On Tue, 29 Oct 2013 12:01:52 -0700 John SJ Anderson <geneh...@genehack.org> wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 29, 2013 at 11:02 AM, Manfred Lotz > <manfred.l...@arcor.de> wrote: > > This is exactly what I don't want to do. IMHO, for testing modules > > or applications this is the way to go. However, for a standalone > > script I'd like to have my test data inside the script itself. > > Well, you could add some input values and expected results in a > __DATA__ section (maybe as some sort of YAML or other serialization > format), and then add a '-T' runtime option that reads that data in, > runs it through the program, and uses 'require' to load Test::More to > get access to functions like is() and ok() and friends, and use those > to compare your inputs to your expected results. > > Is something like that what you're envisioning? > This comes close. In the meantime I found that there are even packages like Test::Standalone or Test::Inline supporting what I want. Does anybody know those packages and is able to recommend one? -- Manfred -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/
