TinyGet version 5.2 is a command-line HTTP client that supports multiple threads and looping. It provides detailed output and response validation, so you can use it to test or troubleshoot HTTP client-to-server communication. With TinyGet, you can customize each test request by configuring many different factors, including the authentication method, HTTP version, and output format. You can also use scripts that specify looping and multithreading. For example, when you create a new site, you can create an HTTP request that requests Active Server Pages (ASP), and use a script to run the request repeatedly, preparing the server for live-site traffic.
You can use TinyGet as a simple stress tool to test the performance of your site under different loads. In addition, you can use TinyGet to test new elements of any Web site, such as new wireless protocols or dynamic content. And because TinyGet provides only HTTP connection information, it provides a faster way to analyze and troubleshoot HTTP performance than running a NetMon trace.
System Requirements
TinyGet runs on the Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 and Windows XP Professional operating systems.
TinyGet version 5.2 uses the following syntax:
TinyGet [Optional Parameters] ServerNameURI
Mandatory Parameters
You must include the following mandatory parameters in a TinyGet request.
-srv:ServerName | ServerName
Specifies the name of the server to which to connect. If you use the -srv parameter, you can place it anywhere in the command-line statement. If you type just the ServerName, it must appear after any optional parameters and before the URI.
-uri:URI | URI
Specifies the URI (path) to get. If you use the -uri parameter, you can place it anywhere in the command-line statement. If you type just the URI, it must appear at the end of the command-line statement.
Optional Parameters
In addition to the two mandatory parameters, TinyGet accepts optional parameters in the following categories:
Use the following parameters to specify the authentication method, user name, and password.
-a:Auth | -auth:Auth
Sets the authentication method.
Auth
0 = anon, 1 = basic, 2 = NTLM, 3 = Kerberos, 4 = digest, 5 = negotiate, and 111 = random. You can use either numeric
codes or text values. The default authentication method is Anonymous.
If you specify NTLM authentication, the keep-alive (-k) parameter is
set automatically.
If you specify Basic or NTLM authentication, also specify the domain, user
name, and user password. If you specify Basic authentication, credentials are
sent in base-64 encoding. If you specify Kerberos authentication, two-leg
authentication occurs.
-domain:UserDomain |
-m:UserDomain
Specifies the user's domain name.
-pass:UserPassword |
-p:UserPassword
Specifies the user's password.
-user:Name | -u:Name
Specifies the user name.
-u:CurrentUser | Domain\User Password
Specifies the user domain, user name, and password. CurrentUser
is case sensitive. It directs TinyGet to use the credentials of the user who is
logged on to the server.
Use the following parameters to specify the type of request, the HTTP version
to use, and the information that you want to have returned.
-verb:Verb | -j:Verb
Specifies the type of HTTP request.
Verb
GET, PUT, DELETE, HEAD, TRACE, and
POST. The default verb is GET.
-ver:HTTPVersion | -v:HTTPVersion
Sets the HTTP version to use for the request.
HTTPVersion
0 = HTTP 1.0, 1 = HTTP 1.1. The default setting is
0.
-reqbody:BODY | -rb:BODY
Specifies the request body to use in the request.
-freqbody:BODY | -frb:BODY
Directs TinyGet to use a file that contains the request body.
-reqheaders:BODY | -rh:BODY
Specifies additional request headers.
-freqheaders:BODY | -frh:BODY
Specifies a file that contains the request body.
Use the following parameters to configure TinyGet output.
-trace | -t
Returns detailed trace information.
-headers | -h
Displays response headers.
-data | -d
Displays results data. This option returns the request that was sent,
the headers that were received, and the data that was received, and other
relevant trace information.
Use the following parameters to specify Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
settings.
-s:SSLProtocol
Sets the secure channel protocol.
SSLProtocol
0 = no secure channel, 1 = PCT1, 2 =
SSL2, 3 = SSL3, 4 = TLS1. The default
setting is no secure channel (0). For PCT1, SSL2,
SSL3, and TLS1, you can use either numeric codes or text values.
-cipher:Cipher
Sets the cipher for SSL.
Cipher
0, RC2, RC4, DES, 3DES. The 0
setting means that it is up to Schannel to use cipher instead of numeric codes.
Use the following parameters to allow multithreading and looping, and to
specify the scripts that TinyGet should use.
-threads:Number | -x:Number
Sets the number of concurrent threads.
-loop:Number | -l:Number
Sets the number of times to perform the specified request.
-script:Name | -z:Name
Specifies the script name. When you use the -script parameter,
you cannot control the authentication and secure channel protocol; these default
to whatever Wininet does.
