Re^2: Testing Perl files rather than modules

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Also, if you are serious about testing an perl (and about testing in perl), then Perl Testing: A Developer's Notebook(ISBN 9780596100926) is, IMO, a must.

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Re^3: Testing Perl files rather than modules by jvector (Friar) on Sep 17, 2008 at 23:30 UTC
I too have had a recent epiphany "must get serious about testing". So I bought this book too.</p. And I was left with "... but how do I get "there" from "here"??. Because it does tend to start with `use YourMod::YourStuff;` ... which is not very handy if you are not in a modularized position to begin with. I got a great tip from gabszab which suited my current situation (big monolithic CGI script), which was 'invoke the whole thing from your test and use `cmp_ok`', but that's another subject (although it might help in our situation?). This signature will be ready by Christmas	[reply] [d/l] [select]

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Re^3: Testing Perl files rather than modules
by jvector (Friar) on Sep 17, 2008 at 23:30 UTC

I too have had a recent epiphany "must get serious about testing". So I bought this book too.</p.

And I was left with "... but how do I get "there" from "here"??. Because it does tend to start with

use YourMod::YourStuff;

... which is not very handy if you are not in a modularized position to begin with.

I got a great tip from gabszab which suited my current situation (big monolithic CGI script), which was 'invoke the whole thing from your test and use cmp_ok', but that's another subject (although it might help in our situation?).

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