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API Version Testing Strategy

Test across API versions

A version testing strategy runs contract tests per version, checks backward compatibility where promised, tests headers/paths, and validates client migrations with dual-stack environments before deprecations.

Contract Per Version

Validate schemas and examples for each supported version.

Compat

Test old clients against new versions when supported; fail clearly otherwise.

Migrate

Provide dual-stack envs and tests for client upgrades.

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