https://github.com/thmshmm/xk6-opentelemetry

k6 extension to generate OpenTelemetry signals for load testing
https://github.com/thmshmm/xk6-opentelemetry

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k6 extension to generate OpenTelemetry signals for load testing

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/thmshmm/xk6-opentelemetry
• Owner: thmshmm
• License: apache-2.0
• Created: 2023-03-04T15:43:47.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-06-26T08:55:55.000Z (6 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-06-26T10:24:54.576Z (6 months ago)
• Topics: k6, k6-extension, opentelemetry, xk6
• Language: Go
• Homepage:
• Size: 136 KB
• Stars: 23
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 3
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
#  xk6-opentelemetry

The xk6-opentelemetry project is a [k6 extension](https://k6.io/docs/extensions/guides/what-are-k6-extensions/) that enables k6 users to generate random [OpenTelemetry signals](https://opentelemetry.io/docs/reference/specification/glossary/#signals) (metrics, logs, traces) for testing purposes.

Check the [examples](./examples/) directory which contains some scripts to get started.

## Features

- Generate

    - ExportLogsServiceRequest

    - ExportMetricsServiceRequest (Types: gauge, sum, histogram)

    - ExportTraceServiceRequest

- Set resource attributes

## Usage

### Docker

The easiest way to get started is to build the provided Docker image and run k6 scripts inside the container.

Build the image:

```

docker build -t xk6-opentelemetry .

```

Run a local k6 script:

```

docker run --rm -i xk6-opentelemetry run - .js

```

Run all examples:

```

task run-examples

```