Run jmeter from eclipse

Download jmeter source and binaries: http://archive.apache.org/dist/jakarta/jmeter/binaries/jakarta-jmeter-2.3.4.zip http://archive.apache.org/dist/jakarta/jmeter/source/jakarta-jmeter-2.3.4_src.zip

Unpack jmeter source file, and rename eclipse.classpath into .classpath. Add a .project file to the same directory:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<projectDescription>
  <name>jakarta-jmeter-2.3.4</name>
  <comment></comment>
  <projects>
  </projects>
  <buildSpec>
    <buildCommand>
      <name>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javabuilder</name>
      <arguments>
      </arguments>
    </buildCommand>
  </buildSpec>
  <natures>
    <nature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</nature>
  </natures>
</projectDescription>

Now import the source code as eclipse project.

Add all libs of binary distribution (lib/*.jar) to the new project's lib dir.
Add all files, except ApacheJmeter.jar (bin/**/*) to the new project's bin dir.


Clean eclipse project.
Run ant package on the build.xml file to create the RMI jars.


Create a launcher for org.apache.jmeter.NewDriver and set arguments/working directory to: ${workspace_loc:jakarta-jmeter-2.3.4/bin}.
When you start the launcher, jmeter comes up.

With the same configuration you can also debug. Add a debug breakpoint to for instance: org.apache.jmeter.engine.StandardJMeterEngine.runTest()
Start your debug session now, and run example script. It will wait when you start a test run.

To debug your own project (with sampler for instance):

• make your own project dependent on jakarta-jmeter project
• check that all jars from jakarta-jmeter project are exported
• duplicate the launcher of above, but replace project by your own now
• make sure your working directory is still pointing to jakarta-jmeter project's bin directory
• check that your own src directory of sampler is on the classpath of the launcher
• launch jmeter with this project's launcher
• add debug breakpoints to sampler's code