Contract testing verifies that an API provider honors the agreements (contracts) defined by its consumers. hitspec supports consumer-driven contract testing using standard .http files annotated with contract metadata.
How It Works
- Define expected interactions in
.http files with contract annotations
- Run
hitspec contract verify against a live provider
- hitspec sends each request and validates the response against your assertions
Contract Annotations
Add contract metadata to your requests using custom annotations:
Running Contract Verification
State Handlers
A state handler is an executable script that sets up the provider’s state before each interaction. hitspec calls it with the state description as an argument:
CLI Reference
Example Contract File
Keep contract files in a dedicated contracts/ directory, separate from your integration tests. This makes it clear which tests define API agreements vs. which tests validate behavior.