Test::Builder::Module - Base class for test modules
# Emulates Test::Simple package Your::Module; my $CLASS = __PACKAGE__; use parent 'Test::Builder::Module'; @EXPORT = qw(ok); sub ok ($;$) { my $tb = $CLASS->builder; return $tb->ok(@_); } 1;
This is a superclass for Test::Builder-based modules. It provides a handful of common functionality and a method of getting at the underlying Test::Builder object.
Test::Builder::Module is a subclass of Exporter which means your module is also a subclass of Exporter. @EXPORT, @EXPORT_OK, etc... all act normally.
A few methods are provided to do the use Your::Module tests => 23 part for you.
use Your::Module tests => 23
Test::Builder::Module provides an import() method which acts in the same basic way as Test::More's, setting the plan and controlling exporting of functions and variables. This allows your module to set the plan independent of Test::More.
import()
All arguments passed to import() are passed onto Your::Module->builder->plan() with the exception of import =>[qw(things to import)].
Your::Module->builder->plan()
import =>[qw(things to import)]
use Your::Module import => [qw(this that)], tests => 23;
says to import the functions this() and that() as well as set the plan to be 23 tests.
this()
that()
import() also sets the exported_to() attribute of your builder to be the caller of the import() function.
exported_to()
Additional behaviors can be added to your import() method by overriding import_extra().
import_extra()
Your::Module->import_extra(\@import_args);
import_extra() is called by import(). It provides an opportunity for you to add behaviors to your module based on its import list.
Any extra arguments which shouldn't be passed on to plan() should be stripped off by this method.
plan()
See Test::More for an example of its use.
NOTE This mechanism is VERY ALPHA AND LIKELY TO CHANGE as it feels like a bit of an ugly hack in its current form.
Test::Builder::Module provides some methods of getting at the underlying Test::Builder object.
my $builder = Your::Class->builder;
This method returns the Test::Builder object associated with Your::Class. It is not a constructor so you can call it as often as you like.
This is the preferred way to get the Test::Builder object. You should not get it via Test::Builder->new as was previously recommended.
Test::Builder->new
The object returned by builder() may change at runtime so you should call builder() inside each function rather than store it in a global.
builder()
sub ok { my $builder = Your::Class->builder; return $builder->ok(@_); }
To install Test::Simple, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm Test::Simple
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install Test::Simple
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.