Burden Load Testing Action

A GitHub Action for performing customizable load testing using the Burden CLI tool, written in Go. This Action is designed for developers and DevOps engineers who want to integrate performance testing into their CI/CD pipelines.

Features

• Supports multiple HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, etc.).
• Allows specification of various load testing parameters.
• Outputs key metrics (Throughput, Response Time, Latency).
• Configurable detailed reporting for comprehensive performance analysis.

Usage

Basic Setup

Add the following to your workflow file (e.g., .github/workflows/load-test.yml):

name: Load Test

on:
  push:
    branches:
      - main

jobs:
  load-test:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout code
        uses: actions/checkout@v2

      - name: Run Load Testing Action
        uses: burden-load/action@v1
        with:
          url: 'https://example.com/api'
          method: 'GET'
          users: 10
          requests: 100

Inputs

Name	Description	Required	Default
url	The target URL for the load test.	Yes	N/A
method	HTTP method for requests (e.g., GET, POST).	No	GET
users	Number of concurrent users for the test.	No	1
requests	Total number of requests to perform.	No	100
duration	Test duration in seconds (alternative to requests).	No	N/A
detailed_report	Set to true for a full report.	No	false

Example with Detailed Reporting

- name: Run Load Testing with Detailed Report
  uses: burden-load/action@v1
  with:
    url: 'https://example.com/api'
    method: 'POST'
    users: 20
    duration: 60
    detailed_report: true

Outputs

After the test, the Action will output basic metrics to the workflow logs. If detailed_report is enabled, the Action will provide additional metrics, such as error rates and peak load.

License

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