Apache JMeter is an
Apache
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project
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that can be used as a
load testing tool for analyzing and measuring the performance of a variety of services, with a focus on
web applications.
JMeter can be used as a unit-test tool for
JDBC database connections,
FTP,
LDAP,
web services,
JMS,
HTTP, generic
TCP
TCP may refer to:
Science and technology
* Transformer coupled plasma
* Tool Center Point, see Robot end effector
Computing
* Transmission Control Protocol, a fundamental Internet standard
* Telephony control protocol, a Bluetooth communication s ...
connections and OS-native processes. One can also configure JMeter as a monitor, although this is typically used as a basic monitoring solution rather than advanced monitoring. It can be used for some functional testing as well. Additionally Jmeter supports integration with
Selenium, which allows it to run automation scripts alongside performance or load tests
JMeter supports variable parameterization, assertions (response validation), per-thread cookies, configuration variables and a variety of reports.
JMeter architecture is based on
plugins
Plug-in, plug in or plugin may refer to:
* Plug-in (computing) is a software component that adds a specific feature to an existing computer program.
** Audio plug-in, adds audio signal processing features
** Photoshop plugin, a piece of software t ...
. Most of its "out of the box" features are implemented with plugins
JMeter Plugins
JMeter Plugins is an independent project for Apache JMeter. Each plugin serves a different purpose while expediting the process of creating and executing JMeter Test Plan. Users can install plugins via the Plugin Manager.
Releases
Source:
See also
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K6
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iMacros
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Performance engineering
Performance engineering encompasses the techniques applied during a systems development life cycle to ensure the non-functional requirements for performance (such as throughput, latency, or memory usage) will be met. It may be alternatively refer ...
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Selenium (software)
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Software performance testing
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Software testing
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Web server benchmarking
References
External links
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Example of JMeter Custom Plugins
JMeter
Java development tools
Java enterprise platform
Load testing tools
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