Can multiple requests be passed in the on_start method in Locust?

Question

I have recently started using locust.

I wanted to know if it is possible to pass multiple requests in the on_start/on_stop methods in locust?

I wish to send two POST requests in 'on_start' and then proceed to execute the remaining requests multiple times for a given duration. On clean-up, I wish to pass two POST requests in 'on_stop'.

Is this possible?

Hi @Aritra When I try to send two POST requests (to the same host) in on_start as well as on_stop, only the first request is executed in both the cases. Am I doing something differently? — Swati Baleri, Jul 14 '20 at 15:46

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 13 '20 at 18:44

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You can absolutely do that. However, you will not have the response time statistics available for those requests from the on_start/ on_stop methods. Also, I hope you are making these POST requests to the same host as your regular POST requests from the individual tasks.

answered Jul 13 '20 at 18:44

Aritra Nayak

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Hi @Aritra, I was able to do as you stated. Thank you! – Swati Baleri Jul 23 '20 at 17:46
nice to hear that. – Aritra Nayak Jul 24 '20 at 18:06

Can multiple requests be passed in the on_start method in Locust?

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