1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/testing/tests/perf/conftest.py b/testing/tests/perf/conftest.py
index 9abd0c54..3681025f 100644
--- a/testing/tests/perf/conftest.py
+++ b/testing/tests/perf/conftest.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import json
 import os
 import pytest
 import requests
+import random
+import base64
 import signal
 import time
 
@@ -43,6 +45,16 @@ DEFAULT_CERTKEY = 'soledad_certkey.pem'
 DEFAULT_TOKEN = 'an-auth-token'
 
 
+@pytest.fixture()
+def payload():
+    def generate(size):
+        random.seed(1337)  # same seed to avoid different bench results
+        payload_bytes = bytearray(random.getrandbits(8) for _ in xrange(size))
+        # encode as base64 to avoid ascii encode/decode errors
+        return base64.b64encode(payload_bytes)[:size]  # remove b64 overhead
+    return generate
+
+
 #
 # soledad_dbs fixture: provides all databases needed by soledad server in a per
 # module scope (same databases for all tests in this module).