loadgenerator

Load Generator Service

The load generator continuously sends requests imitating users to the frontend service. Pages are loaded, new accounts are periodically created, and transactions between accounts are created.

Implemented in Python with Locust.

Load Generator Tasks

• view_login
  • load the /login page
• view_signup
  • load the /signup page
• signup
  • sends POST request to /signup to create a new user
• view_index
  • load the /home page
• view_home
  • load the / page
• payment
  • POST to /payment, sending money to other account
• deposit
  • POST to /deposit, depositing external money into account
• login
  • sends POST request to /login with stored credentials
• logout
  • sends a /logout POST request

Environment Variables

• FRONTEND_ADDR
  • the address and port of the frontend service
• USERS
  • The number of concurrent users to simulate
• LOG_LEVEL
  • The logging level (default: INFO)

Kubernetes Resources

• deployments/loadgenerator
• service/loadgenerator