Re: [Catalyst] Test server as a child process
On Tue, Jul 31, 2007 at 12:33:52PM +0400, Ivan Fomichev wrote: > Hello, > > I intend to write a script, that would start the test server as a > child process and then run tests. Why not just use Test::WWW::Mechanize::Catalyst which embeds a server instance in the test script? Using the test server instead is really just testing Catalyst::Engine as well as your code, and we already have a test suite. -- Matt S Trout Need help with your Catalyst or DBIx::Class project? Technical DirectorWant a managed development or deployment platform? Shadowcat Systems Ltd. Contact mst (at) shadowcatsystems.co.uk for a quote http://chainsawblues.vox.com/http://www.shadowcat.co.uk/ ___ List: Catalyst@lists.rawmode.org Listinfo: http://lists.rawmode.org/mailman/listinfo/catalyst Searchable archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/catalyst@lists.rawmode.org/ Dev site: http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/
Re: [Catalyst] Test server as a child process
On Jul 31, 2007, at 7:15 AM, Ivan Fomichev wrote: 2007/7/31, Peter Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Try using IPC::Run. I can see the "You can connect" message when using it to run scripts/myapp_server.pl (I guess it goes through ptys?) I've found the root of the evil. IPC::Run won't help here :-( The pipe is not autoflushed. If you put '$|++' in script/myapp_server.pl, everything works all right. BTW, is there a way to force autoflush for a Perl script executed in a child process, e. g. through environment variables, command line options or whatever? Actually, IPC::Run will help, if you tell it to use pseudo-ttys instead of pipes for the communication. If perl belives it's output is going to a tty, then it won't buffer as it would if the output is a pipe. Using Expect or IO::Pty directly, or something else that makes the subprocess believe it is connected to a terminal will have the same effect... use IPC::Run qw( run ); run( "script/myapp_server.pl", 'pty>', $out_and_err ); -- Jason Kohles [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jasonkohles.com/ "A witty saying proves nothing." -- Voltaire ___ List: Catalyst@lists.rawmode.org Listinfo: http://lists.rawmode.org/mailman/listinfo/catalyst Searchable archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/catalyst@lists.rawmode.org/ Dev site: http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/
Re: [Catalyst] Test server as a child process
On Jul 31, 2007, at 4:33 AM, Ivan Fomichev wrote:
Hello,
I intend to write a script, that would start the test server as a
child process and then run tests. The thing I'm failing to do is to
get output from the test server in order to determine, when the server
has started.
The problem is that test server doesn't print its prompt ("You can
connect to your server at http://localhost:3000";) when run as a child
process :-(
I dug Catalyst's sources, but didn't understood much. I put 'sleep' in
parent process for now, but I don't like it. Could anyone suggest an
adequate work-around? Thank you in advance.
Take a look at the core test file t/optional_http-server.t. It does
exactly what you are looking to do: launch the HTTP server, wait for
it to start, run some tests, and shut it down again. But note that
you don't actually need to run the HTTP server in order to test your
code.
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Re: [Catalyst] Test server as a child process
2007/7/31, Peter Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Try using IPC::Run. I can see the "You can connect" message when using it to > run scripts/myapp_server.pl (I guess it goes through ptys?) I've found the root of the evil. IPC::Run won't help here :-( The pipe is not autoflushed. If you put '$|++' in script/myapp_server.pl, everything works all right. BTW, is there a way to force autoflush for a Perl script executed in a child process, e. g. through environment variables, command line options or whatever? Regards, Ivan ___ List: Catalyst@lists.rawmode.org Listinfo: http://lists.rawmode.org/mailman/listinfo/catalyst Searchable archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/catalyst@lists.rawmode.org/ Dev site: http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/
Re: [Catalyst] Test server as a child process
On Tue, 2007-07-31 at 12:33 +0400, Ivan Fomichev wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I intend to write a script, that would start the test server as a
> child process and then run tests. The thing I'm failing to do is to
> get output from the test server in order to determine, when the server
> has started.
>
> The problem is that test server doesn't print its prompt ("You can
> connect to your server at http://localhost:3000";) when run as a child
> process :-(
>
> I dug Catalyst's sources, but didn't understood much. I put 'sleep' in
> parent process for now, but I don't like it. Could anyone suggest an
> adequate work-around? Thank you in advance.
>
> 8