ajax is just an http request, sent by the javascript, hence record a script from the browser, and you should get what you need. Our whole app is built around this.
Paul On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 11:54 AM, Peter Loron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Our javascript code does work on the server (AJAX), and the site > behaves differently on clients without javascript support. Since 90%+ > of our visitors have javascript turned on, I need to do load testing > that way. > > Testing the client javascript performance is a separate issue. :-) > > -Pete > > > > On Mar 14, 2008, at 10:41 AM, Paul Rogers wrote: > > > I see jmeter as a way to exercise the server. So even if your app is > > heavily javascript, if you are using jmeter, then arent you only > > interested in the server side aspects? So just record a session, and > > those requests will be the server load based on the javascript usage. > > Thats what Ive done for the app I work on , and its very heavy > > javascript. I can see Im doing the right thing, as the server logs > > from the load test, are the same as what I would expect from a user in > > a browser. Or am I missing something? > > > > Paul > > > > On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 11:32 AM, Peter Loron > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Having built-in Javascript support (and HTTPS proxy capture a la > >> PureTest) would be a godsend for us. I'm working on doing some load > >> testing of our web app, but it makes heavy use of HTTPS and > >> Javascript. So far it is proving very hard to make the JMeter load > >> match the "real world" activity. > >> > >> -Pete > >> > >> > >> > >> On Mar 14, 2008, at 7:25 AM, Marc Guillemot wrote: > >> > >>> I'm surely biased on this as I'm lead developer of HtmlUnit but I > >>> really > >>> think that a combination of JMeter & HtmlUnit (or WebTest) would > >>> bring > >>> great possibilities in load testing of Ajax applications. > >>> > >>> HtmlUnit "is" a browser that evaluates the JS (nearly) like normal > >>> browsers do. But it is so lightweight that it is possible to run a > >>> few > >>> hundreds instances of WebClient (the "browser") in parallel on a > >>> normal > >>> computer. > >>> > >>> I don't know what the current status is with Dojo support, but > >>> complex > >>> Ajax libraries are already supported by HtmlUnit and other will > >>> come. > >>> > >>> Cheers, > >>> Marc. > >>> -- > >>> Blog: http://mguillem.wordpress.com > >>> > >>> > >>> Woody Aichner wrote: > >>>> Is anyone using Jmeter to test a web application that uses Web 2.0 > >>>> capability and specifically one that uses DoJo. > >>>> > >>>> I have dealt with applications that make use of javascript before > >>>> and do this by simulating what the javascript does in Jmeter. > >>>> > >>>> Now, with these heavily scripted applications, the job appears that > >>>> it will be more difficult as the amount of javascript executed is > >>>> very large. > >>>> > >>>> I realize that recording is one option, but have found that this > >>>> does not work in alot of cases, because of the dynamic nature of > >>>> the javascript. > >>>> > >>>> Woody > >>> > >>> > >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> > >> > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
