Dev/Prod Parity With Spring Testcontainers: Closing The Tools Gap
Dev/prod parity achieved with Spring Testcontainers! Reduce testing risks & ensure accurate results by containerizing databases, message brokers & more. Learn how to write robust integration tests with a production-like environment.
Introduction Dev/prod parity aims to reduce the gap between development and production environments. This article targets the tools gap, especially in integration testing with Spring Testcontainers, as a way to make development and production as similar as possible. When conducting integration tests involving databases, we must manage all CRUD operations carefully. This is crucial in a centralized database environment where a Test, such as TestDeleteUserByID_ShouldReturnOk(), might ‘accidentally’ decide to wipe out the account of our most faithful client who’s been with us since 2015 🤦♂️ To...