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AutoLoader(3pm) 					User Contributed Perl Documentation					   AutoLoader(3pm)

NAME

       Test::AutoLoader - a testing utility for autosplit/autoloaded modules.

SYNOPSIS

	 use Test::AutoLoader;
	 use Test::More tests => 3;

	 use_ok("My::Module"); # from Test::More
	 autoload_ok("My::Module","mysub","sub_two); # test only the listed subs
	 autoload_ok("My::Module"); # tests all '.al' files found for the module

DESCRIPTION

       This single-purpose module attempts to eliminate uncaught syntax errors or other obvious goofs in subroutines that are autosplit, and hence
       not looked at by "perl -c Module.pm".  Ideally, this module will become unnecessary as you reach full coverage of those subroutines in your
       unit tests.  Until that happy day, however, this should provide a quick and dirty backstop for embarrassing typos.

       Test::AutoLoader is built on Test::Builder, and should interoperate smoothly with other such modules (e.g. Test::Simple, Test::More).

EXPORT

   autoload_ok
       Very much like the 'use_ok' subroutine (see Test::More).  If passed only a module name, it will find all subroutine definitions in the
       "auto" directory and attempt to compile them.  If passed a list of subroutine names, it will look for and attempt to compile those (and
       only those).  Any files that cannot be found (if specified directly), read, and compiled will be listed in the diagnostic output for the
       failed test.

AUTHOR

       Ben Warfield (ben_warfield@nrgn.com)

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

       This module is copyright (c) 2005 Neurogen Corporation, Branford, Connecticut, USA.  It may be distributed under the terms of the GNU
       General Public License.

SEE ALSO

       perl, Test::More, AutoLoader.

perl v5.10.1							    2005-07-22							   AutoLoader(3pm)

Test::Builder::Module(3pm)				 Perl Programmers Reference Guide				Test::Builder::Module(3pm)

NAME

       Test::Builder::Module - Base class for test modules

SYNOPSIS

	 # Emulates Test::Simple
	 package Your::Module;

	 my $CLASS = __PACKAGE__;

	 use base 'Test::Builder::Module';
	 @EXPORT = qw(ok);

	 sub ok ($;$) {
	     my $tb = $CLASS->builder;
	     return $tb->ok(@_);
	 }

	 1;

DESCRIPTION

       This is a superclass for Test::Builder-based modules.  It provides a handful of common functionality and a method of getting at the
       underlying Test::Builder object.

   Importing
       Test::Builder::Module is a subclass of Exporter which means your module is also a subclass of Exporter.	@EXPORT, @EXPORT_OK, etc...  all
       act normally.

       A few methods are provided to do the "use Your::Module tests =" 23> part for you.

       import

       Test::Builder::Module provides an import() method which acts in the same basic way as Test::More's, setting the plan and controlling
       exporting of functions and variables.  This allows your module to set the plan independent of Test::More.

       All arguments passed to import() are passed onto "Your::Module->builder->plan()" with the exception of "import =>[qw(things to import)]".

	   use Your::Module import => [qw(this that)], tests => 23;

       says to import the functions this() and that() as well as set the plan to be 23 tests.

       import() also sets the exported_to() attribute of your builder to be the caller of the import() function.

       Additional behaviors can be added to your import() method by overriding import_extra().

       import_extra

	   Your::Module->import_extra(@import_args);

       import_extra() is called by import().  It provides an opportunity for you to add behaviors to your module based on its import list.

       Any extra arguments which shouldn't be passed on to plan() should be stripped off by this method.

       See Test::More for an example of its use.

       NOTE This mechanism is VERY ALPHA AND LIKELY TO CHANGE as it feels like a bit of an ugly hack in its current form.

   Builder
       Test::Builder::Module provides some methods of getting at the underlying Test::Builder object.

       builder

	 my $builder = Your::Class->builder;

       This method returns the Test::Builder object associated with Your::Class.  It is not a constructor so you can call it as often as you like.

       This is the preferred way to get the Test::Builder object.  You should not get it via "Test::Builder->new" as was previously recommended.

       The object returned by builder() may change at runtime so you should call builder() inside each function rather than store it in a global.

	 sub ok {
	     my $builder = Your::Class->builder;

	     return $builder->ok(@_);
	 }

perl v5.18.2							    2014-01-06						Test::Builder::Module(3pm)