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3f2ec160 1package Test::More;
2
d020a79a 3use 5.004;
3f2ec160 4
d020a79a 5use strict;
33459055 6use Test::Builder;
3f2ec160 7
33459055 8
9# Can't use Carp because it might cause use_ok() to accidentally succeed
10# even though the module being used forgot to use Carp. Yes, this
11# actually happened.
12sub _carp {
13 my($file, $line) = (caller(1))[1,2];
a9153838 14 warn @_, " at $file line $line\n";
3f2ec160 15}
16
33459055 17
18
3f2ec160 19require Exporter;
33459055 20use vars qw($VERSION @ISA @EXPORT %EXPORT_TAGS $TODO);
0257f296 21$VERSION = '0.54';
7483b81c 22$VERSION = eval $VERSION; # make the alpha version come out as a number
23
3f2ec160 24@ISA = qw(Exporter);
25@EXPORT = qw(ok use_ok require_ok
a9153838 26 is isnt like unlike is_deeply
27 cmp_ok
28 skip todo todo_skip
3f2ec160 29 pass fail
de2dd90a 30 eq_array eq_hash eq_set
d020a79a 31 $TODO
32 plan
33 can_ok isa_ok
a9153838 34 diag
3f2ec160 35 );
36
33459055 37my $Test = Test::Builder->new;
30e302f8 38my $Show_Diag = 1;
3f2ec160 39
3f2ec160 40
41# 5.004's Exporter doesn't have export_to_level.
42sub _export_to_level
43{
44 my $pkg = shift;
45 my $level = shift;
a9153838 46 (undef) = shift; # redundant arg
3f2ec160 47 my $callpkg = caller($level);
48 $pkg->export($callpkg, @_);
49}
50
51
52=head1 NAME
53
54Test::More - yet another framework for writing test scripts
55
56=head1 SYNOPSIS
57
58 use Test::More tests => $Num_Tests;
59 # or
60 use Test::More qw(no_plan);
61 # or
d020a79a 62 use Test::More skip_all => $reason;
3f2ec160 63
64 BEGIN { use_ok( 'Some::Module' ); }
65 require_ok( 'Some::Module' );
66
67 # Various ways to say "ok"
68 ok($this eq $that, $test_name);
69
70 is ($this, $that, $test_name);
71 isnt($this, $that, $test_name);
a9153838 72
73 # Rather than print STDERR "# here's what went wrong\n"
74 diag("here's what went wrong");
75
76 like ($this, qr/that/, $test_name);
77 unlike($this, qr/that/, $test_name);
78
79 cmp_ok($this, '==', $that, $test_name);
3f2ec160 80
33459055 81 is_deeply($complex_structure1, $complex_structure2, $test_name);
82
d020a79a 83 SKIP: {
84 skip $why, $how_many unless $have_some_feature;
85
3f2ec160 86 ok( foo(), $test_name );
87 is( foo(42), 23, $test_name );
d020a79a 88 };
89
90 TODO: {
91 local $TODO = $why;
3f2ec160 92
3f2ec160 93 ok( foo(), $test_name );
94 is( foo(42), 23, $test_name );
d020a79a 95 };
96
97 can_ok($module, @methods);
98 isa_ok($object, $class);
3f2ec160 99
100 pass($test_name);
101 fail($test_name);
102
103 # Utility comparison functions.
104 eq_array(\@this, \@that);
105 eq_hash(\%this, \%that);
106 eq_set(\@this, \@that);
107
108 # UNIMPLEMENTED!!!
109 my @status = Test::More::status;
110
d020a79a 111 # UNIMPLEMENTED!!!
112 BAIL_OUT($why);
113
3f2ec160 114
115=head1 DESCRIPTION
116
a9153838 117B<STOP!> If you're just getting started writing tests, have a look at
d020a79a 118Test::Simple first. This is a drop in replacement for Test::Simple
119which you can switch to once you get the hang of basic testing.
3f2ec160 120
a9153838 121The purpose of this module is to provide a wide range of testing
122utilities. Various ways to say "ok" with better diagnostics,
123facilities to skip tests, test future features and compare complicated
124data structures. While you can do almost anything with a simple
125C<ok()> function, it doesn't provide good diagnostic output.
3f2ec160 126
127
128=head2 I love it when a plan comes together
129
130Before anything else, you need a testing plan. This basically declares
131how many tests your script is going to run to protect against premature
132failure.
133
4bd4e70a 134The preferred way to do this is to declare a plan when you C<use Test::More>.
3f2ec160 135
136 use Test::More tests => $Num_Tests;
137
138There are rare cases when you will not know beforehand how many tests
139your script is going to run. In this case, you can declare that you
140have no plan. (Try to avoid using this as it weakens your test.)
141
142 use Test::More qw(no_plan);
143
30e302f8 144B<NOTE>: using no_plan requires a Test::Harness upgrade else it will
145think everything has failed. See L<BUGS and CAVEATS>)
146
3f2ec160 147In some cases, you'll want to completely skip an entire testing script.
148
d020a79a 149 use Test::More skip_all => $skip_reason;
3f2ec160 150
d020a79a 151Your script will declare a skip with the reason why you skipped and
152exit immediately with a zero (success). See L<Test::Harness> for
153details.
3f2ec160 154
33459055 155If you want to control what functions Test::More will export, you
156have to use the 'import' option. For example, to import everything
157but 'fail', you'd do:
158
159 use Test::More tests => 23, import => ['!fail'];
160
161Alternatively, you can use the plan() function. Useful for when you
162have to calculate the number of tests.
