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throttleCPU(cpuProfile)
Throttles the CPU in Chrome/Chromium to slow it down by the specified rate
in cpuProfile
.
Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
---|---|---|---|
cpuProfile | CPUProfile | null | This is a mandatory parameter. |
cpuProfile.rate | number | 1 | rate as a slowdown factor (1 is no throttle, 2 is 2x slowdown, etc). |
Example
JavaScript
import { browser } from 'k6/experimental/browser';
export const options = {
scenarios: {
browser: {
executor: 'shared-iterations',
options: {
browser: {
type: 'chromium',
},
},
},
},
};
export default async function () {
const context = browser.newContext();
const page = context.newPage();
try {
page.throttleCPU({ rate: 4 });
await page.goto('https://test.k6.io/', { waitUntil: 'networkidle' });
} finally {
page.close();
}
}
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