The Grinder

The Grinder, a Java Load Testing Framework

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Introduction

Tool Summary

The Grinder is a load testing framework that makes it easy to run a distributed test using many load injector machines. Test scripts are written in Jython, and can call out to arbitrary Java code, providing support for testing a large range of network protocols. The Grinder comes with a mature plug-in for testing HTTP services, HTTP scripts can be recorded easily from a browser session.

Known Tool Version:

The Grinder 3

Last Release Year ['Active'=Current]:

2014

Since (maturity):

2001

The Grinder
	Tool Scope	Test Automation Framework
	Application Rights	Free Use, Opensource
	Since	2001
	Company	Sourceforge
	Support	Tool Support link HERE
	Download	Download HERE

Features

Distributed load testing
Test script support for Java, Jython, and Clojure
Mature HTTP support
Generic Approach Load test anything that has a Java API.
Testing HTTP web servers, SOAP and REST web services, and application servers (CORBA, RMI, JMS, EJBs), as well as custom protocols.
Scripting Tests are written in Jython & Clojure scripting language.
Distributed Framework - A graphical console allows multiple load injectors to be monitored and controlled, and provides centralized script editing and distribution.
Mature HTTP Support Automatic management of client connections and cookies.
SSL. Proxy aware. Connection throttling.
Record and replay of the interaction between a browser and a web site.

Capabilities

Load Testing - Load Testing determines if an application can support a specified load with specified response times.
Capacity Testing - Capacity Testing determines the maximum load that an application can sustain before system failure.
Functional Testing - Functional Testing proves the correct behavior of an application.
Stress Testing - Stress Testing determines if an application can meet specified goals for stability and reliability, under a specified load, for a specified time period.

Standards

100% Pure Java - Supports J2SE 1.4 and above.
Web Browsers - Can simulate web browsers and other devices that use HTTP, and HTTPS.
Web Services - Can be used to test Web Service interfaces using protocols such as SOAP and XML-RPC.
Database - Can be used to test databases using JDBC.
Middleware - Can be used to test RPC and MOM based systems using protocols such as IIOP, RMI/IIOP, RMI/JRMP, and JMS.
Other Internet protocols - Cn be used to test systems that utilize other protocols such as POP3, SMTP, FTP, and LDAP.

HTTP Plug-in

HTTP 1.0, HTTP 1.1 - Support for both HTTP 1.0 and HTTP 1.1 is provided.
HTTPS - The Grinder supports HTTP over SSL.
Cookies - Full support for Cookies is provided.
Multi-part forms - The Grinder supports multi-part forms.
Connection throttling - Low bandwidth client connections can be simulated.

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The Grinder, a Java Load Testing Framework

Getting Started

The Grinder Plug-ins

HTTP The Grinder has special support for HTTP that automatically handles cookie and connection management for test contexts.
Custom Users can write their own plug-ins to a documented interface; although this is rarely necessary due to the powerful scripting facilities.

Download

The Grinder can be downloaded from SourceForge.net. New users are advised to start with The Grinder 3. The source code is also available.
The Grinder 3 is distributed as two zip files which you should expand using unzip, WinZip or similar. Everything required to run The Grinder is in the zip file labelled grinder-version.zip. The remaining files that are needed to build The Grinder are distributed in the zip file labelled grinder-version-src.zip; these are mainly of interest to developers wanting to extend The Grinder.

Downloading The Grinder using Maven

Some users will find it preferable to use Maven to manage The Grinder. On release, the jar files are deployed to the Sonatype OSS Nexus repository, and will be synchronised to Maven Central soon afterwards. You can choose either to depend on the the zip file, which should be identical to the Sourceforge download, or the individual jar files.

Additional Information:

The Grinder is lightweight

Compared to setting up LoadRunner or some other full featured tools, The Grinder is trivial to install and get running.

The Grinder is a programmer's load tester

Too often, programmers defer load testing to some other group (e.g., QA) and don't test their own components for scalability. The Grinder is designed for people who understand the code that they're hitting - it's not just a "black box" with a set of associated response times.

Since tests can be coded - and not simply scripted, programmers get to test interior tiers of their application and not just response time via the user interface.

The Grinder is free

I'm a consulting professional and I have to come up with solutions to deadlocks and slow downs. Sometimes I only have hours to recreate a problem and then attempt to resolve it. I can't count on my client having a given load testing tool and many (most?) development teams don't have any such tool (they defer this type of testing to QA as mentioned above). I can bring The Grinder in and set it up and apply load quite quickly.

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Specifications

Tool Specifications

Application Rights:

Free Use

Opensource

Tool Scope:

Test Automation Framework

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Operating Systems:

OS Independent

Scripting Language:

Java

Jython

Supported Technologies:

JDBC Driver

LDAP CORBA

Protocols

POP3

SMTP

SSL Protocols

HTTP

HTTPS

User Interface Available:

Plugin

Results Presentation:

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