Use an API contract for testing and development!

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Generates a PHP composer package from an OpenAPI YAML, using OpenAPI Generator CLI inside a containerized docker‑compose dev setup; a GitLab pipeline exports the spec as artifacts via a pre‑stage, triggers GitLab downstream pipelines that build and publish the package to the GitLab Package Registry, then a downstream front‑end pipeline installs the package and runs PHPUnit integration tests to detect breaking API changes; works end‑to‑end, though GitLab composer support is limited so Artifactory is suggested.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 1:06API contracts for development
3. 3:55Generate API client from OpenAPI
4. 13:47Development environment setup
5. 23:07Integrate API client into frontend
6. 23:52Publish API client via GitLab
7. 34:40Test frontend with API client
8. 38:42Recommendations and alternatives
9. 40:49Q&A

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