163
164 use Test::More;
165 plan tests => keys %Stuff * 3;
166
167or for deciding between running the tests at all:
168
169 use Test::More;
170 if( $^O eq 'MacOS' ) {
4bd4e70a 171 plan skip_all => 'Test irrelevant on MacOS';
33459055 172 }
173 else {
174 plan tests => 42;
175 }
176
177=cut
178
179sub plan {
180 my(@plan) = @_;
181
30e302f8 182 my $idx = 0;
7483b81c 183 my @cleaned_plan;
30e302f8 184 while( $idx <= $#plan ) {
7483b81c 185 my $item = $plan[$idx];
186
187 if( $item eq 'no_diag' ) {
30e302f8 188 $Show_Diag = 0;
30e302f8 189 }
190 else {
7483b81c 191 push @cleaned_plan, $item;
33459055 192 }
7483b81c 193
194 $idx++;
33459055 195 }
196
30e302f8 197 $Test->plan(@cleaned_plan);
33459055 198}
199
200sub import {
201 my($class) = shift;
7483b81c 202
203 my $caller = caller;
204
205 $Test->exported_to($caller);
206
207 my $idx = 0;
208 my @plan;
209 my @imports;
210 while( $idx <= $#_ ) {
211 my $item = $_[$idx];
212
213 if( $item eq 'import' ) {
214 push @imports, @{$_[$idx+1]};
215 $idx++;
216 }
217 else {
218 push @plan, $item;
219 }
220
221 $idx++;
222 }
223
224 plan(@plan);
225
226 __PACKAGE__->_export_to_level(1, __PACKAGE__, @imports);
33459055 227}
228
3f2ec160 229
230=head2 Test names
231
232By convention, each test is assigned a number in order. This is
6686786d 233largely done automatically for you. However, it's often very useful to
3f2ec160 234assign a name to each test. Which would you rather see:
235
236 ok 4
237 not ok 5
238 ok 6
239
240or
241
242 ok 4 - basic multi-variable
243 not ok 5 - simple exponential
244 ok 6 - force == mass * acceleration
245
246The later gives you some idea of what failed. It also makes it easier
247to find the test in your script, simply search for "simple
248exponential".
249
6686786d 250All test functions take a name argument. It's optional, but highly
3f2ec160 251suggested that you use it.
252
253
254=head2 I'm ok, you're not ok.
255
256The basic purpose of this module is to print out either "ok #" or "not
257ok #" depending on if a given test succeeded or failed. Everything
258else is just gravy.
259
260All of the following print "ok" or "not ok" depending on if the test
261succeeded or failed. They all also return true or false,
262respectively.
263
264=over 4
265
266=item B<ok>
267
268 ok($this eq $that, $test_name);
269
270This simply evaluates any expression (C<$this eq $that> is just a
271simple example) and uses that to determine if the test succeeded or
272failed. A true expression passes, a false one fails. Very simple.
273
274For example:
275
276 ok( $exp{9} == 81, 'simple exponential' );
277 ok( Film->can('db_Main'), 'set_db()' );
278 ok( $p->tests == 4, 'saw tests' );
279 ok( !grep !defined $_, @items, 'items populated' );
280
281(Mnemonic: "This is ok.")
282
283$test_name is a very short description of the test that will be printed
284out. It makes it very easy to find a test in your script when it fails
285and gives others an idea of your intentions. $test_name is optional,
286but we B<very> strongly encourage its use.
287
288Should an ok() fail, it will produce some diagnostics:
289
290 not ok 18 - sufficient mucus
291 # Failed test 18 (foo.t at line 42)
292
293This is actually Test::Simple's ok() routine.
294
295=cut
296
33459055 297sub ok ($;$) {
298 my($test, $name) = @_;
299 $Test->ok($test, $name);
300}
3f2ec160 301
302=item B<is>
303
304=item B<isnt>
305
306 is ( $this, $that, $test_name );
307 isnt( $this, $that, $test_name );
308
d020a79a 309Similar to ok(), is() and isnt() compare their two arguments
310with C<eq> and C<ne> respectively and use the result of that to
311determine if the test succeeded or failed. So these:
3f2ec160 312
313 # Is the ultimate answer 42?
314 is( ultimate_answer(), 42, "Meaning of Life" );
315
316 # $foo isn't empty
317 isnt( $foo, '', "Got some foo" );
318
319are similar to these:
320
321 ok( ultimate_answer() eq 42, "Meaning of Life" );
322 ok( $foo ne '', "Got some foo" );
323
324(Mnemonic: "This is that." "This isn't that.")
325
326So why use these? They produce better diagnostics on failure. ok()
327cannot know what you are testing for (beyond the name), but is() and
328isnt() know what the test was and why it failed. For example this
d020a79a 329test:
3f2ec160 330
331 my $foo = 'waffle'; my $bar = 'yarblokos';
332 is( $foo, $bar, 'Is foo the same as bar?' );
333
334Will produce something like this:
335
336 not ok 17 - Is foo the same as bar?
60ffb308 337 # Failed test (foo.t at line 139)
3f2ec160 338 # got: 'waffle'
339 # expected: 'yarblokos'
340
341So you can figure out what went wrong without rerunning the test.
342
343You are encouraged to use is() and isnt() over ok() where possible,
344however do not be tempted to use them to find out if something is
345true or false!
346
30e302f8 347 # XXX BAD!
348 is( exists $brooklyn{tree}, 1, 'A tree grows in Brooklyn' );
3f2ec160 349
30e302f8 350This does not check if C<exists $brooklyn{tree}> is true, it checks if
3f2ec160 351it returns 1. Very different. Similar caveats exist for false and 0.
352In these cases, use ok().
353
30e302f8 354 ok( exists $brooklyn{tree}, 'A tree grows in Brooklyn' );
3f2ec160 355
d020a79a 356For those grammatical pedants out there, there's an C<isn't()>
357function which is an alias of isnt().
3f2ec160 358
359=cut
360
361sub is ($$;$) {
33459055 362 $Test->is_eq(@_);
3f2ec160 363}
364
365sub isnt ($$;$) {
a9153838 366 $Test->isnt_eq(@_);
3f2ec160 367}
368
369*isn't = \&isnt;
370
371
372=item B<like>
373
374 like( $this, qr/that/, $test_name );
375
376Similar to ok(), like() matches $this against the regex C<qr/that/>.
377
378So this:
379
380 like($this, qr/that/, 'this is like that');
381
382is similar to:
383
384 ok( $this =~ /that/, 'this is like that');
385
386(Mnemonic "This is like that".)
