The "PerlUnit" unit testing framework

If you don't know what a unit testing framework is or why you would want one, the links below will fill you in.

If you want a unit testing framework for perl, the details are in the project summary page (SSL). Here are some shortcuts to the important bits:

• Grab the current release from our SourceForge download area [ HTTP | FTP ] or from CPAN.

• We have two mailing lists, with archives:
  • perlunit-devel (low volume discussion)
  • perlunit-users (this list is quiet, if not silent)
  There are also some web-based forums but we've mostly abandoned them because we don't like the user interface.

• Browse the CVS repository to see the current state of our files. A quick outline of what's there:

  src/Test-Unit

  This is the source for the distributed package.

  src/Test-Unit-0.06, src/UnitTests, src/XUnit-0.01, src/api

  Old layouts of the project, everything is in the Attic. Ignore.

  src/junit3.2

  src/tools

  This is project history - what Brian used to start the project.

  www/

  Contains the website http://perlunit.sourceforget.net/, no released files or source.

Most of the documentation lives in POD format in the code, which is very convenient if the package is installed.
We plan to make it available here via pod2html at some point (suggestions for a good tool would be welcome), but in the mean time you can browse the POD for the current release via CPAN, as above.

Links related to PerlUnit aka. Test-Unit

Distribution, CPAN, other bug trackers

• The CPAN Testers make regular reports for Test-Unit.
• rt.cpan.org search for open Test-Unit bugs.
• The CPANTS report is a good game, but take the results with a pinch of salt! (Oct 2005)

About unit testing

• http://www.xProgramming.com/, Extreme Programming site
• http://JUnit.sourceforge.net/, Java unit testing framework from which Perlunit was cloned
• http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?PerlUnit, A forest of data at the Wiki Wiki Web

Other projects which support PerlUnit

• Test::Unit::Runner::XML, reports are in the same format as those produced by Ant's JUnit task.
• GTestRunner aka. Test::Unit::GTestRunner, a Gtk+ TestRunner GUI for Test::Unit.

Other projects for testing in Perl

• Test::Simple, includes Test::More and Test::Builder
• Test::Harness

• Test::Class (includes a good "SEE ALSO" list)
• Test::C2FIT
• Test::SimpleUnit

Last update: $Date: 2005/11/27 15:41:13 $