Re: DBIT prototype - feedback wanted

On Sun, 9 Feb 2014 23:18:24 +0000, Tim Bunce <[email protected]>
wrote:

> As you probably know, I've been hacking on a rough DBI::Test prototype
> for a while. My primary goal has been to discover and explore the issues.
> Trying to write only the minimum amount of code to do so.
> 
> It's now at the stage where there's something basic working for
> all the key aspects...
> 
>     Test variant generation
>     The interface between the generated test script and the input test module
>     Integration with Test::Database
>     Fixture provider abstraction
>     Fixture abstraction, including auto-teardown on DESTROY
>     Support for unique table names so parallel testing works
> 
> Please take a moment to read this README file:
> 
>     https://github.com/perl5-dbi/DBI-Test/blob/master/sandbox/tim/README.pod
> 
> Then, ideally, checkout the repo and play with it.
> 
> Then, please, give me feedback!
> 
> What's good?
> What's bad?

DBI-Test-git/sandbox/tim 517 > perl tumbler.pl
String found where operator expected at tumbler.pl line 269, near "croak "Test variant setting key '$dst_key' already exists""
        (Do you need to predeclare croak?)
syntax error at tumbler.pl line 269, near "croak "Test variant setting key '$dst_key' already exists""
Global symbol "$dst_key" requires explicit package name at tumbler.pl line 271.
Global symbol "$src_key" requires explicit package name at tumbler.pl line 271.
syntax error at tumbler.pl line 274, near "}"
Can't use global @_ in "my" at tumbler.pl line 278, near "= @_"
syntax error at tumbler.pl line 313, near "}"
Execution of tumbler.pl aborted due to compilation errors.

> What can be done better?
> What's missing?

a "use Carp;" statement

> What's are the priorities now?

I think riba and I would agree that there should be a template to copy
for *any* DBD as a strating-kit

USAGE:
  $ cd /your/DBD-xxx
  $ perl -MDBI-Test -we'install_templates()'
  $ perl dbi-test-tumbler.pl
  $ prove -j4 -sr out

Maybe I am too narrow-minded, but I like to work from the results
backward. I find it hard to comment on anything that I do not know
how to use.

> Thanks!
> 
> Tim.


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