Stopping a user thread conditionally in JMeter

Question

I have a JMeter script running for x number of users. I want to conditionally close a user thread in a while controller. For example, if my while controller exits for a user thread, I need to stop the thread. Is it possible? Sorry if this is duplicate or a dumb question.

Answer 1

There are at least 2 options on how you can conditionally stop test thread or even the whole test:

1. Use Test Action sampler in combination with If Controller

2. Use Beanshell Sampler or PostProcessor and invoke setStopThread method of SampleResult class. See How to use BeanShell guide for example. For reference:

   if (condition){
       SampleResult.setStopThread(true); // for Beanshell Sampler
       prev.setStopThread(true); // for Beanshell Post Processor
   }
   

Answer 2

ctx.getThread().stop() sets the "stop" flag in the current thread, it works anywhere the JMeterContext ctx is exposed.

I have just done and verified it in a complex test script.