Using a ${var} for the HTTP protocol?

[Jordi Salvat i Alabart <js...@atg.com>]

Hi.

Another idea for consideration (stemming from my recent discussion on 
entering URLs as a single string).

Problem:

I've frequently found myself writing (or recording) scripts which use 
both http and https, then using them on different environments 
(development, QA, production), some of which have https set-up, others 
don't. Currently, changing the script back and forth between using mixed 
http and https is a pain, since it requires going through the whole 
script and changing all affected samplers. (There's an alternate 
solution using the HttpDefaults in a perverted way, but anyway it 
doesn't work if there's two URLs that need to be changed between HTTP 
and HTTPS independently -- less frequent, but still happened to me).

The solution would be to use a ${var} for the protocol field, but that 
is not currently possible, since that field is entered using a couple of 
radio buttons.

Proposed solution A:

Enter the protocol field as text.

Drawbacks: more writing, possibly less obvious usage than the current 
radio buttons.

Proposed solution B:

Have an "other" radio button besides "HTTP" and "HTTPS", and a text 
field which will only be enabled if "other" is chosen.

Drawbacks: more complex implementation, more screen real-state used.

If we chose B, we would also need to decide which mechanism to use to 
select the default given in the HTTP Defaults config element:

Ba/ yet another radio button labelled "Default", or
Bb/ choose "other" and leave the text field blank

Opinions?

Salut,

Jordi.


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Re: Using a ${var} for the HTTP protocol?

[Michal Kostrzewa <M....@pentacomp.com.pl>]

Hello 

For me pure edit box is fully sufficient. It solves ${var} problem and solves 
HTTPRequestDefaults problems. I think it's much more obvious that "B" 
solution and equally obvious to current "checkbox" solution. For ease of use 
there may be a combo box with list "http" and "https" and user can enter his 
own value.

best regards
Michal Kostrzewa
PS. I can see you are working hard on jMeter. It's very motivating :-) (I have 
some unfinished code to submit) 


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