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Pact
1 Lab
1 Hours
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Pact is a contract testing tool that enables reliable integration testing in distributed systems. This program teaches you to implement Consumer-Driven Contract testing, where service consumers define their expectations and providers verify their ability to meet these requirements, ensuring reliable communication between services.
You'll learn to create and maintain contract tests, implement verification processes, and integrate contract testing into your development pipeline. The program emphasizes practical applications, helping you reduce integration issues and improve confidence in service interactions within distributed systems.
Content in this path
Pact Foundations
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What You'll Learn
- Implement Consumer-Driven Contract testing using Pact framework
- Create and maintain Pact contracts between service consumers and providers
- Set up Pact Broker for contract distribution and verification
- Configure Pact testing in CI/CD pipelines
- Handle contract versioning and compatibility
- Debug common Pact testing issues and failures
- Apply best practices for contract testing in microservices
- Integrate Pact with existing test suites and development workflows
Prerequisites
- Basic understanding of API concepts and RESTful services
- Familiarity with software testing principles
- Experience with at least one programming language (Java, JavaScript, Ruby, etc.)
- Understanding of basic version control concepts
Related topics
- Microservices Architecture
- API Design
- CI/CD
- TDD
- Service Virtualization
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