7 # Can't use Carp because it might cause use_ok() to accidentally succeed
8 # even though the module being used forgot to use Carp. Yes, this
11 my($file, $line) = (caller(1))[1,2];
12 warn @_, " at $file line $line\n";
17 use vars
qw($VERSION @ISA @EXPORT %EXPORT_TAGS $TODO);
19 $VERSION = eval $VERSION; # make the alpha version come out as a number
21 use Test
::Builder
::Module
;
22 @ISA = qw(Test::Builder::Module);
23 @EXPORT = qw(ok use_ok require_ok
24 is isnt like unlike is_deeply
28 eq_array eq_hash eq_set
39 Test::More - yet another framework for writing test scripts
43 use Test::More tests => 23;
45 use Test::More qw(no_plan);
47 use Test::More skip_all => $reason;
49 BEGIN { use_ok( 'Some::Module' ); }
50 require_ok( 'Some::Module' );
52 # Various ways to say "ok"
53 ok($got eq $expected, $test_name);
55 is ($got, $expected, $test_name);
56 isnt($got, $expected, $test_name);
58 # Rather than print STDERR "# here's what went wrong\n"
59 diag("here's what went wrong");
61 like ($got, qr/expected/, $test_name);
62 unlike($got, qr/expected/, $test_name);
64 cmp_ok($got, '==', $expected, $test_name);
66 is_deeply($got_complex_structure, $expected_complex_structure, $test_name);
69 skip $why, $how_many unless $have_some_feature;
71 ok( foo(), $test_name );
72 is( foo(42), 23, $test_name );
78 ok( foo(), $test_name );
79 is( foo(42), 23, $test_name );
82 can_ok($module, @methods);
83 isa_ok($object, $class);
91 my @status = Test::More::status;
96 B<STOP!> If you're just getting started writing tests, have a look at
97 Test::Simple first. This is a drop in replacement for Test::Simple
98 which you can switch to once you get the hang of basic testing.
100 The purpose of this module is to provide a wide range of testing
101 utilities. Various ways to say "ok" with better diagnostics,
102 facilities to skip tests, test future features and compare complicated
103 data structures. While you can do almost anything with a simple
104 C<ok()> function, it doesn't provide good diagnostic output.
107 =head2 I love it when a plan comes together
109 Before anything else, you need a testing plan. This basically declares
110 how many tests your script is going to run to protect against premature
113 The preferred way to do this is to declare a plan when you C<use Test::More>.
115 use Test::More tests => 23;
117 There are rare cases when you will not know beforehand how many tests
118 your script is going to run. In this case, you can declare that you
119 have no plan. (Try to avoid using this as it weakens your test.)
121 use Test::More qw(no_plan);
123 B<NOTE>: using no_plan requires a Test::Harness upgrade else it will
124 think everything has failed. See L<CAVEATS and NOTES>).
126 In some cases, you'll want to completely skip an entire testing script.
128 use Test::More skip_all => $skip_reason;
130 Your script will declare a skip with the reason why you skipped and
131 exit immediately with a zero (success). See L<Test::Harness> for
134 If you want to control what functions Test::More will export, you
135 have to use the 'import' option. For example, to import everything
136 but 'fail', you'd do:
138 use Test::More tests => 23, import => ['!fail'];
140 Alternatively, you can use the plan() function. Useful for when you
141 have to calculate the number of tests.
144 plan tests => keys %Stuff * 3;
146 or for deciding between running the tests at all:
149 if( $^O eq 'MacOS' ) {
150 plan skip_all => 'Test irrelevant on MacOS';
159 my $tb = Test
::More-
>builder;
165 # This implements "use Test::More 'no_diag'" but the behavior is
173 while( $idx <= $#{$list} ) {
174 my $item = $list->[$idx];
176 if( defined $item and $item eq 'no_diag' ) {
177 $class->builder->no_diag(1);
192 By convention, each test is assigned a number in order. This is
193 largely done automatically for you. However, it's often very useful to
194 assign a name to each test. Which would you rather see:
202 ok 4 - basic multi-variable
203 not ok 5 - simple exponential
204 ok 6 - force == mass * acceleration
206 The later gives you some idea of what failed. It also makes it easier
207 to find the test in your script, simply search for "simple
210 All test functions take a name argument. It's optional, but highly
211 suggested that you use it.
214 =head2 I'm ok, you're not ok.
