--- /dev/null
+#!perl
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+
+use FindBin;
+use lib "$FindBin::Bin/../../lib";
+
+use Test::More tests => 18;
+use Catalyst::Test 'TestApp';
+
+use Catalyst::Request;
+use HTTP::Headers;
+use HTTP::Request::Common;
+
+{
+ my $creq;
+
+ my $request = POST(
+ 'http://localhost/dump/request/',
+ 'Content-Type' => 'text/plain',
+ 'Content' => 'Hello Catalyst'
+ );
+
+ ok( my $response = request($request), 'Request' );
+ ok( $response->is_success, 'Response Successful 2xx' );
+ is( $response->content_type, 'text/plain', 'Response Content-Type' );
+ like( $response->content, qr/'Catalyst::Request'/,
+ 'Content is a serialized Catalyst::Request' );
+
+ {
+ no strict 'refs';
+ ok(
+ eval '$creq = ' . $response->content,
+ 'Unserialize Catalyst::Request'
+ );
+ }
+
+ isa_ok( $creq, 'Catalyst::Request' );
+ is( $creq->method, 'POST', 'Catalyst::Request method' );
+ is( $creq->content_type, 'text/plain', 'Catalyst::Request Content-Type' );
+ is( $creq->content_length, $request->content_length,
+ 'Catalyst::Request Content-Length' );
+}
+
+{
+ my $creq;
+
+ my $request = POST(
+ 'http://localhost/dump/request/',
+ 'Content-Type' => 'text/plain',
+ 'Content' => 'x' x 100_000
+ );
+
+ ok( my $response = request($request), 'Request' );
+ ok( $response->is_success, 'Response Successful 2xx' );
+ is( $response->content_type, 'text/plain', 'Response Content-Type' );
+ like(
+ $response->content,
+ qr/^bless\( .* 'Catalyst::Request' \)$/s,
+ 'Content is a serialized Catalyst::Request'
+ );
+
+ {
+ no strict 'refs';
+ ok(
+ eval '$creq = ' . $response->content,
+ 'Unserialize Catalyst::Request'
+ );
+ }
+
+ isa_ok( $creq, 'Catalyst::Request' );
+ is( $creq->method, 'POST', 'Catalyst::Request method' );
+ is( $creq->content_type, 'text/plain', 'Catalyst::Request Content-Type' );
+ is( $creq->content_length, $request->content_length,
+ 'Catalyst::Request Content-Length' );
+}