In jmeter, can I use xml input as an alternative to the CSV Data Set Config config element?

Question

I'm looking for an alternative to CSV as input data and I think xml is the right format for me. How could I make that work?

I feel I'm 70% there already with this answer. It stores the whole xml in a var 'content'. That's not what I need, but I would like to build on that example. I need the xml tags to be converted to a var, with its value (if any) as content.

What I need help with is: How can I convert every xml tag that was read, into an addressable jmeter var so I can use it as if I had read it using the CSV Data Set config element?

And I'll need to structure an xml containing all my testcases and their data in a way that make sense.

Example:

<testcases>
  <case>
    <name>tc1</name>
    <host>some.host.com</host>
    <command>uptime</command>
  </case>
</testcases>

It sounds like an enhancement. Is your XML dynamic? if not you can convert it even online — Ori Marko, Feb 04 '18 at 13:10
The goal is to apply this to a dev landscape in which the xml would be dynamic. — , Feb 04 '18 at 13:29

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 05 '18 at 09:18

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You can consider using __XPath() function which allows executing arbitrary XPath queries against files in the file system, you can use the function anywhere in your Test Plan.

Demo:

See Apache JMeter Functions - An Introduction article for more information on JMeter Function concept if needed.

answered Feb 05 '18 at 09:18

Dmitri T

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Thanks for pointing me towards this method. I'm trying to replicate your test, using a beanshell sampler (empty) with the XPath statements in the name. The logging shows that the node 'name' is found, but the value keeps being reported as `null`. I'm doing it wrong, obviously, but where am I going astray? – Feb 06 '18 at 07:37

In jmeter, can I use xml input as an alternative to the CSV Data Set Config config element?

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