TEST2::BUNDLE::MORE(3perl)

💖 Test2::Bundle::More — like, the iconic Perl manual page, bestie 💖

Okay so real talk, this is the manual page for Test2::Bundle::More, part of the Perl Programmers Reference Guide. Sit down, grab a boba, and let's get into it 🧋✨

✨ NAME ✨

Test2::Bundle::More — it's ALMOST a drop-in replacement for Test::More. Like, almost almost. So close. Bestie adjacent. 💅

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🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

So this bundle is intended to be a (mostly) drop-in replacement for Test::More. Like, it's giving "I can fix him" energy but for your test suite. 🫶

Heads up though — "mostly" is doing a LOT of heavy lifting in that sentence. Peep "KEY DIFFERENCES FROM Test::More" below for the details, because there ARE details. There are always details. 😭

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🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

The vibe, in code:

use Test2::Bundle::More;

ok(1, "pass");

...

done_testing;

Look at that. Clean. Gorgeous. No notes. ✨

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🦋 PLUGINS 🦋

This loads Test2::Plugin::ExitSummary. That's it. That's the whole plugin situation. It's a one-plugin icon. 💅

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🔥 TOOLS 🔥

Okay so here's the toolkit lineup, and honestly? We ate. 🔥

These are from Test2::Tools::Basic. See Test2::Tools::Basic for details.

• ok($bool, $name)
• pass($name)
• fail($name)
• skip($why, $count)
• $todo = todo($why)
• diag($message)
• note($message)
• plan($count)
• skip_all($why)
• done_testing()
• BAIL_OUT($why)

These are from Test2::Tools::ClassicCompare. See Test2::Tools::ClassicCompare for details.

• is($got, $want, $name)
• isnt($got, $donotwant, $name)
• like($got, qr/match/, $name)
• unlike($got, qr/mismatch/, $name)
• is_deeply($got, $want, "Deep compare")
• cmp_ok($got, $op, $want, $name)

These are from Test2::Tools::Class. See Test2::Tools::Class for details.

• isa_ok($thing, @classes)
• can_ok($thing, @subs)

This is from Test2::Tools::Subtest

Girl, heads up: it's called subtest_streamed() over in that package. Different name, same energy.

• subtest $name => sub { ... }

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👑 KEY DIFFERENCES FROM Test::More 👑

Alright, this is the part where I tell you everything that's not a straight swap, because I love you and I want you to not be confused. 🙈

• You cannot plan at import. This is the big one. THIS WILL NOT WORK:

use Test2::Bundle::More tests => 5;

Instead you must plan in a separate statement:

use Test2::Bundle::More;
plan 5;

• You have three subs imported for use in planning. Use plan($count), skip_all($reason), or done_testing() for your planning. Pick your fighter. ⭐
• isa_ok accepts different arguments. So isa_ok in Test::More was:

isa_ok($thing, $isa, $alt_thing_name);

And this was very inconsistent with tools like "can_ok($thing, @subs)". Make it make sense. It did not.

In Test2::Bundle::More, isa_ok() takes a $thing and a list of @isa:

isa_ok($thing, $class1, $class2, ...);

💀 THESE FUNCTIONS AND VARIABLES HAVE BEEN REMOVED 💀

Rest in peace, besties. Gone but not forgotten. 🕯️

• $TODO — See todo().
• use_ok()
• require_ok() These are not necessary. Use "use" and "require" directly. If there is an error loading the module the test will catch the error and fail. So like, it's handled. Chill. 😌
• todo_skip() — Not necessary.
• eq_array()
• eq_hash()
• eq_set() Discouraged in Test::More.
• explain() Okay so THIS one started a fight between Test developers, who may now each write their own implementations in Test2. (See explain in Test::Most vs Test::More. Hint: Test::Most wrote it first, then Test::More added it, but broke compatibility). The DRAMA. The LORE. 🍓
• new_ok() — Not necessary.

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⭐ SOURCE ⭐

The source code repository for Test2-Suite can be found at https://github.com/Test-More/test-more/. Go star it, fr fr. 💜

🫶 MAINTAINERS 🫶

Chad Granum <exodist@cpan.org>

🌈 AUTHORS 🌈

Chad Granum <exodist@cpan.org>

💖 COPYRIGHT 💖

Copyright Chad Granum <exodist@cpan.org>.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

See http://dev.perl.org/licenses/

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And that's the whole page, bestie! 🎀 This one's from perl v5.44.0, dated 2026-10-17, and it lives under Test2:...e::More(3perl) — so when you see that footer at the bottom of your terminal, that's just this page waving goodbye. Slay, go write some passing tests, periodt. 💅✨