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+use strict;
+use Test::More;
+
+BEGIN {
+ eval "use DBIx::Class::CDBICompat;";
+ plan $@ ? (skip_all => "Class::Trigger and DBIx::ContextualFetch required: $@")
+ : (tests=> 5);
+}
+
+INIT {
+ use lib 't/cdbi/testlib';
+ use Film;
+}
+
+{
+ Film->insert({
+ Title => "Breaking the Waves",
+ Director => 'Lars von Trier',
+ Rating => 'R'
+ });
+
+ my $film = Film->construct({
+ Title => "Breaking the Waves",
+ Director => 'Lars von Trier',
+ });
+
+ isa_ok $film, "Film";
+ is $film->title, "Breaking the Waves";
+ is $film->director, "Lars von Trier";
+ is $film->rating, "R",
+ "constructed objects can get missing data from the db";
+}
+
+{
+ package Foo;
+ use base qw(Film);
+ Foo->columns( TEMP => qw(temp_thing) );
+ my $film = Foo->construct({
+ temp_thing => 23
+ });
+
+ ::is $film->temp_thing, 23, "construct sets temp columns";
+}