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  • For example, in my Test::DBIx::Class module, which is a tool to ease DBIC testing, you can specify a target database type and if you leave the connect info blank, I will try to automatically deploy a database (either mysql or postgresql) to a temporary area. If none of these are available, I fall back to SQLite. So, ideally if you are testing, I should first look for this system, and if it's not setup, fall back to sqlite? Seems like we have some overlapping concerns and might be valuable to collaborate
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    • (Sorry for the late answer...)

      I agree that we have overlapping concerns, and that I have probably overlooked some use cases (I was concerned with testing over as many database engines as possible).

      Regarding defaults, Test::Database will automatically fallback on any file-based database that is available.

      Test::Database is about letting the system owner do all the hard work of configuring databases for us, and just providing what's available. Test::Database only provides the DSN information, but filling the database is up to the test author (or, if I understood correctly, your module). On the other hand, it garantees you'll get the same DSN information between scripts in the same test suite (the mapping algorithm is based on the cwd).

      We should probably continue by email, if you're interested.

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