One-click-to-production: Test and automate your application
What if you could deploy to production with a single click, without fear? Learn to build a fully automated testing pipeline that makes it possible.
#1about 5 minutes
Automating deployments to avoid production failures
A live demo showcases a CI/CD pipeline that automatically fixes a bug and deploys the change to a production environment.
#2about 3 minutes
Writing foundational unit tests with mocks and stubs
Unit tests verify isolated behavior by using test doubles like stubs for inputs and mocks for outputs via dependency injection.
#3about 5 minutes
Implementing integration and end-to-end tests
Integration tests verify component connections using tools like Mock Service Worker for network interception or JSON Server for a fake API.
#4about 7 minutes
Enforcing architectural patterns with automated tests
Architecture tests prevent code smells like a "big ball of mud" by programmatically enforcing design rules and dependency constraints.
#5about 3 minutes
Ensuring API compatibility with contract tests
Consumer-driven contract testing uses frameworks like Pact to verify interactions between services without requiring full end-to-end integration.
#6about 4 minutes
Using static analysis and quality gates for code quality
Automated static analysis tools check for code coverage, linting errors, and security risks to enforce quality gates before merging.
#7about 3 minutes
Building a CI/CD pipeline with GitHub Actions
GitHub Actions uses declarative YAML files to automate the entire workflow of building, testing, and deploying an application to platforms like Heroku.
#8about 2 minutes
Balancing speed and reliability in your test strategy
The choice of when to run different tests, such as on each pull request or nightly, involves a trade-off between feedback speed and test thoroughness.
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