387
388The second argument is a regular expression. It may be given as a
4bd4e70a 389regex reference (i.e. C<qr//>) or (for better compatibility with older
3f2ec160 390perls) as a string that looks like a regex (alternative delimiters are
391currently not supported):
392
393 like( $this, '/that/', 'this is like that' );
394
395Regex options may be placed on the end (C<'/that/i'>).
396
397Its advantages over ok() are similar to that of is() and isnt(). Better
398diagnostics on failure.
399
400=cut
401
402sub like ($$;$) {
33459055 403 $Test->like(@_);
3f2ec160 404}
405
a9153838 406
407=item B<unlike>
408
409 unlike( $this, qr/that/, $test_name );
410
411Works exactly as like(), only it checks if $this B<does not> match the
412given pattern.
413
414=cut
415
30e302f8 416sub unlike ($$;$) {
a9153838 417 $Test->unlike(@_);
418}
419
420
421=item B<cmp_ok>
422
423 cmp_ok( $this, $op, $that, $test_name );
424
425Halfway between ok() and is() lies cmp_ok(). This allows you to
426compare two arguments using any binary perl operator.
427
428 # ok( $this eq $that );
429 cmp_ok( $this, 'eq', $that, 'this eq that' );
430
431 # ok( $this == $that );
432 cmp_ok( $this, '==', $that, 'this == that' );
433
434 # ok( $this && $that );
30e302f8 435 cmp_ok( $this, '&&', $that, 'this && that' );
a9153838 436 ...etc...
437
438Its advantage over ok() is when the test fails you'll know what $this
439and $that were:
440
441 not ok 1
442 # Failed test (foo.t at line 12)
443 # '23'
444 # &&
445 # undef
446
6686786d 447It's also useful in those cases where you are comparing numbers and
a9153838 448is()'s use of C<eq> will interfere:
449
450 cmp_ok( $big_hairy_number, '==', $another_big_hairy_number );
451
452=cut
453
454sub cmp_ok($$$;$) {
455 $Test->cmp_ok(@_);
456}
457
458
d020a79a 459=item B<can_ok>
460
461 can_ok($module, @methods);
462 can_ok($object, @methods);
463
464Checks to make sure the $module or $object can do these @methods
465(works with functions, too).
466
467 can_ok('Foo', qw(this that whatever));
468
469is almost exactly like saying:
470
471 ok( Foo->can('this') &&
472 Foo->can('that') &&
473 Foo->can('whatever')
474 );
475
476only without all the typing and with a better interface. Handy for
477quickly testing an interface.
478
a9153838 479No matter how many @methods you check, a single can_ok() call counts
480as one test. If you desire otherwise, use:
481
482 foreach my $meth (@methods) {
483 can_ok('Foo', $meth);
484 }
485
d020a79a 486=cut
487
488sub can_ok ($@) {
489 my($proto, @methods) = @_;
89c1e84a 490 my $class = ref $proto || $proto;
d020a79a 491
a9153838 492 unless( @methods ) {
493 my $ok = $Test->ok( 0, "$class->can(...)" );
494 $Test->diag(' can_ok() called with no methods');
495 return $ok;
496 }
497
d020a79a 498 my @nok = ();
499 foreach my $method (@methods) {
a9153838 500 local($!, $@); # don't interfere with caller's $@
501 # eval sometimes resets $!
89c1e84a 502 eval { $proto->can($method) } || push @nok, $method;
d020a79a 503 }
504
505 my $name;
6686786d 506 $name = @methods == 1 ? "$class->can('$methods[0]')"
d020a79a 507 : "$class->can(...)";
508
33459055 509 my $ok = $Test->ok( !@nok, $name );
d020a79a 510
a9153838 511 $Test->diag(map " $class->can('$_') failed\n", @nok);
d020a79a 512
33459055 513 return $ok;
d020a79a 514}
515
516=item B<isa_ok>
517
33459055 518 isa_ok($object, $class, $object_name);
a9153838 519 isa_ok($ref, $type, $ref_name);
d020a79a 520
30e302f8 521Checks to see if the given C<< $object->isa($class) >>. Also checks to make
d020a79a 522sure the object was defined in the first place. Handy for this sort
523of thing:
524
525 my $obj = Some::Module->new;
526 isa_ok( $obj, 'Some::Module' );
527
528where you'd otherwise have to write
529
530 my $obj = Some::Module->new;
531 ok( defined $obj && $obj->isa('Some::Module') );
532
533to safeguard against your test script blowing up.
534
a9153838 535It works on references, too:
536
537 isa_ok( $array_ref, 'ARRAY' );
538
33459055 539The diagnostics of this test normally just refer to 'the object'. If
540you'd like them to be more specific, you can supply an $object_name
541(for example 'Test customer').
542
d020a79a 543=cut
544
33459055 545sub isa_ok ($$;$) {
546 my($object, $class, $obj_name) = @_;
d020a79a 547
548 my $diag;
33459055 549 $obj_name = 'The object' unless defined $obj_name;
550 my $name = "$obj_name isa $class";
d020a79a 551 if( !defined $object ) {
33459055 552 $diag = "$obj_name isn't defined";
d020a79a 553 }
554 elsif( !ref $object ) {
33459055 555 $diag = "$obj_name isn't a reference";
d020a79a 556 }
a9153838 557 else {
558 # We can't use UNIVERSAL::isa because we want to honor isa() overrides
559 local($@, $!); # eval sometimes resets $!
560 my $rslt = eval { $object->isa($class) };
561 if( $@ ) {
562 if( $@ =~ /^Can't call method "isa" on unblessed reference/ ) {
563 if( !UNIVERSAL::isa($object, $class) ) {
564 my $ref = ref $object;
6686786d 565 $diag = "$obj_name isn't a '$class' it's a '$ref'";
a9153838 566 }
567 } else {
568 die <<WHOA;
569WHOA! I tried to call ->isa on your object and got some weird error.
570This should never happen. Please contact the author immediately.
571Here's the error.
