hugozhu/monkeyproxy

A proxy simulates all kinds of network issues during load testing

MonkeyProxy

A proxy simulates all kinds of network issues during load testing

##Installation

• download go installer from: http://code.google.com/p/go/downloads/list
• compile: cd MonkeyProxy; export GO_PATH=`pwd`; go build src/monkey_proxy

##Prerequisite on test application server, update /etc/hosts to point backend servers to monkey proxy server

##Usage launch monkey_proxy with the following command: monkey_proxy -target www.google.com:80 -port 12345 -bad_rate 10 -timeout_rate 10 -dead_rate 1 -duration 10

• -target: the target server hostname and port required
• -port: local port, typically it should be same as target server port
• -bad_rate: percentage of requests will return partial response
• -timeout_rate: percentage of requests will be timed out
• -timeout: the timed out requests will wait exact timeout milliseonds before response
• -duration: how long (in minutes) the monkey behavior will last