daphne/testproject/README.rst
Steve Steiner 405e5b3b26 Update channels test readme (#212)
* Add documentation on how to build and run benchmark.

* Update README.rst with instructions for running against local server

* Add requirements.txt referenced in new instructions

* Updated port to 80 for Docker test as daphne serves on that port
2016-06-17 17:18:09 +01:00

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Channels Test Project
=====================
This subdirectory contains benchmarking code and a companion Django project
that can be used to benchmark Channels for both HTTP and WebSocket performance.
Preparation:
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Set up a Python 2.7 virtualenv however you do that and activate it.
e.g. to create it right in the test directory (assuming python 2 is your system's default)::
virtualenv channels-test-py27
source channels-test-py27/bin/activate
pip install -U -r requirements.txt
How to use with Docker:
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Build the docker image from Dockerfile, tag it `channels-test`::
docker build -t channels-test .
Run the server::
docker-compose up -d
The benchmark project will now be running on: http:{your-docker-ip}:80
Test it by navigating to that address in a browser. It should just say "OK".
It is also running a WebSocket server at: ws://{your-docker-ip}:80
Run the benchmark's help to show the parameters::
python benchmark.py --help
Let's just try a quick test with the default values from the parameter list::
python benchmark.py ws://localhost:80
How to use with runserver:
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You must have a local Redis server running on localhost:6739 for this to work! If you happen
to be running Docker, this can easily be done with::
docker run -d --name redis_local -p 6379:6379 redis:alpine
Just to make sure you're up to date with migrations, run::
python manage.py migrate
In one terminal window, run the server with::
python manage.py runserver
In another terminal window, run the benchmark with::
python benchmark.py ws://localhost:8000