Integration Testing

Purpose: Verify that components, services, and systems interact correctly across boundaries. Scope: API testing, contract testing, database integration, service mocking, message queue testing.

When to Use This Skill

• Testing API endpoints with request/response validation
• Verifying database queries and migrations
• Testing service-to-service communication
• Implementing consumer-driven contract testing
• Validating message queue producers and consumers
• Testing authentication and authorization flows
• Verifying third-party API integrations

When NOT to Use