Re: Grinder feature request

Philip Aston <[email protected]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 18:21:28 +0000
Newsgroups gmane.comp.java.grinder.devel
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Sure: http://sourceforge.net/p/grinder/feature-requests/

- Phil

On 05/02/13 17:15, Patrick Killelea wrote:
> Thanks Phil,
> I'd like to open a feature request, but I'm so new that I don't even
> see where to do it. Can you give me a URL for feature request submissions?
>
> Patrick
>
> From: Philip Aston <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
> Date: Monday, February 4, 2013 10:32 PM
> To: Patrick Killelea <[email protected]
> <mailto:[email protected]>>
> Cc: "grinder-development-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org
> <mailto:grinder-development-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org>"
> <grinder-development-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org
> <mailto:grinder-development-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org>>
> Subject: Re: [Grinder-development] Grinder feature request
>
> I think this is an excellent idea.
>
> Please open a feature request.
>
> No promises on timeline, but I'll certainly investigate it. If anyone
> else wants to look into this, please speak up. There are many ways it
> could be implemented, and it might make an interesting standalone project.
>
> - Phil
>
> On 04/02/13 19:00, Patrick Killelea wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I've started using The Grinder for load testing at Shutterfly.com.
>> One thing we'd like to be able to do is take a .har file (HTTP
>> archive file) as dumped from the Chrome Developer Tools or from
>> Firebug+NetExport and feed that transcript of HTTP traffic into The
>> Grinder to generate the basic skeleton of a load test.
>>
>> .har files are JSON so they're easy to parse, and they contain all
>> the info needed to replicate HTTP requests. Using them to get the
>> ball rolling on a load test would save a lot of
>> requirements-gathering and coding time. I could simply have an
>> internal customer surf some pages that they want us to load test,
>> capture that as a .har file, transform it to a basic Grinder test,
>> parameterize that test manually, and then replay that traffic.
>>
>> Shouldn't be too hard and it would greatly increase the value of The
>> Grinder. I even have bits of python I could post here to explain what
>> I mean.
>>
>> Patrick
>>
>


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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Sure:
      <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://sourceforge.net/p/grinder/feature-requests/">http://sourceforge.net/p/grinder/feature-requests/</a><br>
      <br>
      - Phil<br>
      <br>
      On 05/02/13 17:15, Patrick Killelea wrote:<br>
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    <blockquote cite="mid:CD367D48.13D5%[email protected]"
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      <div>Thanks Phil,</div>
      <div>I'd like to open a feature request, but I'm so new that I
        don't even see where to do it. Can you give me a URL for feature
        request submissions?</div>
      <div><br>
      </div>
      <div>Patrick</div>
      <div><br>
      </div>
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          <span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span>Philip Aston &lt;<a
            moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt;<br>
          <span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span>Monday, February
          4, 2013 10:32 PM<br>
          <span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span>Patrick Killelea
          &lt;<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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          <span style="font-weight:bold">Cc: </span>"<a
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          [Grinder-development] Grinder feature request<br>
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            <div class="moz-cite-prefix">I think this is an excellent
              idea. <br>
              <br>
              Please open a feature request. <br>
              <br>
              No promises on timeline, but I'll certainly investigate
              it. If anyone else wants to look into this, please speak
              up. There are many ways it could be implemented, and it
              might make an interesting standalone project.<br>
              <br>
              - Phil<br>
              <br>
              On 04/02/13 19:00, Patrick Killelea wrote:<br>
            </div>
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              cite="mid:CD354566.1338%[email protected]"
              type="cite">
              <div>Hi,</div>
              <div>I've started using The Grinder for load testing at
                Shutterfly.com. One thing we'd like to be able to do is
                take a .har file (HTTP archive file) as dumped from the
                Chrome Developer Tools or from Firebug+NetExport and
                feed that transcript of HTTP traffic into The Grinder to
                generate the basic skeleton of a load test.</div>
              <div><br>
              </div>
              <div>.har files are JSON so they're easy to parse, and
                they contain all the info needed to replicate HTTP
                requests. Using them to get the ball rolling on a load
                test would save a lot of requirements-gathering and
                coding time. I could simply have an internal customer
                surf some pages that they want us to load test, capture
                that as a .har file, transform it to a basic Grinder
                test, parameterize that test manually, and then replay
                that traffic.</div>
              <div><br>
              </div>
              <div>Shouldn't be too hard and it would greatly increase
                the value of The Grinder. I even have bits of python I
                could post here to explain what I mean.</div>
              <div><br>
              </div>
              <div>Patrick</div>
              <br>
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            <br>
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