Testing a TCP socket server?

Question

I've written a simple TCP socket server in c++ that uses sys/socket and OpenSSL..

I wish to use this server in production and I haven't been able to find clear methods for testing a socket server at scale.

What are the best methods and/or tool for testing sockets?

Err, with a test client? Unclear what the difficulty is. – user207421 Oct 24 '16 at 23:22 — user207421, Oct 24 '16 at 23:22
What do you want to test it for? Do you have requirements? – jww Oct 25 '16 at 04:31 — jww, Oct 25 '16 at 04:31

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:17

Unless you want to write a custom test client, which obviously doesn't have to be in C++, there are some common tools that can be used to connect to your server. For example, you can use curl and telnet. Google for these tools and how to use them if you are not already familiar with them. The following answers might be helpful:

https connection using CURL from command line

https://superuser.com/questions/346958/can-the-telnet-or-netcat-clients-communicate-over-ssl

Testing a TCP socket server?

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