Testing a standalone script
Hi there, I have some relatively small standalone perl scripts where I would like to include tests. Which is the recommended way to test standalone scripts? -- Manfred -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/
Re: Testing a standalone script
On Tue, 29 Oct 2013 17:10:51 +0100 Manfred Lotz manfred.l...@arcor.de wrote: Hi there, I have some relatively small standalone perl scripts where I would like to include tests. Which is the recommended way to test standalone scripts? Put the tests in a directory call t under the source. And see `man prove`. `prove` is a Perl tool for testing modules but it can be adapted for scripts. Each test script is given the extension *.t . -- Don't stop where the ink does. Shawn -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/
Re: Testing a standalone script
On Tue, 29 Oct 2013 12:36:58 -0400 Shawn H Corey shawnhco...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, 29 Oct 2013 17:10:51 +0100 Manfred Lotz manfred.l...@arcor.de wrote: Hi there, I have some relatively small standalone perl scripts where I would like to include tests. Which is the recommended way to test standalone scripts? Put the tests in a directory call t under the source. And see `man prove`. `prove` is a Perl tool for testing modules but it can be adapted for scripts. Each test script is given the extension *.t . This is exactly what I don't want to do. IMHO, for testing modules or applications this is the way to go. However, for a standalone script I'd like to have my test data inside the script itself. -- Manfred -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/
Re: Testing a standalone script
On Tue, Oct 29, 2013 at 11:02 AM, Manfred Lotz manfred.l...@arcor.de wrote: This is exactly what I don't want to do. IMHO, for testing modules or applications this is the way to go. However, for a standalone script I'd like to have my test data inside the script itself. Well, you could add some input values and expected results in a __DATA__ section (maybe as some sort of YAML or other serialization format), and then add a '-T' runtime option that reads that data in, runs it through the program, and uses 'require' to load Test::More to get access to functions like is() and ok() and friends, and use those to compare your inputs to your expected results. Is something like that what you're envisioning? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/
Re: Testing a standalone script
On Tue, 29 Oct 2013 12:01:52 -0700 John SJ Anderson geneh...@genehack.org wrote: On Tue, Oct 29, 2013 at 11:02 AM, Manfred Lotz manfred.l...@arcor.de wrote: This is exactly what I don't want to do. IMHO, for testing modules or applications this is the way to go. However, for a standalone script I'd like to have my test data inside the script itself. Well, you could add some input values and expected results in a __DATA__ section (maybe as some sort of YAML or other serialization format), and then add a '-T' runtime option that reads that data in, runs it through the program, and uses 'require' to load Test::More to get access to functions like is() and ok() and friends, and use those to compare your inputs to your expected results. Is something like that what you're envisioning? This comes close. In the meantime I found that there are even packages like Test::Standalone or Test::Inline supporting what I want. Does anybody know those packages and is able to recommend one? -- Manfred -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/
