Any example to pass a directory for -f options?

[hdw868]

As described in https://docs.locust.io/en/stable/configuration.html

Command line	Environment	Config file	Description
-f, --locustfile	LOCUST_LOCUSTFILE	locustfile	The Python file or module that contains your test, e.g. ‘my_test.py’. Accepts multiple comma-separated .py files, a package name/directory or a url to a remote locustfile. Defaults to ‘locustfile’.

I tried to pass a directory as locustfile option in master node:

locust -f test_cases/ --master --class-picker

on the worker node, when I try to launch worker with -f -option, it reports:

python3 -m locust -f - --worker --master-host my_host --processes -1
Got error from master: locustfile parameter on master must be a plain filename (not a module name) (was 'test_cases/')

Any idea on what's happening?

[cyberw]

Only plain filenames are supported for locustfile distribution to workers (if someone wants to build it then that would be great, but I think it would be complicated).

I'll have a quick look at making the error message more clear.

[hdw868]

Thanks for the quick response, it does not support the directory in fact?
The problem is if your locustfile import something from other modules, then it will raise import exception because the other module file is not transported

[cyberw]

What version of locust are you on btw, maybe it has already been fixed? At least I cannot find that specific error message anywhere in the code.

[hdw868]

Locust 2.25.0

[cyberw]

that's really old...