testing-contract

Providers and consumers (consumer/provider) Contract source (OpenAPI/Pact) and version Environments for provider and consumer verification Versioning and compatibility rules List of critical contracts and endpoints </input_requirements> The contract specifies required and optional fields The contract includes success and error responses Contract changes are versioned The contract contains no secrets or real data </design_rules> The provider passes contract verification Consumer expectations are verified automatically Backward compatibility is verified on changes Contract and service versions are recorded Failures are classified as breaking/non-breaking </execution_rules> Required fields and data types Optional fields and default values Error codes and error format Pagination/sorting/filtering Authorization and access control All checks are reproducible and documented There is a link between the contract and the test/check Results include contract versions and identifiers Artifacts are recorded (reports/logs) </quality_rules> Do not publish contracts without passing verification Do not mix consumer and provider environments Do not accept breaking changes without bumping the version </do_not> Verify that the provider returns required fields per contract Verify error format and response codes </example_checks>