216 The basic purpose of this module is to print out either "ok #" or "not
217 ok #" depending on if a given test succeeded or failed. Everything
220 All of the following print "ok" or "not ok" depending on if the test
221 succeeded or failed. They all also return true or false,
228 ok($got eq $expected, $test_name);
230 This simply evaluates any expression (C<$got eq $expected> is just a
231 simple example) and uses that to determine if the test succeeded or
232 failed. A true expression passes, a false one fails. Very simple.
236 ok( $exp{9} == 81, 'simple exponential' );
237 ok( Film->can('db_Main'), 'set_db()' );
238 ok( $p->tests == 4, 'saw tests' );
239 ok( !grep !defined $_, @items, 'items populated' );
241 (Mnemonic: "This is ok.")
243 $test_name is a very short description of the test that will be printed
244 out. It makes it very easy to find a test in your script when it fails
245 and gives others an idea of your intentions. $test_name is optional,
246 but we B<very> strongly encourage its use.
248 Should an ok() fail, it will produce some diagnostics:
250 not ok 18 - sufficient mucus
251 # Failed test 'sufficient mucus'
252 # in foo.t at line 42.
254 This is the same as Test::Simple's ok() routine.
259 my($test, $name) = @_;
260 my $tb = Test
::More-
>builder;
262 $tb->ok($test, $name);
269 is ( $got, $expected, $test_name );
270 isnt( $got, $expected, $test_name );
272 Similar to ok(), is() and isnt() compare their two arguments
273 with C<eq> and C<ne> respectively and use the result of that to
274 determine if the test succeeded or failed. So these:
276 # Is the ultimate answer 42?
277 is( ultimate_answer(), 42, "Meaning of Life" );
280 isnt( $foo, '', "Got some foo" );
282 are similar to these:
284 ok( ultimate_answer() eq 42, "Meaning of Life" );
285 ok( $foo ne '', "Got some foo" );
287 (Mnemonic: "This is that." "This isn't that.")
289 So why use these? They produce better diagnostics on failure. ok()
290 cannot know what you are testing for (beyond the name), but is() and
291 isnt() know what the test was and why it failed. For example this
294 my $foo = 'waffle'; my $bar = 'yarblokos';
295 is( $foo, $bar, 'Is foo the same as bar?' );
297 Will produce something like this:
299 not ok 17 - Is foo the same as bar?
300 # Failed test 'Is foo the same as bar?'
301 # in foo.t at line 139.
303 # expected: 'yarblokos'
305 So you can figure out what went wrong without rerunning the test.
307 You are encouraged to use is() and isnt() over ok() where possible,
308 however do not be tempted to use them to find out if something is
312 is( exists $brooklyn{tree}, 1, 'A tree grows in Brooklyn' );
314 This does not check if C<exists $brooklyn{tree}> is true, it checks if
315 it returns 1. Very different. Similar caveats exist for false and 0.
316 In these cases, use ok().
318 ok( exists $brooklyn{tree}, 'A tree grows in Brooklyn' );
320 For those grammatical pedants out there, there's an C<isn't()>
321 function which is an alias of isnt().
326 my $tb = Test
::More-
>builder;
332 my $tb = Test
::More-
>builder;
342 like( $got, qr/expected/, $test_name );
344 Similar to ok(), like() matches $got against the regex C<qr/expected/>.
348 like($got, qr/expected/, 'this
is like that
');
352 ok( $got =~ /expected/, 'this
is like that
');
354 (Mnemonic "This is like that".)
356 The second argument is a regular expression. It may be given as a
357 regex reference (i.e. C<qr//>) or (for better compatibility with older
358 perls) as a string that looks like a regex (alternative delimiters are
359 currently not supported):
361 like( $got, '/expected/', 'this
is like that
' );
363 Regex options may be placed on the end (C<'/expected/i'>).
365 Its advantages over ok() are similar to that of is() and isnt(). Better
366 diagnostics on failure.
371 my $tb = Test::More->builder;
379 unlike( $got, qr/expected/, $test_name );
381 Works exactly as like(), only it checks if $got B<does not> match the
387 my $tb = Test::More->builder;
395 cmp_ok( $got, $op, $expected, $test_name );
397 Halfway between ok() and is() lies cmp_ok(). This allows you to
398 compare two arguments using any binary perl operator.
400 # ok( $got eq $expected );
401 cmp_ok( $got, 'eq', $expected, 'this
eq that
' );
403 # ok( $got == $expected );
404 cmp_ok( $got, '==', $expected, 'this
== that
' );
406 # ok( $got && $expected );
407 cmp_ok( $got, '&&', $expected, 'this
&& that
' );
410 Its advantage over ok() is when the test fails you'll know what
$got
414 # Failed test in foo.t at line 12.
