Configuration - krishnenc/gatling GitHub Wiki

This page explains how Gatling can be configured

Introduction #

Gatling can be configured and optimized in three ways:

  • By the configuration files
  • By command line options
  • By $JAVA_OPTS environment variable

Configuration files #

logback.xml

This file allows you to configure the log level of Gatling. For further information, you should have a look at Logback Documentation.

gatling.conf

This file allows you to set configurable values for the Engine and the modules of Gatling; each value is described in the default configuration file.

If you don't specify an option in the configuration file, it will fall back to a default value. These values are also shown in the default configuration file.

Command Line Options #

Gatling can be started with several options listed below:

  • -nr (--no-reports): Runs simulation but does not generate reports
  • -ro <folderName> (--reports-only <folderName>): Generates the reports for the simulation in <folderName>
  • -cf <fileName> (--config-file <fileName>): Uses <fileName> as the configuration file
  • -df <folderName> (--data-folder <folderName>): Uses <folderName> as the folder where feeders are stored
  • -rf <folderName> (--results-folder <folderName>): Uses <folderName> as the folder where results are stored
  • -bf <folderName> (--request-bodies-folder <folderName>): Uses <folderName> as the folder where request bodies are stored
  • -sf <folderName> (--simulations-folder <folderName>): Uses <folderName> as the folder where simulations are stored
  • -sbf <folderName> (--simulations-binaries-folder <folderName>): Uses <folderName> as the folder where simulation binaries are stored
  • -s <fileNames> (--simulations <fileNames>): Uses <fileName> as the names of the simulations to be run (comma separated)

$JAVA_OPTS #

Default JAVA_OPTS are set in Gatling's launch scripts, if you want to override them, you'll have to edit these files and replace whatever value you'd like to change in JAVA_OPTS.

If you want to set additional JAVA_OPTS to Gatling, you can do so by defining the JAVA_OPTS before the gatling command:

~$ JAVA_OPTS="myAdditionalOption" bin/gatling.sh