NAME

Test::Compile::Internal - Test whether your perl files compile.

SYNOPSIS

use Test::Compile::Internal;
my $test = Test::Compile::Internal->new();
$test->all_files_ok();
$test->done_testing();

DESCRIPTION

Test::Compile::Internal is an object oriented tool for testing whether your perl files compile.

It is primarily to provide the inner workings of Test::Compile, but it can also be used directly to test a CPAN distribution.

METHODS

new()

A basic constructor, nothing special.

all_files_ok(@dirs)

Checks all the perl files it can find for compilation errors.

If @dirs is defined then it is taken as an array of directories to be searched for perl files, otherwise it searches some default locatioons - see "all_pm_files()" and "all_pl_files()".

verbose($verbose)

An accessor to get/set the verbose flag. If verbose is set, you can get some extra diagnostics when compilation fails.

Verbose is set off by default.

all_pm_files(@dirs)

Returns a list of all the perl module files - that is any files ending in .pm in @dirs and in directories below. If @dirs is undefined, it searches blib if blib exists, or else lib.

Skips any files in CVS or .svn directories.

The order of the files returned is machine-dependent. If you want them sorted, you'll have to sort them yourself.

all_pl_files(@dirs)

Returns a list of all the perl script files - that is, any files ending in .pl or files with no extension in @dirs and in directories below. If @dirs is undefined, it searches script if script exists, or else bin if bin exists.

Skips any files in CVS or .svn directories.

The order of the files returned is machine-dependent. If you want them sorted, you'll have to sort them yourself.

pl_file_compiles($file)

Returns true if $file compiles as a perl script.

pm_file_compiles($file)

Returns true if $file compiles as a perl module.

TEST METHODS

Test::Compile::Internal encapsulates a Test::Builder object, and provides access to some of its methods.

done_testing()

Declares that you are done testing, no more tests will be run after this point.

ok($test,$name)

Your basic test. Pass if $test is true, fail if $test is false. Just like Test::Simple's ok().

plan($count)

Defines how many tests you plan to run.

exported_to($caller)

Tells Test::Builder what package you exported your functions to. I am not sure why you would want to do that, or whether it would do you any good.

diag(@msgs)

Prints out the given @msgs. Like print, arguments are simply appended together.

Output will be indented and marked with a # so as not to interfere with test output. A newline will be put on the end if there isn't one already.

We encourage using this rather than calling print directly.

skip($why)

Skips the current test, reporting $why.

skip_all($reason)

Skips all the tests, using the given $reason. Exits immediately with 0.

AUTHORS

Sagar R. Shah <srshah@cpan.org>, Marcel Grünauer, <marcel@cpan.org>, Evan Giles, <egiles@cpan.org>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

Copyright 2007-2012 by the authors.

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

SEE ALSO

Test::Strict proveds functions to ensure your perl files comnpile, with the added bonus that it will check you have used strict in all your files.