Hi all! Does anyone know how to generate a provide...
# pact-jsj
Jacopo Vichi
08/18/2023, 1:42 PMHi all! Does anyone know how to generate a provider-verification-result file? I'm using NodeJS to build some REST services
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Yousaf Nabi (pactflow.io)
08/18/2023, 2:53 PM
the results are an artefact of a provider verification run and are published to a pact broker
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Jacopo Vichi
08/18/2023, 2:55 PMThank you!But:
• how to produce this file?
• Is it the only chance to verify compatibility between consumer using API from the provider? Or is the provider OAS checked during the can-i-deploy stage (from a provider standpoint)?
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Yousaf Nabi (pactflow.io)
08/18/2023, 3:08 PM
i think you are asking a pactflow specific question which should belong in #CLS16AVEE
the file is produced however you like, it’s your choice.
you publish a self verification result to say whether the oas matches your impl, that is on you, your team and what tooling you use to test your provider
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Yousaf Nabi (pactflow.io)
08/18/2023, 3:09 PM
when an oas is uploaded, and an associated pact exists, a verification comparison occurs in pactflow. this also occurs at can i deploy, if there are no existing verifications.
note this is for bi directional contact testing only
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