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HTTP binary response
Hi All,
I have a case where I get HTTP response in binary format.
The problem is that I cannot see the binary response in the view results
tree nor the jtl file.
Is this supported?
Best,
Shmuel Krakower.
Re: HTTP binary response
Posted by Shmuel Krakower <sh...@gmail.com>.
Yes, indeed point 1 actually doesnt make sense too much :)
Using save response to file does the trick.
Thanks
Shmuel Krakower.
Beatsoo.org - re-use your jmeter scripts for application performance
monitoring from worldwide locations for free.
On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 7:22 PM, sebb <se...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 28 October 2012 07:41, Shmuel Krakower <sh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi Deepak, all,
> > I've tried you suggestion with "Save Response to File" listener and
> results
> > are saved successfully.
> > I've debugged this and found that basically each response has a dataType
> > field which is either "bin" or "text" and it's determined by the content
> > type header.
> >
> > There are actually two problems/bugs with this:
> > 1. The view results tree listener assumes that if the dataType is "bin"
> > than we have a picture and it tries to render it (while the isBinaryType
> > method may put other contents into this category, like audio and video).
> In
> > my case it tries to render a "video/f4f" as an image and fails.
> > 2. The isBinaryType method is mistaken when setting a content type of
> > "video/f4m" into the category of binary, while this file is in XML
> format.
> >
> > Regarding 2 - I will open a bugzilla.
>
> Done: https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/process_bug.cgi
>
> > Regarding 1 - I am unsure if I should open a bugzilla on this or not, as
> my
> > expectation from the view results tree listener is that it will show the
> > response data, even if it is a binary content.
>
> JMeter is not a browser, and cannot be expected to display all
> possible binary file types.
> Even browsers struggle with some binary file types.
>
> > What are your opinions on this?
> >
> > Best.
> > Shmuel Krakower.
> > Beatsoo.org - re-use your jmeter scripts for application performance
> > monitoring from worldwide locations for free.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 7:46 PM, Deepak Shetty <sh...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> I use a Save Responses to a file listener with a variable file name
> prefix
> >> scoped to the sampler returning the binary data
> >> A viewer needs to be specific to the binary format (unless you are Neo
> :)
> >> and can read bytes) and you cant store arbitrary binary data into an XML
> >> file (JTL)
> >> Listeners and Jmeter do have a setting to save responses to the JTL file
> >> (but with the caveat above - you wont be able to parse the XML in rare
> >> situations)
> >>
> >> regards
> >> deepak
> >>
> >> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 7:53 AM, Shmuel Krakower <sh...@gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Hi All,
> >> > I have a case where I get HTTP response in binary format.
> >> > The problem is that I cannot see the binary response in the view
> results
> >> > tree nor the jtl file.
> >> >
> >> > Is this supported?
> >> >
> >> > Best,
> >> > Shmuel Krakower.
> >> >
> >>
>
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Re: HTTP binary response
Posted by sebb <se...@gmail.com>.
On 28 October 2012 07:41, Shmuel Krakower <sh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Deepak, all,
> I've tried you suggestion with "Save Response to File" listener and results
> are saved successfully.
> I've debugged this and found that basically each response has a dataType
> field which is either "bin" or "text" and it's determined by the content
> type header.
>
> There are actually two problems/bugs with this:
> 1. The view results tree listener assumes that if the dataType is "bin"
> than we have a picture and it tries to render it (while the isBinaryType
> method may put other contents into this category, like audio and video). In
> my case it tries to render a "video/f4f" as an image and fails.
> 2. The isBinaryType method is mistaken when setting a content type of
> "video/f4m" into the category of binary, while this file is in XML format.
>
> Regarding 2 - I will open a bugzilla.
Done: https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/process_bug.cgi
> Regarding 1 - I am unsure if I should open a bugzilla on this or not, as my
> expectation from the view results tree listener is that it will show the
> response data, even if it is a binary content.
JMeter is not a browser, and cannot be expected to display all
possible binary file types.
Even browsers struggle with some binary file types.
> What are your opinions on this?
