popular load test type

JMeter continues to increase its lead as the most popular load test type on RedLine13. But it wasn’t always like that. RedLine13 supports different load test types: Simple URL JMeter Gatling Custom Tests in PHP, NodeJS, Python Simple URL Tests In the beginning of RedLine13 in 2013, the majority of tests were simple URL tests. As the name says, they are simple to do and they can quickly provide valuable information. Here’s how to run aRead More →

non-JMeter files

RedLine13 lets you take the load test results of non-JMeter tests and do anything you would with JMeter results. That means you can use Redline13 to generate a JMeter Dashboard report for a JMeter test and any other test types. RedLine13 does this by generating a .JTL file for all test types, not just JMeter tests. We suggest downloading your merged .JTL file and load it in JMeter. Open JMeter and just add a listener whichRead More →

Test Types with Jenkins and RedLine13

This blog will be a deeper dive into Jenkins and RedLine13 and look at executing different test types with Jenkins and RedLine13. Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) is a convenient way to build and test your application. Jenkins, one of the most popular open source tool used to perform CI/CD tasks, can also be used to schedule load tests on RedLine13. If you haven’t configured Jenkins with RedLine13, follow this article. You can execute theRead More →

Composer Plugin RedLine13

Release – Composer Plugin for Load Testing Ready for release – Composer Plugin. Composer is a Dependency Manager for PHP which allows you to install various packages before you run a load test. Users just need to install the Plugin (refer to our plugin instillation guide) and are then immediately able to get started using the plugin for custom PHP tests. How to use To include packages with your custom PHP test Include an extra file with your testRead More →

We have made writing and running custom load tests easier by opening up our test harnesses for building both Node.JS and PHP tests. Users can now run custom load tests on your local machine before deploying them at scale. You can modify the loadtest.ini file with your own custom parameters. To see the full documentation on these updates, visit our GitHub: Load Harness – Custom PHP Tests git clone https://github.com/redline13/harness-custom-test-php.git cd harness-custom-test-php.git php runLoadTest.php ExampleTest Then substitute inRead More →

For many first-time testers or even experienced QA managers, load testing can be a daunting task. But it certainly doesn’t have to be, especially when there’s a passionate and active community of testers out there providing others with a host of resources. Jason Lotito, the DevOps lead architect for MeetMe, gave a few presentations awhile back on cloud load testing. He even goes over a few sample tests and shows you how it’s done. We wanted to passRead More →

Example to write custom load tests for testing WebSockets. Files Required Custom Test Class : https://github.com/redline13/custom-loadtests/blob/master/WebSocketLoadTest.php composer.json to include dependencies : https://github.com/redline13/custom-loadtests/blob/master/composer.json WebSockets Client package https://github.com/Textalk/websocket-php from Fredrik Liljegren @ TextTalk Running Test Select CustomTest Add Custom Test Class Add composer.json with dependencies Enable the composer plugin for Custom tests Select Your # Users and Cloud Options Run your Test Example Test https://www.redline13.com/share/testplan/26555      Read More →