Reliable End to End Testing with API Contracts using Cypress & Pactflow |Lewis Prescott

This session introduces you to the world of API contract testing using Cypress and Pactflow, enabling you to implement consumer-driven contracts and leverage verified stubs for faster, more reliable testing.In the fast-paced world of microservices and continuous deployment, ensuring reliable end-to-end (E2E) tests is crucial. By integrating contract stubs into your testing workflow, you can significantly reduce dependencies on external APIs and speed up the feedback loop.

Key Questions to Consider:

Feedback Timing: Are your frontend integration tests taking too long, delaying important release feedback?
Environment Issues: Are integration test failures caused by discrepancies in environments or data?
API Dependency: Are changes in APIs from other teams causing disruptions in your tests?

Session Objectives:

Learn the fundamentals of contract testing and how consumer-driven contracts work using Pactflow.
Discover how to implement these contracts as stubs within your E2E test suite to improve testing in microservice architectures, where the API client communicates with a web front-end.