Apache::TestMB - Subclass of Module::Build to support Apache::Test


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NAME

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Apache::TestMB - Subclass of Module::Build to support Apache::Test

SYNOPSIS

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Standard process for building & installing modules:

  perl Build.PL
  ./Build
  ./Build test
  ./Build install

Or, if you're on a platform (like DOS or Windows) that doesn't like the "./" notation, you can do this:

  perl Build.PL
  perl Build
  perl Build test
  perl Build install

DESCRIPTION

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This class subclasses Module::Build to add support for testing Apache integration with Apache::Test. It is broadly based on Apache::TestMM, and as such adds a number of build actions to a the Build script, while simplifying the process of creating Build.PL scripts.

Here's how to use Apache::TestMB in a Build.PL script:

  use Module::Build;

  my $build_pkg = eval { require Apache::TestMB }
      ? 'Apache::TestMB' : 'Module::Build';

  my $build = $build_pkg->new(
      module_name => 'My::Module',
  );
  $build->create_build_script;

This is identical to how Module::Build is used. Not all target systems may have Apache::Test (and therefore Apache::TestMB installed, so we test for it to be installed, first. But otherwise, its use can be exactly the same. Consult the Module::Build documentation for more information on how to use it; Module::Build::Cookbook may be especially useful for those looking to migrate from ExtUtils::MakeMaker.

INTERFACE

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Build

With the above script, users can build your module in the usual Module::Build way:

  perl Build.PL
  ./Build
  ./Build test
  ./Build install

If Apache::TestMB is installed, then Apache will be started before tests are run by the test action, and shut down when the tests complete. Note that Build.PL can be called Apache::Test-specific options in addition to the usual Module::Build options. For example:

  perl Build.PL -apxs /usr/local/apache/bin/apxs

Consult the Apache::Test documentation for a complete list of options.

In addition to the actions provided by Module::Build (build, clean, code, test, etc.), Apache::TestMB adds a few extra actions:

test_clean

This action cleans out the files generated by the test script, t/TEST. It is also executed by the clean action.

run_tests

This action actually the tests by executing the test script, t/TEST. It is executed by the test action, so most of the time it won't be executed directly.

testcover

Apache::TestMB overrides this action from Module::Build in order to prevent the Apache::Test preference files from being included in the test coverage.

Constructor

new

The new() constructor takes all the same arguments as its parent in Module::Build, but can optionally accept one other parameter:

apache_test_script

The name of the Apache::Test test script. The default value is t/TEST, which will work in the vast majority of cases. If you wish to specify your own file name, do so with a relative file name using Unix-style paths; the file name will automatically be converted for the local platform.

When new() is called it does the following:

Instance Methods

apache_test_args

Returns a hash reference containing all of the settings specified by options passed to Build.PL, or explicitly added to @ARGV in Build.PL. Consult the Apache::Test documentation for a complete list of options.

apache_test_script

Gets or sets the file name of the Apache::Test test script.

generate_script

  $build->generate_script;
  $build->generate_script('t/FOO');
  $build->generate_script(undef, 'Apache::TestRun');

This method is called by new(), so in most cases it can be ignored. If you'd like it to use other than the default arguments, you can call it explicitly in Build.PL and pass it the arguments you desire. It takes two optional arguments:

If there is an existing t/TEST.PL (or a script with the same name as specified by the apache_test_script parameter but with .PL appended to it), then that script will be used as the template for the test script. Otherwise, a simple test script will be written similar to what would be written by Apache::TestRun::generate_script() (although that function is not aware of the arguments passed to Build.PL, so use this one instead!).

SEE ALSO

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Apache::TestRequest

Demonstrates how to write tests to send requests to the Apache server run by ./Build test.

Module::Build

The parent class for Apache::TestMB; consult it's documentation for more on its interface.

http://www.perl.com/pub/a/2003/05/22/testing.html

This article by Geoffrey Young explains how to configure Apache and write tests for your module using Apache::Test. Just use Apache::TestMB instead of Apache::TestMM to update it for use with Module::Build.

AUTHOR

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David Wheeler

Questions can be asked at the test-dev <at> httpd.apache.org list. For more information see: http://httpd.apache.org/test/ and http://perl.apache.org/docs/general/testing/testing.html.


Apache-Test documentation Contained in the Apache-Test distribution.

