NAME

       Test::Image::GD - A module for testing images using GD

SYNOPSIS

         use Test::More plan => 1;
         use Test::Image::GD;

         cmp_image('test.gif', 'control.gif', '... these images should match');

         # or

         my $test = GD::Image->new('test.gif');
         my $control = GD::Image->new('control.gif');
         cmp_image($test, $control, '... these images should match');

         # some other test functions ...

         size_ok('camel.gif', [ 100, 350 ], '... the image is 100 x 350");

         height_ok('test.gif', 200, '... the image has a height of 200');
         width_ok('test.gif', 200, '... the image has a width of 200');

DESCRIPTION

       This module is meant to be used for testing custom graphics, it attempts to "visually"
       compare the images, this means it ignores invisible differences like color palettes and
       metadata. It also provides some extra functions to check the size of the image.

FUNCTIONS

       cmp_image ($got, $expected, $message)
           This function will tell you whether the two images will look different, ignoring
           differences in the order of colors in the color palette and other invisible changes.

           Both $got and $expected can be either instances of "GD::Image" or either a file handle
           or a file path (both are valid parameters to the "GD::Image" constructor).

       size_ok ($got, [ $width, $height ], ?$message)
           This function will check if an image is a certain size.

           As with the "cmp_image" function, the $got parameter can be either an instance of
           "GD::Image" or a file handle or a file path (all are valid parameters to the
           "GD::Image" constructor).

       height_ok ($got, $height, ?$message)
           This function will check if an image is a certain height.

           As with the "cmp_image" function, the $got parameter can be either an instance of
           "GD::Image" or a file handle or a file path (all are valid parameters to the
           "GD::Image" constructor).

       width_ok ($got, $width, ?$message)
           This function will check if an image is a certain width.

           As with the "cmp_image" function, the $got parameter can be either an instance of
           "GD::Image" or a file handle or a file path (all are valid parameters to the
           "GD::Image" constructor).

TO DO

       Add more functions
           This module currently serves a very basic need of mine, however, I am sure as I start
           writing more tests against images I will find a need for other testing functions. Any
           suggestions are welcome.

BUGS

       None that I am aware of. Of course, if you find a bug, let me know, and I will be sure to
       fix it.

CODE COVERAGE

       I use Devel::Cover to test the code coverage of my tests, below is the Devel::Cover report
       on this module test suite.

        ---------------------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
        File                           stmt   bran   cond    sub    pod   time  total
        ---------------------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
        Test/Image/GD.pm              100.0   91.7   63.6  100.0  100.0  100.0   93.7
        ---------------------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
        Total                         100.0   91.7   63.6  100.0  100.0  100.0   93.7
        ---------------------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------

SEE ALSO

       The "compare" function of "GD::Image" class, that is how this "cmp_image" is implemented.

AUTHOR

       Stevan Little, <stevan@iinteractive.com>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

       Copyright 2005 by Infinity Interactive, Inc.

       <http://www.iinteractive.com>

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