| Subject: | No way to test a single file if .proverc + .prove + --state=all |
There's a giant annoying thing which for me, means I can't use a .proverc in my dist:
1. add --state=fast,all,save to your .proverc
2. prove t/* # Works as expected
3. prove t/just_one_test.t # re-runs the entire test suite.
That last part is a pretty seriously annoying defect, which means I can't realistically use a .proverc file, because it essentially means I can't run a single test on its own.
Maybe, some think its "nice" that prove will run all tests, even if no tests are specified , ie:
cd $DIST ; prove # just runs all the tests
But for me, when I explicitly tell prove I want to run only certain tests, I do *NOT* expect it to run my whole test suite.
To me, --state and friends should not be governing /which/ tests run when I specify a test name, or a directory containing tests, --state and friends should only govern the ORDER of the tests.
TL;DR
> prove # do whatever , run all the tests, or some of them , thats fine
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If this is not very nice for some people, I suggest there be a parameter that enables the behaviour I am describing.
1. add --state=fast,all,save to your .proverc
2. prove t/* # Works as expected
3. prove t/just_one_test.t # re-runs the entire test suite.
That last part is a pretty seriously annoying defect, which means I can't realistically use a .proverc file, because it essentially means I can't run a single test on its own.
Maybe, some think its "nice" that prove will run all tests, even if no tests are specified , ie:
cd $DIST ; prove # just runs all the tests
But for me, when I explicitly tell prove I want to run only certain tests, I do *NOT* expect it to run my whole test suite.
To me, --state and friends should not be governing /which/ tests run when I specify a test name, or a directory containing tests, --state and friends should only govern the ORDER of the tests.
TL;DR
> prove # do whatever , run all the tests, or some of them , thats fine
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> prove $PATH # run ALL elements of $PATH , and ONLY elements of $PATH
If this is not very nice for some people, I suggest there be a parameter that enables the behaviour I am describing.