App::Prove::State - State storage for the C<prove> command.


NAME

App::Prove::State - State storage for the prove command.


VERSION

Version 3.42


DESCRIPTION

The prove command supports a --state option that instructs it to store persistent state across runs. This module implements that state and the operations that may be performed on it.


SYNOPSIS

    # Re-run failed tests
    $ prove --state=failed,save -rbv


METHODS

Class Methods

new

Accepts a hashref with the following key/value pairs:

result_class

Getter/setter for the name of the class used for tracking test results. This class should either subclass from App::Prove::State::Result or provide an identical interface.

extensions

Get or set the list of extensions that files must have in order to be considered tests. Defaults to ['.t'].

results

Get the results of the last test run. Returns a result_class() instance.

commit

Save the test results. Should be called after all tests have run.

Instance Methods

apply_switch

 $self->apply_switch('failed,save');

Apply a list of switch options to the state, updating the internal object state as a result. Nothing is returned.

Diagnostics: - ``Illegal state option: %s''

last
Run in the same order as last time

failed
Run only the failed tests from last time

passed
Run only the passed tests from last time

all
Run all tests in normal order

hot
Run the tests that most recently failed first

todo
Run the tests ordered by number of todos.

slow
Run the tests in slowest to fastest order.

fast
Run test tests in fastest to slowest order.

new
Run the tests in newest to oldest order.

old
Run the tests in oldest to newest order.

save
Save the state on exit.

get_tests

Given a list of args get the names of tests that should run

observe_test

Store the results of a test.

save

Write the state to a file.

load

Load the state from a file

 App::Prove::State - State storage for the C<prove> command.