419 It
's also useful in those cases where you are comparing numbers and
420 is()'s
use of C
<eq> will interfere
:
422 cmp_ok
( $big_hairy_number, '==', $another_big_hairy_number );
427 my $tb = Test
::More-
>builder;
435 can_ok($module, @methods);
436 can_ok($object, @methods);
438 Checks to make sure the $module or $object can do these @methods
439 (works with functions, too).
441 can_ok('Foo', qw(this that whatever));
443 is almost exactly like saying:
445 ok( Foo->can('this') &&
450 only without all the typing and with a better interface. Handy for
451 quickly testing an interface.
453 No matter how many @methods you check, a single can_ok() call counts
454 as one test. If you desire otherwise, use:
456 foreach my $meth (@methods) {
457 can_ok('Foo', $meth);
463 my($proto, @methods) = @_;
464 my $class = ref $proto || $proto;
465 my $tb = Test
::More-
>builder;
468 my $ok = $tb->ok( 0, "->can(...)" );
469 $tb->diag(' can_ok() called with empty class or reference');
474 my $ok = $tb->ok( 0, "$class->can(...)" );
475 $tb->diag(' can_ok() called with no methods');
480 foreach my $method (@methods) {
481 $tb->_try(sub { $proto->can($method) }) or push @nok, $method;
485 $name = @methods == 1 ? "$class->can('$methods[0]')"
486 : "$class->can(...)";
488 my $ok = $tb->ok( !@nok, $name );
490 $tb->diag(map " $class->can('$_') failed\n", @nok);
497 isa_ok($object, $class, $object_name);
498 isa_ok($ref, $type, $ref_name);
500 Checks to see if the given C<< $object->isa($class) >>. Also checks to make
501 sure the object was defined in the first place. Handy for this sort
504 my $obj = Some::Module->new;
505 isa_ok( $obj, 'Some::Module' );
507 where you'd otherwise have to write
509 my $obj = Some::Module->new;
510 ok( defined $obj && $obj->isa('Some::Module') );
512 to safeguard against your test script blowing up.
514 It works on references, too:
516 isa_ok( $array_ref, 'ARRAY' );
518 The diagnostics of this test normally just refer to 'the object'. If
519 you'd like them to be more specific, you can supply an $object_name
520 (for example 'Test customer').
525 my($object, $class, $obj_name) = @_;
526 my $tb = Test
::More-
>builder;
529 $obj_name = 'The object' unless defined $obj_name;
530 my $name = "$obj_name isa $class";
531 if( !defined $object ) {
532 $diag = "$obj_name isn't defined";
534 elsif( !ref $object ) {
535 $diag = "$obj_name isn't a reference";
538 # We can't use UNIVERSAL::isa because we want to honor isa() overrides
539 my($rslt, $error) = $tb->_try(sub { $object->isa($class) });
541 if( $error =~ /^Can't call method "isa" on unblessed reference/ ) {
542 # Its an unblessed reference
543 if( !UNIVERSAL
::isa
($object, $class) ) {
544 my $ref = ref $object;
545 $diag = "$obj_name isn't a '$class' it's a '$ref'";
549 WHOA! I tried to call
->isa on your object
and got some weird error
.
556 my $ref = ref $object;
557 $diag = "$obj_name isn't a
'$class' it
's a '$ref'";
565 $ok = $tb->ok( 0, $name );
566 $tb->diag(" $diag\n");
569 $ok = $tb->ok( 1, $name );
583 Sometimes you just want to say that the tests have passed. Usually
584 the case is you've got some complicated condition that
is difficult to
585 wedge into an ok
(). In this case
, you can simply
use pass
() (to
586 declare the test ok
) or fail
(for not ok
). They are synonyms
for
589 Use these very
, very
, very sparingly
.
594 my $tb = Test
::More-
>builder;
599 my $tb = Test
::More-
>builder;
608 You usually want to test if the module you're testing loads ok, rather
609 than just vomiting if its load fails. For such purposes we have
610 C<use_ok> and C<require_ok>.
616 BEGIN { use_ok($module); }
617 BEGIN { use_ok($module, @imports); }
619 These simply use the given $module and test to make sure the load
620 happened ok. It's recommended that you run use_ok() inside a BEGIN
621 block so its functions are exported at compile-time and prototypes are
624 If @imports are given, they are passed through to the use. So this:
626 BEGIN { use_ok('Some::Module', qw(foo bar)) }
630 use Some::Module qw(foo bar);
632 Version numbers can be checked like so:
634 # Just like "use Some::Module 1.02"
635 BEGIN { use_ok('Some::Module', 1.02) }
637 Don't try to do this:
640 use_ok('Some::Module');
642 ...some code that depends on the use...
