Hi, On 24.03.2015 00:15, Tom Browder wrote: > On Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 5:53 PM, Elizabeth Mattijsen <l...@dijkmat.nl> wrote: >>> On 23 Mar 2015, at 23:50, Tom Browder <tom.brow...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Question: Would it be better to submit pull requests for some (or >>> all) for the rakudo Test module or start creating a new Test::* >>> module? >> Good question. >> What functionality are you currently missing in Test.pm ?? > > From CPAN Test::Number::Delta: > > # Equality test with default tolerance > delta_ok( 1e-5, 2e-5, 'values within 1e-6'); > > # Provide specific tolerance > delta_within( 1e-3, 2e-3, 1e-4, 'values within 1e-4'); > > # Compare arrays or matrices > @a = ( 3.14, 1.41 ); > @b = ( 3.15, 1.41 ); > delta_ok( \@a, \@b, 'compare @a and @b' ); > > # Set a different default tolerance > use Test::Number::Delta within => 1e-5; > delta_ok( 1.1e-5, 2e-5, 'values within 1e-5'); # ok > > # Set a relative tolerance > use Test::Number::Delta relative => 1e-3; > delta_ok( 1.01, 1.0099, 'values within 1.01e-3'); > > Note that the functions can be used for scalars or suitable arrays > (and they each have a 'not' version for convenience). > > So far I've used the core's 'is_approx' for the 'delta_ok' emulation, > but 'is_approx' doesn't allow the user to specify tolerances as > 'delta_ok' does. The ability to specify tolerances would be useful > for the core 'is_approx' function.
I'd suggest developing those test functions in a separate module, and after gathering some experience with it, when can discuss putting them into rakudo's Test.pm. Cheers, Moritz
