This repository contains all the code for The Engineering Coach's two-part YouTube series on consumer-driven contract testing with Pact. This project serves as a practical demonstration of how to implement both the consumer and producer sides of the Pact workflow in PHP.
- The core concept of consumer-driven contract testing and why it's essential for microservices.
- Part 1 (HTTP Consumer): How to test-drive an HTTP client's implementation by defining the contract it expects from a provider.
- Part 2 (HTTP Producer): How to verify that an HTTP API's implementation meets the contract defined by its consumer.
- The benefits of preventing breaking changes between microservices before they ever reach production.
This video covers the consumer side of the contract, where the pact file is generated.
This video covers the producer side, where the contract is verified.
To run the code and follow along with the videos, you'll need PHP, Composer, and the Pact PHP library installed.
- Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/testingallthethings/015-pact-http-producer-php
cd 015-pact-http-producer-php- Install the dependencies:
composer install- Run the tests for the HTTP consumer:
composer pact:test:consumer- Run the tests for the HTTP producer:
composer pact:test:producerThe Engineering Coach is a YouTube channel dedicated to helping software engineers and engineering managers improve their skills and craft. We provide practical advice and tutorials on topics that matter in the real world of software development.
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