Hello All, Any thoughts on this ? Thanks
On Mon, Nov 12, 2018 at 1:03 PM Philippe Mouawad <[email protected]> wrote: > I intended to add a new Panel (Evaluate Variables) with: > > - A radio box : Evaluate Variables > - And a User Defined Variables Table > > > > On Mon, Nov 12, 2018 at 12:56 PM Andrey Pokhilko <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Can you give a mock of how you envision it implemented in Flow Control >> Action? >> >> -- >> >> Andrey Pokhilko >> >> 12.11.2018 14:50, Philippe Mouawad пишет: >> > Thanks for information. >> > I feel this behavior should be in core. >> > >> > To avoid another element, I think updating Flow Control Action is a good >> > candidate as it’s a sample about jmeter internals. >> > >> > Thoughts? >> > >> > Regards >> > >> > On Monday, November 12, 2018, Andrey Pokhilko <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> >> Hi, >> >> >> >> There's already a plugin for that: >> >> https://jmeter-plugins.org/wiki/SetVariablesAction/ >> >> >> >> It is exactly a sampler that is used to evaluate functions/variables. >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> Andrey Pokhilko >> >> >> >> 11.11.2018 20:53, Philippe Mouawad пишет: >> >>> Hello, >> >>> Frequently when using JMeter functions, users don't really know for >> >> certain >> >>> use cases where to put the function, here are few examples: >> >>> >> >>> - Any function which output will not be used directly by sample >> >>> parameters >> >>> - Such type of functions: >> >>> - https://jmeter-plugins.org/wiki/InterThreadCommunication/ >> >>> - you want to create a variable from the output of a function and >> >> update >> >>> it on each iteration: >> >>> - User Defined Variable is not an option as evaluation occurs on >> >>> start of test >> >>> - User Parameters being a preprocessor, it would be evaluated on >> >> each >> >>> call, so you need to nest it inside a Flow Control Action, not >> very >> >>> intuitive right ? >> >>> >> >>> I also remember when I started using JMeter that I found this part >> >>> counter-intuitive. >> >>> >> >>> I think it would be nice to have a solution for this, that would >> evaluate >> >>> the variables/functions exactly at the place where the call is present >> >> and >> >>> without generating any SampleResult. >> >>> >> >>> We could implement this: >> >>> >> >>> - as an enhancement to Flow Control Action >> >>> - as a new Sampler >> >>> >> >>> What's your thoughts on this ? >> >>> >> >>> Regards >> >>> >> > >> > > > -- > Cordialement. > Philippe Mouawad. > > > -- Cordialement. Philippe Mouawad.
