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open( filePath, [mode] )

k6

check( val, sets, [tags] )
fail( [err] )
group( name, fn )
randomSeed( int )
sleep( t )

k6/crypto

createHash( algorithm )
createHMAC( algorithm, secret )
hmac( algorithm, secret, data, outputEncoding )
md4( input, outputEncoding )
md5( input, outputEncoding )
randomBytes( int )
ripemd160( input, outputEncoding )
sha1( input, outputEncoding )
sha256( input, outputEncoding )
sha384( input, outputEncoding )
sha512( input, outputEncoding )
sha512_256( input, outputEncoding )
sha512_224( input, outputEncoding )
Hasher

k6/data

SharedArray

k6/encoding

b64decode( input, [encoding], [format] )
b64encode( input, [encoding] )

k6/execution

k6/experimental

browser
grpc
redis
timers
tracing
websockets
webcrypto

k6/html

parseHTML( src )
Element
Selection

k6/http

asyncRequest( method, url, [body], [params] )
batch( requests )
cookieJar()
del( url, [body], [params] )
file( data, [filename], [contentType] )
get( url, [params] )
head( url, [params] )
options( url, [body], [params] )
patch( url, [body], [params] )
post( url, [body], [params] )
put( url, [body], [params] )
request( method, url, [body], [params] )
setResponseCallback( callback )
url`url`
expectedStatuses( statuses )
CookieJar
FileData
Params
Response

k6/metrics

Counter
Gauge
Rate
Trend

k6/net/grpc

Client
Params
Response
Constants

k6/ws

connect( url, params, callback )
Params
Socket

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file( data, [filename], [contentType] )

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Create a file object that is used for building Multipart requests (file uploads).

ParameterTypeDescription
datastring / Array / ArrayBufferFile data as string, array of numbers, or an ArrayBuffer object.
filenamestringThe filename to specify for this field (or "part") of the multipart request.
contentTypestringThe content type to specify for this field (or "part") of the multipart request.

Returns

TypeDescription
FileDataA FileData object.

Example

import { sleep } from 'k6';
import { md5 } from 'k6/crypto';
import http from 'k6/http';


const binFile = open('/path/to/file.bin', 'b');


export default function () {
  const f = http.file(binFile, 'test.bin');
  console.log(md5(f.data, 'hex'));
  console.log(f.filename);
  console.log(f.content_type);
}