>
> Best.
> Shmuel Krakower.
> Beatsoo.org - re-use your jmeter scripts for application performance
> monitoring from worldwide locations for free.
>
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 7:46 PM, Deepak Shetty <sh...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I use a Save Responses to a file listener with a variable file name prefix
>> scoped to the sampler returning the binary data
>> A viewer needs to be specific to the binary format (unless you are Neo :)
>> and can read bytes) and you cant store arbitrary binary data into an XML
>> file (JTL)
>> Listeners and Jmeter do have a setting to save responses to the JTL file
>> (but with the caveat above - you wont be able to parse the XML in rare
>> situations)
>>
>> regards
>> deepak
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 7:53 AM, Shmuel Krakower <sh...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Hi All,
>> > I have a case where I get HTTP response in binary format.
>> > The problem is that I cannot see the binary response in the view results
>> > tree nor the jtl file.
>> >
>> > Is this supported?
>> >
>> > Best,
>> > Shmuel Krakower.
>> >
>>
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Re: HTTP binary response
Posted by Shmuel Krakower <sh...@gmail.com>.
Hi Deepak, all,
I've tried you suggestion with "Save Response to File" listener and results
are saved successfully.
I've debugged this and found that basically each response has a dataType
field which is either "bin" or "text" and it's determined by the content
type header.
There are actually two problems/bugs with this:
1. The view results tree listener assumes that if the dataType is "bin"
than we have a picture and it tries to render it (while the isBinaryType
method may put other contents into this category, like audio and video). In
my case it tries to render a "video/f4f" as an image and fails.
2. The isBinaryType method is mistaken when setting a content type of
"video/f4m" into the category of binary, while this file is in XML format.
Regarding 2 - I will open a bugzilla.
Regarding 1 - I am unsure if I should open a bugzilla on this or not, as my
expectation from the view results tree listener is that it will show the
response data, even if it is a binary content.
What are your opinions on this?
Best.
Shmuel Krakower.
Beatsoo.org - re-use your jmeter scripts for application performance
monitoring from worldwide locations for free.
On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 7:46 PM, Deepak Shetty <sh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I use a Save Responses to a file listener with a variable file name prefix
> scoped to the sampler returning the binary data
> A viewer needs to be specific to the binary format (unless you are Neo :)
> and can read bytes) and you cant store arbitrary binary data into an XML
> file (JTL)
> Listeners and Jmeter do have a setting to save responses to the JTL file
> (but with the caveat above - you wont be able to parse the XML in rare
> situations)
>
> regards
> deepak
>
> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 7:53 AM, Shmuel Krakower <sh...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi All,
> > I have a case where I get HTTP response in binary format.
> > The problem is that I cannot see the binary response in the view results
> > tree nor the jtl file.
> >
> > Is this supported?
> >
> > Best,
> > Shmuel Krakower.
> >
>
Re: HTTP binary response
Posted by Shmuel Krakower <sh...@gmail.com>.
Yeah, no logs if I remember correctly.
I'll grab the response with a sniffer and post it back on Sunday.
Thanks again.
Shmuel Krakower.
Beatsoo.org - re-use your jmeter scripts for application performance
monitoring from worldwide locations for free.
On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 11:48 PM, Deepak Shetty <sh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> probably something in the binary is causing jmeter to break then - no logs?
> i guess you can raise a case with the exact binary if this is reproducible.
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 2:27 PM, Shmuel Krakower <sh...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Thank you both, I should clarify.
> > I am using JMeter 2.8 and usually I do see binary data, but specifically
> > for few requests to akamai hosted video data, I cannot see the binary
> > response although I see that the response body size is around 1000 bytes.
> >
> > I expect to parse this binary data, as I know the binary structure of it.
> >
> > I'll try the trick with save response to file on Sunday and report back.
> >
> > Best,
> > Shmuel Krakower.
> > Beatsoo.org - re-use your jmeter scripts for application performance
> > monitoring from worldwide locations for free.
