Load Testing Guide

# Rate-based: 100 requests/second for 1 minute
hitspec run api.http --stress --duration 1m --rate 100

# Virtual user mode: 50 concurrent users for 2 minutes
hitspec run api.http --stress --vus 50 --duration 2m --think-time 1s

hitspec run api.http --stress -d 1m -r 100

hitspec run api.http --stress --vus 50 --think-time 500ms --duration 2m

hitspec run api.http --stress -d 5m -r 200 --ramp-up 30s

hitspec run api.http --stress -d 1m -r 100 \
  --threshold "p95<200ms,errors<0.1%"

stress:
  profiles:
    smoke:
      duration: "10s"
      rate: 5
    load:
      duration: "5m"
      rate: 100
      thresholds:
        p95: "200ms"
        errors: "1%"
    spike:
      duration: "2m"
      vus: 200
      maxVUs: 500
      rampUp: "30s"
      thinkTime: "500ms"

hitspec run api.http --stress --profile load --env staging

hitspec run users.http orders.http --stress -d 1m -r 50

hitspec run ./tests/ --stress -d 1m -r 50

hitspec run api.http --stress -d 1m -r 100 --stress-json

hitspec run api.http --stress -d 5m -r 100 \
  --metrics prometheus --metrics-port 9090

hitspec run api.http --stress -d 1m -r 100 \
  --threshold "p95<200ms,errors<1%" \
  --env staging \
  --stress-json > stress-results.json