Q) Temporal checks in Pact?
Can Pact describe temp...
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Kwee H Tan
09/22/2023, 5:35 PMQ) Temporal checks in Pact?
Can Pact describe temporal constraints as well as what the API call returns etc?
For eg, the call should return within X ms.
For example with pact-net, I can see that this is implemented in IRequestBuilderV4, but there are no temporal-like checks there.
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Boris
09/25/2023, 2:36 AMNo, Pact isn't intended for performance, load, or functional testing.
Boris
09/25/2023, 2:37 AMCool question, though 👌
Boris
09/25/2023, 2:39 AMPact is conceptually more like a unit-testing framework. It doesn't simulate real-world infrastructure and performance constraints, and almost never runs in a prod-like environment.
Boris
09/25/2023, 2:41 AMYou might've seen some test pyramid diagrams before, here's one of mine:
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Boris
09/25/2023, 2:42 AMperformance and load testing are definitely the realm of the light-grey box, and results are only relevant for the environment they're running against
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Kwee H Tan
09/25/2023, 8:24 PM@Boris Thanks for your reply. To understand your picture, what does BFF stand for? I know its' not "Best Friends Forever" like I googled. Also you mentioned light-gray box -- do u mean the box with the light gray arrow pointing to automated e2e tests?
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Boris
09/26/2023, 1:23 AMin this context, BFF means "back-end for front-end"
Boris
09/26/2023, 1:24 AMand yes, that's right, the box with the light-grey arrow pointing to automated e2e tests 👍