Test::Signature(3pm)					User Contributed Perl Documentation				      Test::Signature(3pm)

NAME

       Test::Signature - Automated SIGNATURE testing

SYNOPSIS

	   # This is actually the t/0-signature.t file from this distribution.
	   use Test::More tests => 1;
	   use Test::Signature;

	   signature_ok();

ABSTRACT

       "Test::Signature" verifies that the "Module::Signature" generated signature of a module is correct.

DESCRIPTION

       "Module::Signature" allows you to verify that a distribution has not been tampered with. "Test::Signature" lets that be tested as part of
       the distribution's test suite.

       By default, if "Module::Signature" is not installed then it will just say so and not fail the test. That can be overridden though.

       IMPORTANT: This is not a substitute for the users verifying the distribution themselves. By the time this module is run, the users will
       have already run your Makefile.PL or Build.PL scripts which could have been compromised.

       This module is more for ensuring you've updated your signature appropriately before distributing, and for preventing accidental errors
       during transmission or packaging.

FUNCTIONS

       "signature_ok" is exported by default. "signature_force_ok" must be explicitly exported.

   signature_ok()
       This will test that the "Module::Signature" generated signature is valid for the distribution. It can be given two optional parameters.
       The first is a name for the test. The default is "Valid signature".  The second is whether a lack of "Module::Signature" should be regarded
       as a failure. The default is 0 meaning 'no'.

	   # Test with defaults
	   signature_ok()
	   # Test with custom name
	   signature_ok( "Is the signature valid?" );
	   # Test with custom name and force C<Module::Signature> to exist
	   signature_ok( "Is the signature valid?", 1 );
	   # Test without custom name, but forcing
	   signature_ok( undef, 1 );

   signature_force_ok()
       This is equivalent to calling "signature_ok( $name, 1 )" but is more readable.

	   # These are equivalent:
	   signature_force_ok( "Is our signature valid?" );
	   signature_ok( "Is our signature valid?", 1);

	   # These are equivalent:
	   signature_force_ok();
	   signature_ok( undef, 1 );

NOTES ON USE

   MANIFEST and MANIFEST.SKIP
       It is imperative that your MANIFEST and MANIFEST.SKIP files be accurate and complete. If you are using "ExtUtils::MakeMaker" and you do not
       have a MANIFEST.SKIP file, then don't worry about the rest of this. If you do have a MANIFEST.SKIP file, or you use "Module::Build", you
       must read this.

       Since the test is run at "make test" time, the distribution has been made. Thus your MANIFEST.SKIP file should have the entries listed
       below.

       If you're using "ExtUtils::MakeMaker", you should have, at least:

	   #defaults
	   ^Makefile$
	   ^blib/
	   ^blibdirs$
	   ^pm_to_blib$

       These entries are part of the default set provided by "ExtUtils::Manifest", which is ignored if you provide your own MANIFEST.SKIP file.

       If you are using "Module::Build", there is no default MANIFEST.SKIP so you must provide your own. It must, minimally, contain:

	   ^Build$
	   ^Makefile$
	   ^_build/
	   ^blib/

       If you don't have the correct entries, "Module::Signature" will complain that you have:

	   ==> MISMATCHED content between MANIFEST and distribution files! <==

       You should note this during normal development testing anyway.

   Use with Test::Prereq
       "Test::Prereq" tends to get a bit particular about modules.  If you're using the force option with "Test::Signature" then you will have to
       specify that you expect "Module::Signature" as a prerequisite. "Test::Signature" will not have it as a prerequisite since that would defeat
       the point of having the force variant.

       If you are using "ExtUtils::MakeMaker" you should have a line like the following in your Makefile.PL:

	   'PREREQ_PM' => {
	       'Test::Signature'   => '1.04',
	       'Module::Signature' => '0.22',
	       'Test::More'	   => '0.47',
	   },

       If using "Module::Build", your Build.PL should have:

	   build_requires => {
	       'Test::Signature'   => '1.04',
	       'Module::Signature' => '0.22',
	       'Test::More'	   => '0.47',
	   },

       If you just want the default behaviour of testing the signature if and only if the user already has "Module::Signature" installed, then you
       will need something like the following code. The example uses "Module::Build" format but it should be trivial for you to translate to
       "ExtUtils::MakeMaker".

	   #!/usr/bin/perl -w
	   use strict;
	   use Module::Build 0.18;

	   my @extra_build;

	   eval { require Module::Signature };
	   if (!$@ or $Test::Prereq::VERSION)
	   {
	       push @extra_build, "Module::Signature" => '0.22'
	   }

	   my $m = Module::Build->new(
	       dist_name => 'WWW-Yahoo-Groups',
	       dist_version => '1.7.7',
	       license => 'perl',

	       requires => {
		   # various modules
		   'perl'	      => '5.6.0',
	       },
	       build_requires => {
		   'Test::More' 	 => 0.47,
		   'Test::Prereq'	 => 0.19,
		   'Test::Prereq::Build' => 0.04,
		   'Test::Signature'	 => 1.04,
		   @extra_build,
	       },
	   );

	   $m->create_build_script;

       If you have any questions on using this module with "Test::Prereq", just email me (address below).

   Use with Module::Install
       "Module::Install" is a module to assist in the bundling of build prerequisite modules in packages. Well, among other things.

       "Test::Signature" is a perfect candidate for such a module. As it's a module aimed purely at those writing modules rather than those using
       them.

       Here's a good way to use it:

       Make a test file (say, t/00sig.t) that contains the following:

	   use lib 'inc';
	   use Test::More tests => 1;
	   use Test::Signature;
	   signature_ok();

       In your Makefile.PL (or Build.PL if appropriate) add:

	   include 'Test::Signature';

       And that's it! You don't have to specify it as a prerequisite or anything like that because "Module::Install" will include it in your
       distribution. And you don't have to worry about size because "Module::Install" strips out all this waffling POD.

THANKS

       Arthur Bergman for suggesting the module.

       Audrey Tang for writing Module::Signature, and making some suggestions.

       Tels suggested testing network connectivity to Audrey; Audrey added that to "Module::Signature" 0.16 and I (Iain Truskett) added it to this
       module (as of 1.03).

BUGS

       Please report bugs at <bug-test-signature@rt.cpan.org> or via the web interface at <http://rt.cpan.org>

AUTHORS

       Audrey Tang <cpan@audreyt.org> Original author: Iain Truskett <spoon@cpan.org>, now passed away.

LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT

       Copyright 2002, 2003 by Iain Truskett.  Copyright 2003, 2007 by Audrey Tang <cpan@audreyt.org>.

       This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

SEE ALSO

       perl, Module::Signature, Test::More.

       Module::Build, ExtUtils::Manifest, ExtUtils::MakeMaker.

       Test::Prereq, Module::Install.

perl v5.10.0							    2007-10-15						      Test::Signature(3pm)