Provided by: libtest2-suite-perl_0.000102-1_all 
NAME
Test2::Compare - Test2 extension for writing deep comparison tools.
DESCRIPTION
This library is the driving force behind deep comparison tools such as
"Test2::Tools::Compare::is()" and "Test2::Tools::ClassicCompare::is_deeply()".
SYNOPSIS
package Test2::Tools::MyCheck;
use Test2::Compare::MyCheck;
use Test2::Compare qw/compare/;
sub MyCheck {
my ($got, $exp, $name, @diag) = @_;
my $ctx = context();
my $delta = compare($got, $exp, \&convert);
if ($delta) {
$ctx->ok(0, $name, [$delta->table, @diag]);
}
else {
$ctx->ok(1, $name);
}
$ctx->release;
return !$delta;
}
sub convert {
my $thing = shift;
return $thing if blessed($thing) && $thing->isa('Test2::Compare::MyCheck');
return Test2::Compare::MyCheck->new(stuff => $thing);
}
See Test2::Compare::Base for details about writing a custom check.
EXPORTS
$delta = compare($got, $expect, \&convert)
This will compare the structures in $got with those in $expect, The convert sub should
convert vanilla structures inside $expect into checks. If there are differences in
the structures they will be reported back as an Test2::Compare::Delta tree.
$build = get_build()
Get the current global build, if any.
push_build($build)
Set the current global build.
$build = pop_build($build)
Unset the current global build. This will throw an exception if the build passed in is
different from the current global.
build($class, sub { ... })
Run the provided codeblock with a new instance of $class as the current build. Returns
the new build.
$check = convert($thing)
$check = convert($thing, $config)
This convert function is used by "strict_convert()" and "relaxed_convert()" under the
hood. It can also be used as the basis for other convert functions.
If you want to use it with a custom configuration you should wrap it in another sub
like so:
sub my_convert {
my $thing_to_convert = shift;
return convert(
$thing_to_convert,
{ ... }
);
}
Or the short variant:
sub my_convert { convert($_[0], { ... }) }
There are several configuration options, here they are with the default setting listed
first:
implicit_end => 1
This option toggles array/hash boundaries. If this is true then no extra hash keys
or array indexes will be allowed. This setting effects generated compare objects
as well as any passed in.
use_regex => 1
This option toggles regex matching. When true (default) regexes are converted to
checks such that values must match the regex. When false regexes will be compared
to see if they are identical regexes.
use_code => 0
This option toggles code matching. When false (default) coderefs in structures
must be the same coderef as specified. When true coderefs will be run to verify
the value being checked.
$check = strict_convert($thing)
Convert $thing to an Test2::Compare::* object. This will behave strictly which means
it uses these settings:
implicit_end => 1
Array bounds will be checked when this object is used in a comparison. No
unexpected hash keys can be present.
use_code => 0
Sub references will be compared as refs (IE are these sub refs the same ref?)
use_regex => 0
Regexes will be compared directly (IE are the regexes the same?)
$compare = relaxed_convert($thing)
Convert $thing to an Test2::Compare::* object. This will be relaxed which means it
uses these settings:
implicit_end => 0
Array bounds will not be checked when this object is used in a comparison.
Unexpected hash keys can be present.
use_code => 1
Sub references will be run to verify a value.
use_regex => 1
Values will be checked against any regexes provided.
WRITING A VARIANT OF IS/LIKE
use Test2::Compare qw/compare convert/;
sub my_like($$;$@) {
my ($got, $exp, $name, @diag) = @_;
my $ctx = context();
# A custom converter that does the same thing as the one used by like()
my $convert = sub {
my $thing = shift;
return convert(
$thing,
{
implicit_end => 0,
use_code => 1,
use_regex => 1,
}
);
};
my $delta = compare($got, $exp, $convert);
if ($delta) {
$ctx->ok(0, $name, [$delta->diag, @diag]);
}
else {
$ctx->ok(1, $name);
}
$ctx->release;
return !$delta;
}
The work of a comparison tool is done by 3 entities:
compare()
The "compare()" function takes the structure you got, the specification you want to
check against, and a "\&convert" sub that will convert anything that is not an
instance of an Test2::Compare::Base subclass into one.
This tool will use the "\&convert" function on the specification, and then produce an
Test2::Compare::Delta structure that outlines all the ways the structure you got
deviates from the specification.
\&convert
Converts anything that is not an instance of an Test2::Compare::Base subclass, and
turns it into one. The objects this produces are able to check that a structure
matches a specification.
$delta
An instance of Test2::Compare::Delta is ultimately returned. This object represents
all the ways in with the structure you got deviated from the specification. The delta
is a tree and may contain child deltas for nested structures.
The delta is capable of rendering itself as a table, use "@lines = $delta->diag" to
get the table (lines in @lines will not be terminated with "\n").
The "convert()" function provided by this package contains all the specification behavior
of "like()" and "is()". It is intended to be wrapped in a sub that passes in a
configuration hash, which allows you to control the behavior.
You are free to write your own "$check = compare($thing)" function, it just needs to
accept a single argument, and produce a single instance of an Test2::Compare::Base
subclass.
SOURCE
The source code repository for Test2-Suite can be found at
https://github.com/Test-More/Test2-Suite/.
MAINTAINERS
Chad Granum <exodist@cpan.org>
AUTHORS
Chad Granum <exodist@cpan.org>
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2017 Chad Granum <exodist@cpan.org>.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same
terms as Perl itself.
See http://dev.perl.org/licenses/