.

-Mike

On 3 Nov 2003 at 12:46, BAZLEY, Sebastian wrote:




IMO, JMeter is not really designed for such usage ...

Can you not use Response Assertions to do the checking instead


of using the




shell?

Could you not build up a JMX file to contain all the tests?
It is possible to use functions and variables to parameterise tests



(see my




posting in the thread RE: Using csv data as input)

==

As to avoiding logging in each time, that depends entirely on the
application you are testing, and how it determines whether you



are still




logged in.

If it is not very secure, you might be able to extract one or more


tokens




(e.g. cookies or URLs) from the initial login session, and pass


them to the




next test.

S.
-----Original Message-----
From: Karthik Viswanath [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 03 November 2003 07:34
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Preserving 'logins' accross jmeter sessions


Hi,


I am trying to develop a test suite which involves execution of a


'jmx'




script followed by various verification steps for each testcase (in


a




shell script) Currently I am using the command line options to


execute




the jmx script.
However, when the jmx files are executed in a batch, it takes a



long




time to execute since
1. I am invoking jmeter from the command line for every jmx file



being




executed
2. I need to login for every testcase execution. (Our UI uses



sockets to




detect active users)
A sample batch would look like

./jmeter -n -t 1.jmx -l log.jtl -H <proxy>  -P 1080
./1.sh
./jmeter -n -t 2.jmx -l log.jtl -H <proxy>  -P 1080
./2.sh
...

I would also like to know of any way to execute 2.jmx "without


logging




in" again.

Also any suggestions for a better approach than what I am


currently




using would be very helpful.

Thanks
Karthik






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