Test::Toolbox - tools for testing

- NAME
- SYNOPSIS
- OVERVIEW
- Meta commands
  - go_script_dir()
  - rtplan()
  - rtcounts()
- Test commands
  - rtok()
  - rtcomp()
  - rtelcount
  - rtarr
  - rthash
  - rtisa
  - rtbool
  - rtdef
  - rtrx
  - rtfile
- Message ID tests
  - rtid()
  - rteval()
- TERMS AND CONDITIONS
- AUTHOR
- VERSION
- HISTORY

# NAME

Test::Toolbox - tools for testing

# SYNOPSIS

     # load module
     use Test::Toolbox;

     # plan tests
     rtplan 43;

     # or, plan tests, but die on the first failure
     rtplan 43, autodie=>1;

     # basic test
     rtok 'my test name', $success;

     # test for failure if you prefer
     rtok 'test name', $success, should=>0;

     # two values should equal each other
     rtcomp 'test name', $val, $other_val;

     # two values should not equal each other
     rtcomp 'test name', $val, $other_val, should=>0;

     # run some code which should succeed
     # note that the second param is undef
     rteval 'test name', undef, sub { mysub() };

     # run some code which should cause a specific error code
     rteval 'test name', 'file-open-failed', sub { mysub() };

     # check that $@ has a specific error code
     rtid 'test name', $@, 'missing-keys';

     # much more

# OVERVIEW

Test::Toolbox provides (as you might guess) tools for automated testing. Test::Toolbox is much like some other testing modules, such as Test::More and Test::Simple. Test::Toolbox provides a different flavor of tests which may or may not actually be to your preference.

The tools in Test::Toolbox have a standard format. Commands start with (the command (of course), followed by the test name. Then there is usually the value being tested, or values being compared, then other options. So, for example, this command checks compares two values:

     rtcomp 'test name', $val, $other_val;

In some cases it's preferable to flip the logic of the test, so that, for example, two values should not be the same. In that case, you can add the `should` option:

     rtcomp 'test name', $val, $other_val, should=>0;

All test commands require a test name as the first param.

# Meta commands

## go_script_dir()

`go_script_dir()` changes to the directory that the script is running in. This can be handy of your test script needs to read files that are part of your tests. `go_script_dir()` takes no params:

     go_script_dir();

## rtplan()

rtplan() indicates how many tests you plan on running. Like with other test modules, failing to run exactly that many tests is itself considered on error. So, this command plans on running exactly 43 tests.

     rtplan 43;

You might prefer that your script dies on the first failure. In that case add the `autodie` option:

     rtplan 43, autodie=>1;

## rtcounts()

rtcounts() returns a hashref of the test counts so far. The hashref has the following elements:

- success: number of successful tests so far.

- fail: number of failed tests so far.

- sofar: total number of tests so far.

- planned: total number of planned tests.

# Test commands

## rtok()

rtok() is the basic command of Test::Toolbox. It requires two params, the name of the test, and a scalar indicating success (true) or failure (false). So, this simple command indicates a successful test:

     rtok 'my test', 1;

You might prefer to flip the logic, so that false indicates success. For that, use the `should` option:

     rtok 'my test', $val, should=>0;

All other test command call rtok().

## rtcomp()

rtcomp() compares the string value of two values. It sets success if they are the same, failure if thet are different. Its simplest use would be like this:

     rtcomp 'my test', $first, $second;

As with other commands, you can flip the logic of the command so that success is if they are not the same:

     rtcomp 'my test', $first, $second, should=>0;

rtcomp() interprets undef as matching undef, so the following test would would be successful.

     rtcomp 'my test', undef, undef;

rtcomp() takes several options.

- collapse

  If this option is true, then the strings are collapsed before they are compared. So, for example, the following test would succeed:

       rtcomp 'my test', ' Fred ', 'Fred', collapse=>1;

- nospace

  nospace removes all spaces before comparing strings. So this test would succeed:

       rtcomp 'my test', 'Fr   ed', 'Fred', nospace=>1;

- case_insensitive

  The case_insensitive option indicates to compare the values case insensitively. So, the following test would be successful.

## rtelcount

Checks if an array has the correct number of elements. The first param is an integer 0 or greater. The second param is an array reference. So, the following test would pass:

     rtelcount 'my test', 3, \@arr;

## rtarr

rtarr compares two arrays. In its simplest use, the test passes if they are identical:

     @first = qw{Larry Curly Moe};
     @second = qw{Larry Curly Moe};
     rtarr 'my test', \@first, \@second;

Like with rtcomp, two undefs are considered the same, so the following test would pass.

     @first = ('Larry', 'Moe', 'Curly', undef);
     @second = ('Larry', 'Moe', 'Curly', undef);
     rtarr 'my test', \@first, \@second;

rtarr takes several options.