643 ...happening at compile time...
646 because the notion of "compile-time" is relative. Instead, you want:
648 BEGIN { use_ok('Some::Module') }
649 BEGIN { ...some code that depends on the use... }
655 my($module, @imports) = @_;
656 @imports = () unless @imports;
657 my $tb = Test
::More-
>builder;
659 my($pack,$filename,$line) = caller;
662 if( @imports == 1 and $imports[0] =~ /^\d+(?:\.\d+)?$/ ) {
663 # probably a version check. Perl needs to see the bare number
664 # for it to work with non-Exporter based modules.
667 use $module $imports[0];
674 use $module \@{\$args[0]};
680 my($eval_result, $eval_error) = _eval
($code, \
@imports);
681 my $ok = $tb->ok( $eval_result, "use $module;" );
685 $@ =~ s
{^BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at
.*$}
686 {BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at
$filename line
$line.}m
;
687 $tb->diag(<<DIAGNOSTIC);
688 Tried to use '$module'.
702 # Work around oddities surrounding resetting of $@ by immediately
704 local($@,$!,$SIG{__DIE__
}); # isolate eval
705 my $eval_result = eval $code;
708 return($eval_result, $eval_error);
716 Like use_ok(), except it requires the $module or $file.
722 my $tb = Test
::More-
>builder;
726 # Try to deterine if we've been given a module name or file.
727 # Module names must be barewords, files not.
728 $module = qq['$module'] unless _is_module_name
($module);
730 my $code = <<REQUIRE;
736 my($eval_result, $eval_error) = _eval
($code);
737 my $ok = $tb->ok( $eval_result, "require $module;" );
741 $tb->diag(<<DIAGNOSTIC);
742 Tried to require '$module'.
752 sub _is_module_name
{
755 # Module names start with a letter.
756 # End with an alphanumeric.
757 # The rest is an alphanumeric or ::
758 $module =~ s/\b::\b//g;
759 $module =~ /^[a-zA-Z]\w*$/;
765 =head2 Complex data structures
767 Not everything is a simple eq check or regex. There are times you
768 need to see if two data structures are equivalent. For these
769 instances Test::More provides a handful of useful functions.
771 B<NOTE> I'm not quite sure what will happen with filehandles.
777 is_deeply( $got, $expected, $test_name );
779 Similar to is(), except that if $got and $expected are references, it
780 does a deep comparison walking each data structure to see if they are
781 equivalent. If the two structures are different, it will display the
782 place where they start differing.
784 is_deeply() compares the dereferenced values of references, the
785 references themselves (except for their type) are ignored. This means
786 aspects such as blessing and ties are not considered "different".
788 is_deeply() current has very limited handling of function reference
789 and globs. It merely checks if they have the same referent. This may
790 improve in the future.
792 Test::Differences and Test::Deep provide more in-depth functionality
797 use vars
qw(@Data_Stack %Refs_Seen);
798 my $DNE = bless [], 'Does::Not::Exist';
801 ref $_[0] eq ref $DNE;
806 my $tb = Test
::More-
>builder;
808 unless( @_ == 2 or @_ == 3 ) {
810 is_deeply() takes two or three args, you gave %d.
