[Bug 53330] Add an option to run the test in 'Dry Run' Mode

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https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=53330

Philippe Mouawad <p....@ubik-ingenierie.com> changed:

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--- Comment #1 from Philippe Mouawad <p....@ubik-ingenierie.com> ---
(In reply to comment #0)
> I find that I often need to run a quick test of the test by executing each
> thread group once, using just one user. This tells me that there are no
> major issues with the testplan without actually running too much load
> against the AUT.
> 
> To execute such a dry run I currently have to reset a lot of values in the
> testplan which is time consuming and prone to error.
> 
> It would be useful to have a feature whereby the test could be executed in
> dry run mode. Such a mode could include:
> 
> 1. Run each enabled thread group once, with one user. 
OK
> 2. Ignore any timers.
OK
> 3. Ignore any throughput controllers.
This would kind of modify behaviour, and not test its children.
Better to replace by SimpleController ?
> 4. Ignore other controllers that are designed to shape traffic.
Same thing, Better to replace by SimpleController ?
> 5. No ramp up period.
OK
> 6. Debug mode for logging(?).
OK
> 7. Possibly an option to reduce connection timeouts - in dry run mode you
> don't want to wait 30 seconds to find out something is not working.
Maybe
> 8. An option to use this mode from the command line!
OK

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