Raw TCP & UDP
ProtocolsGo below HTTP: open a raw TCP or UDP socket, write bytes, read the reply and assert on it — for custom or binary protocols.
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$ loadr run examples/12-tcp-udp.yaml
# Raw socket load: TCP request/response and UDP datagrams, with hex payloads.
name: raw-sockets
description: TCP and UDP round trips
scenarios:
tcp_echo:
executor: constant-vus
vus: 10
duration: 1m
flow:
- request:
name: tcp ping
url: tcp://echo.example.com:7000
socket:
send_text: "PING ${vu}\n"
read_bytes: 64
read_timeout: 2s
checks:
- { type: body_contains, value: PONG }
udp_metrics:
executor: constant-arrival-rate
rate: 500
duration: 1m
pre_allocated_vus: 20
flow:
- request:
name: udp probe
url: udp://stats.example.com:8125
socket:
send_hex: "deadbeef 0102 0304"
read_timeout: 500ms
thresholds:
tcp_req_duration: [ "p(99)<50" ]View raw: examples/12-tcp-udp.yaml
What it shows
- ▸Raw TCP + UDP
- ▸Byte-level send / match
- ▸Custom protocol load