The "open" command in the shell does not allow to specify the things
that $mech->follow_link(...) allows as arguments. Example:
There is a <frame name="content" ...> on the current page, which I
would like to load. The correct Mech code is:
$mech->follow_link(name => 'content);
but there is no simple way to specify this in W:M:S. I know there is
eval $self->agent->follow_link(name => 'content')
however it has the side effect that in the script the result is printed
and I find this awkward to type.
Suggestion: Allow a syntax like this:
open name=content text_regex=/some\s+text/
which can be easily parsed by splitting the arguments on whitespace,
see if they match /^(\w+)=(.*)$/ and if $2 =~ m:^/.*/$ then treat it
with qr/.../. IMHO this simple extension would add a lot of convenience
to this great module!
Alternatively, you could add some artificial intelligence to the "open
text" command: depending on the link type, text could be the link text
or the frame name - and W:M:S could produce the correct follow_link
from this. Maybe the sub link_text could be enhanced to show things
like "name=str" or "text=str" which the open command will then
understand.
Cheers,
Marek
RT for rt.cpan.org