NAME

    Test::Ability

ABSTRACT

    Property-Based Testing for Perl 5

SYNOPSIS

      package main;
    
      use Test::Ability;
    
      my $t = Test::Ability->new;

DESCRIPTION

    This package provides methods for generating values and test-cases,
    providing a framework for performing property-based testing.

INTEGRATES

    This package integrates behaviors from:

    Data::Object::Role::Buildable

    Data::Object::Role::Stashable

LIBRARIES

    This package uses type constraints from:

    Types::Standard

SCENARIOS

    This package supports the following scenarios:

 stash

      # given: synopsis
    
      $t->stash(direction => sub {
        my ($self) = @_;
    
        {
          move => ('forward', 'reverse')[rand(1)],
          time => time
        }
      });

    The package provides a stash object for default and user-defined value
    generators. You can easily extend the default generators by adding your
    own. Once defined, custom generators can be specified in the gen-spec
    (generator specification) arrayref provided to the test method (and
    others).

ATTRIBUTES

    This package has the following attributes:

 arguments

      arguments(ArrayRef)

    This attribute is read-only, accepts (ArrayRef) values, and is
    optional.

 invocant

      invocant(Object)

    This attribute is read-only, accepts (Object) values, and is optional.

METHODS

    This package implements the following methods:

 array

      array(Maybe[Int] $min, Maybe[Int] $max) : ArrayRef

    The array method returns a random array reference.

    array example #1

        # given: synopsis
      
        $t->array;

 array_object

      array_object(Maybe[Int] $min, Maybe[Int] $max) : Object

    The array_object method returns a random array object.

    array_object example #1

        # given: synopsis
      
        $t->array_object;

 choose

      choose(ArrayRef[ArrayRef] $args) : Any

    The choose method returns a random value from the set of specified
    generators.

    choose example #1

        # given: synopsis
      
        $t->choose([['datetime'], ['words', [2,3]]]);

 code

      code(Maybe[Int] $min, Maybe[Int] $max) : CodeRef

    The code method returns a random code reference.

    code example #1

        # given: synopsis
      
        $t->code;

 code_object

      code_object(Maybe[Int] $min, Maybe[Int] $max) : Object

    The code_object method returns a random code object.

    code_object example #1

        # given: synopsis
      
        $t->code_object;

 date

      date(Maybe[Str] $min, Maybe[Str] $max) : Str

    The date method returns a random date.

    date example #1

        # given: synopsis
      
        $t->date;

 datetime

      datetime(Maybe[Str] $min, Maybe[Str] $max) : Str

    The datetime method returns a random date and time.

    datetime example #1

        # given: synopsis
      
        $t->datetime;

 hash

      hash(Maybe[Int] $min, Maybe[Int] $max) : HashRef

    The hash method returns a random hash reference.

    hash example #1

        # given: synopsis
      
        $t->hash;

 hash_object

      hash_object(Maybe[Int] $min, Maybe[Int] $max) : Object

    The hash_object method returns a random hash object.

    hash_object example #1

        # given: synopsis
      
        $t->hash_object;

 maybe

      maybe(ArrayRef[ArrayRef] $args) : Any

    The maybe method returns a random choice using the choose method, or
    the undefined value.

    maybe example #1

        # given: synopsis
      
        $t->maybe([['date'], ['time']]);

 number

      number(Maybe[Int] $min, Maybe[Int] $max) : Int

    The number method returns a random number.

    number example #1

        # given: synopsis
      
        $t->number;

 number_object

      number_object(Maybe[Int] $min, Maybe[Int] $max) : Object

    The number_object method returns a random number object.

    number_object example #1

        # given: synopsis
      
        $t->number_object;

 object

      object() : Object

    The object method returns a random object.

    object example #1

        # given: synopsis
      
        $t->object;

 regexp

      regexp(Maybe[Str] $exp) : RegexpRef

    The regexp method returns a random regexp.

    regexp example #1

        # given: synopsis
      
        $t->regexp;

 regexp_object

      regexp_object(Maybe[Str] $exp) : Object

    The regexp_object method returns a random regexp object.

    regexp_object example #1

        # given: synopsis
      
        $t->regexp_object;

 scalar

      scalar(Maybe[Int] $min, Maybe[Int] $max) : Ref

    The scalar method returns a random scalar reference.

    scalar example #1

        # given: synopsis
      
        $t->scalar;

 scalar_object

      scalar_object(Maybe[Int] $min, Maybe[Int] $max) : Object

    The scalar_object method returns a random scalar object.

    scalar_object example #1

        # given: synopsis
      
        $t->scalar_object;

 string

      string(Maybe[Int] $min, Maybe[Int] $max) : Str

    The string method returns a random string.

    string example #1

        # given: synopsis
      
        $t->string;

 string_object

      string_object(Maybe[Int] $min, Maybe[Int] $max) : Object

    The string_object method returns a random string object.

    string_object example #1

        # given: synopsis
      
        $t->string_object;

 test

      test(Str $name, Int $cycles, ArrayRef[ArrayRef] $spec, CodeRef $callback) : Undef

    The test method generates subtests using "subtest" in Test::More,
    optionally generating and passing random values to each iteration as
    well as a Data::Object::Try object for easy execution of callbacks and
    interception of exceptions. This callback expected should have the
    signature ($tryable, @arguments) where @arguments gets assigned the
    generated values in the order specified. The callback must return the
    $tryable object, which is called for you automatically, executing the
    subtest logic you've implemented.

    test example #1

        # given: synopsis
      
        # use Test::More;
      
        sub is_an_adult {
          my ($age) = @_;
      
          $age >= 18;
        }
      
        $t->test('is_an_adult', 100, [['number', [10, 30]]], sub {
          my ($tryable, $age) = @_;
      
          $tryable->call(sub {
            if ($age >= 18) {
              ok is_an_adult($age),
                "age is $age, is an adult";
            }
            else {
              ok !is_an_adult($age),
                "age is $age, is not an adult";
            }
          });
      
          $tryable
        });

 time

      time(Maybe[Str] $min, Maybe[Str] $max) : Str

    The time method returns a random time.

    time example #1

        # given: synopsis
      
        $t->time;

 undef

      undef() : Undef

    The undef method returns the undefined value.

    undef example #1

        # given: synopsis
      
        $t->undef;

 undef_object

      undef_object() : Object

    The undef_object method returns the undefined value as an object.

    undef_object example #1

        # given: synopsis
      
        $t->undef_object;

 word

      word() : Str

    The word method returns a random word.

    word example #1

        # given: synopsis
      
        $t->word;

 words

      words(Maybe[Int] $min, Maybe[Int] $max) : Str

    The words method returns random words.

    words example #1

        # given: synopsis
      
        $t->words;

AUTHOR

    Al Newkirk, awncorp@cpan.org

LICENSE

    Copyright (C) 2011-2019, Al Newkirk, et al.

    This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
    the terms of the The Apache License, Version 2.0, as elucidated in the
    "license file"
    <https://github.com/iamalnewkirk/foobar/blob/master/LICENSE>.

PROJECT

    Wiki <https://github.com/iamalnewkirk/foobar/wiki>

    Project <https://github.com/iamalnewkirk/foobar>

    Initiatives <https://github.com/iamalnewkirk/foobar/projects>

    Milestones <https://github.com/iamalnewkirk/foobar/milestones>

    Contributing
    <https://github.com/iamalnewkirk/foobar/blob/master/CONTRIBUTE.md>

    Issues <https://github.com/iamalnewkirk/foobar/issues>

