On 06/08/12 18:36 Tomas Doran wrote: > > On 6 Aug 2012, at 15:56, Robert Rothenberg wrote: > >> My application has a lot of tests scripts (and even some utility scripts) >> that create a Test::MockObject that imitates a Catalyst context. >> >> But it's largely a kluge, especially for handling authentication with things >> like >> >> $c->check_any_use_role(...) >> >> So, what are the best practices for generating a fake Catalyst context that >> is, for all intents, logged-in as a particular user? >> > > Test::MockObject is fairly evil (it uses UNIVERSAL::can and UNIVERSAL::isa > which are fundamentally broken).. But this solution is entirely workable. > > Personally, latterly, I've just been using Moose directly when I want to mock > a class: > > Moose::Meta::Class->create(…. > > e.g. https://gist.github.com/199215 (from > http://bobtfish.livejournal.com/265829.html) >
Thanks. That looks like a much better solution. Are there plans to make a CPAN module or include a mock context for tests in the Catalyst distro? _______________________________________________ List: Catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk Listinfo: http://lists.scsys.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/catalyst Searchable archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk/ Dev site: http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/
