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Test::Class? or even Test::Unit (Score:2)
I am currently evaluating use of Test::Class.
Your mentioning of our violations of good coding practices in test suites at YAPC::Europe in Copenhagen, have made me think a lot about the general layout my test code.
Test::Class seem to offer something a have been looking for, namely test reuse.
But I do find it quite concerning that is does not appear on your list. Neither do I see Test::Unit, which I evaluated a long time ago - I went with Test::(More|Simple) at that time, but Test::Class does seem to combine
Re:Test::Class? or even Test::Unit (Score:2)
Test::Class is number 52 out of 373. It should be much higher. It's a fantastic module. There are bits and pieces which could be changed but out of the box it's great and I highly recommend it. The test organization, test inheritance and general test code reuse gives it top marks in my book.
Test::Unit is basically abandonware and does not play well with Test::Builder. This means that if you want to use standard Perl testing modules, you can't. You'd have to port any functionality you need if you want to use Test::Unit.
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Ah my bad I did not notice that it was a top-20.
Well I ported a 100% covering test suite to Test::Class yesterday and it does feel good. Next step is to have to other applications reuse the test suite - I can hardly wait.