Re: New Test::Builder version broke Test::ParallelSubtest

Hi Jan,

For running multiple tests in parallel, I'm not sure if there is a "recommended" alternative, but the two which immediately sprint to mind are Fennec, by Chad Granum[1] and my Test::Class::Moose module[2], using the parallel role[2]. I've also uploaded a new slide deck for Test::Class:Moose[3] and it explains some new features, or you can watch a video about it (which is just a touch outdated, but all examples work)[4].

Note that for Test::Class::Moose, I've just uploaded 0.42. It fixes a subtle issue that one company ran into. You can wait for it to hit the CPAN or grab it from github[5].

	1. http://search.cpan.org/dist/Fennec/lib/Fennec.pm#RUNNING_FENNEC_TEST_FILES_IN_PARALLEL

	2. http://search.cpan.org/dist/Test-Class-Moose/lib/Test/Class/Moose/Role/Parallel.pm

	3. http://www.slideshare.net/Ovid/testclassmoose

	4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1Z5_Ba860g

	5. https://github.com/Ovid/test-class-moose
I don't know much about Fennec, but the author seems competent and responsive. As for Test::Class::Moose, it's listed as BETA, but I know companies are already using it in production.

Best,
Ovid
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On Tuesday, 14 January 2014, 0:30, Jan Seidel <[email protected]> wrote:
 
 
>Hi,
> 
>I’m using the Test::ParallelSubtest module to run multiple tests in parallel. However, a change in Test::Builder now broke this module. Every bg_subtest block fails with an error like the following:
> 
>not ok 1 - parse child output for 'test 1 '
>#   Failed test 'parse child output for 'test 1 ''
>#   at /home/sciadmin/workspace/ws_jan_fw/util/nirvana/CPAN/lib/perl5/Test/ParallelSubtest.pm line 216.
># ERROR: bg_subtest "test 1 " (/home/…….. /jantest.t line 24) aborted:
>#        Parsing failure in Test::ParallelSubtest - cannot parse:
>#        [    # Subtest: test 1
># ok 1 - test 1
># ]
> 
>I looked at the changes in Test::Builder and found that this change introduced the error:
>0.98_05  Tue Apr 23 17:33:51 PDT 2013
>    New Features
>    *A subtest will put its name at the front of its results to make
>      subtests easier to read. [github #290] [github #364]
>      (Brendan Byrd)
> 
> 
>I’m now wondering how to solve this issue. It looks like Test::ParallelSubtest is not actively maintained. Is there a recommended alternative for it to run multiple tests in parallel?
> 
>Thanks,
>Jan
> 
>
>