Fullstack Testing And Quality Gates

Use When

• New fullstack features are being delivered
• Teams need predictable pre-merge and pre-release gates
• Regressions occur between frontend and backend integration points

Workflow

1. Map risk by feature area, user path, and service dependency.
2. Define layered tests: unit, component, contract, integration, and end-to-end.
3. Prioritize deterministic tests for core flows and flaky-test elimination.
4. Build CI gates for linting, type checks, tests, coverage thresholds, and security checks.
5. Add release smoke tests for production-like environments.
6. Capture evidence and failure triage guidance in pull request templates.

Test Coverage Model