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in reply to Re: Test::More usage to test functions that die
in thread Test::More usage to test functions that die

This wont work unless all your code is in main:: (and even then its a delicate situation at best)

#!/usr/bin/perl sub main::croak { print "I croaked"; } { package Test; use Carp; sub myfunc { croak("I am dying"); } } eval { Test::myfunc(); }; print $@ if $@; *myfunc = \&Test::myfunc; eval { myfunc(); }; print $@ if $@; __OUTPUT__ I am dying at test.pl line 18 I am dying at test.pl line 26
However, what you are talking about is not unlike the ideas behind MockObjects, see Test::MockObject and Test::MockModule for more info.

-stvn

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Re^3: Test::More usage to test functions that die
by trammell (Priest) on Dec 08, 2004 at 16:22 UTC

    I know that the code as written won't work, which is why I labeled it pseudocode. But thanks for clarifying.

    Yes, this is essentially the MockObject strategy. Thanks for adding the links.