jmeter maven - running jmx file gives Error: Could not find or load main class org.apache.jmeter.NewDriver

Question

Setup a maven project for jmeter. Added the jmx file in src/test/java.

When trying to run the jmx file, getting the following error in the console. Error: Could not find or load main class org.apache.jmeter.NewDriver

Here is my pom.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>

    <groupId>com.companyname.automation</groupId>
    <artifactId>apiautomation</artifactId>
    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>


    <build>
        <plugins>
            <plugin>
                <groupId>com.lazerycode.jmeter</groupId>
                <artifactId>jmeter-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                <version>1.4.1</version>
            </plugin>
        </plugins>
    </build>

    <dependencies>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
        <artifactId>httpclient-osgi</artifactId>
        <version>4.3</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
        <artifactId>httpcore</artifactId>
        <version>4.3</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
        <artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
        <version>4.3-beta1</version>
    </dependency>
</dependencies>

Dmitri T Dmitri T · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-09T17:27:45

There are few inconsistencies in your setup:

JMX file(s) should live under src/test/jmeter folder

You need to add the following section after <version>1.4.1</version> line:

<executions>
    <execution>
        <id>jmeter-tests</id>
        <phase>verify</phase>
        <goals>
            <goal>jmeter</goal>
        </goals>
    </execution>
</executions>

Use mvn clean verify to run your test.

References:

Basic Configuration chapter of JMeter Maven Plugin documentation
USE APACHE MAVEN section of Five Ways To Launch a JMeter Test without Using the JMeter GUI

jmeter maven - running jmx file gives Error: Could not find or load main class org.apache.jmeter.NewDriver

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