Contract Testing

Contract Testing

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Contract Testing

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

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