Introduction

Specmatic can run in two ways.

• Command Line - Standalone Jar, you just need a JVM to run it.
• Programmatic Approach - A Java library that can be used with any JVM language.

If you are in a hurry, we suggest you start here

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Table of contents

• Command Line
• Programmatic Approach
• Service Virtualisation
• Contract Tests
• Language
• Manage Your Contracts
• Suggestions
• Understanding Errors
• Syntax Highlighting
• Versioning
• Authoring Contracts
• Troubleshooting
• specmatic.json
• Best Practices
• Authentication
• SOAP
• JavaScript
• Backward Compatibility Rules