Class StandardGenerator

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Serializable, Generator

    public class StandardGenerator
    extends Object
    implements Generator, Serializable
    Description:

    StandardGenerator will be the default generator used to pre-process logs. It uses JMeter classes to generate the .jmx file. The first version of the utility only generated the HTTP requests as XML, but it required users to copy and paste it into a blank jmx file. Doing that way isn't flexible and would require changes to keep the format in sync.

    This version is a completely new class with a totally different implementation, since generating the XML is no longer handled by the generator. The generator is only responsible for handling the parsed results and passing it to the appropriate JMeter class.

    Notes:
    the class needs to first create a thread group and add it to the HashTree. Then the samplers should be added to the thread group. Listeners shouldn't be added and should be left up to the user. One option is to provide parameters, so the user can pass the desired listener to the tool.

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    Serialized Form
    • Constructor Detail

      • StandardGenerator

        public StandardGenerator()
        The constructor is used by GUI and samplers to generate request objects.
      • StandardGenerator

        public StandardGenerator​(String file)
        Parameters:
        file - name of a file (TODO seems not to be used anywhere)
    • Method Detail

      • initStream

        protected void initStream()
        Create the FileWriter to save the JMX file.
      • close

        public void close()
        close the generator
        Specified by:
        close in interface Generator
      • setHost

        public void setHost​(String host)
        The host is the name of the server.
        Specified by:
        setHost in interface Generator
        Parameters:
        host - name of the server
      • setLabel

        public void setLabel​(String label)
        This is the label for the request, which is used in the logs and results.
        Specified by:
        setLabel in interface Generator
        Parameters:
        label - label of the request
      • setMethod

        public void setMethod​(String post_get)
        The method is the HTTP request method. It's normally POST or GET.
        Specified by:
        setMethod in interface Generator
        Parameters:
        post_get - method of the HTTP request
      • setParams

        public void setParams​(NVPair[] params)
        Set the request parameters
        Specified by:
        setParams in interface Generator
        Parameters:
        params - request parameter
      • setPath

        public void setPath​(String path)
        The path is the web page you want to test.
        Specified by:
        setPath in interface Generator
        Parameters:
        path - path of the web page
      • setPort

        public void setPort​(int port)
        The default port for HTTP is 80, but not all servers run on that port.
        Specified by:
        setPort in interface Generator
        Parameters:
        port - - port number
      • setQueryString

        public void setQueryString​(String querystring)
        Set the querystring for the request if the method is GET.
        Specified by:
        setQueryString in interface Generator
        Parameters:
        querystring - query string of the request
      • setSourceLogs

        public void setSourceLogs​(String sourcefile)
        The source logs is the location where the access log resides.
        Specified by:
        setSourceLogs in interface Generator
        Parameters:
        sourcefile - path to the access log file
      • setTarget

        public void setTarget​(Object target)
        The target can be either a java.io.File or a Sampler. We make it generic, so that later on we can use these classes directly from a HTTPSampler.
        Specified by:
        setTarget in interface Generator
        Parameters:
        target - target to generate into
      • generateRequest

        public Object generateRequest()
        The method is responsible for calling the necessary methods to generate a valid request. If the generator is used to pre-process access logs, the method wouldn't return anything. If the generator is used by a control element, it should return the correct Sampler class with the required fields set.
        Specified by:
        generateRequest in interface Generator
        Returns:
        prefilled sampler
      • save

        public void save()
        save must be called to write the jmx file, otherwise it will not be saved.
        Specified by:
        save in interface Generator
      • reset

        public void reset()
        Reset the HTTPSampler to make sure it is a new instance.

        The purpose of the reset is so Samplers can explicitly call reset to create a new instance of HTTPSampler.

        Specified by:
        reset in interface Generator