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Test::Expect.3pm

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.

expect_quit

Closes the Expect handle.

SEE ALSO

Expect, Expect::Simple.

AUTHOR

Leon Brocard, "<acme@astray.com>"

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2005, Leon Brocard

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