wrk

GitHub describes it as Modern HTTP benchmarking tool. The repository metadata lists C as its primary language. The metadata lists the NOASSERTION license. This article stays within the project description and details documented in the GitHub repository README.

GitHub describes it as Modern HTTP benchmarking tool. The repository metadata lists C as its primary language. The metadata lists the NOASSERTION license. The README describes the project this way: wrk is a modern HTTP benchmarking tool capable of generating significant load when run on a single multi-core CPU. It combines a multithreaded design with scalable event notification systems such as epoll and kqueue.

The README section "wrk - a HTTP benchmarking tool" states: An optional LuaJIT script can perform HTTP request generation, response processing, and custom reporting. Details are available in SCRIPTING and several examples are located in scripts/.

The README section "Basic Usage" states: This runs a benchmark for 30 seconds, using 12 threads, and keeping 400 HTTP connections open.

The README section "Basic Usage" states: Running 30s test @ http://127.0.0.1:8080/index.html 12 threads and 400 connections Thread Stats Avg Stdev Max +/- Stdev Latency 635.91us 0.89ms 12.92ms 93.69% Req/Sec 56.20k 8.07k 62.00k 86.54% 22464657 requests in 30.00s, 17.76GB read Requests/sec: 748868.53 Transfer/sec: 606.33MB

The repository README is the source for this review. It does not replace a local installation or an independent test.

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