[cgiapp] Tests and CGI::Application

["Dan Horne" <suppressed>]

Hi all

Until now I've done very little automated testing with my C::A apps. I know
this is shock horror stuff to some, but in all honesty the apps I've been
writing for the last few years haven't really suffered from a lack of tests
(they're pretty stable, one developer -- me, localisable changes, easy to
test by hand, very few bugs reported by users).

However, this is about to change. I'm now working on a project with multiple
developers, and the changes and new functionality requests coming through
left, right and centre. The user testing is a bit spotty, so it's even more
important that there is some kind of rigorous automated testing.

So my question is: how do you go about writing your tests? I have no problem
with writing them for my model and helper modules, but I haven't got my head
around how to write tests for the controllers and views. I guess
Test::WWW::Mechanize is one module to look at, but I should also be looking
at calling my controller code directly as well as going through the front
end.

I downloaded Krang to have a look at how they've done things, but it's a
pretty big app, and there's a lot to look at.

Any hints, tips, recounting of experiences appreciated

Dan


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