Boilerplate for running WebPageTest from the command line, using the WebPageTest API Wrapper for NodeJS

webpagetest.md

npm install webpagetest -g

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webpagetest test wpt-script.txt -k $WPT_API_KEY -l "Dulles_MotoG" -y "3G" -r "5" -vpt

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This ^^^ does 5 runs of the test on a Motorola Moto G on a 3G connection. If you're feeling brave, try -y "3GSlow". If you're feeling really brave, try -y Edge.

• -k for key
• -l for location
• -y for connection
• -r for runs
• -v for video
• -p for private (keep the test hidden from the test log)
• -t for sensitive (discard script and http headers in the result, for when you include logins and such in the script)

wpt-script-more-complex.txt

// Don't record: we only want stuff after log in
logData	0

navigate	http://example.com

// set values in inputs
setValue	name=username	user

// Then submit the form
submitForm	id=login

// Start recording
logData 1

wpt-script.txt

navigate	http://example.com