About This Course
This course is designed to instruct software developers and their teams on how to apply contract testing. We will walk through end-to-end examples, including integration with CI/CD pipelines. We will also introduce a new type of contract testing unique to PactFlow - Bi-Directional Contract Testing - aimed at reducing the barriers to entry for teams that see value in contract testing.
What You'll Learn
In this course, you will learn:
- The differences between the Open Source Pact Broker and PactFlow
- How Pact works (walkthrough example)
- PactFlow’s alternative contract testing feature - Bi-Directional Contract Testing (BDCT)
- How BDCT works (walkthrough example)
- The best use cases for applying BDCT
- How contract testing integrates with your CI/CD pipelines
Course Content — 5 module s
- 1 Lesson #1: Self-Hosting the Pact Broker vs. PactFlow
- 2 Lesson #2: Getting to Know Bi-Directional Contract Testing
- 3 Lesson #3: Consumer-Driven Contract Testing Example with PactFlow
- 4 Lesson #4: Bi-Directional Contract Testing Example with PactFlow
- 5 Pass the quiz and get a Certificate
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- 14 min estimated time
- 5 module s
- 4.9 / 5 (137 reviews)
- Joe Joyce
- Published May 2023
- Level: Basic