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Contract Testing Reveals Test Infrastructure Flaws in Spring PetClinic
A developer integrating Specmatic contract testing into Spring PetClinic REST found that a simple DELETE test exposed limitations in the test infrastructure, not just the API. The project covers 18 API paths and 36 operations, using Java 17 and Spring Boot. The experience highlights how contract testing can uncover architectural issues beyond schema validation.
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The real value of contract testing often lies in exposing brittle test setups, not just API mismatches.
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