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+#
+# SEE https://docs.locust.io/en/stable/quickstart.html
+#
+
+import logging
+import os
+from json.decoder import JSONDecodeError
+from typing import Any, Dict
+from uuid import uuid4
+
+import faker
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+
+from locust import task
+from locust.contrib.fasthttp import FastHttpUser
+
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
+
+fake = faker.Faker()
+
+load_dotenv()  # take environment variables from .env
+
+_TEMPLATE_PROJECT_ID = "c2032f18-ddb9-11eb-a06f-02420a0000c1"
+
+
+class WebApiUser(FastHttpUser):
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+
+        self.email = fake.email()
+        self.count = 0
+
+    @task(weight=1)
+    def health_check(self):
+        self.client.get("/v0/health")
+
+    @task(weight=1)
+    def get_metrics(self):
+        self.client.get(
+            "/metrics",
+        )
+
+    @task(weight=5)
+    def create_project_from_template_open_and_close(self):
+        self.count += 1
+
+        # WARNING: this template needs to be created and shared with everybody
+        project: Dict[str, Any] = {}
+        with self.client.post(
+            f"/v0/projects?from_template={_TEMPLATE_PROJECT_ID}",
+            json={
+                "name": f"TEST #{self.count}",
+                "description": f"{__name__}-{self.email}",
+                "prjOwner": self.email,
+            },
+            catch_response=True,
+            name="/projects/FROM_TEMPLATE",
+        ) as response:
+            try:
+                project = response.json()["data"]
+            except (JSONDecodeError, KeyError):
+                response.failure("invalid response after creating project")
+
+        if not project:
+            raise ValueError("project not found???")
+        # open the project
+        client_session_id = str(uuid4())
+        with self.client.post(
+            f"/v0/projects/{project['uuid']}:open",
+            json=client_session_id,
+            catch_response=True,
+            name="/projects/OPEN",
+        ) as response:
+            try:
+                project = response.json()["data"]
+            except (JSONDecodeError, KeyError):
+                response.failure("invalid response after opening project")
+
+        # close the project
+        self.client.post(
+            f"/v0/projects/{project['uuid']}:close",
+            json=client_session_id,
+            catch_response=True,
+            name="/projects/CLOSE",
+        )
+
+    def on_start(self):
+        print("Created User ", self.email)
+        self.client.post(
+            "/v0/auth/register",
+            json={
+                "email": self.email,
+                "password": "my secret",
+                "confirm": "my secret",
+            },
+        )
+        self.client.post(
+            "/v0/auth/login", json={"email": self.email, "password": "my secret"}
+        )
+
+    def on_stop(self):
+        self.client.post("/v0/auth/logout")
+        print("Stopping", self.email)