What this book covers
Chapter 1, Performance Testing Fundamentals, covers the fundamentals of performance testing and the installation and configuration of JMeter.
Chapter 2, Recording Your First Test, dives into recording your first JMeter test script and covers the anatomy of a JMeter test script.
Chapter 3, Submitting Forms, covers form submission in detail. It includes handling various HTML form elements (checkboxes, radio, file uploads and downloads, and so on), JSON data, and XML.
Chapter 4, Managing Sessions, explains session management, including cookies and URL rewriting.
Chapter 5, Resource Monitoring, dives into the active monitoring of system resources while executing tests. You get to start up a server and extend JMeter via plugins.
Chapter 6, Distributed Testing, takes an in-depth look at leveraging the cloud for performance testing. We dive into tools such as Vagrant and AWS, and explore the existing cloud testing platforms, BlazeMeter and Flood.io.
Chapter 7, Helpful Tips, provides you with helpful techniques and tips for getting the most out of JMeter.
