Choosing an Integration Test Suite Methodology
Explore various integration testing methodologies such as big bang, top-down, bottom-up, and hybrid to identify and write effective integration tests for microservices. Understand direct deployment and direct consumption methods for incorporating these tests into CI/CD pipelines to ensure system resilience and functionality.
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Just as there are preferred methods for identifying and writing unit tests for our code, there are similar methods for identifying and writing integration tests. As a general rule, integration tests are tests involving real instances of services, components, or other dependencies as opposed to mocks or stubs, which are often found in unit testing.
Methodologies
Several methodologies are considered standard when it comes to integration testing. These include the following: