Testing · Senior · Question 11 of 75

Where do contract tests fit between a frontend and its API?

✓Correct answer: They replace part of the slow integrated E2E tests by checking the request/response contract on both sides independently
2They replace all unit tests
3They run only in production

Explanation

With Pact, the consumer test produces a contract; the provider verifies it in its pipeline and can block a breaking deploy.

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