HTTP Request Duration Measurement Tool

This Node.js program measures the duration of HTTP requests to a specified URL and generates a histogram of the request durations.

Description

The Request Duration Measurement Tool sends HTTP requests to a specified URL and measures the time taken for each request to complete. It then generates a histogram of the request durations to visualize the distribution of request times.

Features

• Measures the duration of HTTP requests to a specified URL.
• Supports limiting the number of requests and setting a maximum request rate.
• Generates a histogram of request durations.
• Outputs the histogram to the console and optionally to a file.

Installation

1. Clone this repository:

git clone [<repository-url>](https://github.com/dendenmuniz/vyer-measure.git)

2. Navigate to the project directory:

cd vyer-measure

3. Install dependencies:

npm install

Usage

Run the program using Node.js with the following command:

node measure.js <url> [limit] [maxRate] [outputFile]

Replace <url> with the URL to measure request durations. Optional arguments include:

• limit: The maximum number of requests to send (default is Infinity).
• maxRate: The maximum rate of requests per second (default is 4).
• outputFile: The name of the file to output the histogram data (optional).

Example usage:

node measure.js http://www.example.com 100 5 results.txt

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License