Re^4: Inverting test conditions in Test::More ?

> What part of "instead of checking whether there is any difference, check for a specific difference" is specific to is_deeply and not general test logic?

well you spoke specifically about is_deeply

> > > You won't need is_deeply

I think my demo of a workaround shows what I wanted, since all tests are returning a boolean result.

Cheers Rolf
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Re^5: Inverting test conditions in Test::More ? by Corion (Patriarch) on Jul 24, 2020 at 13:24 UTC
I only mention `is_deeply` in this sentence: You won't need `is_deeply` since you don't need to check all elements. In what way is "You won't need `is_deeply`" specifically about `is_deeply`? The approach of testing for a specific known difference in your prepared data is a general approach that works for your cases, or at least you haven't shown a counterexample.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^6: Inverting test conditions in Test::More ? by LanX (Saint) on Jul 24, 2020 at 13:36 UTC
The test data is generated, finding the difference manually isn't easy. Furthermore, the idea of having Boolean logic for tests is straightforward and makes the code elegant and readable. Most importantly it's generic, I can't tell which other test besides is_deeply doesn't provide a negation. And I learned a lot about the test suite, especially Test::Builder in the course of this thread, just by asking this "silly question". Cheers Rolf _{(addicted to the Perl Programming Language :) Wikisyntax for the Monastery}	[reply]
Re^7: Inverting test conditions in Test::More ? by hippo (Archbishop) on Jul 24, 2020 at 14:09 UTC
I can't tell which other test besides is_deeply doesn't provide a negation. From Test::More I would offer: `use_ok` `require_ok` `isa_ok` `can_ok` none of which have a negative. Technically `ok` doesn't have a negative either but the trivial workaround of negating the argument should be sufficient for that one. 🦛	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^8: Inverting test conditions in Test::More ? by LanX (Saint) on Jul 24, 2020 at 14:30 UTC