thanks Peter

On Jun 10, 11:49 am, Peter De Berdt <peter.de.be...@pandora.be> wrote:
> On 10 Jun 2011, at 12:32, johnnybutler7 wrote:
>
> > Ive looked around at the various tools for load testing etc but i need
> > something a bit more specific.  Something like cucumber and httperv
> > mixed together.  What i would like to do is write some cucumber specs
> > for filling in various forms in my application but simulate say 20
> > users doing this simultaneously.  Are there any specific tools out
> > there or hacks to create something like this?
>
> First of all, running load testing on different methods or a whole  
> scenario is a waste of time, since it doesn't give you any indication  
> on which method is underperforming under high server load. Also,  
> filling in forms using Selenium (or just simulating it using Cucumber)  
> will also yield unreliable results (running the code that has nothing  
> to do with the actual server also takes time). What you want is  
> targetted performance tests on one particular form url, which  
> automatically brings us back to httperf.
>
> If you are looking for load testing with form data, httperf supports  
> this. Just google "httperf post data" and you'll get plenty of  
> information. Yes, the way to do it is awful, a nice wrapper around it  
> would be nice.
>
> Best regards
>
> Peter De Berdt

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