I wrote CGI::Protototype::Mecha to test CGI::Prototype-based programs in the same application-space as the testing application, and thus without doing an actual web hit or needing a server.

However, I now find myself in the situation where I'd like to run Mechanize against a traditional CGI.pm-based program, but still without a server so I can specify some additional debug variables and ensure Devel::Cover coverage. I suppose a solution that uses HTTP::Daemon would also work.

What's the state of the art here? I haven't paid attention having been happy with my Mecha, but certainly there's someone that's done some work here.

Thanks.

-- Randal L. Schwartz, Perl hacker
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In reply to Testing CGI.pm-based programs with WWW::Mechanize without a server by merlyn

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