https://github.com/Test-More/test-more/blob/stream/replace/lib/Test/Stream/Transition.pod

Initial, and very sparse transition document. If there are specific things
you want added please feel free to comment on it, or make requests :-)

On Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 2:14 PM, Chad Granum <exodi...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks for the feedback!
>
> A few people have asked for a transition document like what you are asking
> for, I have yet to write it, but it is on my list.
>
> The main thing for a darkpan maintainer to do is this:
>
> Run all your tests against the latest dev release on cpan (
> https://metacpan.org/release/EXODIST/Test-Simple-1.301001_100). This can
> easily be done with a local::lob if you do not want to actually install it.
> If all your tests pass then there is nothing you need to do, everything
> just works. If this is the case please mention it somewhere, such as on
> this list. So far I have gotten only a handful of darkpan results, none of
> them reporting anything broken. It would be nice if there was a public list
> of darkpan results I can keep, and I may start one on github.
>
> If something is broken it would be best to send me a bug report on github.
> My goal is to break as little as possible, so if I do break something for
> you I would prefer fixing it over making you change you things. The only
> exceptions are when things are very crazy: Replacing the Test::Builder
> singleton, or breaking encapsulation by directly accessing hash keys of the
> Test::Builder object. The new stuff even goes so far as to support legacy
> monkeypatching of key methods in the Test::Builder namespace.
>
> -Chad
>
> On Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 2:01 PM, Buddy Burden <barefootco...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Chad,
>>
>>  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RCqf5uOQx0-8kE_
>>> pGHqKSQr7zsJDXkblyNJoVR2mF1A/edit?usp=sharing
>>>
>>> Several people have asked for this, so I wrote it up.
>>>
>>
>> Excellent document.  And, since I haven't said it yet, I applaud your
>> bravery for taking on this task.
>>
>> One thing I would like to see which I don't believe I've seen yet (or
>> perhaps I just missed it) is a some advice for the DarkPAN-ers out there.
>> If there were some sort of checklist that we could use to go through our
>> test suites ahead of time, I for one would love to go ahead and jump on
>> that.  Something like: If your test suite infrastructure does X, then you
>> will need to change it to Y for the new system.  Etc. Also, the solutions
>> would ideally be things that would work with both old and new, otherwise
>> getting the timing right may be tricky for many folks ...
>>
>>
>>                 -- Buddy
>>
>
>

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