Description

Introduction of Pact Testing

Pact Testing is a consumer-driven contract testing framework that ensures reliable communication between microservices and APIs. Unlike traditional API testing, Pact focuses on defining and validating contracts between service consumers and providers. This training explores the foundations of Pact Testing Frameworks, from creating contracts to verifying them in automated pipelines, helping teams build scalable, error-resistant systems.

Prerequisites 

1. Basic knowledge of API communication and HTTP protocols.
2. Familiarity with testing concepts such as unit and integration testing.
3. Experience with programming in languages supported by Pact (e.g., Java, Python, Node.js).
4. Understanding of CI/CD pipelines (optional but beneficial).

TABLE OF CONTENT

1.Introduction
1.1 Background
1.2 Purpose of the Document
1.3 Scope

2.Understanding Pact Testing
2.1 What is Pact Testing?
2.2 Why Pact Testing?
2.3 Key Concepts
2.3.1 Consumer
2.3.2 Provider
2.3.3 Contract
2.4 How Pact Testing Works
2.5 Benefits of Pact Testing(Ref: Best Practice for Performance Testing with Gatling tool)

3.Getting Started
3.1 Prerequisites
3.2 Installation
3.2.1 Consumer Side
3.2.2 Provider Side

4.Creating Pact Contracts
4.1 Defining Contracts
4.1.1 Request
4.1.2 Response
4.2 Pact File Structure
4.3 Best Practices for Writing Contracts

5.Running Pact Tests
5.1 Consumer Tests
5.1.1 Setting Up Consumer Tests
5.1.2 Executing Consumer Tests
5.2 Provider Tests
5.2.1 Setting Up Provider Tests
5.2.2 Executing Provider Tests

6.Verification and Pact Broker
6.1 Verifying Pacts
6.2 Publishing Pacts to Pact Broker
6.3 Consumer Versioning
6.4 Provider Verification

7.Integrating Pact Testing into CI/CD
7.1 CI/CD Setup
7.2 Automated Pact Verification

8.Handling Pact Pacticipant Versions
8.1 Managing Changes
8.2 Versioning Strategies

9.Conclusion
9.1 Summary of Pact Testing Benefits
9.2 Enhancing API Reliability with Pact
9.3 Resources for Further Learning

Conclusion:

By adopting Pact Testing Frameworks, teams can ensure robust API integrations, minimize communication errors, and improve the reliability of microservices-based systems. This training equips participants with the skills and best practices needed to implement and scale contract testing effectively in modern software development workflows.

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