JMeter -- Process Setup 03 -- Adding Ant taks and First Test run

This is part three of our setup.  Part two can be found here: http://dudewheysmehblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/jmeter-process-setup-02.html

We now have Ant working with JMeter.  Next we need to extend Ant with two external tasks:

• Ant Contrib Tasks -- from Ant-Contrib.
• We are using this for the ForEach Task.
• Additional Ant Tasks -- from Antelope.
• We are using this for the If Task.

JMeter -- Process Setup 02 -- Downloads and Installations

This is part two of the JMeter Process Setup.  Part one can be found here: http://dudewheysmehblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/jmeter-process-setup-01.html

The real heart of the Automated JMeter execution process is your Ant build.xml file.  This is so essential that the JMeter guys have already included the Ant ant-jmeter-1.0.9.jar file for us in the extras folder!  Ah, but I'm getting ahead of myself, let's start from scratch -- this will all be geared toward a setup on a Windows machine -- either a Windows Server or Windows XP/Vista/7.

JMeter -- Process Setup 01 -- Introduction

If you're working with JMeter for performance testing and already have a process setup, you are one of the lucky ones.  Starting from scratch and getting all of the various parts to fit and work takes time -- too much time especially if you're also involved in functional testing as well.

Aside: If you've stumbled upon this post looking for JMeter advice or a tutorial, please see this JMeter-tips blog.  I'll start putting up that once I have anything "post-worthy."