How much does LoadStorm emulate the caching abilities of a real browser client? Will cache be reset across various sessions?
The short answer is: If your browser caches it, LoadStorm will cache it for a virtual user. When a virtual user completes a scenario, it is retired which causes the session to end. Our load testing tool is designed to closely emulate the browser with a new, empty cache between sessions. So, generally your static assets will be cached for later steps in a scenario according to their header values. There are a few exceptions. We do not cache HTML resources since these are usually dynamically generated. Most LoadStorm users expect a subsequent HTML request to get this file again, thus that is how we coded it to work. If the headers are set properly, this will usually happen anyhow.
