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+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: k6-test-demo-principal-1
+  namespace: demo-apps
+  labels:
+    app: demo-principal-1
+    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: backstage
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: load-testing
+data:
+  K6_OUT: opentelemetry
+  K6_OTEL_GRPC_EXPORTER_INSECURE: 'true'
+  K6_OTEL_GRPC_EXPORTER_ENDPOINT: otel-collector.monitoring.svc.cluster.local:4317
+  K6_OTEL_METRIC_PREFIX: k6_
+  K6_OTEL_FLUSH_INTERVAL: '1000'
+  K6_OTEL_EXPORT_INTERVAL: '5000'
+  K6_OTEL_SERVICE_NAME: k6-demo-principal-1
+  load-test.js: "import http from 'k6/http';\nimport { check, sleep, group } from\
+    \ 'k6';\n\nconst vus = parseInt(__ENV.TEST_VUS || '10');\nconst duration = __ENV.TEST_DURATION\
+    \ || '30s';\nconst targetUrl = __ENV.TARGET_URL || 'http://frontend.demo-apps.svc.cluster.local:80';\n\
+    \nexport const options = {\n  scenarios: {\n    load_test: {\n      executor:\
+    \ 'ramping-vus',\n      startVUs: 0,\n      stages: [\n        { duration: '10s',\
+    \ target: vus },\n        { duration: duration, target: vus },\n        { duration:\
+    \ '5s', target: 0 },\n      ],\n    },\n  },\n  thresholds: {\n    http_req_duration:\
+    \ ['p(95)<500'],\n    http_req_failed: ['rate<0.01'],\n  },\n};\n\nhttp.setResponseCallback(http.expectedStatuses({\
+    \ min: 200, max: 399 }));\n\nexport default function () {\n  group('Welcome Page',\
+    \ () => {\n    const res = http.get(`${targetUrl}/`);\n    check(res, {\n    \
+    \  'status is 200': (r) => r.status === 200,\n      'response time < 500ms': (r)\
+    \ => r.timings.duration < 500,\n    });\n  });\n\n  group('Owner API', () => {\n\
+    \    const ownerCreationRes = http.post(`${targetUrl}/owners/new`, 'firstName=John&lastName=Doe&address=123+Main+St&city=Springfield&telephone=1234567890');\n\
+    \    check(ownerCreationRes, {\n      'status is 302': (r) => r.status === 302,\n\
+    \    });\n\n    const ownerSearchRes = http.get(`${targetUrl}/owners?lastName=Doe`);\n\
+    \    check(ownerSearchRes, {\n      'status is 200': (r) => r.status === 200,\n\
+    \      'response time < 500ms': (r) => r.timings.duration < 500,\n    });\n  });\n\
+    \n  group('Vet API', () => {\n    const vetListRes = http.get(`${targetUrl}/vets`);\n\
+    \    check(vetListRes, {\n      'status is 200': (r) => r.status === 200,\n  \
+    \    'response time < 500ms': (r) => r.timings.duration < 500,\n    });\n  });\n\
+    \n  group('System API', () => {\n    const crashRes = http.get(`${targetUrl}/oups`,\
+    \ { responseCallback: http.expectedStatuses(500) });\n    check(crashRes, {\n\
+    \      'status is 500': (r) => r.status === 500,\n    });\n  });\n\n  sleep(0.5);\n\
+    }"