572$@
573WHOA
574 }
575 }
576 elsif( !$rslt ) {
577 my $ref = ref $object;
6686786d 578 $diag = "$obj_name isn't a '$class' it's a '$ref'";
a9153838 579 }
d020a79a 580 }
a9153838 581
582
d020a79a 583
33459055 584 my $ok;
d020a79a 585 if( $diag ) {
33459055 586 $ok = $Test->ok( 0, $name );
a9153838 587 $Test->diag(" $diag\n");
d020a79a 588 }
589 else {
33459055 590 $ok = $Test->ok( 1, $name );
d020a79a 591 }
33459055 592
593 return $ok;
d020a79a 594}
595
596
3f2ec160 597=item B<pass>
598
599=item B<fail>
600
601 pass($test_name);
602 fail($test_name);
603
604Sometimes you just want to say that the tests have passed. Usually
605the case is you've got some complicated condition that is difficult to
606wedge into an ok(). In this case, you can simply use pass() (to
607declare the test ok) or fail (for not ok). They are synonyms for
608ok(1) and ok(0).
609
610Use these very, very, very sparingly.
611
612=cut
613
d020a79a 614sub pass (;$) {
33459055 615 $Test->ok(1, @_);
3f2ec160 616}
617
d020a79a 618sub fail (;$) {
33459055 619 $Test->ok(0, @_);
3f2ec160 620}
621
622=back
623
a9153838 624=head2 Diagnostics
625
626If you pick the right test function, you'll usually get a good idea of
627what went wrong when it failed. But sometimes it doesn't work out
628that way. So here we have ways for you to write your own diagnostic
629messages which are safer than just C<print STDERR>.
630
631=over 4
632
633=item B<diag>
634
635 diag(@diagnostic_message);
636
637Prints a diagnostic message which is guaranteed not to interfere with
7483b81c 638test output. Like C<print> @diagnostic_message is simply concatinated
639together.
640
641Handy for this sort of thing:
a9153838 642
643 ok( grep(/foo/, @users), "There's a foo user" ) or
644 diag("Since there's no foo, check that /etc/bar is set up right");
645
646which would produce:
647
648 not ok 42 - There's a foo user
649 # Failed test (foo.t at line 52)
650 # Since there's no foo, check that /etc/bar is set up right.
651
652You might remember C<ok() or diag()> with the mnemonic C<open() or
653die()>.
654
30e302f8 655All diag()s can be made silent by passing the "no_diag" option to
656Test::More. C<use Test::More tests => 1, 'no_diag'>. This is useful
657if you have diagnostics for personal testing but then wish to make
658them silent for release without commenting out each individual
659statement.
660
a9153838 661B<NOTE> The exact formatting of the diagnostic output is still
662changing, but it is guaranteed that whatever you throw at it it won't
663interfere with the test.
664
665=cut
666
667sub diag {
30e302f8 668 return unless $Show_Diag;
a9153838 669 $Test->diag(@_);
670}
671
672
673=back
674
3f2ec160 675=head2 Module tests
676
677You usually want to test if the module you're testing loads ok, rather
678than just vomiting if its load fails. For such purposes we have
679C<use_ok> and C<require_ok>.
680
681=over 4
682
683=item B<use_ok>
684
3f2ec160 685 BEGIN { use_ok($module); }
d020a79a 686 BEGIN { use_ok($module, @imports); }
687
688These simply use the given $module and test to make sure the load
89c1e84a 689happened ok. It's recommended that you run use_ok() inside a BEGIN
d020a79a 690block so its functions are exported at compile-time and prototypes are
691properly honored.
692
693If @imports are given, they are passed through to the use. So this:
694
695 BEGIN { use_ok('Some::Module', qw(foo bar)) }
696
697is like doing this:
698
699 use Some::Module qw(foo bar);
3f2ec160 700
30e302f8 701Version numbers can be checked like so:
702
703 # Just like "use Some::Module 1.02"
704 BEGIN { use_ok('Some::Module', 1.02) }
705
706Don't try to do this:
a344be10 707
708 BEGIN {
709 use_ok('Some::Module');
710
711 ...some code that depends on the use...
712 ...happening at compile time...
713 }
714
30e302f8 715because the notion of "compile-time" is relative. Instead, you want:
a344be10 716
717 BEGIN { use_ok('Some::Module') }
718 BEGIN { ...some code that depends on the use... }
719
3f2ec160 720
721=cut
722
d020a79a 723sub use_ok ($;@) {
724 my($module, @imports) = @_;
725 @imports = () unless @imports;
3f2ec160 726
30e302f8 727 my($pack,$filename,$line) = caller;
3f2ec160 728
a9153838 729 local($@,$!); # eval sometimes interferes with $!
30e302f8 730
731 if( @imports == 1 and $imports[0] =~ /^\d+(?:\.\d+)?$/ ) {
732 # probably a version check. Perl needs to see the bare number
733 # for it to work with non-Exporter based modules.
734 eval <<USE;
3f2ec160 735package $pack;
30e302f8 736use $module $imports[0];
3f2ec160 737USE
30e302f8 738 }
739 else {
740 eval <<USE;
741package $pack;
742use $module \@imports;
743USE
744 }
3f2ec160 745
33459055 746 my $ok = $Test->ok( !$@, "use $module;" );
3f2ec160 747
748 unless( $ok ) {
0cd946aa 749 chomp $@;
30e302f8 750 $@ =~ s{^BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at .*$}
751 {BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at $filename line $line.}m;
33459055 752 $Test->diag(<<DIAGNOSTIC);
a9153838 753 Tried to use '$module'.
754 Error: $@
3f2ec160 755DIAGNOSTIC
756
757 }
758
759 return $ok;
760}
761
d020a79a 762=item B<require_ok>
763
764 require_ok($module);
7483b81c 765 require_ok($file);
d020a79a 766
7483b81c 767Like use_ok(), except it requires the $module or $file.
d020a79a 768
769=cut
3f2ec160 770
771sub require_ok ($) {
772 my($module) = shift;
773
774 my $pack = caller;
775
7483b81c 776 # Try to deterine if we've been given a module name or file.
777 # Module names must be barewords, files not.
