Example questioning the value of assertions while creating a contract

example-consumer-pact.js

// based on https://github.com/pact-foundation/pact-js/blob/master/examples/mocha/test/get-dogs.spec.js#L40-L75

describe("get /dogs", () => {
    it("returns the correct response", async () => {
        await provider.addInteraction({
            state: "i have a list of dogs",
            uponReceiving: "a request for all dogs",
            withRequest: {
                method: "GET",
                path: "/dogs",
                headers: { Accept: "application/json" },
            },
            willRespondWith: {
                status: 200,
                headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
                body: EXPECTED_BODY
            }
        })
        const urlAndPort = { url: url, port: port }
        return getMeDogs(urlAndPort)
        // the response is stubbed, so why bother asserting it?
    })
})