Integrated Agent Controller

In the past, TPTP workbench users would need the services of the standalone Agent Controller before they could use the function in the Profiling and Logging perspective and in the Test perspective. Even when the user tried to profile a Java application locally or to run TPTP Tests locally, the Agent Controller would have to be installed on the local machine.

The Integrated Agent Controller is a new feature in TPTP workbench which allows users to profile a Java application locally and to run a TPTP Test locally without needing the standalone Agent Controller on the local machine. Profiling on a remote machine or running a TPTP test on a remote machine would still need the Agent Controller on that remote machine. The biggest benefit of having Integrated Agent Controller is to simplify the usage of TPTP functionalities in the local scenario by removing the dependencies on the local Agent Controller. There is no need to install and configure the local Agent Controller when using the Profiling and Logging perspective and Test perspective locally.

The Integrated Agent Controller provides the entry-level functionalities of the standalone Agent Controller.  To get the full functionalities, the standalone Agent Controller is still the way to go.

This feature is packaged in the TPTP Platform Runtime install image and therefore no separate install step is required.  The Integrated Agent Controller does not require any configuration at all. Unlike the Agent Controller, which requires the user to enter information such as the path for the Java executable, the Integrated Agent Controller will determine the required information from Eclipse workbench during startup.

Related tasks
Working with the Agent Controller
 


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