Taurus is an open source test automation tool that extends and abstracts the functionality of leading open source testing tools, including executors such as JMeter, Gatling, Locust.io, K6, Vegeta, JUnit, Selenium, K6, Vegeta, and more. Taurus provides a unified, simplified way to configure and run automated performance tests, then present the results in the most effective form. To learn more about Taurus, see: Beginner's Course and Taurus Tool Documentation.

Taurus can consume configuration files written in JSON or YAML languages that are human-readable and simple to use. 

Example:

A simple load test with 10 concurrent users, a ramp-up time of 1 minute, a duration of 2.5 minutes and hitting the site blazedemo.com with HTTP GET requests:

execution:
  concurrency: 10
  hold-for: 2m30s
  ramp-up: 1m
  scenario: Thread Group

scenarios:
 Thread Group:
  requests:
  - label: blazedemo
    method: GET
    url: http://blazedemo.com/

• Create a New Taurus Test in BlazeMeter
• Upload a YAML/JSON Script with Test Assets
• Run Your Test

Create a New Taurus Test in BlazeMeter

Follow these steps:

1. In the main menu, click the Performance tab. 
2. Click Create Test. 
3. Click Performance Test.
   

CAUTION!  Taurus supports Selenium scripts but we do not recommend running Selenium tests as performance tests, as explained in our KB article Can I use Selenium for Load Testing?  We recommend using Selenium tests for functional testing. For more information, see Creating a GUI Functional Test.

Upload a YAML/JSON Script with Test Assets

Click + to upload your script and any additional test files, or drag the files over the Upload Script box.

Note: Taurus included-configs setting is not supported in the Blazemeter cloud. If your YAML references a secondary YAML via included-configs for additional configuration settings, merge all settings into one YAML before uploading your test.

Under Configuration Preview, you will see the YAML/JSON code of the file that you uploaded.

If you are running a JMeter test with Taurus and have uploaded a CSV file with your script, the option to split CSV files shows below the script preview. Check this box to enable the feature. For more information, see Scenario Definition.

There are additional options to add to your test configuration. For more information, see:

• Failure Criteria
• End User Experience Monitoring
• APM Integration
• DNS Override
• Network Emulation

Note: An alternative method is to call Taurus from the command line, then have the test run in BlazeMeter automatically by adding provisioning: cloud to the configuration. This method does not require a web browser. For more information, see Taurus documentation.

Run Your Test

Name your test and click Run Test. You can also click Debug Test to validate your test configuration. For more information about debugging, see Debug Test: Low-Scale Test Run and Enhanced Logging.

You have set up your Taurus test.