Google Pub/Sub loadtest with JMeter

18 Jul, 2020

• Install JMeter https://jmeter.apache.org/download_jmeter.cgi and Java 8+

• Install JMeter Plugin for installing other plugins https://jmeter-plugins.org/install/Install/ place jar file in JMeter lib/ext.

• Restart JMeter and goto menu Options -> Plugin Manager

• Search GCP pubsub plugin check and click Apply Changes and Restart JMeter

• Download dependencies for the plugin and place the jar file in the JMeter lib directory. google-cloud-pubsub and gson

• Add Config sections PubSub-PublisherConfiguration or PubSub-PublisherConfiguration with service account credential to test plan.

• Add sampler Publisher Request or Subscriber Request to the thread group with the data you want to test.

• Run load test scenarios as planned.