778 $module = qq['$module'] unless _is_module_name($module);
779
a9153838 780 local($!, $@); # eval sometimes interferes with $!
3f2ec160 781 eval <<REQUIRE;
782package $pack;
783require $module;
784REQUIRE
785
33459055 786 my $ok = $Test->ok( !$@, "require $module;" );
3f2ec160 787
788 unless( $ok ) {
0cd946aa 789 chomp $@;
33459055 790 $Test->diag(<<DIAGNOSTIC);
a9153838 791 Tried to require '$module'.
792 Error: $@
3f2ec160 793DIAGNOSTIC
794
795 }
796
797 return $ok;
798}
799
7483b81c 800
801sub _is_module_name {
802 my $module = shift;
803
804 # Module names start with a letter.
805 # End with an alphanumeric.
806 # The rest is an alphanumeric or ::
807 $module =~ s/\b::\b//g;
808 $module =~ /^[a-zA-Z]\w+$/;
809}
810
d020a79a 811=back
3f2ec160 812
813=head2 Conditional tests
814
815Sometimes running a test under certain conditions will cause the
816test script to die. A certain function or method isn't implemented
817(such as fork() on MacOS), some resource isn't available (like a
d020a79a 818net connection) or a module isn't available. In these cases it's
819necessary to skip tests, or declare that they are supposed to fail
3f2ec160 820but will work in the future (a todo test).
821
a9153838 822For more details on the mechanics of skip and todo tests see
823L<Test::Harness>.
d020a79a 824
825The way Test::More handles this is with a named block. Basically, a
826block of tests which can be skipped over or made todo. It's best if I
827just show you...
3f2ec160 828
829=over 4
830
d020a79a 831=item B<SKIP: BLOCK>
832
833 SKIP: {
834 skip $why, $how_many if $condition;
3f2ec160 835
d020a79a 836 ...normal testing code goes here...
837 }
3f2ec160 838
a344be10 839This declares a block of tests that might be skipped, $how_many tests
840there are, $why and under what $condition to skip them. An example is
841the easiest way to illustrate:
3f2ec160 842
d020a79a 843 SKIP: {
a344be10 844 eval { require HTML::Lint };
3f2ec160 845
a344be10 846 skip "HTML::Lint not installed", 2 if $@;
d020a79a 847
a344be10 848 my $lint = new HTML::Lint;
60ffb308 849 isa_ok( $lint, "HTML::Lint" );
3f2ec160 850
a344be10 851 $lint->parse( $html );
60ffb308 852 is( $lint->errors, 0, "No errors found in HTML" );
a344be10 853 }
d020a79a 854
a344be10 855If the user does not have HTML::Lint installed, the whole block of
856code I<won't be run at all>. Test::More will output special ok's
857which Test::Harness interprets as skipped, but passing, tests.
0257f296 858
a344be10 859It's important that $how_many accurately reflects the number of tests
860in the SKIP block so the # of tests run will match up with your plan.
0257f296 861If your plan is C<no_plan> $how_many is optional and will default to 1.
a9153838 862
a344be10 863It's perfectly safe to nest SKIP blocks. Each SKIP block must have
864the label C<SKIP>, or Test::More can't work its magic.
a9153838 865
866You don't skip tests which are failing because there's a bug in your
a344be10 867program, or for which you don't yet have code written. For that you
868use TODO. Read on.
3f2ec160 869
870=cut
871
d020a79a 872#'#
1af51bd3 873sub skip {
d020a79a 874 my($why, $how_many) = @_;
33459055 875
876 unless( defined $how_many ) {
d020a79a 877 # $how_many can only be avoided when no_plan is in use.
33459055 878 _carp "skip() needs to know \$how_many tests are in the block"
0257f296 879 unless $Test->has_plan eq 'no_plan';
d020a79a 880 $how_many = 1;
881 }
882
883 for( 1..$how_many ) {
33459055 884 $Test->skip($why);
d020a79a 885 }
886
887 local $^W = 0;
888 last SKIP;
3f2ec160 889}
890
3f2ec160 891
d020a79a 892=item B<TODO: BLOCK>
3f2ec160 893
d020a79a 894 TODO: {
a9153838 895 local $TODO = $why if $condition;
3f2ec160 896
d020a79a 897 ...normal testing code goes here...
898 }
3f2ec160 899
d020a79a 900Declares a block of tests you expect to fail and $why. Perhaps it's
901because you haven't fixed a bug or haven't finished a new feature:
3f2ec160 902
d020a79a 903 TODO: {
904 local $TODO = "URI::Geller not finished";
3f2ec160 905
d020a79a 906 my $card = "Eight of clubs";
907 is( URI::Geller->your_card, $card, 'Is THIS your card?' );
3f2ec160 908
d020a79a 909 my $spoon;
910 URI::Geller->bend_spoon;
911 is( $spoon, 'bent', "Spoon bending, that's original" );
912 }
913
914With a todo block, the tests inside are expected to fail. Test::More
915will run the tests normally, but print out special flags indicating
916they are "todo". Test::Harness will interpret failures as being ok.
917Should anything succeed, it will report it as an unexpected success.
a344be10 918You then know the thing you had todo is done and can remove the
919TODO flag.
d020a79a 920
921The nice part about todo tests, as opposed to simply commenting out a
4bd4e70a 922block of tests, is it's like having a programmatic todo list. You know
d020a79a 923how much work is left to be done, you're aware of what bugs there are,
924and you'll know immediately when they're fixed.
925
926Once a todo test starts succeeding, simply move it outside the block.
927When the block is empty, delete it.
928
30e302f8 929B<NOTE>: TODO tests require a Test::Harness upgrade else it will
930treat it as a normal failure. See L<BUGS and CAVEATS>)
931
d020a79a 932
a9153838 933=item B<todo_skip>
934
935 TODO: {
936 todo_skip $why, $how_many if $condition;
937
938 ...normal testing code...
939 }
940
89c1e84a 941With todo tests, it's best to have the tests actually run. That way
a9153838 942you'll know when they start passing. Sometimes this isn't possible.
