NAME

       Test::Expect - Automated driving and testing of terminal-based programs

SYNOPSIS

         # in a t/*.t file:
         use Test::Expect;
         use Test::More tests => 13;
         expect_run(
           command => ["perl", "testme.pl"],
           prompt  => 'testme: ',
           quit    => 'quit',
         );
         expect("ping", "pong", "expect");
         expect_send("ping", "expect_send");
         expect_is("* Hi there, to testme", "expect_is");
         expect_like(qr/Hi there, to testme/, "expect_like");

DESCRIPTION

       Test::Expect is a module for automated driving and testing of terminal-based programs.  It
       is handy for testing interactive programs which have a prompt, and is based on the same
       concepts as the Tcl Expect tool.  As in Expect::Simple, the Expect object is made
       available for tweaking.

       Test::Expect is intended for use in a test script.

SUBROUTINES

   expect_run
       The expect_run subroutine sets up Test::Expect. You must pass in the interactive program
       to run, what the prompt of the program is, and which command quits the program:

         expect_run(
           command => ["perl", "testme.pl"],
           prompt  => 'testme: ',
           quit    => 'quit',
         );

       The "command" may either be a string, or an arrayref of program and arguments; the latter
       for bypasses the shell.

   expect
       The expect subroutine is the catch all subroutine. You pass in the command, the expected
       output of the subroutine and an optional comment.

         expect("ping", "pong", "expect");

   expect_send
       The expect_send subroutine sends a command to the program. You pass in the command and an
       optional comment.

         expect_send("ping", "expect_send");

   expect_is
       The expect_is subroutine tests the output of the program like Test::More's is. It has an
       optional comment:

         expect_is("* Hi there, to testme", "expect_is");

   expect_like
       The expect_like subroutine tests the output of the program like Test::More's like. It has
       an optional comment:

         expect_like(qr/Hi there, to testme/, "expect_like");

   expect_handle
       This returns the Expect object.

   expect_quit
       Closes the Expect handle.

SEE ALSO

       Expect, Expect::Simple.

AUTHOR

       Best Practical Solutions, LLC <modules@bestpractical.com>

       Original module by Leon Brocard, <acme@astray.com>

BUGS

COPYRIGHT

       This extension is Copyright (C) 2015 Best Practical Solutions, LLC.

       Copyright (C) 2005, Leon Brocard

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