Our proxy recorder now seamlessly records pages that use the SSL protocol.

One of the most popular tools is the session recorder, which allows you to record a series of actions on your websites and turn it into a loadscipt. No coding is needed whatsoever! However, one issue was that it does not support SSL. In other words, if a login page used the SSL protocol, the user will have to temporarily removed the protocol, perform recording, enable the protocol, change all http to https in the loadscript and then run the test. Well, that's all in the past now! 

We have improved our session recorder such that it enables all recordings on websites that use SSL. Hence, no more tedious updating of the loadscript after recording. You simply record the script which includes entering your login details and once you click "stop recording" the script is generated with the correct URLs.

Below is a test of my.pogoplug.com. As you can see, the script has all the Urls with https at where they should be.

We hope you will give the updated proxy recorder a try and feel free to share your opinion with us!

/Jack

New proxy recorder feature

As a premium (paying) Load Impact user, you get access to the HTTP recorder feature. This is a zero-configuration recorder that you will likely not find anywhere else, because it is quite tricky to implement. Unfortunately, it also cannot handle 100% of all advanced javascript out there. Simple Javascript that uses e.g. XMLHttpRequest to load static URLs works fine, but when Javascript starts generating dynamic URLs it gets more complex, and then our zero-configuration recorder might fail to record all transactions that happen.

When the zero-configuration recorder has failed, the only remaining option has been to manually enter the load script for the test, URL by URL. It is tedious work, so we decided we needed an alternative recorder, implemented as a true HTTP proxy. That would mean it would be able to record any and all transactions, no matter how they were generated.

The new recorder is live now. When you configure your test, you select "Record session" like before, then you will be presented with a choice of using the old "Zero-configuration", or the new "proxy recorder":

When you've chosen the new proxy recorder, a window will open that tells you how to configure your web browser to use the proxy server (which is also the recorder). At the bottom of that window, you will find a "Test proxy settings" button you can use to verify that you've managed to configure your browser correctly. If you haven't configured things correctly, this is what you will see when pressing the button:

And a correct proxy configuration in your browser looks like this:

Once the proxy is configured, you can start surfing your website. All your actions will be recorded. Note that everything you do in the browser, in all tabs and all windows, will be recorded. So make sure to close all unnecessary tabs so you don't record any transactions that happen in them.

The exception to this rule is the site loadimpact.com - nothing you load from us will be included in your load script. This is handy as it means you can simultaneously record your load script and keep a couple of tabs/windows open for loadimpact.com also, without getting any loadimpact.com URLs in your recording.