JMETER HOMEWORK

Download and Installation:

Have to install java in that

device which is used to run
JMETER
Download this binary file
After extracting the jar file open the
jmeter 5.3 folder and go to this bin
folder

After opening the bin file

open this windows batch file
to open the ui of jmeter
 Fig: Apache Jmeter user interface

So, installation is successful.

Short description of JMeter Homepage:

It is divided into two work frames.
In the left work frame, we add the threads, groups, test plan name, listener, sampler or whatever we are
performing. All the element of JMeter are here.
In the right work frame, we add all the values of the number of threads or users or in which website we
are performing our test plan. This consists of the configuration.
Test plan is what to and how to test.

Picture 7: Apache JMeter GUI

Elements of JMeter:
Before starting any test lets discuss some important elements of Jmeter. There are 4 important
elements:
1. Thread group
2. Samplers
3. Listeners
4. Configurations

5. Assertions
A complete test plan consists of one or more elements such as thread groups, logic controllers, sample
generating controllers etc. It describes the behavior of the element. Once we configure the elements,
we just save it. Then run the test plan and analyze the test results from various graphical formats such as
tree, tables and graph.

1. Thread groups:
Thread group is a collection of threads. Each thread represents one user using the application
under
the test.

Picture 8: Thread groups

Basically, each thread simulates one real user request to the server and the controls for a thread groups
allow you to set the number of threads for each group.
For example, if you set the number of threads as 100, JMeter will create and simulate 100 user requests
to the server under the test.

2. Samplers:
As we know that Jmeter supports testing HTTP, FTP, JDBC and many other protocols. thread groups
create request to server, but which type of request should be created? Thread groups know it from
samplers.

Now for the FTP request, if you want to create an FTP request to the server then you need to use an
FTP
request sampler to do this task.
Now HTTP request will send HTTP/HTTPS request to the server. JMeter sends an http request to
google
website and retrieves HTML files or image from this website.

Now the JDBC request. This sampler lets you execute database performance testing. It sends JDBC
request to a Database.
BSF samplers allows you to write BSF scripting language.
Access log sampler allows you to read access log and generate http request. The log could be images,
HTML, CSS etc.
If you want to test the mail server, you can use SMTP sampler. Tis sampler is used to send an email
messages using the SMTP protocol.

3. Listener:
Listener show the result of the test execution. They can show result in different format such as
Tree, table, graph, log file.
 Picture 10: Listener

Graph result listener display the server response time on a graph view.
View result in tree show result of the user request in basic HTML format.
Table result show the summary of the test result in table format.
Log shows the summary of test result in the text file.

4. Configuration:
File important element is the configuration element. It basically sets in default and variable for
later used by the samplers.
 Picture 11: Configuration elements

CSV dataset config: Suppose you want to test e website for 100 users signing in with the different
credentials, you did not need to record this file for 100 times. You can parameterize the script to enter
different log in credentials. This log in information could be stored in a text file. JMeter has an element
that allows you to read different parameter from that text file. It is the CSV data set config which is used
to read lines from a file and split them into variable. HTTP cookie manager: The cookie manager
automatically stores the cookie and will use it for all future
request for that website.

HTTP request default: It lets you set the default value for HTTP request controller uses. When we need
to send 100 HTTP request to the server google.com then, we can add a single HTTP default with the
server name or IP field that is equal to google.com.

Login config element: It lets you add or override the username and password settings in samplers. For
example, if you simulate one user log in to the website facebook.com with user and password, you can
use the log in config element to add the username and password setting in a user request.

5. Assertion:

Assertion help verifies that your server under test returns the expected results.

Types of assertion:

1. Response assertion: The response assertion lets you add pattern strings to be compared against
various fields of the server response.

For example, you send a user request to the website http://www.google.com and get the server
response. You can use Response Assertion to verify if the server response contains expected pattern
string (e.g. "OK").

2. Duration assertion: The Duration Assertion tests that each server response was received within
a given amount of time. Any response that takes longer than the given number of milliseconds
(specified by the user) is marked as a failed response.

3.HTML assertion: The HTML Assertion allows the user to check the HTML syntax of the response data.
It means the response data must be met the HTML syntax.

Test with JMeter in GUI:

Give name of the test plan.

Here write the name and right click

this area

Picture : Test name

 Picture 13: Add thread group

Add a thread group and rename the group as user.

When error occurs,

which step will be taken

How many numbers of

user?

How much time will get all threads to

be run?

How many times this loop will

continue?
Here we want to see the
performance of one user

Picture 14: Configure thread group

Let’s add an HTTP request sampler. This sampler let you send http or https request to the server.
 Picture : Add sampler (HTTP request)

We want to test youtube homepage. So, go to youtube and copy homepage URL. The URL is
https://www.youtube.com/

but we are going to add www.youtube.com on server name or IP part.

https://www.youtube.c
om/

Picture 16: Add HTTP request configuration

Now we need to add listener. Initially we select table format to see result.
 Picture: Add listener

So, before running the test plan we need to save it. Then click on run button.

Picture 18: Save Test plan

This file extension is .jmx

I have saved this in E:\SQA\JMETER location of my pc. You can save it any location. But remember this
location because we need to go there.
Now run the test plan then see the result.

When the process starts? Status is OK

We save the level name Time duration between
as Homepage before sending request
and get the 1st response

Total time

Picture: Report

We can also see the result in different format using other listeners.
Now we will check the result using 5 threads and loop count 2. So, go to the Thread(user) configuration
and edit it.
Then run the test.
 Picture: Result of 5 threads

Now we add more HTTP request of you tube’s other pages where we can go from the homepage in
same way but this time path will different.

www.youtube.com/feed/
trending

Picture 21: Add another HTTP request

We add YouTube trending website request. Now also add two or three HTTP request of you tube in
same way. Then save it and add table format as listener.

Picture 22: Show all result in table format

Save it and Run.

Picture: Result
Here 5 threads of each makes in total 20 threads. All are successfully run.
Now see the result in another format like graph format.

Picture 24: Graphical representation

So now we can see the result in different format using different listeners. But we already feel trouble to
see the result in GUI format. We cannot see the result properly. That’s why non-GUI Format is come.