Micro Focus LoadRunner

This section walks you through integrating Perfecto Appium and Selenium scripts with Micro Focus LoadRunner. A sample LoadRunner project, including .jar files for all dependencies and a sample script, is available here: https://github.com/PerfectoMobileSA/LoadRunnerSample

Prerequisites

The integration with LoadRunner requires:

A 32-bit JDK version for the LoadRunner support of Java Vusers. For example, LoadRunner 12.60 work with JDK 1.8. See the latest release notes here: https://admhelp.microfocus.com/lr/en/12.60-12.63/help/WebHelp/Content/WelcomeContent/c_WhatsNew.htm
An installation of LoadRunner. You can download from this link: https://www.microfocus.com/en-us/products/loadrunner-load-testing/download
To explore LoadRunner with Java, the .jar files for all dependencies. LoadRunner does not support Maven or Gradle. Dependencies are available here: https://github.com/PerfectoMobileSA/LoadRunnerSample/tree/master/Dependencies
A sample script, Actions.java, available here: https://github.com/PerfectoMobileSA/LoadRunnerSample/blob/master/Perfecto_Appium_Example/Actions.java

The complete solution is available here: https://github.com/PerfectoMobileSA/LoadRunnerSample

Step-by-step instructions

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1 | Create a Perfecto script in Virtual User Generator

Open the Virtual User Generator.
Create a new script:
1. In the Create a New Script dialog, select Java Vuser. If you have provided the correct dependencies, this allows you to run any .java script.
2. Click Create.
  On the Actions.java tab that opens, you should see the class populated with some stubs. In our case, we want to put all our Selenium/Appium code in action().
Test the script, as follows:
Click the run button to test the script. If the script passes, continue with step 5.
If any compile errors occur, most likely your JDK is not set up correctly. In this case, do the following:
1. In the Solution Explorer, select Runtime Settings.
2. On the Runtime Settings tab, provide the path to your 32-bit JDK (Java Environment > Java VM > Use the specified SDK).
3. Click the run button again.
Open the sample script and copy its content.
On the Actions.java tab, paste the content of the sample script to replace the existing content.
A word on imported packages
import lrapi.lr; - Loadrunner method that allows you to add transaction timers. This is critical to having the logical steps added in the LoadRunner report. Example:

You can add transactions to LoadRunner by doing any of the following:
- Pairing lr.start_transaction("Transaction_Name"); with lr.end_transaction("Trnasaction_Name", lr.AUTO);
- (Recommended) Using method uxTimer:
  
  This grabs the UX timer from the Perfecto API and utilizes lr.set_transaction(timerName, timeEx, lr.PASS); to input a transaction in LoadRunner.
This adds a transaction entry in the LR report.
Add the Selenium and Appium dependencies, as follows:
1. On the Runtime Settings tab, add the .jar files that contain all the dependencies.
2. Save the script and run it again.
  It should open the Perfecto UI to show the test run in the Test Analysis view.
  When done, you should see the "Script Passed" message.