Test scheduling workflow - Distributed Load Testing on AWS

Test scheduling workflow

Use the web console to schedule a load test. When scheduling a test, the following workflow runs:

  • When a load test is created with the option to schedule, the schedule parameters are sent to the solution’s API via Amazon API Gateway.

  • The API then passes the parameters to a Lambda function that creates a CloudWatch Events rule, which will be scheduled to run on the date specified.

  • If the test is a one-time test, the CloudWatch Events rule runs on the specified date. The api-services Lambda function runs a new test through the test workflow.

  • If the test is a recurring test, the CloudWatch Events rule activates on the specified date. The api-services Lambda function runs, which deletes the current CloudWatch Events rule and creates another rule that runs immediately when created and recurrently thereafter based on the specified recurrence frequency.