--- parity-test.sh.orig 2019-04-02 12:20:52.084782728 +0200
+++ parity-test.sh      2019-04-02 12:20:25.500673565 +0200
@@ -1,26 +1,27 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 #
 # Test Parity RPC - Brad Dameron (serpent6877@hotmail.com)
+# Modified by https://github.com/c0deright
 #
-# parity-test.sh <RPC PORT> <# requests before delay> <Delay time between tests>
+# parity-test.sh <HOST>:<RPC PORT> <# requests before delay> <Delay time between tests>
 # Use CTRL+C to exit program
 #
-# Example ./parity-test.sh 8545 1000 15 5
-# Test port 8545 with 1000 requests of each type 15 times with a 5 second delay between tests
+# Example ./parity-test.sh localhost:8545 1000 15 5
+# Test localhost on port 8545 with 1000 requests of each type 15 times with a 5 second delay between tests
 #
 # Requires parallel installed.


-PORT=$1
+HOST_N_PORT=$1
 REQUESTS=$2
 TESTS=$3
 DELAY=$4
 LOGFILE=parity-test.log

 # Set some defaults if no command line option
-if [ -z $PORT ]
+if [ -z $HOST_N_PORT ]
 then
-  PORT=8545
+  HOST_N_PORT="localhost:8545"
 fi
 if [ -z $DELAY ]
 then
@@ -36,30 +37,31 @@
 fi

 getBalance() {
-   PORT=$1
-   LOGFILE=$2
+   HOST_N_PORT=$1
    # Test getBalance
-   curl -s -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getBalance","params":["0xc94770007dda54cF92009BFF0dE90c06F603a09f", "latest"],"id":1}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST localhost:$PORT >> $LOGFILE
+   curl -s -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getBalance","params":["0xc94770007dda54cF92009BFF0dE90c06F603a09f", "latest"],"id":1}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST $HOST_N_PORT
    # Test getWork
-   curl -s -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getWork","params":[],"id":73}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST localhost:$PORT >> $LOGFILE
+#   curl -s -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getWork","params":[],"id":73}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST $HOST_N_PORT
    # Test current blockNumber
-   curl -s -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_blockNumber","params":[],"id":1}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST localhost:$PORT >> $LOGFILE
+   curl -s -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_blockNumber","params":[],"id":1}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST $HOST_N_PORT
    # Test peerCount
-   curl -s -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"net_peerCount","params":[],"id":74}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST localhost:$PORT >> $LOGFILE
+   curl -s -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"net_peerCount","params":[],"id":74}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST $HOST_N_PORT
    # Test accounts
-   curl -s -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_accounts","params":[],"id":1}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST localhost:$PORT >> $LOGFILE
+   curl -s -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_accounts","params":[],"id":1}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST $HOST_N_PORT
 }

 export -f getBalance

-for run in $(eval echo "{1..$TESTS}")
+exec > >(tee -a $LOGFILE) 2>&1
+
+for run in $(seq $TESTS)
 do
    START=$(date +%s)
-   echo "$START - Starting testing ---------" >> $LOGFILE
-   seq $REQUESTS | parallel -j0 -N0 getBalance $PORT $LOGFILE > /dev/null
+   echo "$START - Starting testing ---------"
+   seq $REQUESTS | parallel -j0 -N0 getBalance $HOST_N_PORT >/dev/null
    END=$(date +%s)
    DIFF=$(( $END - $START ))
-   echo "$END - Stopping testing ---------" >> $LOGFILE
+   echo "$END - Stopping testing ---------"
    echo "It took $DIFF seconds for $REQUESTS requests"
    echo "Delaying for $DELAY seconds."
    sleep $DELAY