mcollina/autocannon

Add support for dithering and fixed wait times between requests

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#201 opened on May 16, 2019

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Description

This would need to be specified as a range for dithering effects and a fixed number for fixed waits.

Dithering would mean waiting a random amount time within the range specified to make the next request.

Fixed waits is waiting a fixed amount time between requests.

The use case is to add "down" times between requests. This is useful to generate more "real-world" like usage.

Contributor guide

Tech stack
javascriptnodejs
Domain
performancetooling
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
Basic JavaScriptNode.jsFamiliarity with autocannon
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
70
Research direction
The issue requests adding two configuration options: dithering (random wait within a range) and fixed wait times. Implementation likely involves modifying the CLI argument parsing (e.g., in bin.js) and the request loop in lib/autocannon.js to introduce delays between requests. The maintainers have not provided specific guidance, so a contributor should first explore how existing options like 'connections' are handled, then propose a minimal implementation that adds these options without breaking existing functionality.