k6/metrics

k6/metrics

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k6/metrics

The k6/metrics module provides functionality to create custom metrics of various types.

Metric type	Description
Counter	A metric that cumulatively sums added values.
Gauge	A metric that stores the min, max and last values added to it.
Rate	A metric that tracks the percentage of added values that are non-zero.
Trend	A metric that calculates statistics on the added values (min, max, average, and percentiles).

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