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How to load test a URL

A Copilot CLI agent generated and ran a JMeter load test, located JMeter without an explicit installation path, and opened the report. A later request loaded a plan into the GUI.

Source published news.ycombinator.comCopilot CLI agent
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Using [JMeter installation or plugin context], generate a load-test plan for [authorized URL] with [load settings]. Run it through the CLI, open the HTML report, and show the plan in the GUI for inspection.

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Reported result
The author reports successful test-plan generation, execution through JMeter CLI and opening of an HTML report. A subsequent request successfully generated a plan and loaded it into the GUI.
Human involvement
The author issued the requests and reported success, but does not describe reviewing test settings or validating performance findings.

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How the agent did it

  1. Build a Java SDK and add Copilot Chat to Apache JMeter.
  2. Ask the CLI agent to load test a URL and generate a test plan.
  3. Have the agent locate JMeter, execute the plan and open its HTML report.

The author built a Java SDK and added a Copilot Chat experience to Apache JMeter. They then asked the Copilot CLI agent to load test a URL. The agent interpreted that request by generating a test plan, running it through the command line and opening the generated HTML report.

The author had not told the agent where JMeter was installed. They report that it inferred the installation from the directory structure and the location of the Copilot JMeter plugin inside jmeter_home/lib/ext. It then found and invoked the JMeter CLI.

In a subsequent interaction, the author made the desired output more explicit: generate a test plan and load it into the GUI. They say that also worked. The account therefore covers both an executed command-line test with an opened report and a plan loaded for graphical use. It does not include the target URL, load settings or performance findings. Who it's for: JMeter users exploring conversational test setup who can specify an appropriate target and inspect the generated plan and report.

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Suggested prompt (written by Agents In Use, not the author's)

Source: Hacker News · brunoborges

Frequently asked questions

Did the agent need the JMeter installation path?

The author did not supply it. They report that the agent found JMeter from the folder structure and the plugin's location inside jmeter_home/lib/ext.

Did the post report load-test performance results?

No. It reports test-plan generation, CLI execution, opening an HTML report and subsequently loading a generated plan into the GUI.

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Remaining steps

  1. Request another generated test plan loaded into the JMeter GUI.

About this account

The agent located the installation and performed plan generation, execution and report opening from a load-test request.

Platform: Hacker News. Attribution: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46722854. Prompt: Suggested (written by Agents In Use, not the author's). Sourced by the Agents In Use pipeline.

Credit: brunoborges on Hacker News

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Tools and topics

Copilot CLI · Apache JMeter · Copilot SDK for Java · JMeter Copilot plugin

JMeter · Load testing · CLI · Java

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