Test2::Compare::Object#

Representation of an object during deep comparison.

DESCRIPTION#

This class lets you specify an expected object in a deep comparison. You can check the fields/elements of the underlying reference, call methods to verify results, and do meta checks for object type and ref type.

METHODS#

  • $class = $obj->meta_class

    The meta-class to be used when checking the object type. This is mainly listed because it is useful to override for specialized object subclasses.

    This normally just returns Test2::Compare::Meta.

  • $class = $obj->object_base

    The base-class to be expected when checking the object type. This is mainly listed because it is useful to override for specialized object subclasses.

    This normally just returns ‘UNIVERSAL’.

  • $obj->add_prop(…)

    Add a meta-property to check, see Test2::Compare::Meta. This method just delegates.

  • $obj->add_field(…)

    Add a hash-field to check, see Test2::Compare::Hash. This method just delegates.

  • $obj->add_item(…)

    Add an array item to check, see Test2::Compare::Array. This method just delegates.

  • $obj->add_call($method, $check)

  • $obj->add_call($method, $check, $name)

  • $obj->add_call($method, $check, $name, $context)

    Add a method call check. This will call the specified method on your object and verify the result. $method may be a method name, an array ref, or a coderef.

    If it’s an arrayref, the first element must be the method name, and the rest are arguments that will be passed to it.

    In the case of a coderef it can be helpful to provide an alternate name. When no name is provided the name is either $method or the string ‘\&CODE’.

    If $context is 'list', the method will be invoked in list context, and the result will be an arrayref.

    If $context is 'hash', the method will be invoked in list context, and the result will be a hashref (this will warn if the method returns an odd number of values).

SOURCE#

The source code repository for Test2-Suite can be found at https://github.com/Test-More/test-more/.

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