public void createJmeterEngine() { // JMeterEngine jEngine = null; try { String currentPath = new File(jmeterHomePath).getCanonicalPath(); JMeterUtils.setJMeterHome(currentPath); System.out.println("Setting Jmeter Home: " + currentPath); } catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); } System.setProperty(JMeter.JMETER_NON_GUI, "true"); jEngine = new StandardJMeterEngine(); // jmeter.properties JMeterUtils.loadJMeterProperties(jmeterPropertiesFile); JMeterUtils .initLogging(); // you can comment this line out to see extra log messages of i.e. DEBUG // level JMeterUtils.initLocale(); // return jEngine; }