Using HttpWatch for measuring performance
HttpWatch is another famous tool for watching the client-side performance of a web application with Internet Explorer and Firefox. Similar to dynaTrace, HttpWatch provides various metrics to analyze problems in JavaScript, network requests, page resources, and page load performance. It offers API support for monitoring and capturing the log files in C#, Ruby, JavaScript, and so on.
In this recipe, we will set up HttpWatch to capture the various performance metrics using a Selenium WebDriver test.
Getting ready
For this recipe, we will need to download and install HttpWatch Basic Edition from http://www.httpwatch.com/.
You may also download and install the Professional edition for more features.
During installation, the dynaTrace AJAX Edition will automatically install the plugins in Internet Explorer and Firefox. After completing the installation, please make sure that these plugins are enabled in the browser.
How to do it...
Before using HttpWatch in...