K6-examples

This repository contains example k6 scripts based on a Udemy course. The scripts demonstrate various types of load testing and k6 features.

Structure

• section1-intro/: Basic k6 script examples
• Section2-k6-test-types/: Different types of load tests (smoke, load, stress, spike, soak, breakpoint)
• Section3-creating-test-scripts/: Advanced scripting (custom metrics, tags, groups, aborting tests, scenarios, etc.)
• Section4-BuildingAPIs/: Examples of making REST API calls with k6.
• section5-env-and-data/: Using environment variables and reading external data.
• section6-cloud/: Running tests in Grafana Cloud.
• section7-cli-and-output/: Useful k6 CLI options and dashboard features.
• section9-conclusions/: Browser testing and conclusions.

Running the Tests

1. Install k6.
2. Run a script using:

   k6 run path/to/script.js

   For example:

   k6 run Section3-creating-test-scripts/abort.js

Notes

• Update URLs in scripts as needed for your environment.
• Scripts are for educational purposes and can be adapted for real-world testing.

Additional Resources

• k6 OSS Workshop - a K6 workshop with examples
• test-api.k6.io - this repo is deprecated but is used in section 4 of these scripts.
• A Quick Start Guide to Learning Performance Testing - This article is focused on general performance testing concepts and is not specific to k6.