Summary

In this chapter, I have introduced some frameworks that can help you effectively test your REST-based applications written in Java. Each of these solutions has been assigned to a particular type of test. I focused on tests strictly related to microservices, such as contract and component tests. The main goal of this chapter was to compare the two most popular frameworks used for contract testing, namely Pact and Spring Cloud Contract. Despite appearances, there are some significant differences between them. I tried to show you the most important similarities and differences based on the same sample applications that we looked at in previous chapters.

Microservices are strictly related to automation. Remember that migration from monolith to microservices gives you an opportunity to refactor your code, and, moreover, to improve the quality and code coverage of your automated tests. Frameworkssuch as Mockito, Spring Test, Spring Cloud Contract, and Pact, when used together, give you...