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I have written a small Perl script and now I would like to create a test suite for it. I thought it would be nice to be able to use the script as a module, import the subs defined in the script and test these. Is there a way to have the script both standalone Perl script and Perl module? (I do not want to split the script into a separate module and the “executable”, since I plan to distribute the script as a single file.)
Or is there a better way to test the script?
Since brian seems to be asleep right now, here’s a pointer to what he calls modulinos. This is basically a recipe for building scripts that act like modules or modules that can be run like scripts. Sounds exactly like what you are looking for.
Mastering Perl is definitely a book worth reading (and buying).