endpoint_random_queries.py

import time
import random
import requests

words = [word.strip() for word in open("/usr/share/dict/words")]
names = ["John", "Bob", "Peter", "Joe", "Sarah", "Clare"]
sections = ["politics", "entertainment", "life", "sports"]
apikeys = ["arstechnica_com", "foxnews_com"]

def measured_query(apikey, q):
    start = time.time()
    resp = requests.get("http://ue1a-dash-search.cogtree.com:8888/autocomplete/{}?q={}".format(apikey, q))
    end = time.time()
    return (q, end-start, resp)

while True:
    q = " ".join([random.choice(names), random.choice(sections)])
    print measured_query(random.choice(apikeys), q)
    time.sleep(0.1)