TEST2::BUNDLE::SIMPLE(3perl)

💖 Test2::Bundle::Simple 💖

okay bestie, welcome to Test2::Bundle::Simple — it lives in the 3perl section of the manual, and it's about to make your test files look cute and work. 🎀

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✨ NAME ✨

Test2::Bundle::Simple — it's ALMOST a drop-in replacement for Test::Simple. almost!! not fully!! i said what i said. 💅

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🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

So this bundle is meant to be a (mostly) drop-in replacement for Test::Simple. that's the whole vibe. if you wanna know where it stops being a perfect match, skip down to "KEY DIFFERENCES FROM Test::Simple" — the tea is all there. 🫖

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

look how pretty and short this is:

use Test2::Bundle::Simple;

ok(1, "pass");

done_testing;

that's it. that's the whole thing. periodt. ✨

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🎀 PLUGINS 🎀

this loads Test2::Plugin::ExitSummary. boom. that's the plugin situation. one plugin, doing its lil thing. 🧚

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💅 TOOLS 💅

all of these come from Test2::Tools::Basic. not invented here, just re-homed for you. bestie behavior honestly.

• ok($bool, $name) — run a test. if bool is true, the test passes 🎉. if bool is false, it fails 😭. simple as that, no notes.
• plan($count) — tell the system how many tests to expect. like RSVP-ing for a party, but for tests. 👑
• skip_all($reason) — tell the system to skip all the tests. heads up though: this will exit the script. it's not a "pause", it's a "we're leaving". 🚪💨
• done_testing(); — tell the system that all tests are complete. you can use this instead of setting a plan. very low-effort, very iconic. 🌈

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🔥 KEY DIFFERENCES FROM Test::Simple 🔥

okay this is the part where i need you to listen. two things. that's it.

🚫 you cannot plan at import

THIS WILL NOT WORK:

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

nope. no. not happening. that line is giving broken. 🙈

instead you must plan in a separate statement, like so:

use Test2::Bundle::Simple;
plan 5;

there. gorgeous. two lines, zero chaos. 💖

🛠️ you have three subs imported for use in planning

use plan($count), skip_all($reason), or done_testing() for your planning. pick your fighter. that's the whole squad. 🫶

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⭐ SOURCE ⭐

the source code repository for Test2-Suite can be found at:

https://github.com/Test-More/test-more/

go look. star it. it's free. 🌟

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👑 MAINTAINERS 👑

Chad Granum <exodist@cpan.org>

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💜 AUTHORS 💜

Chad Granum <exodist@cpan.org>

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📜 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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bestie reminder: "almost a drop-in replacement" means almost. read the KEY DIFFERENCES section before you go copy-pasting tests => 5 everywhere. i'm protecting you. 🫶

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and that's the tea! 🍓 this page came to you from perl v5.44.0, dated 2026-10-17, filed under Test2::...:Simple(3perl). mwah. 💋✨