[Catalyst] Testing View

[Matt S Trout]

On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 02:56:49PM +1000, Yao Wang wrote:
> Dear Friends,
> 
> I have just started working on a project using Catalyst. I am trying my hand at testing and got the following issue :(
> 
> I have created the following test file:
> 
> my $c = MyApp -> prepare();
> 
> MyApp::Controller::MyController::MyAction(undef, $c);
> 
> ok($c->stash->{template} eq $expected_template_name, "comparing template returned");
> 
> Now, all seemed to work fine till i realized that its better to explicitly
> forward $c to MyApp::View::TT rather than doing in the end method. But after adding this line to my controller action i got this error:
> 
> "Modification of non-creatable array value attempted, subscript -1 at
> /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8/Catalyst/Dispatcher.pm line 186."
> 
> I guess this is happening because $c->stash->template does not exist anymore?
> 
> Any way to get around this problem.

use Catalyst::Test 'MyApp';
use Test::WWW::Mechanize::Catalyst 'MyApp';

You can't just call ->prepare with no engine, bypass the entire dispatch
setup and then expect the dispatcher to work.

Also, a controller is an object. Calling methods as subroutines is
-just- -wrong-.

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