> >
> > On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 9:01 PM, David Luu <ma...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I believe there's some support for it in JMeter in terms of view
> results
> > > tree. I can see images, displayed in response tab in the view results
> > tree.
> > > Images are binary data. You can also view PDF content as well, but it
> > gets
> > > displayed as bunch of funky characters with some text rather than a
> > > rendered PDF. Not sure how other binary file types are rendered in the
> > > response tab of view results tree, assume it would show like the PDF
> case
> > > if no native viewer is built in, kinda like viewing a hex dump of a
> > binary
> > > file.
> > >
> > > FYI, I'm using JMeter 2.5 and higher versions, mostly JMeter 2.5
> > >
> > > On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 10:46 AM, Deepak Shetty <sh...@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > > I use a Save Responses to a file listener with a variable file name
> > > prefix
> > > > scoped to the sampler returning the binary data
> > > > A viewer needs to be specific to the binary format (unless you are
> Neo
> > :)
> > > > and can read bytes) and you cant store arbitrary binary data into an
> > XML
> > > > file (JTL)
> > > > Listeners and Jmeter do have a setting to save responses to the JTL
> > file
> > > > (but with the caveat above - you wont be able to parse the XML in
> rare
> > > > situations)
> > > >
> > > > regards
> > > > deepak
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 7:53 AM, Shmuel Krakower <shmulikk@gmail.com
> >
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi All,
> > > > > I have a case where I get HTTP response in binary format.
> > > > > The problem is that I cannot see the binary response in the view
> > > results
> > > > > tree nor the jtl file.
> > > > >
> > > > > Is this supported?
> > > > >
> > > > > Best,
> > > > > Shmuel Krakower.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
Re: HTTP binary response
Posted by Deepak Shetty <sh...@gmail.com>.
probably something in the binary is causing jmeter to break then - no logs?
i guess you can raise a case with the exact binary if this is reproducible.
On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 2:27 PM, Shmuel Krakower <sh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thank you both, I should clarify.
> I am using JMeter 2.8 and usually I do see binary data, but specifically
> for few requests to akamai hosted video data, I cannot see the binary
> response although I see that the response body size is around 1000 bytes.
>
> I expect to parse this binary data, as I know the binary structure of it.
>
> I'll try the trick with save response to file on Sunday and report back.
>
> Best,
> Shmuel Krakower.
> Beatsoo.org - re-use your jmeter scripts for application performance
> monitoring from worldwide locations for free.
>
> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 9:01 PM, David Luu <ma...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I believe there's some support for it in JMeter in terms of view results
> > tree. I can see images, displayed in response tab in the view results
> tree.
> > Images are binary data. You can also view PDF content as well, but it
> gets
> > displayed as bunch of funky characters with some text rather than a
> > rendered PDF. Not sure how other binary file types are rendered in the
> > response tab of view results tree, assume it would show like the PDF case
> > if no native viewer is built in, kinda like viewing a hex dump of a
> binary
> > file.
> >
> > FYI, I'm using JMeter 2.5 and higher versions, mostly JMeter 2.5
> >
> > On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 10:46 AM, Deepak Shetty <sh...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > I use a Save Responses to a file listener with a variable file name
> > prefix
> > > scoped to the sampler returning the binary data
> > > A viewer needs to be specific to the binary format (unless you are Neo
> :)
> > > and can read bytes) and you cant store arbitrary binary data into an
> XML
> > > file (JTL)
> > > Listeners and Jmeter do have a setting to save responses to the JTL
> file
> > > (but with the caveat above - you wont be able to parse the XML in rare
> > > situations)
> > >
> > > regards
> > > deepak
> > >
> > > On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 7:53 AM, Shmuel Krakower <sh...@gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi All,
> > > > I have a case where I get HTTP response in binary format.
> > > > The problem is that I cannot see the binary response in the view
> > results
> > > > tree nor the jtl file.
> > > >
> > > > Is this supported?
> > > >
> > > > Best,
> > > > Shmuel Krakower.
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
Re: HTTP binary response
Posted by Shmuel Krakower <sh...@gmail.com>.
