Automating load testing with CI integration slideshare
- 1. LOAD IMPACT Automate Load Testing with CI Integration
- 2. LOAD IMPACT Robin Gustafsson CTO, Load Impact Agenda ● Performance testing in DevOps environment ● Introduction to k6 open source load testing tool ● Automating load testing with k6, Load Impact 4.0 and GitLab
- 3. LOAD IMPACT Performance testing is changing DevOps adoption Developers are getting involved in performance testing alongside QA
- 4. LOAD IMPACT Performance testing fits into your CI workflow ● Developers can load test early in the dev cycle ● Load test in parallel with other types of tests ● CI tool integration
- 5. LOAD IMPACT k6 - Open source load testing tool ● Built for developers & QA testers ● Built in Go, scripting in JavaScript ES6 ● > 3800 GitHub Stars ● Local & Cloud Execution ● Fits nicely into DevOps workflows / Automation pipelines
- 6. LOAD IMPACT k6 execution modes Local execution ○ Traffic is generated locally, results can be stored locally or in the cloud (k6 run -o cloud script.js) Cloud execution ○ Traffic is generated from cloud servers managed by Load Impact, results are stored in the cloud and analyzed in Load Impact Insights (k6 cloud script.js)
- 7. LOAD IMPACT Creating load tests for k6 Create user scenario script(s) locally ● A single .js file defines the whole test ● Tests can also be modular/multi-file ● Use your favorite editor
- 8. LOAD IMPACT Running load tests with k6 Start test locally or in the cloud using k6 CLI Create user scenario script(s) locally
- 9. LOAD IMPACT Automating tests with k6 Create test(s) Run baseline test(s) Set thresholds for pass/fail Setup notifications Setup automated execution Lean back and watch the blinkin’ lights!
- 10. LOAD IMPACT Automating tests with k6 Create test(s) Run baseline test(s) ● Manually executed tests, find “normal” performance level ● Tests can be run locally/on your infrastructure or in the cloud!
- 11. LOAD IMPACT Automating tests with k6 Create test config(s) Run baseline test(s) Set thresholds for pass/fail ● Thresholds are set in the .js script, and will be honored both when executing locally/on your infrastructure, or in the Load Impact cloud
- 12. LOAD IMPACT Automating tests with k6 Create test config(s) Run baseline test(s) Set thresholds for pass/fail ● Notifications can be taken care of by your CI system, or by loadimpact.com (if you send results there for storage) Setup notifications
- 13. LOAD IMPACT Automating tests with k6 and GitLab Create test config(s) Run baseline test(s) Set thresholds for pass/fail Setup notifications Setup automated execution in GitLab CI
- 14. LOAD IMPACT Create a GitLab Configuration File The GitLab Configuration File (YAML file): .gitlab-ci.yml manages the k6 load test job YAML File
- 15. LOAD IMPACTLoad Impact 4.0 k6 + Load Impact Insights + Cloud Execution
- 16. LOAD IMPACT k6 + Load Impact 4.0 summary k6, Insights & Cloud Execution ● Write test cases as JavaScript (ES6) code ● Store test cases locally, in VCS, on GitHub/GitLab, etc. ● Debug test cases locally, using k6 CLI tool ● Run tests locally or in the Load Impact cloud, using: ○ k6 CLI tool (locally or in the cloud) ○ SaaS UI (in the cloud) ● Integrate with your CI tool: GitLab, Jenkins, CircleCI, etc. ● Store/view/analyze results locally or at loadimpact.com
- 17. LOAD IMPACT Learn More k6 documentation: https://k6.io (join our slack team! https://k6.io/slack/) GitHub repo: https://github.com/loadimpact/k6 Insights: https://loadimpact.com/insights/ Load Impact Docs: https://support.loadimpact.com/4.0/ Load Impact Support - support@loadimpact.com Example project on GitLab: https://gitlab.com/loadimpact/k6-gitlab-example Note: Load Impact 4.0 is available as a free 30-day trial
- 18. LOAD IMPACT Automate load testing with CI integration Thank you!
Editor's Notes
- #15: DEMO IN CI