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Create custom code and plug-ins for load tests

 

A custom plug-in uses code that you write and attach to a load test or a Web performance test. You can use the load test API and the Web Performance test API to create custom plug-ins for tests to expand to the built-in functionality.

Note

In this version, you can add multiple plug-ins to your load test. Prior to Visual Studio Ultimate 2010, you were limited to using only one plug-in per load test. You no longer have to place all of your add-in code into the same plug-in.

Requirements

  • Visual Studio Enterprise

Tasks

Tasks Associated topics
Create a custom plug-in for your load test: You can use load test API to create a custom plug-in to add more testing functionality to your load test. - How to: Use the Load Test API
- How to: Create a Load Test Plug-In
Create a custom plug-in for your Web Performance test: You can use Web performance test API to create a custom plug-in to add more testing functionality to your Web performance test, including at the request level. You can also create a Web Service test.

Additionally, you can create a Web recorder plug-in that can modify a Web performance test after it is recorded, but before it appears in the Web Performance Test Result Viewer.
- How to: Use the Web Performance Test API
- How to: Create a Web Performance Test Plug-In
- How to: Create a Request-Level Plug-In
- How to: Create a Web Service Test
- How to: Create a Recorder Plug-In
Add UI features to Web Performance Test Results Viewer: You can add more UI features to the Web Performance Test Results Viewer using a Visual Studio add-in. - How to: Create a Visual Studio Add-In for the Web Performance Test Results Viewer
Create a custom HTTP body editor: You can create a custom editor to edit binary or string http XML responses from a web service. - How to: Create a Custom HTTP Body Editor for the Web Performance Test Editor

Reference

WebTestPlugin

WebTestRequestPlugin

ILoadTestPlugin

WebTestRecorderPlugin

Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.LoadTesting

See Also

Analyzing Load Test Results
Generate and run a coded web performance test
How to: Create a Coded Web Performance Test
Web performance and load tests in Visual Studio
API Reference for Testing Tools for Visual Studio ALM