811 This usually means you passed an array or hash instead
814 chop $msg; # clip off newline so carp() will put in line/file
816 _carp
sprintf $msg, scalar @_;
821 my($got, $expected, $name) = @_;
823 $tb->_unoverload_str(\
$expected, \
$got);
826 if( !ref $got and !ref $expected ) { # neither is a reference
827 $ok = $tb->is_eq($got, $expected, $name);
829 elsif( !ref $got xor !ref $expected ) { # one's a reference, one isn't
830 $ok = $tb->ok(0, $name);
831 $tb->diag( _format_stack
({ vals
=> [ $got, $expected ] }) );
833 else { # both references
834 local @Data_Stack = ();
835 if( _deep_check
($got, $expected) ) {
836 $ok = $tb->ok(1, $name);
839 $ok = $tb->ok(0, $name);
840 $tb->diag(_format_stack
(@Data_Stack));
852 foreach my $entry (@Stack) {
853 my $type = $entry->{type
} || '';
854 my $idx = $entry->{'idx'};
855 if( $type eq 'HASH' ) {
856 $var .= "->" unless $did_arrow++;
859 elsif( $type eq 'ARRAY' ) {
860 $var .= "->" unless $did_arrow++;
863 elsif( $type eq 'REF' ) {
868 my @vals = @{$Stack[-1]{vals
}}[0,1];
870 ($vars[0] = $var) =~ s/\$FOO/ \$got/;
871 ($vars[1] = $var) =~ s/\$FOO/\$expected/;
873 my $out = "Structures begin differing at:\n";
874 foreach my $idx (0..$#vals) {
875 my $val = $vals[$idx];
876 $vals[$idx] = !defined $val ? 'undef' :
877 _dne
($val) ? "Does not exist" :
882 $out .= "$vars[0] = $vals[0]\n";
883 $out .= "$vars[1] = $vals[1]\n";
893 return '' if !ref $thing;
895 for my $type (qw(ARRAY HASH REF SCALAR GLOB CODE Regexp)) {
896 return $type if UNIVERSAL
::isa
($thing, $type);
907 If you pick the right test function, you'll usually get a good idea of
908 what went wrong when it failed. But sometimes it doesn't work out
909 that way. So here we have ways for you to write your own diagnostic
910 messages which are safer than just C<print STDERR>.
916 diag(@diagnostic_message);
918 Prints a diagnostic message which is guaranteed not to interfere with
919 test output. Like C<print> @diagnostic_message is simply concatenated
922 Handy for this sort of thing:
924 ok( grep(/foo/, @users), "There's a foo user" ) or
925 diag("Since there's no foo, check that /etc/bar is set up right");
929 not ok 42 - There's a foo user
930 # Failed test 'There's a foo user'
931 # in foo.t at line 52.
932 # Since there's no foo, check that /etc/bar is set up right.
934 You might remember C<ok() or diag()> with the mnemonic C<open() or
937 B<NOTE> The exact formatting of the diagnostic output is still
938 changing, but it is guaranteed that whatever you throw at it it won't
939 interfere with the test.
944 my $tb = Test
::More-
>builder;
953 =head2 Conditional tests
955 Sometimes running a test under certain conditions will cause the
956 test script to die. A certain function or method isn't implemented
957 (such as fork() on MacOS), some resource isn't available (like a
958 net connection) or a module isn't available. In these cases it's
959 necessary to skip tests, or declare that they are supposed to fail
960 but will work in the future (a todo test).
962 For more details on the mechanics of skip and todo tests see
965 The way Test::More handles this is with a named block. Basically, a
966 block of tests which can be skipped over or made todo. It's best if I
974 skip $why, $how_many if $condition;
976 ...normal testing code goes here...
979 This declares a block of tests that might be skipped, $how_many tests
980 there are, $why and under what $condition to skip them. An example is
981 the easiest way to illustrate:
984 eval { require HTML::Lint };
986 skip "HTML::Lint not installed", 2 if $@;
988 my $lint = new HTML::Lint;
989 isa_ok( $lint, "HTML::Lint" );
991 $lint->parse( $html );
992 is( $lint->errors, 0, "No errors found in HTML" );
995 If the user does not have HTML::Lint installed, the whole block of
996 code I<won't be run at all>. Test::More will output special ok's
997 which Test::Harness interprets as skipped, but passing, tests.
999 It's important that $how_many accurately reflects the number of tests
1000 in the SKIP block so the # of tests run will match up with your plan.
1001 If your plan is C<no_plan> $how_many is optional and will default to 1.
1003 It's perfectly safe to nest SKIP blocks. Each SKIP block must have
1004 the label C<SKIP>, or Test::More can't work its magic.
1006 You don't skip tests which are failing because there's a bug in your
1007 program, or for which you don't yet have code written. For that you
1014 my($why, $how_many) = @_;
1015 my $tb = Test
::More-
>builder;
1017 unless( defined $how_many ) {
1018 # $how_many can only be avoided when no_plan is in use.
1019 _carp
"skip() needs to know \$how_many tests are in the block"
1020 unless $tb->has_plan eq 'no_plan';
1024 if( defined $how_many and $how_many =~ /\D/ ) {
1025 _carp
"skip() was passed a non-numeric number of tests. Did you get the arguments backwards?";
1029 for( 1..$how_many ) {
1038 =item B<TODO: BLOCK>
1041 local $TODO = $why if $condition;
1043 ...normal testing code goes here...
