In this Gatling tutorial, we show how to send post requests which contain random data in the StringBody(). In most performance testing scenarios, you want to randomize the data that is sent as post request to simulate different sessions. For… Read More »
Performance Testing with Gatling, Maven and Scala
This post shows how to set up a Gatling simulation test using Maven and Scala on IntelliJ IDE. If you don’t already have Scala plugin for IntelliJ IDE, you can install it from the plugins section under preference: Once the… Read More »
How to Parse a JSON Response Using JMeter’s JSON Extractor
As of JMeter 3.0, it’s far easier to extract data from JSON responses using the JSON variable extractor. JSON is an extremely simple data format which has taken over XML a few years ago. An increasing number of REST APIs… Read More »
Performance Testing Terminologies
Below are a list of common performance testing terminologies: Baselines Creating a baseline is the process of running a set of tests to capture performance metric data for the purpose of evaluating the effectiveness of subsequent performance-improving changes to the… Read More »
Difference Between Performance Testing and Load Testing
What is the difference between performance testing, load testing, and stress testing? Performance Testing Performance Testing measures the response time of an application with an expected number of users. The aim of this is to get a baseline and an… Read More »
Jmeter Tutorial: How to Send a JSON File as Request in Body
In this JMeter Tutorial, we explain how to send one or multiple JSON files in the body of the HTTP request. When testing a RESTful API, we normally send a POST request to the REST API in JSON format. The request… Read More »
Jmeter Tutorial: Testing REST Web Services
In this Jmeter Tutorial, we look at how we can test a REST API or Web Service using Jmeter tool. We can use Jmeter to send Json request to a RESTful Web Service and also parse the Json response. Test… Read More »
Types of Software Performance Testing Tools & Their Pros
With innovations coming up the technology horizon, the need of newfangled and precise testing tools has greatly risen. The use of software performance metrics can greatly reduce the hassles related to testing. These tools can help in improving the reliability,… Read More »
Performance Testing Metrics
Performance testing is a particularly common question in our experience with our clients and prospects. We have encountered situations where understanding what constituted good performance was not clear at the beginning of a test effort. Benchmarking web services usually involved… Read More »