NAME

  Test - provides a simple framework for writing test scripts

SYNOPSIS

  use strict;
  use Test;
  BEGIN { plan tests => 5, todo => [3,4] }

  ok(0); #failure
  ok(1); #success

  ok(0); #ok, expected failure (see todo above)
  ok(1); #surprise success!

  skip($feature_is_missing, sub {...});    #do platform specific test

DESCRIPTION

Test::Harness expects to see particular output when it executes test scripts. This module tries to make conforming just a little bit easier (and less error prone).

TEST CATEGORIES

• NORMAL TESTS

  These tests are expected to succeed. If they don't, something is wrong!

• SKIPPED TESTS

  skip should be used to skip tests for which a platform specific feature isn't available.

• TODO TESTS

  TODO tests are designed for the purpose of maintaining an executable TODO list. These tests are expected NOT to succeed (otherwise the feature they test would be on the new feature list, not the TODO list).

  Packages should NOT be released with successful TODO tests. As soon as a TODO test starts working, it should be promoted to a normal test and the new feature should be documented in the release notes.

SEE ALSO

Test::Harness and various test coverage analysis tools.

AUTHOR

Copyright © 1998 Joshua Nathaniel Pritikin. All rights reserved.

This package is free software and is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty. It may be used, redistributed and/or modified under the terms of the Perl Artistic License (see http://www.perl.com/perl/misc/Artistic.html)