Testing & QA

Contract Testing

/ˈkɒntrækt ˈtestɪŋ/

Definition

Testing that verifies services interact according to a shared contract without deploying all services together.

Example in context

"Pact contract tests run independently — the consumer defines expectations, the provider verifies them in CI."

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Practice this term

Master Contract Testing in context by working through exercises in the Testing & QA module. You'll see the term used in real engineering scenarios with multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and matching drills.