[platform-releng-dev] performance tests launching a 2nd instance of Ecli

[Rafael Chaves <Rafael_Chaves@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Platform/Core is working on startup performance tests. This requires being
able to launch a second instance of Eclipse whose startup time will be
measured (session test).

We could imagine two different approaches for that: the test case launches
a second instance, some code running in this second instance does the
measurements, and somehow communicates the results back to the test case,
running in the first instance. The test case would then make assertions on
the resulting data. Another would be to do all the measuring and assertions
in this 2nd instance, the test case in the first instance being only
responsible for spawning the second instance.

What is the vision for session tests?  I know the performance test
framework is an ongoing work, but how could one achieve that now (using
internal API if needed)?

Thanks,

Rafael