1Test2::Plugin(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation Test2::Plugin(3)
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6 Test2::Plugin - Documentation for plugins
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9 Plugins are packages that cause behavior changes, or other side effects
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11 functions, or provide any tools. Plugins should be distinct units of
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14 If you wish to combine behavior changes with tools then you should
15 write a Plugin, a Tools module, and a bundle that loads them both.
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18 Should I subclass Test2::Plugin?
19 No. Currently this class is empty. Eventually we may want to add
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24 Writing a plugin is not as simple as writing an Test2::Bundle, or
25 writing Test2::Tools. Plugins alter behavior, or cause desirable side-
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30 If you want to write a plugin you should look at existing plugins, as
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32 formula for a Plugin, they are generally unique, however consistent
33 rules are that they should not load other plugins, or export any
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37 The source code repository for Test2-Suite can be found at
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41 Chad Granum <exodist@cpan.org>
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44 Chad Granum <exodist@cpan.org>
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47 Copyright 2018 Chad Granum <exodist@cpan.org>.
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49 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
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