Contract testing ensures that services in a distributed system adhere to their published API contracts. It validates that providers and consumers are compatible.
Key Concepts
Provider verification
Consumer-driven contracts
Pact format
Pact Broker
CI/CD integration
Common Use Cases
Microservices architecture
API versioning
Independent deployments
Breaking change detection
Integration testing
Best Practices
Write consumer tests first
Use Pact Broker for sharing
Run contract tests in CI
Version contracts properly
Automate breaking change alerts
Resources
Pact: docs.pact.io
Related Skills: microservices, api-testing, continuous-integration
1---2name: contract-testing3description: Contract Testing4---5# Contract Testing67Contract testing ensures that services in a distributed system adhere to their published API contracts. It validates that providers and consumers are compatible.89## Key Concepts1011- Provider verification12- Consumer-driven contracts13- Pact format14- Pact Broker15- CI/CD integration1617## Common Use Cases1819- Microservices architecture20- API versioning21- Independent deployments22- Breaking change detection23- Integration testing2425## Best Practices2627- Write consumer tests first28- Use Pact Broker for sharing29- Run contract tests in CI30- Version contracts properly31- Automate breaking change alerts3233## Resources3435- Pact: docs.pact.io36- Related Skills: microservices, api-testing, continuous-integration
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