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Re: Don't 'rm -fr /' when testing: msg#00344

Subject: Re: Don't 'rm -fr /' when testing
On Tue, Sep 26, 2006 at 06:13:11 -0700, Ovid wrote:
>   unless ( defined &Test::More::ok ) { send_email(@args) }

What about

        $some_object->send_email(@args);

and having your test code:

        a. replace the object (probably a singleton or an obj in a
        global) with a mock object that doesn't actually send email

        b. also test that send_email is being called when appropriate

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  Yuval Kogman <nothingmuch@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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