Gatling Fundamentals for Stress Testing APIs – Java – 2022

Learn the new Java version of the Gatling tool to add stress, load and performance tests to any API

Created by: James Willett
Principal Developer / Online Instructor

What Will I Learn?

• Setup, installation and configuration of the Java version of Gatling from scratch, with no prior knowledge required.
• Using the Gatling Recorder to convert your API transactions from Swagger, Postman or cURL into a Gatling script
• Learn the layout template of a Gatling script and what to add into each section
• Explore and write core Gatling script functionality such as adding loops, refactoring code to objects, adding test data through feeders and much more
• Create realistic load test scenarios in your Gatling script, and learn how to execute them from the command line
• Use the Maven build tool to execute Gatling scripts, and observe your stress test execution in real-time through the command line in Gatling
• Analyse the test reports generated by Gatling’s built in reporting tools

Requirements

• Some basic experience in any computer programming language will be helpful, but not required
• Experience of using Java is a plus, although again not required to follow along with the course
• Previous experience of any performance testing tool will be a small help, but again not in any way required

Target audience

• QA Engineers and Programmers with little or no experience with Gatling
• Anyone using an alternative load testing tool like JMeter, LoadRunner or NeoLoad that wants to learn a new tool
• Developers looking to add a powerful, fun and intuitive new tool to their knowledge-base