Directory structure of JMeter
The installation directory structure should look something like this (for version 2.7):
apache-jmeter-2.7
apache-jmeter-2.7/bin
apache-jmeter-2.7/docs
apache-jmeter-2.7/extras
apache-jmeter-2.7/lib/
apache-jmeter-2.7/lib/ext
apache-jmeter-2.7/lib/junit
apache-jmeter-2.7/printable_docs
| Directory | Description |
|---|---|
| bin | contains the .bat and .sh files for starting Jmeter. It also contains ApacheJMeter.jar and properties file |
| docs | directory contains the JMeter documentation files |
| extras | ant related extra files |
| lib | contains the required jar files for Jmeter |
| lib/ext | contains the core jar files for jmeter and the protocols |
| src | contains subdirectory for each protocol and component |
| test | unit test related directory |
| xdocs | Xml files for documentation. JMeter generates documentation from Xml |
| Directory | Description |
|---|---|
| components | contains non-protocol-specific components like visualizers, assertions, etc.. |
| core | the core code of JMeter including all core interfaces and abstract classes. |
| examples | example sampler demonstrating how to use the new bean framework |
| functions | standard functions used by all components |
| htmlparser | a snapshot of HtmlParser, donated by HtmlParser project on sourceforge |
| jorphan | utility classes providing common utility functions |
| monitor | tomcat 5 monitor components |
| protocol | contains the different protocols JMeter supports |
Protocol specific components.
| Directory | Description |
|---|---|
| ftp | components for load testing ftp servers |
| http | components for load testing web servers |
| java | components for load testing java components |
| jdbc | components for load testing database servers using jdbc |
| jndi | components for load testing jndi |
| ldap | components for load testing LDAP servers |
| components for load testing mail servers | |
| tcp | components for load testing TCP services |
JMeter automatically finds classes from jars in the following directories: