Performance testing tools and steps.txt

In powershell, under adm's account:
choco install bombardier [ENTER]
dotnet tool install --global dotnet-counters [ENTER] (Enabling performance counters diagnostic tool)

Spin up Performance Counters
1. Run your application
2. Find the running application Process ID via Task Manager
3. Open a new command prompt, then type the following:
dotnet counters monitor --process-id [PROCESS ID FROM STEP 2 HERE] System.Runtime Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting [ENTER]
EXAMPLE >>> dotnet counters monitor --process-id 1234 System.Runtime Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting [ENTER]
For more details, watch the following YT video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn54CjePzs0
(On 8:16, there's an interesting dockerfile script that demonstrates how to run it inside a Docker container! You don't wanna miss it!)

Approach 1: using bombardier utility tool
1. Open a new command prompt, then type the following:
bombardier -c 128 -d 30s -l --rate 10000 http://localhost:5000/api/v1/leaderboards?playersMaxQuantity=50 [ENTER]
bombardier -c 128 -d 30s -l --rate 10000 http://localhost:5000/api/v1/cache-data/players [ENTER]
bombardier -c 128 -d 30s -l --rate 10000 http://localhost:5000/api/v1/cache-data/matches [ENTER]
(https://github.com/codesenberg/bombardier)

Approach 2: using JMeter IDE
Run JMeter, then open the Profile "Basic perf test profile.jmx" - or create a new one - located at TheGame.Tests\PerformanceTests\JMeterTestProfiles folder
(To create a new one, navigate to the url https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/webapi-performance-testing-using-apache-jmeter/ to get started!)

As per the url above, you can generate a HTML report by following the steps:
1. Hollow out the Reports folder first
2. Open a new command prompt, then type the following: (ALL IN ONE SINGLE LINE)
jmeter -n -t "E:\Codebase\_.NET Solutions\Core\3.x\TheGame\TheGame.Tests\PerformanceTests\JMeterTestProfiles\Basic perf test profile.jmx"
-l "E:\Codebase\_.NET Solutions\Core\3.x\TheGame\TheGame.Tests\PerformanceTests\JMeterTestProfiles\LoadTestReport.csv"
-e -o "E:\Codebase\_.NET Solutions\Core\3.x\TheGame\TheGame.Tests\PerformanceTests\JMeterTestProfiles\Reports"