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| <title>User's Manual: Introduction</title> |
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| <section name="1. Introduction" anchor="intro"> |
| <p> |
| <b>Apache JMeter</b> is a 100% pure Java application designed |
| to load test client/server software |
| (such as a <a href="build-web-test-plan.html">web application</a>). It may be used |
| to test performance both on static and dynamic |
| resources such as static files, Java Servlets, ASP.NET, PHP, CGI scripts, Java objects, <a href="build-db-test-plan.html">databases</a>, |
| <a href="build-ftp-test-plan.html">FTP servers</a>, and more. JMeter can be used to simulate a heavy |
| load on a server, network or object to test its strength or to analyze |
| overall performance under different load types.</p> |
| <p> |
| Additionally, JMeter can help you regression test your application by letting you create |
| test scripts with <a href="test_plan.html#assertions">assertions</a> to validate that your application is returning the |
| results you expect. For maximum flexibility, JMeter lets you create these assertions using |
| regular expressions.</p> |
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| <p>But please note that JMeter is not a browser, it works at protocol level.</p> |
| <subsection name="1.1 History" anchor="history"> |
| <p>Stefano Mazzocchi of the Apache Software Foundation was the original developer of JMeter. |
| He wrote it primarily to test the performance of Apache JServ (a project that has |
| since been replaced by the Apache Tomcat project). We redesigned JMeter to enhance the GUI |
| and to add functional-testing capabilities. |
| </p> |
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| <p>JMeter became a Top Level Apache project in November 2011, which means it has a Project Management Committee and a dedicated website.</p> |
| </subsection> |
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| <subsection name="1.2 The Future" anchor="future"> |
| <p>We hope to see JMeter's capabilities rapidly expand as developers take advantage of its |
| pluggable architecture. <br/> |
| The primary goal of further developments will be: |
| <ul> |
| <li>Addition of Websocket protocol</li> |
| <li>Addition of FTPS and SFTP protocols</li> |
| <li>Enhancements to Webservices protocols (SOAP Attachments)</li> |
| <li>Enhancements to JMS protocol implementation</li> |
| <li>…</li> |
| </ul> |
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| </p> |
| </subsection> |
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