使用 Homebrew 安装 http_load

项目链接

• 主页
• 上游文档
• 软件包管理器页面

命令和别名

• http_load

项目历史

ACME's software page describes http_load as a multiprocessing HTTP test client and links a dated source tarball. An ACME Updates entry from 14 November 2001 announced a new version with features including settable timeout, HTTP response-code histograms, random source IP selection, and SSL cipher selection.

采用历史

The Homebrew formula in the input metadata is the visible package-manager adoption point for this batch. The package's long-lived ACME Labs hosting and BSD-style source distribution place it among the small Unix web-testing utilities that predate many heavier benchmark suites.

使用方式

Users provide a file of URLs, choose whether to start requests by rate or simulated users, and choose whether to stop after a number of fetches or elapsed seconds. Optional flags cover checksums, throttling, random jitter, progress reports, HTTPS, and response-code reporting.

为什么软件包爱好者会关心

http_load is package-nerd significant as a compact historical benchmark tool from the ACME Labs web-software ecosystem. It is the kind of tiny package that persists because it has a narrow job, builds quickly, and fits shell-driven server testing.

时间线

• 2001: ACME announced an http_load version with timeout, response-code histogram, random source-IP, and SSL cipher features.
• 2006: The ACME source tarball naming shows a 12mar2006 release archive.
• 2016: The ACME download link points to a 09Mar2016 source tarball.
• 2026: Homebrew metadata in the batch includes http_load as a packaged formula.

Related projects

• ACME's page links related tools http_ping, http_get, and thttpd. Broader neighbors include ab, siege, httperf, wrk, curl-based scripts, and other command-line HTTP load-test tools.

来源

• ACME Labs software page, ACME Updates archive, source tarball metadata, and Homebrew input metadata.