Pact Foundation

Hello!
I need some advise.
Let’s say there are two services A and B connected using http and protobuf
A -&gt; *monolithic* legacy service which is written in `Ruby` (*Consumer*)
B -&gt; *microservice* which is written in `GoLang` (*Producer*)

Do I need to use `pact-ruby` and `pact-go` on consumer and producer side respectively?
Is there anything in addition I should before introducing the pact contract tests?

I think your question is missing a verb, but it’s also a bit too general to help without more context

you’ll have a better time with pact-ruby and pact-go on each side, but you don’t technically _need_ to

Also it might depend on what you want to do with protobuf. The protobuf plugin isn’t release ready, I think

Hi <@UAPSFV5QV> Thanks for the response!
Sorry for the typo in my question.
Actually my question is pretty genetic and I’m confused since there are so many pact plugins available like pact-jvm, ruby, go etc

`you'll have a better time with pact-ruby and pact-go on each side, but you don't technically _need_ to` Can you please explain it a bit? Would it be possible to write the pact tests without using pact-ruby since consumer service is written in pretty old version of Ruby ?

Also, would contract tests be ideal to have between a monolithic and microservice ?

&gt;  Would it be possible to write the pact tests without using pact-ruby since consumer service is written in pretty old version of Ruby ?
Apologies, I probably led you a bit astray. It's technically possible, but you'll be much better off using the native framework for your language(s), as then you can easily (eg) call client code, etc.

&gt; Also, would contract tests be ideal to have between a monolithic and microservice ?
Yes. Contract tests are useful any time you have a consumer (client) and a provider (server) that are deployed separately.

It helps! Thanks a ton. I’ll start on it and will get back in case of any questions:)