GraphQL Modules Performance Testing

Each folder v0, v1, and standalone (Apollo Server), have the same basic Movie module.

Running the servers

1. Navigate to a server folder, eg. /v0/.
2. Run yarn, and yarn start.

Installing k6

The performance script uses a load testing tool, k6, which needs to be installed via the instructions here. Or simply brew install k6 if on a mac.

Running the performance script

yarn test:performance

Performance Test Results

The k6 script performs as many requests as possible against the running server within 10 seconds.

Server	Median Request Duration	Request Count
Apollo Standalone	236ms	42
GQL Modules v0	229ms	43
GQL Modules v1	460ms	22

Tests were run using node version 16.3.0.