Thank you both, I should clarify.
I am using JMeter 2.8 and usually I do see binary data, but specifically
for few requests to akamai hosted video data, I cannot see the binary
response although I see that the response body size is around 1000 bytes.
I expect to parse this binary data, as I know the binary structure of it.
I'll try the trick with save response to file on Sunday and report back.
Best,
Shmuel Krakower.
Beatsoo.org - re-use your jmeter scripts for application performance
monitoring from worldwide locations for free.
On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 9:01 PM, David Luu <ma...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I believe there's some support for it in JMeter in terms of view results
> tree. I can see images, displayed in response tab in the view results tree.
> Images are binary data. You can also view PDF content as well, but it gets
> displayed as bunch of funky characters with some text rather than a
> rendered PDF. Not sure how other binary file types are rendered in the
> response tab of view results tree, assume it would show like the PDF case
> if no native viewer is built in, kinda like viewing a hex dump of a binary
> file.
>
> FYI, I'm using JMeter 2.5 and higher versions, mostly JMeter 2.5
>
> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 10:46 AM, Deepak Shetty <sh...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I use a Save Responses to a file listener with a variable file name
> prefix
> > scoped to the sampler returning the binary data
> > A viewer needs to be specific to the binary format (unless you are Neo :)
> > and can read bytes) and you cant store arbitrary binary data into an XML
> > file (JTL)
> > Listeners and Jmeter do have a setting to save responses to the JTL file
> > (but with the caveat above - you wont be able to parse the XML in rare
> > situations)
> >
> > regards
> > deepak
> >
> > On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 7:53 AM, Shmuel Krakower <sh...@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Hi All,
> > > I have a case where I get HTTP response in binary format.
> > > The problem is that I cannot see the binary response in the view
> results
> > > tree nor the jtl file.
> > >
> > > Is this supported?
> > >
> > > Best,
> > > Shmuel Krakower.
> > >
> >
>
Re: HTTP binary response
Posted by David Luu <ma...@gmail.com>.
I believe there's some support for it in JMeter in terms of view results
tree. I can see images, displayed in response tab in the view results tree.
Images are binary data. You can also view PDF content as well, but it gets
displayed as bunch of funky characters with some text rather than a
rendered PDF. Not sure how other binary file types are rendered in the
response tab of view results tree, assume it would show like the PDF case
if no native viewer is built in, kinda like viewing a hex dump of a binary
file.
FYI, I'm using JMeter 2.5 and higher versions, mostly JMeter 2.5
On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 10:46 AM, Deepak Shetty <sh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I use a Save Responses to a file listener with a variable file name prefix
> scoped to the sampler returning the binary data
> A viewer needs to be specific to the binary format (unless you are Neo :)
> and can read bytes) and you cant store arbitrary binary data into an XML
> file (JTL)
> Listeners and Jmeter do have a setting to save responses to the JTL file
> (but with the caveat above - you wont be able to parse the XML in rare
> situations)
>
> regards
> deepak
>
> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 7:53 AM, Shmuel Krakower <sh...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi All,
> > I have a case where I get HTTP response in binary format.
> > The problem is that I cannot see the binary response in the view results
> > tree nor the jtl file.
> >
> > Is this supported?
> >
> > Best,
> > Shmuel Krakower.
> >
>
Re: HTTP binary response
Posted by Deepak Shetty <sh...@gmail.com>.
I use a Save Responses to a file listener with a variable file name prefix
scoped to the sampler returning the binary data
A viewer needs to be specific to the binary format (unless you are Neo :)
and can read bytes) and you cant store arbitrary binary data into an XML
file (JTL)
Listeners and Jmeter do have a setting to save responses to the JTL file
(but with the caveat above - you wont be able to parse the XML in rare
situations)
regards
deepak
On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 7:53 AM, Shmuel Krakower <sh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi All,
> I have a case where I get HTTP response in binary format.
> The problem is that I cannot see the binary response in the view results
> tree nor the jtl file.
>
> Is this supported?
>
> Best,
> Shmuel Krakower.
>