Hey Load Tester UI

A full-stack web application for running HTTP load tests using the hey tool. This app provides a user-friendly Angular interface with an Express.js backend to trigger hey load tests on demand.

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📦 Project Structure

hey-load-tester-ui/

├── backend/ # Node.js + Express server

└── frontend/ # Angular app with Angular Material

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✨ Features

• Run Hey HTTP load tests from a web UI
• Customize test parameters:
  • Target URL
  • Duration or number of requests
  • Concurrency level
  • Queries per second (QPS)
  • Optional proxy support
• Parse and view output in readable JSON format
• Responsive UI using Angular Material

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🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js (>= 18)

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🛠 Installation (Electron)

This project also includes a cross-platform Electron app built on top of the Angular frontend. The Electron version allows you to run the HTTP Load Tester as a standalone desktop application for Windows and Linux.

✅ Features

• Seamless integration with the Angular frontend

• Automatically connects to the backend API for executing load tests

• Fully functional without needing a web browser

• Cross-platform support (Windows, Linux)

• Lightweight and easy to distribute

📦 Build Instructions

1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/amirkh8006/http-load-tester.git
cd hey-load-tester-ui

2. package the Electron app:

• Install backend dependencies

cd backend
npm install

• build frontend application

cd frontend
npm install
npm run build

• package the Electron app:

# In root of project
npm install
npm run package

• Run .exe file in (/dist-electron/hey-load-tester-win32-x64)

🛠 Installation (Local)

Backend Setup (Express)

cd backend
npm install
node index.js

Frontend Setup (Express)

cd ../frontend
npm install
npm run build
npm run serve:ssr:heyFront