- order_insensitive

  If the order_insensitive option is true, then the arrays are considered the same even if the elements are not in the same order. So the following test would pass:

       @first = ('Curly', 'Larry', 'Moe');
       @second = ('Larry', 'Moe', 'Curly');
       rtarr 'my test', \@first, \@second, order_insensitive=>1;

- case_insensitive

  If the case_insensitive option is true, then the elements are compared case insensitively. So the following test would pass:

       @first = ('CURLY', 'LARRY', undef, 'MOE');
       @second = ('Curly', 'Larry', undef, 'Moe');
       rtarr 'my test', \@first, \@second, case_insensitive=>1;

## rthash

rthash checks is two hashes contain the same keys and values. The following test would pass. Keep in mind that hashes don't have the concept of order, so it doesn't matter that the hashes are created with differently ordered keys.

     %first = ( Curly=>'big hair', Moe=>'flat hair', Schemp=>undef);
     %second = ( Moe=>'flat hair', Schemp=>undef, Curly=>'big hair');
     rthash 'my test', \%first, \%second;

rthash doesn't currently have a case_insensitive option. That will probably be added in future releases.

## rtisa

rtisa tests if a given value is of the given class. For example, the following test would pass.

     $val = [];
     rtisa 'my test', $val, 'ARRAY';

The second value can be either the name of the class or an example of the class, so the following test would also pass.

     $val = [];
     rtisa 'my test', $val, [];

If the class is undef or an empty string, then rtisa returns true if the given object is not a reference.

     $val = 'whatever';
     rtisa 'my test', $val, '';

## rtbool

rtbool checks if two values have the same boolean value, that is, if they are both true or both false. Booleans are checked in the perlish sense, so the values don't have to be the same, they just have to have the same perlish boolean values. Here are some examples.

     rtbool 'my test', 'whatever', 'dude'; # passes
     rtbool 'my test', 'whatever', 1;      # passes
     rtbool 'my test', 'whatever', undef;  # fails
     rtbool 'my test', 0, undef;           # passes

## rtdef

rtdef tests if the given value is defined. The second param is the value being tested, the third param is if the value should be defined or not. So, the following tests would pass.

     rtdef 'my test', 'hello', 1;
     rtdef 'my test', undef, 0;

The third param must be defined.

## rtrx

rtrx tests if the given value matches the given regular expression. The following test would pass.

     rtrx 'my test', 'Fred', 'red';

If you want to get fancy with your regular expressions, use qr// to create the regexes as you pass them in. The following test is an example.

     rtrx 'my test', 'Fred', qr/RED$/i;

## rtfile

rtfile tests if the given file path exists. In its simplest use, rtfile takes just the name of the file and the path:

     rtfile 'my test', '/tmp/log.txt';

You can use the `should` option to test if the file doesn't exist:

     rtfile 'my test', '/tmp/log.txt', should=>0;

# Message ID tests

The following tests checking for errors that begin with an error code, followed by a colon, followed by plain language. For example:

     croak 'error-opening-log-file: error opening log file';

Note that the error ID must be followed by a colon.

## rtid()

rtid() checks if the given string starts with the given id. For example, to test is $! starts with the id 'error-opening-log-file' you would use this command:

     rtid 'my test', $!, 'error-opening-log-file';

## rteval()

rteval() allows you to test some code then check for an error id, all in one easy command. rteval runs the given subroutine in an eval{} block, then tests Here's an (admittedly contrived) example:

     rteval
       'my test',
       sub { die 'error-opening-log-file: whatever' },
       'error-opening-log-file';

If your subroutine is really long, you might prefer to put the id as the first param, then the sub. rteval() provides some forgivness in that regard: if the second param is a sub, then the first param is assumed to be the id. So the following example works the same as the above example:

     rteval
       'my test',
       'error-opening-log-file',
       sub { die 'error-opening-log-file: whatever' };

If the sub is supposed to work, you can put undef for the expected code:

     rteval
       'my test',
       sub { my $val = 1 },
       undef;

# TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Copyright (c) 2016 by Miko O'Sullivan. All rights reserved. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. This software comes with NO WARRANTY of any kind.

# AUTHOR

Miko O'Sullivan miko@idocs.com

# VERSION

Version: 0.04

# HISTORY

- Version 0.01 Aug 21, 2016

  Initial release.

- Version 0.02 Aug 23, 2016

  Fixed dependency problem. Should not have been using String::Util.

- Version 0.03 Aug 25, 2016

  Added private sub collapse() which should have been in there all along.

- Version 0.04 Aug 26, 2016

  Added private subs define(), rtrim(), ltrim() which should have been there all along.

  Added rtdiag(). Not sure how to test rtdiag(), so for now no tests for that.

  May have fixed test for rtfile().

Test::Toolbox - tools for testing