Thanks to Deepak, sebb and Bruce. All three of you have given me some excellent info and more clarity into the process. Now to see if I can explain the same to all concerned.
-- Charles H. Baker, Systems Programmer II CCIT/CSO Don't see me in my cubicle? Try AIM: rascharles GTalk: chba...@g.clemson.edu chba...@clemson.edu | 864.656.8069 | 864.990.1297 We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated. Maya Angelouu On Oct 21, 2011, at 12:59 PM, Deepak Shetty wrote: >> You got it, load testing database driven web applications. >> " But I'm not quite grasping the implications of this, > > usually in a load test you ignore the browser performance characteristics - > i.e you care about how much time it takes for your server to respond given a > load , rather than how long it takes for the page to render on the browser > (because this is not dependent on the load - other than the time it takes > for the browser to actually get the page/resources). So broadly speaking , > the fact that Jmeter doesnt do javascript isnt a big deal for load test. The > main interactions are HTTP interactions and Jmeter can do that reasonably > well. so javascript that for e.g. selects a radio button out to Post value X > for parameter Y . > > It might matter when > a. You want a set of functional tests which you can run concurrently instead > of two separate set of tests. In this case some of your functionality test > might include exercising the javascript which isnt possible using JMeter > b. You need to parameterise quite a few area and the javascript framework > under question doesnt easily lend itself to parameterisation(perhaps it > calculates values dynamically , mangles field names, encodes values) , which > means you might have to replicate parts of the javascript logic in JMeter > c. You have managers who demand the exact page response times and they > include browser render times/ javascript execution times etc as part of the > same report.or they want Jmeter to behave like the latest version of > loadrunner with AJAX support. > >> how likely is it that my test is actually doing what I think it is, > The vast majority of web applications aren't well behaved HTTP > applications. They do not return HTTP error codes when things fail, > preferring to return a status of 200 with a custom error message. > Use Assertions to verify that every page has some data that you expect it > does. For e.g. if after login you say welcome , username! - then check that > the page does indeed have that by adding a response assertion. if you place > an order and you expect an Order number in the response check that. if you > have a standard error message that shows when things go wrong check that > your pages dont have that in the response. etc etc. > > Or if you expect your test to have inserted 100 rows then check your > database does indeed have 100 rows at the end of the test. > The most common cause of failure of record and replay tests is that some > data is variable and you need to parameterise your tests correctly. > > regards > deepak > > > > On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 8:36 AM, CHARLES BAKER <chba...@clemson.edu> wrote: > >> Hello to the JMeter users. Firstly does anyone hang out in #jmeter on >> irc.freenode.net? I joined, but I only see two others there and they are >> so far unresponsive. >> >> Secondly, I've been out of the web development and testing game for quite a >> long time now, but started a new job and guess what my first task is? You >> got it, load testing database driven web applications. >> >> I've read through the JMeter User's Manual and understand that "...JMeter >> does not execute Javascript found in HTML pages." But I'm not quite grasping >> the implications of this, particularly when testing a Javascript heavy web >> application like BlackBoard. >> >> I used the HTTP Proxy to record a session in blackboard as a test. When I >> run the test it appears that the recorded actions are working, I see >> rc="200" in the results and no rc="500", rc="404" or similar return codes >> and only the occasional rc="302". Given that and the non-execution of >> Javascript constraint, how likely is it that my test is actually doing what >> I think it is, i.e. selecting radio buttons and going to the next page, >> etc.? >> >> If there is some other manual which I should go and apply RTFM to, feel >> free to point me to it and tell me to RTFM. Thanks. >> >> -- >> Charles H. Baker, Systems Programmer II CCIT/CSO >> Don't see me in my cubicle? Try AIM: rascharles GTalk: >> chba...@g.clemson.edu >> chba...@clemson.edu | o: 864.656.8069 | gv: 864.990.1297 >> Freedom of choice is more to be treasured than any possession earth can >> give. >> David O. McKay >> >> >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: jmeter-user-unsubscr...@jakarta.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: jmeter-user-h...@jakarta.apache.org >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: jmeter-user-unsubscr...@jakarta.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: jmeter-user-h...@jakarta.apache.org
