Introduction to JMeter Listeners

Adding JMeter Listeners to Test Plan

Adding listeners to the test plan is similar to adding a thread group. Test results are shown here. 

The steps to add a listener are as follows test plan or thread group is

-> Add -> listeners -> required listener. 

Various Listeners in JMeter 

JMeter offers many listeners. However, the most popular ones are table, tree, and graph. Some others are:

• View Results Tree
• Summary Report
• Aggregate Report
• Backend Listener
• Aggregate Graph
• Assertion Results
• Comparison Assertion Visualizer
• Generate Summary Results
• Graph Results
• JSR223 Listener
• Mailer Visualizer
• Response Time Graph
• Save Responses to a file
• Simple Data Writer
• View Results in Table
• Bean Shell Listener
   

Aggregate Graph

The result obtained is generally a bar graph using an aggregate graph listener. These graphs can be customized by changing the options and choosing the graph visualization. 

View Results in Table

The results can be stored in a table format. Each user request creates a new row. 

It can be used to run a functional test.

Aggregate Report

The aggregate report listener generates results as a table. Each user request creates a new row. 

Assertion Results 

This listener function can validate the outcomes of the assertions added to the test plan. Success or failure will be displayed here. 

Functional tests can be run here.

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Frequently Asked Questions 

What does Apache JMeter do?

With an emphasis on online applications, Apache JMeter is an Apache project that may be used as a load-testing tool for evaluating and monitoring the performance of several services.

Describe the JMeter listener.

A listener is a component that displays the samples' results.  The test's listeners can be changed at any point, even under the test plan.

In JMeter test, where do we add listeners?

To the test plan: -> Add -> listeners -> required listener. 

Which JMeter listeners show the server status?

The Spline Visualizer is the JMeter listener that shows the server status.

In which listener is the server status displayed?

Test results status is displayed using JMeter Listeners.

Conclusion

In this blog, we have discussed an introduction to JMeter listeners along with short descriptions of commonly used listeners.

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