Hands-on - Contract testing with Pact (online)

Note: This is the online event - if you want to join in-person (Manchester) go to: https://www.meetup.com/devopsplayground/events/287778167/

Support Slack Channel (with a dedicated team to help you with any questions during the session):
[https://join.slack.com/t/playgroundsupport/shared_invite/zt-eovp57xv-cufxkw~jKycbA_bvJ~~Zxw](https://join.slack.com/t/playgroundsupport/shared_invite/zt-eovp57xv-cufxkw~jKycbA_bvJ~~Zxw)
Youtube link: https://youtu.be/VDigIOV7lzM

Speakers:
Thomas Shipley -[ https://www.linkedin.com/in/tshipley/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/tshipley/)
Grace Tree - https://www.linkedin.com/in/treeofgrace/

This month we will be diving into the world of contract testing with Pact!
We will learn about relationships between APIs and how this can
be verified with testing. We will cover the following:

1. Introduction to Relationships
2. A Look into Contract Testing
3. Consumer Driven Contract Tests
4. An overview of Pact
5. Implement, verify, and break contracts with Pact. Taking one step
further by using Pact Broker for complete version control and monitoring

The live stream starts at 18:30!

Agenda (in-person only):
18:00 - Doors open, time to settle in and grab a drink!
18:30 - Start of the session
20:00 - Time for the pizza and networking
21:00 - The end

For those coming to our meet-up for the first time. We believe in learning by doing, so please have your laptop with you! The session will start with a short presentation introducing the topic and lead into a ~1hr long hands-on lab. We will provide an environment for you, so anything with the web browser from this century should be sufficient!