sub run_tests { my $schema = shift; eval { require DateTime }; plan skip_all => "Need DateTime for inflation tests" if $@; plan tests => 3; DBICTest::Schema::CD->inflate_column( 'year', { inflate => sub { DateTime->new( year => shift ) }, deflate => sub { shift->year } } ); Class::C3->reinitialize; # inflation test my $cd = $schema->resultset("CD")->find(3); is( ref($cd->year), 'DateTime', 'year is a DateTime, ok' ); is( $cd->year->month, 1, 'inflated month ok' ); # deflate test my $now = DateTime->now; $cd->year( $now ); $cd->update; ($cd) = $schema->resultset("CD")->search( year => $now->year ); is( $cd->year->year, $now->year, 'deflate ok' ); } 1;