Performance testing on jnlp application

Question

We have a web application from where we launch a jnlp application. This jnlp application is developed in Java and is used for image viewing. This application interacts with server.

We need to do a performance testing of this application. I tried with JMeter, it records properly the actions of web application but unable to record anything for jnlp application.

Has someone done the performance testing of jnlp application using Jmeter ? If Jmeter does not support it, is there any other tool which I can use to do the performance testing on it.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks.

Answer 1

See this answer on how to record with JMeter:

• https://stackoverflow.com/a/49569079/460802
• How to record a JNLP/ Java Web Start application with JMeter

Then you will need a plugin that transforms your Requests/Responses (binary) to a readable (XML) format so that you can variabilize, asserts ... ie , make the test realistic:

• https://www.ubik-ingenierie.com/blog/load-testing-java-serialization-applications-with-jmeter/

You'll need this JMeter plugin:

• JavaSerialization plugin for JMeter

Disclaimer:

• We develop this commercial (not free) plugin.