In testing, authoring refers to the test creation process.
k6 is, at its core, a code-based testing tool. However, the k6 ecosystem provides a set of no-code tools to speed up the test creation and facilitate collaboration across different roles.
In k6, you can create a test in various ways, using:
- Your own text editor or IDE
- Script editor in the k6 Cloud
- Test builder
- Browser recorder
- Converters: JMeter, Postman and Swagger
Running a cloud test
After creating your test, you might want to debug it locally or run it on the cloud. Cloud tests will be executed from the geographic location/s you've selected in your test, on the k6 Cloud infrastructure.
You can start cloud tests from two places:
- In the k6 Cloud web app, using the script editor, test builder, or re-running a listed test.
- In the k6 CLI, running the k6 cloud command.