Using the Spanner emulator can help you detect and resolve integration issues early in the development of your Spanner applications.

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Learn how to set up integration testing for Spanner using GitHub Actions and the Spanner emulator. The emulator allows for rapid development of applications backed by a Spanner database without incurring any cloud costs. The post provides step-by-step instructions on setting up the emulator, creating a Spanner instance and database, starting the profile service, running tests, and cleaning up afterward. Additionally, it discusses the limitations of the Spanner emulator compared to an actual Spanner database.

Integration testing with Spanner emulator and GitHub actions