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Stuff with the Perl Foundation. A couple of patches in the Perl core. A few CPAN modules. That about sums it up.
Test::Cookbook
We need a Test::Cookbook. From my recent post to the Perl QA List:
Problem:
POD is incomplete in a module but you still want to test POD coverage with something like Test::Pod::Coverage::all_pod_coverage_ok().
Solution:
Have a hash of modules to skip and use TPC's all_modules() function to ensure you don't miss new modules.
use strict;
use Test::More;
eval "use Test::Pod::Coverage 0.08";
plan $@
? (skip_all => "Test::Pod::Coverage needed to test POD coverage");
: (tests => scalar @modules);
my %TODO = map { $_ => 1 } @modules_with_incomplete_pod;
my @modules = Test::Pod::Coverage::all_modules();
foreach my $module (@modules) {
if (exists $TODO{$module}) {
TODO: {
local $TODO = "Known incomplete POD for $module";
pod_coverage_ok($module);
};
}
else {
pod_coverage_ok($module);
}
}
Discussion.
Actually, I'd rather have a Test::Cookbook discussion. You can see the intent of the above code. It's not perfect (and I'm open to suggestions for improvement), but it's something that is not immediately obvious to someone who just started testing. Frankly, I don't care if Test::Cookbook was a wiki, a POD document or something else entirely (such as a book!), but something like this would be terribly useful.
I pour myself a cup of strong coffee. :-)
-- Jarkko Hietaniemi
Book (Score:2)
Actually, I'd rather have a "Unit Testing with Perl" book. It could cover:
- Basic testing (Test::Simple)
- Advanced testing (Test::More)
- Object Oriented tests (Test::Class, etc)
- Test harnesses/runners (Test::Harness,etc)
- Mock objects
Whaddya think?Re:Book (Score:2)
As a book, your idea is better. Barring that, I think a Test::Cookbook POD page would be a good idea.
Re:Book (Score:2)
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xoa
Re:Book (Score:2)
Yes. Yes it is. Slacker.
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Re:Book (Score:2)
Right now, I'm going to lunch.
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xoa
Re:Book (Score:2)
Well, get back to work so we can have our book!
J. David works really hard, has a passion for writing good software, and knows many of the world's best Perl programmers
Re:Book (Score:1)
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