Re: [Htmlunit-user] Trying to test.....

[Brad C. <yo...@br...>]

HtmlUnit is not designed for load testing. The memory issue is likely the first of
many problems you will run into while attempting to use it in this way.

Brad C

--- "Dantes, Ed" <Ed....@gd...> wrote:

> Hi all,
>    Ok, this is a straightforward question, and I hope there is a way to
> resolve this.  I have written a JUnit test case and TestSuite using
> HtmlUnit and JUnitPerf for load ramping.  Now running through the
> application with one user was no problem whatsoever, though it had a ton
> of JavaScript and DHTML elements, I was able to hack HtmlUnit to get it
> to do what I wanted it to do.  My goal however is to simulate as many
> users as I can, hoping ultimately to find a breaking point.  I ran two
> users, with no problems but when I get to three, the program runs for
> around 10-15 min, before timing out with an 'out of memory' error.
> Earlier David suggested that I modify the JVM max heap, and which I did
> : %java -Xmx512m -version...and to my surprise it ran much slower than
> the previous and still gave me an out of memory error.  Also, this
> application requires a login and username, and will not allow you to log
> in with the same username and password, if already logged in, hence the
> various testsuites: user1, user2, etc..I figure I should be able to do
> this, since I can easily bring up 5 mozilla windows with the different
> users and do what I need to do...Anyone have any tips or suggestions on
> what I can do?, or is there another tool (open source, whatever) for
> load simulating out there, that can help me with my problem..I honestly
> dont think it is HtmlUnit itself, I might just need a new framework for
> simulating loads...
> 
> Thanks for everyones help!
> 
> Thanks
> Ed 
>