943Often a failing test will cause the whole program to die or hang, even
944inside an C<eval BLOCK> with and using C<alarm>. In these extreme
945cases you have no choice but to skip over the broken tests entirely.
946
947The syntax and behavior is similar to a C<SKIP: BLOCK> except the
948tests will be marked as failing but todo. Test::Harness will
949interpret them as passing.
950
951=cut
952
953sub todo_skip {
954 my($why, $how_many) = @_;
955
956 unless( defined $how_many ) {
957 # $how_many can only be avoided when no_plan is in use.
958 _carp "todo_skip() needs to know \$how_many tests are in the block"
0257f296 959 unless $Test->has_plan eq 'no_plan';
a9153838 960 $how_many = 1;
961 }
962
963 for( 1..$how_many ) {
964 $Test->todo_skip($why);
965 }
966
967 local $^W = 0;
968 last TODO;
969}
970
a344be10 971=item When do I use SKIP vs. TODO?
972
973B<If it's something the user might not be able to do>, use SKIP.
974This includes optional modules that aren't installed, running under
975an OS that doesn't have some feature (like fork() or symlinks), or maybe
976you need an Internet connection and one isn't available.
977
978B<If it's something the programmer hasn't done yet>, use TODO. This
979is for any code you haven't written yet, or bugs you have yet to fix,
980but want to put tests in your testing script (always a good idea).
981
a9153838 982
d020a79a 983=back
3f2ec160 984
4bd4e70a 985=head2 Comparison functions
3f2ec160 986
987Not everything is a simple eq check or regex. There are times you
988need to see if two arrays are equivalent, for instance. For these
989instances, Test::More provides a handful of useful functions.
990
7483b81c 991B<NOTE> I'm not quite sure what will happen with filehandles.
3f2ec160 992
993=over 4
994
33459055 995=item B<is_deeply>
996
997 is_deeply( $this, $that, $test_name );
998
999Similar to is(), except that if $this and $that are hash or array
1000references, it does a deep comparison walking each data structure to
1001see if they are equivalent. If the two structures are different, it
1002will display the place where they start differing.
1003
30e302f8 1004Test::Differences and Test::Deep provide more in-depth functionality
1005along these lines.
33459055 1006
1007=cut
1008
7483b81c 1009use vars qw(@Data_Stack %Refs_Seen);
33459055 1010my $DNE = bless [], 'Does::Not::Exist';
1011sub is_deeply {
30e302f8 1012 unless( @_ == 2 or @_ == 3 ) {
1013 my $msg = <<WARNING;
1014is_deeply() takes two or three args, you gave %d.
1015This usually means you passed an array or hash instead
1016of a reference to it
1017WARNING
1018 chop $msg; # clip off newline so carp() will put in line/file
1019
1020 _carp sprintf $msg, scalar @_;
1021 }
1022
33459055 1023 my($this, $that, $name) = @_;
1024
1025 my $ok;
7483b81c 1026 if( !ref $this xor !ref $that ) { # one's a reference, one isn't
1027 $ok = 0;
1028 }
1029 if( !ref $this and !ref $that ) {
33459055 1030 $ok = $Test->is_eq($this, $that, $name);
1031 }
1032 else {
1033 local @Data_Stack = ();
7483b81c 1034 local %Refs_Seen = ();
33459055 1035 if( _deep_check($this, $that) ) {
1036 $ok = $Test->ok(1, $name);
1037 }
1038 else {
1039 $ok = $Test->ok(0, $name);
1040 $ok = $Test->diag(_format_stack(@Data_Stack));
1041 }
1042 }
1043
1044 return $ok;
1045}
1046
1047sub _format_stack {
1048 my(@Stack) = @_;
1049
1050 my $var = '$FOO';
1051 my $did_arrow = 0;
1052 foreach my $entry (@Stack) {
1053 my $type = $entry->{type} || '';
1054 my $idx = $entry->{'idx'};
1055 if( $type eq 'HASH' ) {
1056 $var .= "->" unless $did_arrow++;
1057 $var .= "{$idx}";
1058 }
1059 elsif( $type eq 'ARRAY' ) {
1060 $var .= "->" unless $did_arrow++;
1061 $var .= "[$idx]";
1062 }
1063 elsif( $type eq 'REF' ) {
1064 $var = "\${$var}";
1065 }
1066 }
1067
1068 my @vals = @{$Stack[-1]{vals}}[0,1];
1069 my @vars = ();
1070 ($vars[0] = $var) =~ s/\$FOO/ \$got/;
1071 ($vars[1] = $var) =~ s/\$FOO/\$expected/;
1072
1073 my $out = "Structures begin differing at:\n";
1074 foreach my $idx (0..$#vals) {
1075 my $val = $vals[$idx];
1076 $vals[$idx] = !defined $val ? 'undef' :
2f71ccc2 1077 $val eq $DNE ? "Does not exist"
1078 : "'$val'";
33459055 1079 }
1080
1081 $out .= "$vars[0] = $vals[0]\n";
1082 $out .= "$vars[1] = $vals[1]\n";
1083
a9153838 1084 $out =~ s/^/ /msg;
33459055 1085 return $out;
1086}
1087
1088
0257f296 1089sub _type {
1090 my $thing = shift;
1091
1092 return '' if !ref $thing;
1093
1094 for my $type (qw(ARRAY HASH REF SCALAR GLOB Regexp)) {
1095 return $type if UNIVERSAL::isa($thing, $type);
1096 }
1097
1098 return '';
1099}
1100
1101
3f2ec160 1102=item B<eq_array>
1103
1104 eq_array(\@this, \@that);
1105
1106Checks if two arrays are equivalent. This is a deep check, so
1107multi-level structures are handled correctly.
