Performance Testing with Grafana/K6

This is a test project for Back-End Test Automation March 2024 Course @ SoftUni

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About

This project demonstrates different Types of Performance Testing with Grafana/K6.

Types of Performance Tests Covered

• Smoke Testing: Quick tests to check the basic functionality of the application.
• Load Testing: Evaluates how the system behaves under expected load conditions.
• Stress Testing: Determines the system's robustness by testing beyond normal operational capacity.
• Spike Testing: Assesses system performance under sudden, sharp increases in load.
• Soak (Endurance) Testing: Tests the system's stability and performance over an extended period.
• Breakpoint Testing: Identifies the point at which the system fails or its performance degrades significantly.

k6 Cloud

In addition you can use k6 Cloud to run the tests and get some nice reports.

Setting Up k6 Cloud

1. Create a Grafana Cloud account:

   • Use an existing account or register with your email and a password - Grafana Cloud

2. Navigate to k6 Cloud:

   • After registration, find your way to the k6 Cloud section since Grafana offers multiple products - k6 Cloud

Running Tests on k6 Cloud

1. Log in to k6 Cloud:

   • Use the k6 CLI to connect to your cloud account. You'll need an API token.

2. Obtain Your API Token:

   • Go to k6 Cloud
   • Navigate to Testing & Synthetics -> Performance -> Settings
   • Copy your personal API token

3. Login via Terminal:

   k6 login cloud --token {your-token}
   

Run Your Script in the Cloud

• Go to Testing & Synthetics -> Performance -> Projects
• Run your script in the terminal

  k6 cloud {your-script-name}.js
  

Further Studies

• Official k6 YouTube channel
• Official k6 Documentation

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please submit a pull request or open an issue to discuss your changes.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

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Happy Testing! 🚀