wide-load

A distributed load tester. Supports adding new load tests via plugins written in Go.

Build

Build each plugin separately for the load tester then build the load tester.

For example, build the http plugin and build wide-load:

$ go build -o plugins/http/suite.so -buildmode=plugin plugins/http/suite.go
$ go build

Run load test

To see supported plugins:

$ ./wide-load --help

Run the desired plugin

$ ./wide-load <plugin name>

Example:

$ ./wide-load http

Testing

System test

Executing the system test will executes a single testcase that prints for its test.

$ go build -o plugins/test/suite.so -buildmode=plugin plugins/test/suite.go
$ go build
$ ./wide-load test

How to create a new load test plugin

To load test a new software system a plugin must be added for that system. To do so, follow these steps:

1. Create a new directory inside the plugins directory. Name the new directory the type of system that will be load tested.
2. Create a file in the new plugins directory called suite.go.
3. In the suite.go file write code that implements the TestSuite interface and the Testcase interface defined in pkg/loader/types.go. For an example see the existing plugins in plugins/ directory.
4. In the suite.go file, export the implemented testsuite:

var (
	TestSuite testsuite
)

4. Add the plugin type and the supported plugin at the top of the main.go file.
5. Build the plugin code: go build -buildmode=plugin -o plugins/<name>/plan.so plugins/<name>/
6. Execute load test for the plugin: ./wide-load <name>