Hi, I'm not sure which channel is the best to ask this question, so I asked here. If there are no provider states (in pact-js, set

states: []

, not sure about other language, maybe not calling

given()

), pact verifier will still call provider to setup/teardown with empty state (

""

) https://github.com/pact-foundation/pact-reference/blob/master/rust/pact_verifier/src/lib.rs#L599 Is this intended? I think it's a bit weird.

Yes, it was a feature request. It allows you to setup before/after hooks in the test cycle

Thanks. So in case there are absolutely nothing to setup/teardown, I think it's a bit better to set

states: [{ description: 'Nothing to setup/teardown' }]

than

states: []

, because: • In both cases, we need to create provider state handler anyway. • The one with description is more clearer.