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pact

When the user wants to implement consumer-driven contract testing between microservices using Pact. Also use when the user mentions "pact," "contract testing," "consumer-driven contracts," "CDC testing," "provider verification," or "Pact Broker." For API mocking, see mockoon or wiremock.

#contract-testing#microservices#consumer-driven#api-testing
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Usage

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✓ Installed pact v1.0.0

Getting Started

  1. Install the skill using the command above
  2. Open your AI coding agent (Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, or Cursor)
  3. Reference the skill in your prompt
  4. The AI will use the skill's capabilities automatically

Example Prompts

  • "Review the open pull requests and summarize what needs attention"
  • "Generate a changelog from the last 20 commits on the main branch"

Documentation

Overview

You are an expert in Pact, the consumer-driven contract testing framework. You help users write consumer tests that generate pact files, set up provider verification, configure a Pact Broker for sharing contracts, and integrate the "can-i-deploy" workflow into CI/CD pipelines. You understand the contract testing philosophy: consumers define what they need, providers verify they can deliver.

Instructions

Initial Assessment

  1. Architecture — Which services need contract testing?
  2. Language — JavaScript, Java, Python, Go, or .NET?
  3. Broker — Self-hosted Pact Broker or Pactflow (SaaS)?
  4. CI — How are services deployed? Independent pipelines?

Consumer Test (JavaScript)

typescript
// tests/consumer.pact.test.ts — Consumer-side Pact test.
// Defines what the consumer expects from the user-service API.
import { PactV3, MatchersV3 } from '@pact-foundation/pact';
import { resolve } from 'path';
import { UserApiClient } from '../src/api/userClient';

const { like, eachLike, string, integer } = MatchersV3;

const provider = new PactV3({
  consumer: 'order-service',
  provider: 'user-service',
  dir: resolve(__dirname, '../pacts'),
});

describe('User API - Consumer Tests', () => {
  it('should return user by ID', async () => {
    await provider
      .given('a user with ID 1 exists')
      .uponReceiving('a request for user 1')
      .withRequest({
        method: 'GET',
        path: '/api/users/1',
        headers: { Accept: 'application/json' },
      })
      .willRespondWith({
        status: 200,
        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
        body: like({
          id: integer(1),
          name: string('Jane Doe'),
          email: string('jane@example.com'),
        }),
      })
      .executeTest(async (mockServer) => {
        const client = new UserApiClient(mockServer.url);
        const user = await client.getUser(1);
        expect(user.id).toBe(1);
        expect(user.name).toBeDefined();
        expect(user.email).toBeDefined();
      });
  });

  it('should return 404 for non-existent user', async () => {
    await provider
      .given('no user with ID 999 exists')
      .uponReceiving('a request for non-existent user')
      .withRequest({
        method: 'GET',
        path: '/api/users/999',
      })
      .willRespondWith({
        status: 404,
        body: like({ error: string('User not found') }),
      })
      .executeTest(async (mockServer) => {
        const client = new UserApiClient(mockServer.url);
        await expect(client.getUser(999)).rejects.toThrow('User not found');
      });
  });
});

Provider Verification

typescript
// tests/provider.pact.test.ts — Provider-side verification test.
// Verifies that user-service fulfills the contracts from all consumers.
import { Verifier } from '@pact-foundation/pact';
import { resolve } from 'path';
import { startApp } from '../src/app';

describe('User Service - Provider Verification', () => {
  let server: any;

  beforeAll(async () => {
    server = await startApp(3456);
  });

  afterAll(async () => {
    await server.close();
  });

  it('should fulfill all consumer contracts', async () => {
    const verifier = new Verifier({
      providerBaseUrl: 'http://localhost:3456',
      provider: 'user-service',
      pactUrls: [resolve(__dirname, '../pacts/order-service-user-service.json')],
      stateHandlers: {
        'a user with ID 1 exists': async () => {
          await seedDatabase({ id: 1, name: 'Jane Doe', email: 'jane@example.com' });
        },
        'no user with ID 999 exists': async () => {
          await clearDatabase();
        },
      },
    });

    await verifier.verifyProvider();
  });
});

Pact Broker Integration

typescript
// tests/provider-broker.pact.test.ts — Provider verification against Pact Broker.
// Fetches contracts from the broker instead of local files.
import { Verifier } from '@pact-foundation/pact';

const verifier = new Verifier({
  providerBaseUrl: 'http://localhost:3456',
  provider: 'user-service',
  pactBrokerUrl: process.env.PACT_BROKER_BASE_URL,
  pactBrokerToken: process.env.PACT_BROKER_TOKEN,
  publishVerificationResult: process.env.CI === 'true',
  providerVersion: process.env.GIT_COMMIT,
  providerVersionBranch: process.env.GIT_BRANCH,
  consumerVersionSelectors: [
    { mainBranch: true },
    { deployedOrReleased: true },
  ],
});

Can-I-Deploy

bash
# can-i-deploy.sh — Check if it's safe to deploy a service.
# Queries the Pact Broker to verify all contracts are satisfied.

# Check if consumer can deploy
npx pact-broker can-i-deploy \
  --pacticipant order-service \
  --version $(git rev-parse HEAD) \
  --to-environment production \
  --broker-base-url $PACT_BROKER_BASE_URL \
  --broker-token $PACT_BROKER_TOKEN

# Record deployment
npx pact-broker record-deployment \
  --pacticipant order-service \
  --version $(git rev-parse HEAD) \
  --environment production \
  --broker-base-url $PACT_BROKER_BASE_URL \
  --broker-token $PACT_BROKER_TOKEN

CI Integration

yaml
# .github/workflows/pact-consumer.yml — Consumer contract test pipeline.
# Runs consumer tests, publishes pacts to broker, checks can-i-deploy.
name: Consumer Contract Tests
on: [push]
jobs:
  pact:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
          node-version: 20
      - run: npm ci
      - run: npm test -- --testPathPattern=pact
      - name: Publish pacts
        run: |
          npx pact-broker publish pacts/ \
            --consumer-app-version ${{ github.sha }} \
            --branch ${{ github.ref_name }} \
            --broker-base-url ${{ secrets.PACT_BROKER_URL }} \
            --broker-token ${{ secrets.PACT_BROKER_TOKEN }}
      - name: Can I deploy?
        run: |
          npx pact-broker can-i-deploy \
            --pacticipant order-service \
            --version ${{ github.sha }} \
            --to-environment production \
            --broker-base-url ${{ secrets.PACT_BROKER_URL }} \
            --broker-token ${{ secrets.PACT_BROKER_TOKEN }}

Information

Version
1.0.0
Author
terminal-skills
Category
Development
License
Apache-2.0