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package Apache::TestMB;

use strict;
use vars qw(@ISA);
use Module::Build 0.18;
use Apache::Test ();
use Apache::TestConfig ();
@ISA = qw(Module::Build);

sub new {
    my $pkg = shift;
    my($argv, $vars) =
        Apache::TestConfig::filter_args(\@ARGV, \%Apache::TestConfig::Usage);
    @ARGV = @$argv;
    my $self = $pkg->SUPER::new(@_);
    $self->{properties}{apache_test_args} = $vars;
    $self->{properties}{apache_test_script} ||= 't/TEST';
    $self->generate_script;
    return $self;
}

sub valid_property {
    return 1 if defined $_[1] &&
        ($_[1] eq 'apache_test_args' || $_[1] eq 'apache_test_script');
    shift->SUPER::valid_property(@_);
}

sub apache_test_args {
    my $self = shift;
    $self->{properties}{apache_test_args} = shift if @_;
    return $self->{properties}{apache_test_args};
}

sub apache_test_script {
    my $self = shift;
    $self->{properties}{apache_test_script} = shift if @_;
    return $self->{properties}{apache_test_script};
}

sub ACTION_test_clean {
    my $self = shift;
    # XXX I'd love to do this without t/TEST.
    $self->do_system( $self->perl, $self->_bliblib,
                      $self->localize_file_path($self->apache_test_script),
                      '-clean');
}

sub ACTION_clean {
    my $self = shift;
    $self->depends_on('test_clean');
    $self->SUPER::ACTION_clean(@_);
}

sub ACTION_run_tests {
    my $self = shift;
    $self->depends_on('test_clean');
    # XXX I'd love to do this without t/TEST.
    $self->do_system($self->perl, $self->_bliblib,
                     $self->localize_file_path($self->apache_test_script),
                     '-bugreport', '-verbose=' . ($self->verbose || 0));
}

sub ACTION_testcover {
    my $self = shift;

    unless ($self->find_module_by_name('Devel::Cover', \@INC)) {
        warn("Cannot run testcover action unless Devel::Cover "
             . "is installed.\n" .
             "Don't forget to rebuild your Makefile after "
             . "installing Devel::Cover\n");
        return;
    }

    $self->add_to_cleanup('coverage', 'cover_db');

    my $atdir = $self->localize_file_path("$ENV{HOME}/.apache-test");
    local $Test::Harness::switches    =
    local $Test::Harness::Switches    =
    local $ENV{HARNESS_PERL_SWITCHES} = "-MDevel::Cover=+inc,'$atdir'";
    local $ENV{APACHE_TEST_EXTRA_ARGS} = "-one-process";

    $self->depends_on('test');
    $self->do_system('cover');
}

sub ACTION_test_config {
    my $self = shift;
    $self->do_system($self->perl, $self->_bliblib,
                     $self->localize_file_path($self->apache_test_script),
                     '-conf', '-verbose=' . ($self->verbose || 0));
}

sub _bliblib {
    my $self = shift;
    return (
        '-I', File::Spec->catdir($self->base_dir, $self->blib, 'lib'),
        '-I', File::Spec->catdir($self->base_dir, $self->blib, 'arch'),
    );
}

sub ACTION_test {
    my $self = shift;
    $self->depends_on('code');
    $self->depends_on('run_tests');
    $self->depends_on('test_clean');
}

sub _cmodules {
    my ($self, $action) = @_;
    die "The cmodules" . ( $action ne 'all' ? "_$action" : '')
      . " action is not yet implemented";
    # XXX TBD.
    $self->depends_on('test_config');
    my $start_dir = $self->cwd;
    chdir $self->localize_file_path('c-modules');
    # XXX How do we get Build.PL to be generated instead of Makefile?
    # Subclass Apache::TestConfigC, perhaps?
    $self->do_system('Build.PL', $action);
    chdir $start_dir;
}

sub ACTION_cmodules       { shift->_cmodues('all')   }
sub ACTION_cmodules_clean { shift->_cmodues('clean') }

# XXX I'd love to make this optional.
sub generate_script {
    my $self = shift;

    # If a file name has been passed in, use it. Otherwise, use the
    # one set up when the Apache::TestMB object was created.
    my $script = $self->localize_file_path($_[0]
        ? $self->apache_test_script(shift)
        : $self->apache_test_script
    );

    # We need a class to run the tests from t/TEST.
    my $class = pop || 'Apache::TestRunPerl';

    # Delete any existing instance of the file.
    unlink $script if -e $script;

    # Start the contents of t/TEST.
    my $body = "BEGIN { eval { require blib && blib->import; } }\n";

    # Configure the arguments for t/TEST.
    while (my($k, $v) = each %{ $self->apache_test_args }) {
        $v =~ s/\|/\\|/g;
        $body .= "\n\$Apache::TestConfig::Argv{'$k'} = q|$v|;\n";
    }

    my $infile = "$script.PL";
    if (-f $infile) {
        # Use the existing t/TEST.PL.
        my $in = Symbol::gensym();
        open $in, "$infile" or die "Couldn't open $infile: $!";
        local $/;
        $body .= <$in>;
        close $in;
    } else {
        # Create t/TEST from scratch.
        $body .= join "\n",
            Apache::TestConfig->perlscript_header,
            "use $class ();",
            "$class->new->run(\@ARGV);";
    }

    # Make it so!
    print "Generating test running script $script\n" if $self->verbose;
    Apache::Test::basic_config()->write_perlscript($script, $body);
    $self->add_to_cleanup($self->apache_test_script);
}


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