Design Patterns · Senior · Question 68 of 75

What do consumer-driven contract tests (e.g. Pact) give a frontend and backend?

✓Correct answer: The frontend records the requests and responses it relies on; the backend verifies them in CI, catching breaking API changes early
2End-to-end UI screenshots
3Load testing

Explanation

They're faster and more targeted than full end-to-end environments for catching integration drift.

Further reading

Pact: Consumer-driven contract testing ↗

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