1046 Declares a block of tests you expect to fail and $why. Perhaps it's
1047 because you haven't fixed a bug or haven't finished a new feature:
1050 local $TODO = "URI::Geller not finished";
1052 my $card = "Eight of clubs";
1053 is( URI::Geller->your_card, $card, 'Is THIS your card?' );
1056 URI::Geller->bend_spoon;
1057 is( $spoon, 'bent', "Spoon bending, that's original" );
1060 With a todo block, the tests inside are expected to fail. Test::More
1061 will run the tests normally, but print out special flags indicating
1062 they are "todo". Test::Harness will interpret failures as being ok.
1063 Should anything succeed, it will report it as an unexpected success.
1064 You then know the thing you had todo is done and can remove the
1067 The nice part about todo tests, as opposed to simply commenting out a
1068 block of tests, is it's like having a programmatic todo list. You know
1069 how much work is left to be done, you're aware of what bugs there are,
1070 and you'll know immediately when they're fixed.
1072 Once a todo test starts succeeding, simply move it outside the block.
1073 When the block is empty, delete it.
1075 B<NOTE>: TODO tests require a Test::Harness upgrade else it will
1076 treat it as a normal failure. See L<CAVEATS and NOTES>).
1082 todo_skip $why, $how_many if $condition;
1084 ...normal testing code...
1087 With todo tests, it's best to have the tests actually run. That way
1088 you'll know when they start passing. Sometimes this isn't possible.
1089 Often a failing test will cause the whole program to die or hang, even
1090 inside an C<eval BLOCK> with and using C<alarm>. In these extreme
1091 cases you have no choice but to skip over the broken tests entirely.
1093 The syntax and behavior is similar to a C<SKIP: BLOCK> except the
1094 tests will be marked as failing but todo. Test::Harness will
1095 interpret them as passing.
1100 my($why, $how_many) = @_;
1101 my $tb = Test
::More-
>builder;
1103 unless( defined $how_many ) {
1104 # $how_many can only be avoided when no_plan is in use.
1105 _carp
"todo_skip() needs to know \$how_many tests are in the block"
1106 unless $tb->has_plan eq 'no_plan';
1110 for( 1..$how_many ) {
1111 $tb->todo_skip($why);
1118 =item When do I use SKIP vs. TODO?
1120 B<If it's something the user might not be able to do>, use SKIP.
1121 This includes optional modules that aren't installed, running under
1122 an OS that doesn't have some feature (like fork() or symlinks), or maybe
1123 you need an Internet connection and one isn't available.
1125 B<If it's something the programmer hasn't done yet>, use TODO. This
1126 is for any code you haven't written yet, or bugs you have yet to fix,
1127 but want to put tests in your testing script (always a good idea).
1141 Indicates to the harness that things are going so badly all testing
1142 should terminate. This includes the running any additional test scripts.
1144 This is typically used when testing cannot continue such as a critical
1145 module failing to compile or a necessary external utility not being
1146 available such as a database connection failing.
1148 The test will exit with 255.
1154 my $tb = Test
::More-
>builder;
1156 $tb->BAIL_OUT($reason);
1162 =head2 Discouraged comparison functions
1164 The use of the following functions is discouraged as they are not
1165 actually testing functions and produce no diagnostics to help figure
1166 out what went wrong. They were written before is_deeply() existed
1167 because I couldn't figure out how to display a useful diff of two
1168 arbitrary data structures.
1170 These functions are usually used inside an ok().
1172 ok( eq_array(\@got, \@expected) );
1174 C<is_deeply()> can do that better and with diagnostics.
1176 is_deeply( \@got, \@expected );
1178 They may be deprecated in future versions.
1184 my $is_eq = eq_array(\@got, \@expected);
1186 Checks if two arrays are equivalent. This is a deep check, so
1187 multi-level structures are handled correctly.
1200 if( grep !_type
($_) eq 'ARRAY', $a1, $a2 ) {
1201 warn "eq_array passed a non-array ref";
1205 return 1 if $a1 eq $a2;
1208 my $max = $#$a1 > $#$a2 ? $#$a1 : $#$a2;
1210 my $e1 = $_ > $#$a1 ? $DNE : $a1->[$_];
1211 my $e2 = $_ > $#$a2 ? $DNE : $a2->[$_];
1213 push @Data_Stack, { type
=> 'ARRAY', idx
=> $_, vals
=> [$e1, $e2] };
1214 $ok = _deep_check
($e1,$e2);
1215 pop @Data_Stack if $ok;
1225 my $tb = Test
::More-
>builder;
1229 # Effectively turn %Refs_Seen into a stack. This avoids picking up
1230 # the same referenced used twice (such as [\$a, \$a]) to be considered
1232 local %Refs_Seen = %Refs_Seen;
1235 # Quiet uninitialized value warnings when comparing undefs.
