pulled from the Catalyst Subversion repository in one step with the
following command:
- svn checkout http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/repos/Catalyst/trunk/examples/Tutorial@###
- IMPORTANT: Does not work yet. Will be completed for final version.
+ svn co http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/repos/Catalyst/tags/examples/Tutorial/MyApp/5.7/Testing MyApp
=head1 RUNNING THE "CANNED" CATALYST TESTS
There are a variety of ways to run Catalyst and Perl tests (for example,
-C<perl Makefile.PL> and C<make test>, but one of the easiest is with the
+C<perl Makefile.PL> and C<make test>), but one of the easiest is with the
C<prove> command. For example, to run all of the tests in the C<t>
directory, enter:
Although the Catalyst helper scripts provide a basic level of checks
"for free," testing can become significantly more helpful when you write
your own script to exercise the various parts of your application. The
-L<Test::WWW::Mechanize::Catalyst> module is very popular for writing
-these sorts of test cases. This module extends L<Test::WWW::Mechanize>
-(and therefore L<WWW::Mechanize>) to allow you to automate the action of
+L<Test::WWW::Mechanize::Catalyst|Test::WWW::Mechanize::Catalyst> module
+is very popular for writing these sorts of test cases. This module
+extends L<Test::WWW::Mechanize|Test::WWW::Mechanize> (and therefore
+L<WWW::Mechanize|WWW::Mechanize>) to allow you to automate the action of
a user "clicking around" inside your application. It gives you all the
benefits of testing on a live system without the messiness of having to
use an actual web server, and a real person to do the clicking.
# all tests. Better to replace "'no_plan'" with "tests => 30" so it
# knows exactly how many tests need to be run (and will tell you if
# not), but 'no_plan' is nice for quick & dirty tests
-
+
use Test::More 'no_plan';
# Need to specify the name of your app as arg on next line
# Can also do:
# use Test::WWW::Mechanize::Catalyst "MyApp";
-
+
use ok "Test::WWW::Mechanize::Catalyst" => "MyApp";
# Create two 'user agents' to simulate two different users ('test01' & 'test02')
$ua1->get_ok("http://localhost/books/url_create/TestTitle/2/4",
"'test01' formless create");
$ua1->title_is("Book Created", "Book created title");
- $ua1->content_contains("Added book 'TestTitle' by 'Stevens'", "Check added OK");
- $ua1->content_contains("a rating of 2.", "Check rating added");
+ $ua1->content_contains("Added book 'TestTitle'", "Check title added OK");
+ $ua1->content_contains("by 'Stevens'", "Check author added OK");
+ $ua1->content_contains("with a rating of 2.", "Check rating added");
+ # Try a regular expression to combine the previous 3 checks & account for whitespace
+ $ua1->content_like(qr/Added book 'TestTitle'\s+by 'Stevens'\s+with a rating of 2./, "Regex check");
# Make sure the new book shows in the list
$ua1->get_ok("http://localhost/books/list", "'test01' book list");
The C<live_app.t> test cases uses copious comments to explain each step
of the process. In addition to the techniques shown here, there are a
-variety of other methods available in L<Test::WWW::Mechanize::Catalyst>
-(for example, regex-based matching). Consult the documentation for more
+variety of other methods available in
+L<Test::WWW::Mechanize::Catalyst|Test::WWW::Mechanize::Catalyst> (for
+example, regex-based matching). Consult the documentation for more
detail.
B<TIP>: For I<unit tests> vs. the "full application tests" approach used
-by L<Test::WWW::Mechanize::Catalyst>, see L<Catalyst::Test>.
+by L<Test::WWW::Mechanize::Catalyst|Test::WWW::Mechanize::Catalyst>, see
+L<Catalyst::Test|Catalyst::Test>.
B<Note:> The test script does not test the C<form_create> and
C<form_create_do> actions. That is left as an exercise for the reader
variable defined, it will default to the same C<dbi:SQLite:myapp.db> as
before.
+
=head1 AUTHOR
Kennedy Clark, C<hkclark@gmail.com>
-Please report any errors, issues or suggestions to the author.
+Please report any errors, issues or suggestions to the author. The
+most recent version of the Catalyst Tutorial can be found at
+L<http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/repos/Catalyst/trunk/Catalyst-Runtime/lib/Catalyst/Manual/Tutorial/>.
Copyright 2006, Kennedy Clark, under Creative Commons License
(L<http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/>).
-Version: .94
-