1108
1109=cut
1110
1111#'#
7483b81c 1112sub eq_array {
1113 local @Data_Stack;
1114 local %Refs_Seen;
1115 _eq_array(@_);
1116}
1117
1118sub _eq_array {
3f2ec160 1119 my($a1, $a2) = @_;
7483b81c 1120
0257f296 1121 if( grep !_type($_) eq 'ARRAY', $a1, $a2 ) {
7483b81c 1122 warn "eq_array passed a non-array ref";
1123 return 0;
1124 }
1125
3f2ec160 1126 return 1 if $a1 eq $a2;
1127
7483b81c 1128 if($Refs_Seen{$a1}) {
1129 return $Refs_Seen{$a1} eq $a2;
1130 }
1131 else {
1132 $Refs_Seen{$a1} = "$a2";
1133 }
1134
3f2ec160 1135 my $ok = 1;
33459055 1136 my $max = $#$a1 > $#$a2 ? $#$a1 : $#$a2;
1137 for (0..$max) {
1138 my $e1 = $_ > $#$a1 ? $DNE : $a1->[$_];
1139 my $e2 = $_ > $#$a2 ? $DNE : $a2->[$_];
1140
1141 push @Data_Stack, { type => 'ARRAY', idx => $_, vals => [$e1, $e2] };
3f2ec160 1142 $ok = _deep_check($e1,$e2);
33459055 1143 pop @Data_Stack if $ok;
1144
3f2ec160 1145 last unless $ok;
1146 }
7483b81c 1147
3f2ec160 1148 return $ok;
1149}
1150
1151sub _deep_check {
1152 my($e1, $e2) = @_;
1153 my $ok = 0;
1154
d020a79a 1155 {
4bd4e70a 1156 # Quiet uninitialized value warnings when comparing undefs.
d020a79a 1157 local $^W = 0;
1158
7483b81c 1159 $Test->_unoverload(\$e1, \$e2);
1160
1161 # Either they're both references or both not.
1162 my $same_ref = !(!ref $e1 xor !ref $e2);
1163
1164 if( defined $e1 xor defined $e2 ) {
1165 $ok = 0;
1166 }
1167 elsif ( $e1 == $DNE xor $e2 == $DNE ) {
1168 $ok = 0;
1169 }
1170 elsif ( $same_ref and ($e1 eq $e2) ) {
d020a79a 1171 $ok = 1;
3f2ec160 1172 }
1173 else {
0257f296 1174 my $type = _type($e1);
1175 $type = '' unless _type($e2) eq $type;
1176
1177 if( !$type ) {
1178 push @Data_Stack, { vals => [$e1, $e2] };
1179 $ok = 0;
1180 }
1181 elsif( $type eq 'ARRAY' ) {
7483b81c 1182 $ok = _eq_array($e1, $e2);
d020a79a 1183 }
0257f296 1184 elsif( $type eq 'HASH' ) {
7483b81c 1185 $ok = _eq_hash($e1, $e2);
d020a79a 1186 }
0257f296 1187 elsif( $type eq 'REF' ) {
33459055 1188 push @Data_Stack, { type => 'REF', vals => [$e1, $e2] };
1189 $ok = _deep_check($$e1, $$e2);
1190 pop @Data_Stack if $ok;
1191 }
0257f296 1192 elsif( $type eq 'SCALAR' ) {
33459055 1193 push @Data_Stack, { type => 'REF', vals => [$e1, $e2] };
1194 $ok = _deep_check($$e1, $$e2);
7483b81c 1195 pop @Data_Stack if $ok;
33459055 1196 }
3f2ec160 1197 }
1198 }
d020a79a 1199
3f2ec160 1200 return $ok;
1201}
1202
1203
1204=item B<eq_hash>
1205
1206 eq_hash(\%this, \%that);
1207
1208Determines if the two hashes contain the same keys and values. This
1209is a deep check.
1210
1211=cut
1212
1213sub eq_hash {
7483b81c 1214 local @Data_Stack;
1215 local %Refs_Seen;
1216 return _eq_hash(@_);
1217}
1218
1219sub _eq_hash {
3f2ec160 1220 my($a1, $a2) = @_;
7483b81c 1221
0257f296 1222 if( grep !_type($_) eq 'HASH', $a1, $a2 ) {
7483b81c 1223 warn "eq_hash passed a non-hash ref";
1224 return 0;
1225 }
1226
3f2ec160 1227 return 1 if $a1 eq $a2;
1228
7483b81c 1229 if( $Refs_Seen{$a1} ) {
1230 return $Refs_Seen{$a1} eq $a2;
1231 }
1232 else {
1233 $Refs_Seen{$a1} = "$a2";
1234 }
1235
3f2ec160 1236 my $ok = 1;
33459055 1237 my $bigger = keys %$a1 > keys %$a2 ? $a1 : $a2;
1238 foreach my $k (keys %$bigger) {
1239 my $e1 = exists $a1->{$k} ? $a1->{$k} : $DNE;
1240 my $e2 = exists $a2->{$k} ? $a2->{$k} : $DNE;
1241
1242 push @Data_Stack, { type => 'HASH', idx => $k, vals => [$e1, $e2] };
3f2ec160 1243 $ok = _deep_check($e1, $e2);
33459055 1244 pop @Data_Stack if $ok;
1245
3f2ec160 1246 last unless $ok;
1247 }
1248
1249 return $ok;
1250}
1251
1252=item B<eq_set>
1253
1254 eq_set(\@this, \@that);
1255
1256Similar to eq_array(), except the order of the elements is B<not>
1257important. This is a deep check, but the irrelevancy of order only
1258applies to the top level.
1259
60ffb308 1260B<NOTE> By historical accident, this is not a true set comparision.
1261While the order of elements does not matter, duplicate elements do.
1262
3f2ec160 1263=cut
1264
3f2ec160 1265sub eq_set {
1266 my($a1, $a2) = @_;
1267 return 0 unless @$a1 == @$a2;
1268
1269 # There's faster ways to do this, but this is easiest.
7483b81c 1270 local $^W = 0;
1271
1272 # We must make sure that references are treated neutrally. It really
1273 # doesn't matter how we sort them, as long as both arrays are sorted
1274 # with the same algorithm.
1275 # Have to inline the sort routine due to a threading/sort bug.
