django-httpbench

HTTP load testing tools for Django. Like an apache bench but requests are sent from authenticated users without having to know their password.

Installation

django-httpbench requires python 3.6 or later and Django 2.0 or later.

.. code-block:: console

$ python3 -m pip install djangohttpbench

https://pypi.org/project/djangohttpbench/

Usage

HeaderAuthBackend

Django authentication backend that allows one to login without having to know their password.
This backend is useful for testing scenarios.

.. code-block:: python

    HTTP_BENCH_USERNAME_KEY = "X-USERNAME"  # default: X-USERNAME

    INSTALLED_APPS += [
        'httpbench.apps.HttpbenchConfig',
    ]

    MIDDLEWARE += [
        'httpbench.middlewares.HeaderAuthMiddleware',
    ]

    AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS += [
        'httpbench.backends.UsernameBackend',
    ]


.. code-block:: console

   $ curl -H 'X-USERNAME: c-bata' https://localhost:8000/path/to/page/require/auth


``httpbench`` management command

httpbench management command acts like an apache bench but requests are sent from authenticated users.

.. code-block:: console

$ python3 manage.py httpbench -n 1000 -c 50 \

--username c-bata https://localhost:8000/ Response time: mean: 3.862 secs min: 1.173 secs max: 11.097 secs Status: 2xx: 1000 3xx: 0 4xx: 0 5xx: 0 fail: 0

Development

• lint: tox -e flake8 or flake8
• test: tox -e py37 or python setup.py test --settings=test_settings

License

This software is licensed under the MIT License (See LICENSE <./LICENSE>_ ).