swetashegde/gatling-for-beginners

This is guideline for setting up Gatling for beginners.

System setup steps

System requirements

1. Homebrew (Package Manager for Mac)
2. Java.
3. Gradle - We are using gradle build tool for this project.
4. Any IDE - to make life simpler. We are using Intellij(optional).
5. Add Scala plug in.

Steps for setting up Mac

1. Install Homebrew

Run this command on the terminal:

/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"

2. Install Java and

Now that you have homebrew,you can get JDK using Homebrew cask.

$ brew cask install java

3. Install gradle

We have installed using homebrew

$ brew install gradle

4. Install the IDE (optional)

We have used community edition of Intellij from https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/

5. Add Scala plugin to IDE

On Startup IntelliJ gives an option to add Scala plugin. You can check it and install on launching IntelliJ for the first time. Otherwise, as soon as you add "apply plugin: "scala" in your build.gradle, IntelliJ prompts you to download scala plugin.

Steps for setting up Windows

1. Install Chocolatey

Chocolatey is a package installer for windows. We found it easier to set up with this. You can find more information and download from https://chocolatey.org/

2. Install Java(JRE & JDK)

Now that you have chocolatey,you can get JDK using Homebrew cask.

$ choco install javaruntime -y
$ choco install jdk -y

3. Install gradle

We have installed using homebrew

$ choco install gradle

4. Install the IDE(or any other IDE - optional)

We have used community edition of Intellij from https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/

5. Add Scala plugin to IDE

On Startup IntelliJ gives an option to add Scala plugin. You can check it and install on launching IntelliJ for the first time. Otherwise, as soon as you add "apply plugin: "scala" in your build.gradle, IntelliJ prompts you to download scala plugin.