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Host: GitHub
URL: https://github.com/bestpractical/test-expect
Owner: bestpractical
Created: 2015-04-02T05:08:30.000Z (almost 10 years ago)
Default Branch: master
Last Pushed: 2017-02-21T19:12:59.000Z (almost 8 years ago)
Last Synced: 2023-04-13T18:31:30.186Z (over 1 year ago)
Language: Perl
Homepage: http://metacpan.org/release/test-expect
Size: 14.6 KB
Stars: 0
Watchers: 5
Forks: 0
Open Issues: 0
Metadata Files:
- Readme: README
- Changelog: CHANGES

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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',
);

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.