What is contract testing in API development?

Contract testing is a methodology used to ensure that two services (a provider and a consumer) share a common understanding of their API interface, preventing integration failures.

Can this skill identify breaking changes?

Yes, it specifically includes functionality to check for backward compatibility, alerting you to any changes that would break existing API integrations.

Does it support OpenAPI specifications?

Yes, it validates API requests and responses against provided OpenAPI documentation to ensure your implementation matches your design.

How does this skill use Pact?

The skill generates Pact consumer contracts and provider verification tests to ensure that the API provider meets the specific expectations of its consumers.

API Contract Testing & Validation

Name: API Contract Testing & Validation
Author: jeremylongshore

byjeremylongshore

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Security & Testing

Validates API contracts and ensures service compatibility using consumer-driven testing and OpenAPI specifications.

This skill empowers Claude to automate the creation and validation of API contracts, ensuring seamless communication between service providers and consumers. By leveraging Pact for consumer-driven contract testing and OpenAPI for strict specification compliance, it helps developers identify breaking changes early, generate provider verification tests, and maintain backward compatibility throughout the development lifecycle.

Key Features

01884 GitHub stars

02Automated Pact contract generation

03OpenAPI specification validation

04Provider verification test creation

05Consumer-driven contract testing (CDCT)

06Backward compatibility checking

Use Cases

01Preventing breaking changes during API updates

02Validating API responses against OpenAPI specs

03Generating consumer-driven contract tests with Pact

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills skill-adapter

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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