Advanced Gatling for Stress Testing Practice Exam

Advanced Gatling for Stress Testing Practice Exam

About the Advanced Gatling for Stress Testing Exam

Advanced Gatling for Stress Testing leverages Gatling, an open-source performance testing tool, to simulate high levels of user traffic and assess how systems perform under stress. It enables the creation of complex load-testing scenarios to evaluate scalability, response times, and system stability under different levels of demand. 

Advanced features such as custom scenarios, data-driven testing, and real-time reporting allow for more accurate simulation and analysis. This approach also includes integrating Gatling with continuous integration (CI) pipelines to automate performance testing, identify bottlenecks, and ensure systems remain resilient and capable of handling peak loads.

Skills Required

• Understanding the principles of load, stress, and performance testing.
• Familiarity with different types of testing such as functional, stress, scalability, and endurance testing.
• Strong knowledge of Gatling's scripting language (Scala) for designing complex test scenarios.
• Ability to configure and customize Gatling to suit specific testing needs.
• Experience in automating performance tests and integrating them into continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Skills in interpreting test results and identifying performance bottlenecks.
• Familiarity with using tools like Grafana, JMeter, or other monitoring solutions to visualize and analyze load testing metrics.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Scala, Java, or Groovy for creating and automating test scenarios.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms and distributed architectures, as stress testing often involves simulating traffic across multiple servers or services.
• Ability to integrate stress tests with databases and analyze their performance under load.
• Strong understanding of HTTP, HTTPS, and other communication protocols to configure and optimize stress tests effectively.
• Capability to troubleshoot issues that arise during stress tests, including analyzing server logs and network traffic.
• Ability to collaborate with developers, system administrators, and other stakeholders to discuss test results and make improvements.

Who should take the Exam?

The Advanced Gatling for Stress Testing Exam is ideal for professionals looking to deepen their expertise in performance testing and ensure systems can handle high traffic loads effectively. It is particularly beneficial for:

• Professionals responsible for designing, executing, and analyzing performance tests to ensure applications meet scalability and reliability requirements.
• Those working in DevOps roles, who need to integrate performance testing into CI/CD pipelines and automate stress tests as part of the development process.
• Quality assurance testers seeking to expand their skill set into performance testing and stress testing, ensuring that systems perform well under load.
• Individuals involved in building scalable, high-performance systems who need to evaluate how their applications will handle traffic spikes and stress.
• Engineers working with cloud infrastructures who need to simulate real-world user loads and ensure their systems perform optimally in distributed environments.
• Leaders looking to enhance their team's capabilities in performance testing and ensure that their applications maintain high availability and resilience under heavy traffic.
• Enthusiasts and professionals who want to specialize in load and stress testing using advanced tools like Gatling, particularly those looking to improve system performance and scalability.

Course Outline

The Advanced Gatling for Stress Testing Exam covers the following topics - 

Module 1 - Project Onboarding

● Introduction to Ace Toys!

● Explore the Application Under Test

● Set up the Gatling Development Environment

Module 2 - Recording User Journey

● Application Tour

● Record User Journey

● Replay Recorded Script

● Handle User Authentication

● Perform Basic Response Body and Response Code Checks

Module 3 - Building a Gatling Framework

● Refactor Static Pages

● Refactor Category

● Refactor Product

● Refactor Cart

● Refactor Customer

Module 4 - Test Data Feeders

● Implement CSV Feeder

● Implement JSON Feeder

● Implement Custom Feeder

Module 5 - Implementing Programmatic Logic in Gatling

● Apply DoIf Logic

● Set Session Variables

● Track Cart Data in User Sessions

● Increase Item Quantity in Basket

● Decrease Item Quantity in Basket

Module 6 - Load Simulation Design

● Multiple User Journeys

● Design Multiple Test Scenarios

● Define Multiple Test Populations

● Utilize Runtime Parameters

Module 7 - Continuous Integration

● Set Up GitHub Repository

● Install Jenkins

● Execute Gatling Tests through Jenkins

● Use Runtime Parameters in Jenkins

● Implement Assertions in Gatling