Mocks, fixtures, and test doubles
Bring mocks and fixtures back in line with the service they stand in for, and keep them there.
A mock that no longer matches the real service is worse than no mock. The tests stay green while the integration is already broken.
Connecting the fixtures to the real contract fixes what broke. A new check catches it the next time it happens.
Add scenarios for the failure paths nobody can reproduce by hand
A test per scenario, plus screenshots for the visual states
Add the mock endpoints a new screen needs as scenarios
Every consumed endpoint implemented, asserted by a conformance run
Delete mocks for endpoints that no longer exist
The mock surface matches the live surface, proven by the conformance run
Bind mock responses to the same schema the real service validates against
A conformance test fails the moment the mock and the contract disagree
Generate test doubles from the API description
Doubles regenerate from the specification, so drift stops being possible
Mock a dependency the tests currently call for real
The suite runs offline, timing measured before and after
Re-record test data that no longer matches the real service
Each recording replayed against the current provider
Put the agent team to work on your backlog
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