Web Browser application types are used for
load testing applications that run within a Web browser. Due to the multitude of technologies that browser-based applications are based
on, different project types are available for selection.
Web business transaction (HTML/HTTP) Select Web business transaction (HTML/HTTP) to test Web applications with simple scripts that incorporate advanced functionality.
Web browser-driven (AJAX) Select Web browser-driven (AJAX) to use a Web browser (Internet Explorer) to drive your test.
Web (Async) Select Web (Async) to test Web applications that use asynchronous communication patterns such as polling, long-polling, and push. The characteristics
of such applications is periodic, event-based, or server-triggered content updates without user interaction.
Web low-level (HTTP) Select Web low-level (HTTP) to test a Web application when you want to put the highest possible load on the application.
Mobile devices Select Mobile devices to test mobile Web applications. This application type offers simulation capabilities for a variety of mobile devices, such
as iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows Phone, and Blackberry.
Flex/AMF3 (Adobe) Select Flex/AMF3 (Adobe) for the testing of both AMF0 and AMF3 based on the Adobe/BlazeDS implementation.
Flex/AMF3 (GraniteDS) Select Flex/AMF3 (GraniteDS) for the testing of Flex applications and the AMF3 protocol based on the GraniteDS implementation.
HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) Select HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) to test web applications that stream video or audio data through the HTTP Live Streaming protocol.
Java Over HTTP Select Java over HTTP to test Web applications that make use of Java Object Serialization to transfer objects between client and sever over the
HTTP protocol.
WebDAV (MS Outlook Web Access) Select WebDAV to test clients that rely on WebDAV, for example Microsoft Outlook Web Access.
Silverlight Select Silverlight to test browser-based applications that are built using Microsoft Silverlight.
Oracle ADF Select Oracle ADF to test Web applications that are based on the Oracle Application Development Framework, a Java-based framework for building enterprise applications.