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A summary of Test::* modules

petdance on 2003-12-01T17:12:58

Iain Truskett and I put together a list of the Test:: modules, with a brief summary of each one. There's a lot out there that you might not realize exists.

Wow, thanks!

phillup on 2003-12-01T19:52:22

This is one neat list.

May I suggest that the next version link directly to the online docs for each?

Thanks

Re:Wow, thanks!

petdance on 2003-12-01T19:58:33

And the cpanratings page? And the download page? And the RT queue for it? Yup, that's all planned.

A Lovely Resource

Dom2 on 2003-12-01T22:01:00

I really like that list; I'm going to have to refer back to it regularly.

Is it worth mentioning Apache::Test there as well? I've started looking at that recently for mod_perl work and it looks to be a useful addition to the perl testing toolbelt. I know it' doesn't begin with Test::, but I feel that it morally deserves to be included.

Thanks,
-Dom

Re:A Lovely Resource

petdance on 2003-12-01T22:11:10

Absolutely. Please mail a short description to me at my email address and I'll put it in.

Nice...

Adrian on 2003-12-02T11:08:59

I was about to embark on something similar so you've saved me some time !

Suggestions

  • Offer a breakdown by whether they are Test::Builder based or not.
  • Maybe extract the synopsis sections from the module POD so you have a "quick reference" document?

Hell - I might actually spend some time and do it myself if you think it's a good idea:-)

Re:Nice...

petdance on 2003-12-02T15:06:27

Please do. Get the original pod doc by s/html/pod/ in the URL and send me patches against it.

Thanks.