Certified The Grinder Testing Professional

Project

• The Grinder, a Java Load Testing Framework
• What is The Grinder?

The Grinder

• The Grinder processes
• Tests and test scripts
• Network communication
• Output
• How do I start The Grinder?

Agents and Workers

• Agent processes
• Worker processes

The Grinder Properties File

• Table of properties
• Specifying properties on the command line

Logging

• Changing the Logback configuration
• Logging data to a database
• Writing a custom appender for data logs

The Console

• The Console User Interface
• Process controls
• Sample controls
• The Graphs and Results tabs
• Processes tab
• Script tab

The Console Service

• Overview
• Configuration
• The REST interface
• Example session

The TCPProxy

• Starting the TCPProxy
• Preparing the Browser
• Using the EchoFilter
• Using the HTTP TCPProxy filters
• SSL and HTTPS support
• Using the TCPProxy with other proxies
• Using the TCPProxy as a port forwarder
• Summary of TCPProxy options

Scripts

• Jython and Python
• Jython scripting
• Tests
• The Grinder script API
• Working directory

Jython

• Scripts
• The Jython distribution and installation

Clojure

• How to use Clojure
• Clojure scripting

Script Instrumentation

• About Instrumentation
• Supported targets
• Selective instrumentation
• Troubleshooting Instrumentation

Coordination

• Barriers

Script Gallery

• Hello World
• Simple HTTP example
• Recording many HTTP interactions as one test
• HTTP/JEE form based authentication
• HTTP digest authentication
• HTTP cookies
• HTTP multipart form submission
• Enterprise Java Beans
• Grinding a database with JDBC
• Simple HTTP Web Service
• JAX-RPC Web Service
• XML-RPC Web Service
• Hello World, with functions
• The script life cycle
• Accessing test statistics
• Java Message Service - Queue Sender
• Java Message Service - Queue Receiver
• Using The Grinder with other test frameworks
• Email
• Run test scripts in sequence
• Run test scripts in parallel
• Thread ramp up
• Hello World in Clojure

Plug-ins

• The HTTP Plug-in
• What’s it for?
• Controlling the HTTPPlugin
• Using HTTPUtilities

Statistics

• Standard statistics
• Distribution of statistics
• Querying and updating statistics
• Registering new expressions

SSL Support

• Before we begin
• Controlling when new SSL sessions are created
• Using client certificates
• FAQ
• Picking a certificate from a key store [Advanced]
• Debugging

Advice

• How should I set up a project structure for The Grinder?
• A Step-By-Step Script Tutorial
• Script Imports
• Test Definition
• Bread crumbs
• The Test Interface
• Using the Dictionary and Random Python Modules
• Forget the Java IO Package when Handling Files
• Sending the Request and the Statistics API
• Full Script Listing

Weighted Distribution Of Tests

• Statement Of The Problem
• Test Cases
• Weight Distribution Definition
• Accumulator Function
• Random Numbers
• Test Runner Class
• Putting It All Together
• Full Script Listing

Garbage Collection

• Testing
• Conclusions

Features of The Grinder

• Capabilities of The Grinder
• Open Source
• Standards
• The Grinder Architecture
• Console
• Statistics, Reports, Charts
• Script
• The Grinder Plug-ins
• HTTP Plug-in
• TCP Proxy
• Documentation