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