What is this?
hey is a tiny command-line HTTP load generator that sends a configurable number of requests at a given concurrency level and prints performance stats, acting as a replacement for ApacheBench (ab).
hey is a tiny command-line HTTP load generator that sends a configurable number of requests at a given concurrency level and prints performance stats, acting as a replacement for ApacheBench (ab).Is this a CLI tool or a library?It's a standalone command-line binary, not a library you import into code.
It's a standalone command-line binary, not a library you import into code.Do I need Go installed to use it?No, pre-built binaries are provided for all three platforms, so you don't need a Go toolchain unless you want to build from source.
No, pre-built binaries are provided for all three platforms, so you don't need a Go toolchain unless you want to build from source.Does it only test HTTP/1 endpoints?No, besides regular HTTP requests it also supports HTTP/2 endpoints, concurrency control, fixed-duration runs, custom headers/body, and per-worker rate limiting.
No, besides regular HTTP requests it also supports HTTP/2 endpoints, concurrency control, fixed-duration runs, custom headers/body, and per-worker rate limiting.Why isn't this called 'boom' anymore?The project was originally named boom, which clashed in name with Tarek Ziade's existing tool at tarekziade/boom; it was renamed to hey to avoid the binary-name conflict and preserve the original name for its owner.
The project was originally named boom, which clashed in name with Tarek Ziade's existing tool at tarekziade/boom; it was renamed to hey to avoid the binary-name conflict and preserve the original name for its owner.Can I load test with a fixed duration instead of a request count?Yes, hey supports running a load test for a set duration (e.g. 30 seconds) instead of specifying a fixed number of requests.
Yes, hey supports running a load test for a set duration (e.g. 30 seconds) instead of specifying a fixed number of requests.Can I send POST requests or custom headers?Yes, hey lets you make POST requests with a custom body and add custom HTTP headers as part of the load test.
Yes, hey lets you make POST requests with a custom body and add custom HTTP headers as part of the load test.Can I throttle the request rate?Yes, you can rate-limit each worker to a fixed number of queries per second, for example 10 QPS per worker.
Yes, you can rate-limit each worker to a fixed number of queries per second, for example 10 QPS per worker.Which topics is it in?load-testing, homebrew, http, testing, command-line, benchmark, devops, networking, performance, go, command-line-tool, terminal
load-testing, homebrew, http, testing, command-line, benchmark, devops, networking, performance, go, command-line-tool, terminal