Request for Namespace for CPAN::Tester
Description:
A module that makes executing common tasks and duties of a CPAN Tester
easy, efficient, and seamless.
This module is a subclass of the CPAN module, and provides its
interface through the CPAN Testers shell. It will provide at a
minimum the following functionality:
+ Auto-detection of the platforms testers.cpan.org macid.
+ Shell grading of distributions. This will either externally invoke
cpantest or integrate cpantest's functionality internally, depending
on dialouge with Kurt on this subject. Shell commands would be the
following, which if called without an argument will act upon the
last tested or installed distribution.
- pass
- fail
- unknown
- na
+ Additional shell commands:
- recent -- lists all recently (one week) uploaded modules. Will
also automatically mark which ones have been tested on
your platform.
- tested -- checks if (the latest version of) the argument has
been tested on this platform.
- grades -- lists other grades this distribution has received.
- tests -- either displays test.pl through the pager, or pops
you into t/.
Implementation details are in the alpha stage currently. Comments,
and suggestions on this are most certainly welcome.
DSLI entry:
CPAN::
::Tester bdpO A CPAN Shell for CPAN testers AFOXSON
Discussion:
There exists a CPAN "helper shell" for CPAN Admins (CPAN::Admin)
that implements administrator specific add-ons to the CPAN module.
This module would strive to afford CPAN testers similar convieniences.
I've had an e-mail exchange with Graham on this subject. He believes
this would be very useful.
As always, Thank you for your time and consideration.
