Readme.md

xk6-protobuf

A k6 extension for decoding and encoding proto files. Built using xk6.

Setup and Running

Follow these steps to set up and run the K6 benchmark with Protobuf support:

1. Install go

Installing Go toolchain

2. Export the Go PATH

Add the Go binary directory to your system's PATH environment variable:

export PATH=$(go env GOPATH)/bin:$PATH

2. Install xk6

Install the latest version of xk6:

go install go.k6.io/xk6/cmd/xk6@latest

3. Build

Build the K6 binary with the xk6-protobuf extension:

xk6 build --with github.com/traveltime-dev/xk6-protobuf@latest

If you want to build it locally, then clone this repository and use:

xk6 build --with xk6-protobuf=.

4. Run

Run the K6 benchmark using the generated binary and the protobuf benchmark file:

./k6 run {proto-benchmark-file}.js

Replace {proto-benchmark-file}.js with the actual file name of your protobuf benchmark script.

Examples

Command to run examples: ./k6 run example/codec.js