Re: Test::Pockito, a new module for mocking stuff

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Stolen from the readme

package Love;

sub new {
    return bless {}, Love;
}

sub marry {
    my $self  = shift;
    my $user1 = shift;
    my $user2 = shift;

    my $db_object = $self->{'db_object'};

    if (   $db_object->is_married($user1) == 0
        && $db_object->is_married($user2) == 0 )
    {
        $db_object->marry( $user1, $user2 );
        $db_object->marry( $user2, $user1 );
        return 1;
    }
    return 0;
}

package MyDbClass;

sub is_married {
    # do some complicated stuff
}

sub marry {
    # do some other complicated stuff
}

#Our test can be

use Test::Pockito;
use Test::Simple;

my $pocket  = Test::Pockito->new("MyNamespace");
my $db_mock = $pocket->mock("MyDbClass");

$pocket->when( $db_mock->is_married("bob") )->then(0);
$pocket->when( $db_mock->is_married("alice") )->then(0);
$pocket->when( $db_mock->marry( "alice", "bob" ) )->then();
$pocket->when( $db_mock->marry( "bob",   "alice" ) )->then();

my $target = Love->new();
$target->{'db_object'} = $db_mock;

ok( $target->marry( "bob", "alice" ) == 1, 
    "single to married == success!" );

ok( scalar keys %{ $pocket->expected_calls } == 0,
    "No extra cruft calls, huzzah!" );

An easy improvement would be to have a count_expected_calls_outstanding or something silly, but it's a first release. :)