# [[Writing load testing scripts]] Writing load testing scripts involves creating a series of instructions, either by code or by a UI that generates code, for how a virtual user should behave. This phase in [[Load Testing]] involves selecting a tool, simulating real users in a reproducible way, and then making the script more realistic. ## Scripting terminology - [[Request]] - single protocol request - [[JMeter Transaction]] - can be made up of multiple requests for a page or action - [[Transaction groups]] - made up of multiple transactions that form one user path - [[Dynamic think time and pacing|Think Time]] - [[Parameterization]], [[Test parameters]], [[Execution Parameters]] - [[Correlation of dynamic values]] - [[Test Data]] - [[Workload Modeling|Workload modelling]] ## Tool selection - [[Load Testing Tool]] - [[JMeter#Basics|JMeter Scripting]] - [[Basics of scripting in Gatling|Gatling Scripting]] - [[k6 (tool)]] ## [[Increasing throughput of a load test]] at a script level ## [[Scripting best practices]]