Writing scripts in Jmeter to simulate http requests without using GUI

Question

Is there a way to write scripts that simulate HTTP requests in JMeter. I know this can be done using the GUI, but is there a way to automate it using scripts?

Answer 1

The main method for writing JMeter scripts is using GUI. Another option is to edit manually JMX file but (almost) nobody uses it as:

• its format isn't documented (at least I haven't saw it)
• JMeter GUI is really easy to use. See JMeter New GUI features to increase your productivity. It can't be said about JMX XML file

Non-GUI mode is for running JMeter scripts (it takes less resources than GUI mode)