1276 # See [rt.cpan.org 6782]
1277 return eq_array(
1278 [sort { ref $a ? -1 : ref $b ? 1 : $a cmp $b } @$a1],
1279 [sort { ref $a ? -1 : ref $b ? 1 : $a cmp $b } @$a2]
1280 );
3f2ec160 1281}
1282
3f2ec160 1283=back
1284
d020a79a 1285
a9153838 1286=head2 Extending and Embedding Test::More
d020a79a 1287
a9153838 1288Sometimes the Test::More interface isn't quite enough. Fortunately,
1289Test::More is built on top of Test::Builder which provides a single,
1290unified backend for any test library to use. This means two test
1291libraries which both use Test::Builder B<can be used together in the
1292same program>.
1293
1294If you simply want to do a little tweaking of how the tests behave,
1295you can access the underlying Test::Builder object like so:
3f2ec160 1296
d020a79a 1297=over 4
1298
a9153838 1299=item B<builder>
d020a79a 1300
a9153838 1301 my $test_builder = Test::More->builder;
d020a79a 1302
a9153838 1303Returns the Test::Builder object underlying Test::More for you to play
1304with.
1305
1306=cut
d020a79a 1307
a9153838 1308sub builder {
1309 return Test::Builder->new;
1310}
d020a79a 1311
a9153838 1312=back
3f2ec160 1313
d020a79a 1314
30e302f8 1315=head1 EXIT CODES
1316
1317If all your tests passed, Test::Builder will exit with zero (which is
1318normal). If anything failed it will exit with how many failed. If
1319you run less (or more) tests than you planned, the missing (or extras)
1320will be considered failures. If no tests were ever run Test::Builder
1321will throw a warning and exit with 255. If the test died, even after
1322having successfully completed all its tests, it will still be
1323considered a failure and will exit with 255.
1324
1325So the exit codes are...
1326
1327 0 all tests successful
1328 255 test died
1329 any other number how many failed (including missing or extras)
1330
1331If you fail more than 254 tests, it will be reported as 254.
1332
1333
7483b81c 1334=head1 CAVEATS and NOTES
a9153838 1335
7483b81c 1336=over 4
d020a79a 1337
7483b81c 1338=item Backwards compatibility
1339
1340Test::More works with Perls as old as 5.004_05.
1341
1342
1343=item Overloaded objects
1344
1345String overloaded objects are compared B<as strings>. This prevents
1346Test::More from piercing an object's interface allowing better blackbox
1347testing. So if a function starts returning overloaded objects instead of
1348bare strings your tests won't notice the difference. This is good.
1349
1350However, it does mean that functions like is_deeply() cannot be used to
1351test the internals of string overloaded objects. In this case I would
1352suggest Test::Deep which contains more flexible testing functions for
1353complex data structures.
a9153838 1354
a9153838 1355
30e302f8 1356=item Threads
1357
1358Test::More will only be aware of threads if "use threads" has been done
1359I<before> Test::More is loaded. This is ok:
1360
1361 use threads;
1362 use Test::More;
1363
1364This may cause problems:
1365
1366 use Test::More
1367 use threads;
1368
d020a79a 1369
30e302f8 1370=item Test::Harness upgrade
3f2ec160 1371
d020a79a 1372no_plan and todo depend on new Test::Harness features and fixes. If
a9153838 1373you're going to distribute tests that use no_plan or todo your
1374end-users will have to upgrade Test::Harness to the latest one on
1375CPAN. If you avoid no_plan and TODO tests, the stock Test::Harness
1376will work fine.
d020a79a 1377
30e302f8 1378Installing Test::More should also upgrade Test::Harness.
d020a79a 1379
1380=back
3f2ec160 1381
3f2ec160 1382
1383=head1 HISTORY
1384
1385This is a case of convergent evolution with Joshua Pritikin's Test
4bd4e70a 1386module. I was largely unaware of its existence when I'd first
3f2ec160 1387written my own ok() routines. This module exists because I can't
1388figure out how to easily wedge test names into Test's interface (along
1389with a few other problems).
1390
1391The goal here is to have a testing utility that's simple to learn,
1392quick to use and difficult to trip yourself up with while still
1393providing more flexibility than the existing Test.pm. As such, the
1394names of the most common routines are kept tiny, special cases and
1395magic side-effects are kept to a minimum. WYSIWYG.
1396
1397
1398=head1 SEE ALSO
1399
1400L<Test::Simple> if all this confuses you and you just want to write
89c1e84a 1401some tests. You can upgrade to Test::More later (it's forward
3f2ec160 1402compatible).
1403
a9153838 1404L<Test> is the old testing module. Its main benefit is that it has
1405been distributed with Perl since 5.004_05.
3f2ec160 1406
1407L<Test::Harness> for details on how your test results are interpreted
1408by Perl.
1409
30e302f8 1410L<Test::Differences> for more ways to test complex data structures.
1411And it plays well with Test::More.
1412
1413L<Test::Class> is like XUnit but more perlish.
1414
1415L<Test::Deep> gives you more powerful complex data structure testing.
1416
1417L<Test::Unit> is XUnit style testing.
3f2ec160 1418
4bd4e70a 1419L<Test::Inline> shows the idea of embedded testing.
3f2ec160 1420
30e302f8 1421L<Bundle::Test> installs a whole bunch of useful test modules.
3f2ec160 1422
4bd4e70a 1423
1424=head1 AUTHORS
1425
a9153838 1426Michael G Schwern E<lt>schwern@pobox.comE<gt> with much inspiration
1427from Joshua Pritikin's Test module and lots of help from Barrie
7483b81c 1428Slaymaker, Tony Bowden, blackstar.co.uk, chromatic, Fergal Daly and
1429the perl-qa gang.
1430
1431
1432=head1 BUGS
1433
1434See F<http://rt.cpan.org> to report and view bugs.
4bd4e70a 1435
1436
1437=head1 COPYRIGHT
1438
7483b81c 1439Copyright 2001, 2002, 2004 by Michael G Schwern E<lt>schwern@pobox.comE<gt>.
4bd4e70a 1440
1441This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
1442modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.
1443
a9153838 1444See F<http://www.perl.com/perl/misc/Artistic.html>
4bd4e70a 1445
3f2ec160 1446=cut
1447
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