HTTP Simple Table server background start

[Damien Aiello]

Hi there,

Did someone found a way to start STS as a background script (like in a kubernetes pod) ?

Damien

[DT]

As per documentation you can start it in 2 modes:

1. As a standalone Java application: simple-table-server.cmd -DjmeterPlugin.sts.addTimestamp=true -DjmeterPlugin.sts.datasetDirectory=D:/jmeter/dataset
2. Or start it together with JMeter by adding the next line to user.properties file (lives in "bin" folder of your JMeter installation): jmeterPlugin.sts.loadAndRunOnStartup=true. The property can also be provided via -J command-line argument like jmeter -JjmeterPlugin.sts.loadAndRunOnStartup=true

If you go for point 1 refer to your operating system documentation for launching command-line applications in background

[Vincent Daburon]

Hi,
Just a  clarification, the Http Simple Table Server standalone look in the jmeter.properties not in the user.properties

Regards.

Vincent DAB.

[Damien Aiello]

Whenever I use "nohup" or "&" (or both) it starts well but immediatly stops .. as if I pressed the enter key.
I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong, the jmeter.properties file contains the right entries and I'm using the #1 method ..

Damien

[Vincent Daburon]

Hi,

The simple table server is started with
in the <JMETER_HOME>/bin
./simple-table-server.sh

And to stop the simple table server <ENTER> key or this url http://host:port/sts/STOP

You can't start the sts with

nohup ./simple-table-server.sh &

because there is no more stdin to enter key => like you enter the <ENTER> key to finish the STS

I could add a new feature to accept the nohup.

Regards.

Vincent DAB.

[DT]

Really?

nohup ./ ./simple-table-server.sh > /dev/null 2>&1 &

[Damien Aiello]

Well it would be very nice to be able to start it in the background.

I'm trying to make it works in a kubernetes pod, but even with the trick from DT it doesn't stay up ..

[DT]

If it doesn't necessarily have to be STS you can consider switching to Redis Data Set Config, there is an official Redis image which can be kicked off in k8s in a couple of seconds, data can be controlled in the runtime, etc.

[Vincent Daburon]

Hi,

I add the new feature to the Http Simple Table Server 3.1 with daemon parameter.

jmeterPlugin.sts.daemon=true

This daemon parameter is usefull for nohup linux command like "nohup ./simple-table-server.sh &"

Documentation at :

https://jmeter-plugins.org/wiki/HttpSimpleTableServer/

New feature : Could load files when the STS startup

New feature : Set the charset to read/write files

New feature : CONFIG command to display the current STS configuration

Regards.

Vincent DAB.