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+use DBIx::Class::Optional::Dependencies -skip_all_without => 'test_pod';
+
+use warnings;
+use strict;
+
+use Test::More;
+use lib qw(t/lib);
+use DBICTest;
+
+# this has already been required but leave it here for CPANTS static analysis
+require Test::Pod;
+
+my $generated_pod_dir = 'maint/.Generated_Pod';
+Test::Pod::all_pod_files_ok( 'lib', -d $generated_pod_dir ? $generated_pod_dir : () );