Convert a JMeter test plan to a Gatling simulation

Instructions

Step 1: Find input JMeter test plan

• Search for files with .jmx extension
• If several files found, ask user to specify one

Step 2: Specify output

Either find an existing Gatling project or initialize a new Gatling project:

• Try to find an existing project with the /gatling:gatling-detect-existing-project skill
• If no existing project is found, offer to create a new one with the /gatling:gatling-bootstrap-project skill

Step 3: Conversion

• Convert the JMeter test to a Gatling test written in the specified language.
• Write the output to the appropriate source directory of the Gatling project.

#### ThreadGroup

Each ThreadGroup converts to a scenario.

IF serialize_threadgroups true:

• Chain the scenarios with andThen

ELSE:

• Just list the scenarios in the setUp block

#### Resource files

Files referenced in elements such as:

• CSVDataSet
• HTTPFileArgs

should be copied to the resources directory in the Gatling project.

#### Redirects

#### CSVDataSet

CSVDataSet converts to a csv feeder.

IF there are several instances of CSVDataSet referencing the same file name:

• IF shareMode.group:
• Create a new csv feeder for each scenario

ELSE:

• Create a single feeder and use it in each scenario

#### JMESPathExtractor

The jmesPath Gatling check extracts Strings, meaning that non String values get serialized back into JSON. Using findAll with jmesPath is a mistake, but you can tell Gatling the expected type with an extra step. Note that the check will then fail if the actual value doesn't match the expected type.

jmesPath("foo").ofString()
jmesPath("foo").ofBoolean()
jmesPath("foo").ofInt()
jmesPath("foo").ofLong()
jmesPath("foo").ofDouble()
// JSON array
jmesPath("foo").ofList()
// JSON object
jmesPath("foo").ofMap()
// anything
jmesPath("foo").ofObject()

##### matchNumber

matchNumber applies when the JMESPath expression returns an array and selects which element to use (1-based in JMeter).

IF matchNumber = 1:

• Use a JMESPath expression that selects the first element directly, e.g. jmesPath("foo[0]")

IF matchNumber = -1 (random):

• Extract the full array with jmesPath("foo").ofList(), then pick a random element in a subsequent exec block

IF matchNumber > 1:

• Use a JMESPath expression that indexes into the array, e.g. jmesPath("foo[N-1]") (0-based index)

#### Functions

Some functions have variants that save the result to a variable (e.g.: __Random(0,10,myVar)) but Gatling Expression Language cannot save variables as a side effect.

IF a variable needs to be saved inside the function AND the function is used within an Expression Language

• Move the code to an exec block that allows saving variables

When parsing dates, use java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern with system default zone and store it outside a function to avoid creation cost overhead.

For regular expression, use java.util.regex.Pattern.compile and store it outside a function to avoid creation cost overhead.

Convert these functions to what JMeter uses under the hood:

• changeCase: toUpperCase or toLowerCase with Locale.ROOT or capitalize
• digest: java.security.MessageDigest
• urldecode: java.net.URLDecoder.decode
• urlencode: java.net.URLEncoder.encode
• UUID: java.util.UUID.randomUUID

Import org.unbescape:unbescape for the following escaping functions:

• escapeHtml: HtmlEscape.escapeHtml5
• escapeXml: XmlEscape.escapeXml10
• unescape: JavaEscape.unescapeJava
• unescapeHtml: HtmlEscape.unescapeHtml

Step 4: Verify the code compiles

Use the build-tool skill if available.

Step 5: Post conversion

After the conversion in Step 3, prompt the user for possible enhancements that are more idiomatic to Gatling.

IF ThreadGroup.ramp_time is 0 or 1:

• Suggest converting rampUsers to atOnceUsers