Test::WWW::Mechanize::Maypole 0.23

Test::WWW::Mechanize::Maypole is a Test::WWW::Mechanize class for Maypole.

SYNOPSIS

use Test::WWW::Mechanize::Maypole 'BeerDB';

# or load a test database instead of the one configured in BeerDB.pm:
#
# use Test::WWW::Mechanize::Maypole 'BeerDB', 'dbi:SQLite:test-beerdb.db';
# use Test::WWW::Mechanize::Maypole 'BeerDB', 'dbi:mysql:beer_d_b', 'dhoworth', 'password';

$ENV{MAYPOLE_TEMPLATES} = 'path/to/templates';

my $mech = Test::WWW::Mechanize::Maypole->new;

#
# basic tests:
#
$mech->get_ok( "http://localhost/beerdb/" );

is( $mech->ct, "text/html" );

$mech->content_contains( 'This is the frontpage' );

#
# logging in and storing cookies:
#
$mech->get_ok("http://localhost/beerdb/customer/buybeer");
$mech->content_contains( 'Login to BeerDB', 'got login page' );

# specify which form we're interested in
$mech->form_number(1); # the 1st form

# fill in credentials
$mech->field( 'username' => 'landlord' );
$mech->field( 'password' => 'handpump' );

# get a HTTP::Response back
my $response = $mech->click_button( name => 'submit' );
like( $response->content, qr/Shop for beer/, 'got customer/buybeer page' );

# check our cookies give access to other pages
$mech->get_ok( "http://localhost/beerdb/customer/edit" );
$mech->content_contains( 'Update your details', "got customer account edit page");


# ... see Test::WWW::Mechanize for many more test methods

By inheriting from Test::WWW::Mechanize, this module provides two key benefits over using Maypole::CLI in test scripts. First, it inherits a plethora of methods for testing web content. Second, cookies are handled transparently, allowing you to test applications that use cookie-based sessions and authentication.

Testing web applications has always been a bit tricky, normally starting a web server for your application and making real HTTP requests to it. This module allows you to test Maypole web applications but does not start a server or issue HTTP requests. Instead, it passes the HTTP request parameters directly to Maypole. Thus you do not need to use a real hostname: "http://localhost/" will do.

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· Perl