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What does Apache JMeter do? ?

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What does Apache JMeter do? ?

Apache JMeter features include:
* Can load and performance test many different server types:
o Web - HTTP, HTTPS
o SOAP
o Database via JDBC
o LDAP
o JMS
o Mail - SMTP(S), POP3(S) and IMAP(S)
o Native commands or shell scripts

* Complete portability and 100% Java purity .

* Full multithreading framework allows concurrent sampling by many threads and simultaneous sampling of different functions by separate thread groups.

* Careful GUI design allows faster operation and more precise timings.

* Caching and offline analysis/replaying of test results.

* Highly Extensible:
o Pluggable Samplers allow unlimited testing capabilities.
o Several load statistics may be choosen with pluggable timers .
o Data analysis and visualization plugins allow great extensibility as well as personalization.
o Functions can be used to provide dynamic input to a test or provide data manipulation.
o Scriptable Samplers (BeanShell is fully supported; and there is a sampler which supports BSF-compatible languages)

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