JMeter: How to record a script for specific domain URLs?

Question

I am trying to capture a script using HTTP(S) Test Script Recorder in JMeter3.0. When I start start capturing, URLs from other domains for ex. download.cdn.mozilla.net are also getting captured. I don't want these URLs to be recorded, I want to record URLs for a specific domain only. So, how to achieve this in JMeter3.0?

Note: I tried using URL Patters to Exclude but as I can not predict the other domain URLs, I don't want to use this option. I also tried URL Patters to Include by specifying a specific domain i.e. ^((?!DOMAINNAME).)*$, but it is still recording the other domain URLs.

Answer 1

I would recommend breaking down your requirement into 2 parts:

1. Include your domain only
2. Exclude everything else

So, given I want to record JMeter Home Page and filter out any external resources the relevant configuration would be:

• URL Patterns to Include: .*jmeter.apache.org.*
• URL Pattens to Exclude: .*

Both inputs accept Perl5-compatible regular expressions so double check if the values your'e providing match (or don't match) the URL patterns captured by JMeter.

References:

• JMeter Regular Expressions
• Excluding Domains From The Load Test