- A testing approach in which each integration point between services is verified against a shared specification—the “contract”—that defines the expected inputs and outputs. Each consumer and provider is tested in isolation against this contract, catching interface mismatches without requiring both sides to run simultaneously. Contract testing is particularly prevalent in microservices architectures.
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