NAME
    Test::DependentModules - Test all modules which depend on your module

VERSION
    version 0.19

SYNOPSIS
        use Test::DependentModules qw( test_all_dependents );

        test_all_dependents('My::Module');

        # or ...

        use Test::DependentModules qw( test_module );
        use Test::More tests => 3;

        test_module('Exception::Class');
        test_module('DateTime');
        test_module('Log::Dispatch');

DESCRIPTION
    WARNING: The tests this module does should never be included as part of
    a normal CPAN install!

    This module is intended as a tool for module authors who would like to
    easily test that a module release will not break dependencies. This is
    particularly useful for module authors (like myself) who have modules
    which are a dependency of many other modules.

  How It Works
    Internally, this module will download dependencies from CPAN and run
    their tests. If those dependencies in turn have unsatisfied
    dependencies, they are installed into a temporary directory. These
    second-level (and third-, etc) dependencies are *not* tested.

    In order to avoid prompting, this module sets $ENV{PERL_AUTOINSTALL} to
    "--defaultdeps" and sets $ENV{PERL_MM_USE_DEFAULT} to a true value.

    Nonetheless, some ill-behaved modules will *still* wait for a prompt.
    Unfortunately, because of the way this module attempts to keep output to
    a minimum, you won't see these prompts. Patches are welcome.

  Running Tests in Parallel
    If you're testing a lot of modules, you might benefit from running tests
    in parallel. You'll need to have Parallel::ForkManager installed for
    this to work.

    Set the $ENV{PERL_TEST_DM_PROCESSES} env var to a value greater than 1
    to enable parallel testing.

FUNCTIONS
    This module optionally exports three functions:

  test_all_dependents( $module, { exclude => qr/.../ } )
    Given a module name, this function uses MetaCPAN::Client to find all its
    dependencies and test them. It will set a test plan for you.

    If you want to exclude some dependencies, you can pass a regex which
    will be used to exclude any matching distributions. Note that this will
    be tested against the *distribution name*, which will be something like
    "Test-DependentModules" (note the lack of colons).

    Additionally, any distribution name starting with "Task" or "Bundle" is
    always excluded.

  test_modules(@names)
    Given a list of module names, this function will test them all. You can
    use this if you'd prefer to hard code a list of modules to test.

    In this case, you will have to handle your own test planning.

  test_module($name)
    DEPRECATED. Use the "test_modules()" sub instead, so you can run
    optionally run tests in parallel.

    Given a module name, this function will test it. You can use this if
    you'd prefer to hard code a list of modules to test.

    In this case, you will have to handle your own test planning.

PERL5LIB FOR DEPENDENCIES
    If you want to include a module-to-be-released in the path seen by
    dependencies, you must make sure that the correct path ends up in
    $ENV{PERL5LIB}. If you use "prove -l" or "prove -b" to run tests, then
    that will happen automatically.

WARNINGS, LOGGING AND VERBOSITY
    By default, this module attempts to quiet down CPAN and the module
    building toolchain as much as possible. However, when there are test
    failures in a dependency it's nice to see the output.

    In addition, if the tests spit out warnings but still pass, this will
    just be treated as a pass.

    If you enable logging, this module log all successes, warnings, and
    failures, along with the full output of the test suite for each
    dependency. In addition, it logs what prereqs it installs, since you may
    want to install some of them permanently to speed up future tests.

    To enable logging, you must provide a directory to which log files will
    be written. The log file names are of the form
    "test-my-deps-$$-$type.log", where $type is one of "status", "error", or
    "prereq".

    The directory should be provided in $ENV{PERL_TEST_DM_LOG_DIR}. The
    directory must already exist.

    You also can enable CPAN's output by setting the
    $ENV{PERL_TEST_DM_CPAN_VERBOSE} variable to a true value.

BUGS
    Please report any bugs or feature requests to
    "bug-test-mydeps@rt.cpan.org", or through the web interface at
    <http://rt.cpan.org>. I will be notified, and then you'll automatically
    be notified of progress on your bug as I make changes.

DONATIONS
    If you'd like to thank me for the work I've done on this module, please
    consider making a "donation" to me via PayPal. I spend a lot of free
    time creating free software, and would appreciate any support you'd care
    to offer.

    Please note that I am not suggesting that you must do this in order for
    me to continue working on this particular software. I will continue to
    do so, inasmuch as I have in the past, for as long as it interests me.

    Similarly, a donation made in this way will probably not make me work on
    this software much more, unless I get so many donations that I can
    consider working on free software full time, which seems unlikely at
    best.

    To donate, log into PayPal and send money to autarch@urth.org or use the
    button on this page: <http://www.urth.org/~autarch/fs-donation.html>

AUTHOR
    Dave Rolsky <autarch@urth.org>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
    This software is Copyright (c) 2014 by Dave Rolsky.

    This is free software, licensed under:

      The Artistic License 2.0 (GPL Compatible)

