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App-Test-Generator-0.34
/ App::Test::Generator::Analyzer::Return

VERSION

Version 0.34

DESCRIPTION

Analyses the source code of a method and adds evidence to a App::Test::Generator::Model::Method object describing what kind of value the method returns. Evidence is used downstream by "resolve_return_type" in App::Test::Generator::Model::Method to determine the most likely return type.

new

Construct a new Return analyser.

my $analyser = App::Test::Generator::Analyzer::Return->new;

Arguments

None.

Returns

A blessed hashref.

API specification

input

{}

output

{
    type => OBJECT,
    isa  => 'App::Test::Generator::Analyzer::Return',
}

analyze

Scan the source code of a method for return patterns and add weighted evidence to the method object. Detects three patterns: returning a property from $self, returning $self itself, and returning a constant literal value.

my $analyser = App::Test::Generator::Analyzer::Return->new;
$analyser->analyze($method);

my $type = $method->resolve_return_type;

Arguments

Returns

Nothing (undef). All results are communicated via side effects on the $method object.

Notes

The interface of this analyser differs from App::Test::Generator::Analyzer::ReturnMeta, which operates on a raw schema hashref. This analyser operates on a Model::Method object directly.

API specification

input

{
    self   => { type => OBJECT, isa => 'App::Test::Generator::Analyzer::Return' },
    method => { type => OBJECT, isa => 'App::Test::Generator::Model::Method' },
}

output

{ type => UNDEF }

LICENCE AND COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2025-2026 Nigel Horne.

Usage is subject to GPL2 licence terms. If you use it, please let me know.