=head1 NAME
-Catalyst::Manual::Tutorial::Testing - Catalyst Tutorial - Part 8: Testing
+Catalyst::Manual::Tutorial::Testing - Catalyst Tutorial - Chapter 8: Testing
=head1 OVERVIEW
-This is B<Part 8 of 10> for the Catalyst tutorial.
+This is B<Chapter 8 of 10> for the Catalyst tutorial.
L<Tutorial Overview|Catalyst::Manual::Tutorial>
=head1 DESCRIPTION
-You may have noticed that the Catalyst Helper scripts automatically
-create basic C<.t> test scripts under the C<t> directory. This part of
-the tutorial briefly looks at how these tests can be used to not only
-ensure that your application is working correctly at the present time,
-but also provide automated regression testing as you upgrade various
-pieces of your application over time.
+You may have noticed that the Catalyst Helper scripts automatically
+create basic C<.t> test scripts under the C<t> directory. This
+chapter of the tutorial briefly looks at how these tests can be used
+not only to ensure that your application is working correctly at the
+present time, but also provide automated regression testing as you
+upgrade various pieces of your application over time.
-You can checkout the source code for this example from the catalyst
-subversion repository as per the instructions in
+You can check out the source code for this example from the Catalyst
+Subversion repository as per the instructions in
L<Catalyst::Manual::Tutorial::Intro|Catalyst::Manual::Tutorial::Intro>.
+For an excellent introduction to learning the many benefits of testing
+your Perl applications and modules, you might want to read 'Perl Testing:
+A Developer's Notebook' by Ian Langworth and chromatic.
+
=head1 RUNNING THE "CANNED" CATALYST TESTS
for errors:
# Failed test 'Request should succeed'
- # in t/controller_Books.t at line 8.
+ # at t/controller_Books.t line 8.
# Looks like you failed 1 test of 3.
The redirection used by the Authentication plugins will cause several
failures in the default tests. You can fix this by making the following
changes:
-1) Change the line in C<t/01app.t> that read:
+1) Change the line in C<t/01app.t> that reads:
ok( request('/')->is_success, 'Request should succeed' );
ok( request('/login')->is_success, 'Request should succeed' );
-2) Change the "C<request('/logout')-E<gt>is_success>" to
-"C<request('/logout')-E<gt>is_redirect>" in C<t/controller_Logout.t>.
+2) Change the line in C<t/controller_Logout.t> that reads:
+
+ ok( request('/logout')->is_success, 'Request should succeed' );
+
+to:
+
+ ok( request('/logout')->is_redirect, 'Request should succeed' );
+
+3) Change the line in C<t/controller_Books.t> that reads:
-3) Change the "C<request('/books')-E<gt>is_success>" to
-"C<request('/books')-E<gt>is_redirect>" in C<t/controller_Books.t>.
+ ok( request('/books')->is_success, 'Request should succeed' );
-4) Add "C<use MyApp;>" to the top of C<t/view_TT.t>.
+to:
+
+ ok( request('/books')->is_redirect, 'Request should succeed' );
+
+4) Add the following statement to the top of C<t/view_TT.t>:
+
+ use MyApp;
As you can see in the C<prove> command line above, the C<--lib> option
is used to set the location of the Catalyst C<lib> directory. With this
B<Note:> Depending on the versions of various modules you have
installed, you might get some C<used only once> warnings -- you can
-ignore these. If you are following along in Ubuntu 8.10, you can
-prevent them by adding C<no warnings;> above line 49 in
-C</usr/lib/perl5/Template/Base.pm> to match the following:
+ignore these. If you want to eliminate the warnings, you can
+edit C<Template::Base> to disable and then re-enable warnings
+are the C</usr/lib/perl5/Template/Base.pm> line in C<sub new>.
+You can locate where C<Template::Base> is located with the
+following command (it's probably in a place similar to
+C</usr/lib/perl5/Template/Base.pm>):
+
+ perldoc -l Template::Base
+
+Edit the file and modify C<sub new> to match:
...
{ no strict qw( refs );
+ # Disable warnings
no warnings;
$argnames = \@{"$class\::BASEARGS"} || [ ];
+ # Turn warnings back on
+ use warnings;
}
...
# Log in as each user
# Specify username and password on the URL
$ua1->get_ok("http://localhost/login?username=test01&password=mypass", "Login 'test01'");
- # Use the form for user 'test02'; note there is no description here
- $ua2->submit_form(
- fields => {
- username => 'test02',
- password => 'mypass',
- });
+ $ua1->get_ok("http://localhost/login?username=test02&password=mypass", "Login 'test02'");
# Go back to the login page and it should show that we are already logged in
$_->get_ok("http://localhost/login", "Return to '/login'") for $ua1, $ua2;
$ DBIC_TRACE=0 CATALYST_DEBUG=0 prove --lib lib -v t/live_app01.t
-Experiment with the C<DBIC_TRACE>, C<CATALYST_DEBUG>
-and C<-v> settings. If you find that there are errors, use the
-techniques discussed in the "Catalyst Debugging" section (Part 7) to
-isolate and fix any problems.
+Experiment with the C<DBIC_TRACE>, C<CATALYST_DEBUG> and C<-v>
+settings. If you find that there are errors, use the techniques
+discussed in the "Catalyst Debugging" section (Chapter 7) to isolate
+and fix any problems.
If you want to run the test case under the Perl interactive debugger,
try a command such as:
projects / catagits/Catalyst-Manual.git / blobdiff