Updated Catalyst::Test docs to mention the use of HTTP::Request objects (Rafael Kitover)

diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index 6d0858a..548c4e7 100644 (file)
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 5.7XXXX   XXXX
         - Added PathPrefix attribute
         - Removed Catalyst::Build; we've long since moved to Module::Install
+        - Updated Catalyst::Test docs to mention the use of HTTP::Request
+          objects (Rafael Kitover)
 
 5.7099_01 2008-06-25 22:36:00
         - Refactored component resolution (component(), models(), model(), et al). We now

diff --git a/lib/Catalyst/Test.pm b/lib/Catalyst/Test.pm
index f77f5f1..9e0db01 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/Catalyst/Test.pm
+++ b/lib/Catalyst/Test.pm
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ Catalyst::Test - Test Catalyst Applications
     request('index.html');
     get('index.html');
 
+    use HTTP::Request::Common;
+    my $response = request POST '/foo', [
+        bar => 'baz',
+        something => 'else'
+    ];
+
     # Run tests against a remote server
     CATALYST_SERVER='http://localhost:3000/' prove -r -l lib/ t/
 
@@ -45,7 +51,13 @@ Catalyst::Test - Test Catalyst Applications
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
-Test Catalyst Applications.
+This module allows you to make requests to a Catalyst application either without
+a server, by simulating the environment of an HTTP request using
+L<HTTP::Request::AsCGI> or remotely if you define the CATALYST_SERVER
+environment variable.
+
+The </get> and </request> functions take either a URI or an L<HTTP::Request>
+object.
 
 =head2 METHODS
 
@@ -104,6 +116,8 @@ sub import {
 
 =head2 local_request
 
+Simulate a request using L<HTTP::Request::AsCGI>.
+
 =cut
 
 sub local_request {
@@ -183,7 +197,8 @@ sub remote_request {
 
 =head1 SEE ALSO
 
-L<Catalyst>
+L<Catalyst>, L<Test::WWW::Mechanize::Catalyst>,
+L<Test::WWW::Selenium::Catalyst>, L<Test::More>, L<HTTP::Request::Common>
 
 =head1 AUTHORS