1238 $tb->_unoverload_str(\
$e1, \
$e2);
1240 # Either they're both references or both not.
1241 my $same_ref = !(!ref $e1 xor !ref $e2);
1242 my $not_ref = (!ref $e1 and !ref $e2);
1244 if( defined $e1 xor defined $e2 ) {
1247 elsif ( _dne
($e1) xor _dne
($e2) ) {
1250 elsif ( $same_ref and ($e1 eq $e2) ) {
1253 elsif ( $not_ref ) {
1254 push @Data_Stack, { type
=> '', vals
=> [$e1, $e2] };
1258 if( $Refs_Seen{$e1} ) {
1259 return $Refs_Seen{$e1} eq $e2;
1262 $Refs_Seen{$e1} = "$e2";
1265 my $type = _type
($e1);
1266 $type = 'DIFFERENT' unless _type
($e2) eq $type;
1268 if( $type eq 'DIFFERENT' ) {
1269 push @Data_Stack, { type
=> $type, vals
=> [$e1, $e2] };
1272 elsif( $type eq 'ARRAY' ) {
1273 $ok = _eq_array
($e1, $e2);
1275 elsif( $type eq 'HASH' ) {
1276 $ok = _eq_hash
($e1, $e2);
1278 elsif( $type eq 'REF' ) {
1279 push @Data_Stack, { type
=> $type, vals
=> [$e1, $e2] };
1280 $ok = _deep_check
($$e1, $$e2);
1281 pop @Data_Stack if $ok;
1283 elsif( $type eq 'SCALAR' ) {
1284 push @Data_Stack, { type
=> 'REF', vals
=> [$e1, $e2] };
1285 $ok = _deep_check
($$e1, $$e2);
1286 pop @Data_Stack if $ok;
1289 push @Data_Stack, { type
=> $type, vals
=> [$e1, $e2] };
1293 _whoa
(1, "No type in _deep_check");
1303 my($check, $desc) = @_;
1307 This should never happen
! Please contact the author immediately
!
1315 my $is_eq = eq_hash(\%got, \%expected);
1317 Determines if the two hashes contain the same keys and values. This
1324 return _deep_check
(@_);
1330 if( grep !_type
($_) eq 'HASH', $a1, $a2 ) {
1331 warn "eq_hash passed a non-hash ref";
1335 return 1 if $a1 eq $a2;
1338 my $bigger = keys %$a1 > keys %$a2 ? $a1 : $a2;
1339 foreach my $k (keys %$bigger) {
1340 my $e1 = exists $a1->{$k} ? $a1->{$k} : $DNE;
1341 my $e2 = exists $a2->{$k} ? $a2->{$k} : $DNE;
1343 push @Data_Stack, { type
=> 'HASH', idx
=> $k, vals
=> [$e1, $e2] };
1344 $ok = _deep_check
($e1, $e2);
1345 pop @Data_Stack if $ok;
1355 my $is_eq = eq_set(\@got, \@expected);
1357 Similar to eq_array(), except the order of the elements is B<not>
1358 important. This is a deep check, but the irrelevancy of order only
1359 applies to the top level.
1361 ok( eq_set(\@got, \@expected) );
1365 is_deeply( [sort @got], [sort @expected] );
1367 B<NOTE> By historical accident, this is not a true set comparison.
1368 While the order of elements does not matter, duplicate elements do.
1370 B<NOTE> eq_set() does not know how to deal with references at the top
1371 level. The following is an example of a comparison which might not work:
1373 eq_set([\1, \2], [\2, \1]);
1375 Test::Deep contains much better set comparison functions.
1381 return 0 unless @$a1 == @$a2;
1383 # There's faster ways to do this, but this is easiest.
1386 # It really doesn't matter how we sort them, as long as both arrays are
1387 # sorted with the same algorithm.
1389 # Ensure that references are not accidentally treated the same as a
1390 # string containing the reference.
1392 # Have to inline the sort routine due to a threading/sort bug.
1393 # See [rt.cpan.org 6782]
1395 # I don't know how references would be sorted so we just don't sort
1396 # them. This means eq_set doesn't really work with refs.
