NeoLoadWeb Operator

The NeoLoadWeb operator allows piloting performance tests on a target system by leveraging the Tricentis NeoLoad Web solution.

Once triggered, this operator will configure and start the execution of a NeoLoad test run on the remote endpoint. When the test is unable to run then the operator blocks the Akamas workflow issuing an error.

Operator arguments

This operator requires five pieces of information to pilot successfully performance tests within Akamas:

1. The location of a .zip archive(project file) containing the definition of the performance test. This location can be a URL accessible via HTTP/HTTPS or a file path accessible via SFTP. Otherwise, the unique identifier of a previously uploaded project must be provided.

2. The name of the scenario to be used for the test

3. The URL of the NeoLoad Web API (either on-premise or SaaS)

4. The URL of the NeoLoad Web API for uploading project files

5. The account token used to access the NeoLoad Web APIs

When a projectFile is specified the Operator uploads the provided project to NeoLoad and launches the specified scenario. After the execution of the scenario, the project is deleted from NeoLoad. When a projectId is specified the Operator expects the project to be already available on NeoLoad. Please refer to NeoLoad official documentation on how to upload a project and obtain a project ID.

Name	Type	Value Restrictions	Required	Default	Description
scenarioName	String	It should match an existing scenario in the project file. Can be retrieved from the "runtime" section of your neoload controller.	No, if the component whose name is defined in component has a property that maps to scenarioName		The name of the scenario to be used for the performance piloted by Akamas
projectId	String	It should be a valid UUID	No, if a projectFile is already defined		The identified of a previously uploaded project file. Has precedence over projectFile
projectFile	Object	It should have a structure like the one described here below	No, if a projectId is already defined		The specification of the strategy to be used to get the archive containing the specification of the performance test to be piloted by Akamas. When defined projectId has the precedence.
neoloadProjectFilesApi	String	It should be a valid URL or IP	No	https://neoload-files.saas.neotys.com	The address of the API to be used to upload project files to NeoLoad Web
neoloadApi	String	It should be a valid URL or IP	No	https://neoload-api.saas.neotys.com	The address of the Neotys' NeoLoad Web API
lgZones	String	Comma-separated list of zones and number of LG	No		The list of LG zones id with the number of the LGs. Example: "ZoneId1:10,ZoneId2:5". If empty, the default zone will be used with one LG.
controllerZoneId	String	A controller zone Id	No		The controller zone Id. If empty, the default zone will be used.
component	String	It should match the name of an existing component of the System under test	No		The name of the component whose properties can be used as arguments of the operator.
accountToken	String	It should match an existing access token registered with NeoLoad Web	No, if specified in the component. See example below		The token to be used to authenticate requests against the NeoLoad Web APIs

ProjectFile structure and arguments

The projectFile argument needs to be specified differently depending on the protocol used to get the specification of the performance test:

• HTTP/HTTPS

• SSH (SFTP)

HTTP/HTTPS

Here follows the structure of the projectFile argument in the case in which HTTP/HTTPS is used to get the specification of the performance test:

...
projectFile:
    http:
        url: http://url_of_project_file

with its arguments:

Name	Type	Value Restrictions	Required	Default	Descrption
url	String	It should be a valid URL or IP	Yes		The URL of the project file
verifySSL	Boolean		No	true	If the https connection should be verified using the certificates available on the machine in which the operator is running

SSH (SFTP)

Here follows the structure of the projectFile argument in the case in which SFTP is used to get the specification of the performance test.

projectFile:
    ssh:
        hostname: this_is_a_hostname
        username: this_is_a_username
        sshPort: 22
        key: this_is_a_key
        path: /path/to/project/file

with its arguments

	Type	Value Restrictions	Required	Default	Description
hostname	String	It should be a valid SSH host address	Yes		SSH host address
username	String		Yes		SSH login username
password	String		No. Either password or key should be provided		SSH login password
sshPort	Number (integer)	1≤sshPort≤65532		22	SSH port
key	String		No, Either password or key should be provided		SSH login key, provided directly its value or the path of the file to import from. The operator supports RSA and DSA Keys.
path	String	It should be a valid path on the SSH host machine	Yes		The path of the project file

component structure and arguments

The component argument can be used to refer to a component by name and use its properties as the arguments of the operator.

Component property to Operator argument mapping

Component property	Operator argument
neoloadProjectFilesApi	neoloadProjectFilesApi
neoloadApi	neoloadApi
accountToken	accountToken
scenarioName	scenarioName
controllerZoneId	controllerZoneId
lgZones	lgZones
deleteProjectAfterTest	deleteProjectAfterTest
url	projectFile->http->url
verifySSL	projectFile->http->verifySSL
hostname	projectFile->ssh->hostname
username	projectFile->ssh->username
password	projectFile->ssh->password
key	projectFile->ssh->key
sshPort	projectFile->ssh->sshPort
path	projectFile->ssh->path

Examples

Without component argument

name: task1
operator: NeoLoadWeb
arguments:
    projectFile:
        ssh:
            hostname: akamas-machine-1
            username: akamas
            key: "-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY----- RSA KEY HERE -----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----"
            path: projects/project1.zip
    scenarioName: scenario1
    accountToken: "ACCOUNT TOKEN HERE"

With component argument

name: task1
operator: NeoLoadWeb
arguments:
    component: component1
    accountToken: "ACCOUNT TOKEN HERE"