Load Testing With Ruby and Selenium

BrowserUp provides an easy way to load test using Ruby.

You can run Ruby load tests with any of the following:

  • Selenium/Capybara
  • Cuprite
  • Typhoeus
  • Your own REST client code

To see a working example for plain ruby:

browserup load init --ruby

Or to see a browser-based example with Capybara/Selenium:

browserup load init --selenium-ruby

By default, BrowserUp packages Ruby 3.2 in it’s standard image. The browser/standard image comes with the following Ruby gems pre-installed:

  • rspec
  • cucumber
  • faraday
  • capybara
  • capybara-selenium
  • cuprite
  • typhoeus
  • selenium-webdriver
  • webdrivers

Take a look at our Quick Start for more information on how to run your load test.

This will create a simple working Ruby script, and a browserup.load.yaml file for you to define your load test.


Note that we generated a scaffold with example code of only one kind, but the test config is generic, and can run any or all of the supported profile types: JavaScript, Java, Ruby, Python, PostMan, PlayWright, Custom and more.