1398 [grep(ref, @$a1), sort( grep(!ref, @$a1) )],
1399 [grep(ref, @$a2), sort( grep(!ref, @$a2) )],
1406 =head2 Extending and Embedding Test::More
1408 Sometimes the Test::More interface isn't quite enough. Fortunately,
1409 Test::More is built on top of Test::Builder which provides a single,
1410 unified backend for any test library to use. This means two test
1411 libraries which both use Test::Builder B<can be used together in the
1414 If you simply want to do a little tweaking of how the tests behave,
1415 you can access the underlying Test::Builder object like so:
1421 my $test_builder = Test::More->builder;
1423 Returns the Test::Builder object underlying Test::More for you to play
1432 If all your tests passed, Test::Builder will exit with zero (which is
1433 normal). If anything failed it will exit with how many failed. If
1434 you run less (or more) tests than you planned, the missing (or extras)
1435 will be considered failures. If no tests were ever run Test::Builder
1436 will throw a warning and exit with 255. If the test died, even after
1437 having successfully completed all its tests, it will still be
1438 considered a failure and will exit with 255.
1440 So the exit codes are...
1442 0 all tests successful
1443 255 test died or all passed but wrong # of tests run
1444 any other number how many failed (including missing or extras)
1446 If you fail more than 254 tests, it will be reported as 254.
1448 B<NOTE> This behavior may go away in future versions.
1451 =head1 CAVEATS and NOTES
1455 =item Backwards compatibility
1457 Test::More works with Perls as old as 5.6.0.
1460 =item Overloaded objects
1462 String overloaded objects are compared B<as strings> (or in cmp_ok()'s
1463 case, strings or numbers as appropriate to the comparison op). This
1464 prevents Test::More from piercing an object's interface allowing
1465 better blackbox testing. So if a function starts returning overloaded
1466 objects instead of bare strings your tests won't notice the
1467 difference. This is good.
1469 However, it does mean that functions like is_deeply() cannot be used to
1470 test the internals of string overloaded objects. In this case I would
1471 suggest Test::Deep which contains more flexible testing functions for
1472 complex data structures.
1477 Test::More will only be aware of threads if "use threads" has been done
1478 I<before> Test::More is loaded. This is ok:
1483 This may cause problems:
1488 5.8.1 and above are supported. Anything below that has too many bugs.
1491 =item Test::Harness upgrade
1493 no_plan and todo depend on new Test::Harness features and fixes. If
1494 you're going to distribute tests that use no_plan or todo your
1495 end-users will have to upgrade Test::Harness to the latest one on
1496 CPAN. If you avoid no_plan and TODO tests, the stock Test::Harness
1499 Installing Test::More should also upgrade Test::Harness.
1506 This is a case of convergent evolution with Joshua Pritikin's Test
1507 module. I was largely unaware of its existence when I'd first
1508 written my own ok() routines. This module exists because I can't
1509 figure out how to easily wedge test names into Test's interface (along
1510 with a few other problems).
1512 The goal here is to have a testing utility that's simple to learn,
1513 quick to use and difficult to trip yourself up with while still
1514 providing more flexibility than the existing Test.pm. As such, the
1515 names of the most common routines are kept tiny, special cases and
1516 magic side-effects are kept to a minimum. WYSIWYG.
1521 L<Test::Simple> if all this confuses you and you just want to write
1522 some tests. You can upgrade to Test::More later (it's forward
1525 L<Test> is the old testing module. Its main benefit is that it has
1526 been distributed with Perl since 5.004_05.
1528 L<Test::Harness> for details on how your test results are interpreted
1531 L<Test::Differences> for more ways to test complex data structures.
1532 And it plays well with Test::More.
1534 L<Test::Class> is like XUnit but more perlish.
1536 L<Test::Deep> gives you more powerful complex data structure testing.
1538 L<Test::Unit> is XUnit style testing.
1540 L<Test::Inline> shows the idea of embedded testing.
1542 L<Bundle::Test> installs a whole bunch of useful test modules.
1547 Michael G Schwern E<lt>schwern@pobox.comE<gt> with much inspiration
1548 from Joshua Pritikin's Test module and lots of help from Barrie
1549 Slaymaker, Tony Bowden, blackstar.co.uk, chromatic, Fergal Daly and
1555 See F<http://rt.cpan.org> to report and view bugs.
1560 Copyright 2001-2002, 2004-2006 by Michael G Schwern E<lt>schwern@pobox.comE<gt>.
1562 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
1563 modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.
1565 See F<http://www.perl.com/perl/misc/Artistic.html>