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Traffic Recorded

What is Traffic?

Traffic is Appvance IQ's HTTP traffic recorder. For load or performance testing of a mobile application, an Appium-based approach is far too resource-consuming. A better solution is to simulate application traffic by sending the requests and verifying the responses.

To capture those requests, AIQ uses an HTTP proxy that records the traffic from a browser or mobile device and transforms it into a HAR script containing the requests and responses. This static HAR script can then be replayed to run a performance/load test, without writing a single line of test code.

How does it work?

The workflow has three steps:

    Connect - configure a browser or mobile device to use the AIQ HTTP proxy (port 9095 by default). Record - perform the actions you want to test while the proxy captures the traffic, and mark meaningful steps (for example, "Login" or "Purchase"). Analyze - save the captured traffic as a HAR script and generate reports to review it.

    The saved HAR script is then used in a scenario as a performance or load test.

    Example

    Suppose you want to load-test the login flow of your mobile banking app. You connect your phone to the proxy, record yourself logging in, and AIQ captures all the HTTP requests. The captured traffic becomes a HAR script that you can replay with many virtual users to see how the server behaves under load.

    Prerequisites

      An AIQ instance with the Traffic feature available under Record > Traffic. A browser or a mobile device (Android or iOS) that can be configured to use the proxy. The proxy port (9095 by default) reachable from the device. An SSL certificate installed on the device if you need to record HTTPS traffic.

      Sections in this book

      Main workflow:

        Traffic - Connect - set up the proxy port and connect a browser or device Traffic - Record - capture traffic and mark steps Traffic - Analyze - generate reports from the HAR script Traffic - Running a Complete Scenario - end-to-end example with Firefox

        Device setup:

          Android - Proxy Settings Android - Installing Certificates Android - Bypass Proxy Exceptions iOS - Proxy Settings iOS - Proxy Settings and PAC Files iOS - Generating Certificates

          Security and troubleshooting:

            Traffic - Managing SSL Certificates Browsers - Bypassing HSTS Warnings

            Last updated: February 17, 2023

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