Preventing App Breakage During Stripe React Native Migration
Article Summary
Migrating payment infrastructure is risky business. Callstack shares how they prevented production breakage during a critical Stripe React Native SDK migration.
When Stripe deprecated their old React Native SDK, teams faced a high-stakes migration with real payment flows at risk. Callstack documented their testing strategy to ensure zero downtime during the transition for production apps handling real transactions.
Key Takeaways
- Comprehensive test coverage prevented payment flow breakage during SDK migration
- Combined automated testing with manual QA to catch edge cases
- CI/CD integration caught issues before reaching production users
- Testing strategy validated both happy paths and error scenarios
Critical Insight
A structured testing approach combining automation and manual validation successfully prevented payment disruptions during a critical third-party SDK migration.
