Contract Testing
Prevent integration failures before they happen. Consumer-driven contracts with Pact, provider verification, CI integration, and the shift from end-to-end to contract-based testing strategies.
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Why Contract Testing?
The integration testing problem and why contracts are the missing piece between unit tests and E2E.
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~3.0h
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Requires subscriptionThe Integration Testing Problemreading +10 XP
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Requires subscriptionWhat is a Contract?reading +10 XP
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Requires subscriptionConsumer-Driven vs Provider-Drivenreading +10 XP
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Requires subscriptionContract Testing vs Other Approachesreading +10 XP
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Requires subscriptionThe Testing Pyramid and Contractsreading +10 XP
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Pact: Hands-On Contract Testing
Learn Pact from setup to CI. Write consumer tests, verify providers, share contracts through a broker.
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~5.0h
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Requires subscriptionPact Overview and Setupreading +10 XP
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Requires subscriptionWriting Consumer Testsreading +10 XP
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Requires subscriptionProvider Verificationreading +10 XP
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Requires subscriptionThe Pact Brokerreading +10 XP
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Requires subscriptionHandling Schema Evolutionreading +10 XP
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Contract Testing in Practice
Apply contract testing to REST, GraphQL, and event-driven systems. Integrate into CI/CD and build a full setup.
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~4.0h
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Requires subscriptionContract Testing for REST APIsreading +10 XP
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Requires subscriptionContract Testing for GraphQLreading +10 XP
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Requires subscriptionContract Testing for Event-Driven Systemsreading +10 XP
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Requires subscriptionCI/CD Integrationreading +10 XP
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Requires subscriptionCapstone: Full Contract Testing Setupexercise +10 XP