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+#!perl
+#
+# test apparatus for Text::Template module
+# still incomplete.
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use Test::More tests => 6;
+
+use_ok 'Text::Template' or exit 1;
+
+# (1-2) Missing source
+eval {
+ Text::Template->new();
+ pass;
+};
+
+like $@, qr/^\QUsage: Text::Template::new(TYPE => ..., SOURCE => ...)/;
+
+eval { Text::Template->new(TYPE => 'FILE'); };
+like $@, qr/^\QUsage: Text::Template::new(TYPE => ..., SOURCE => ...)/;
+
+# (3) Invalid type
+eval { Text::Template->new(TYPE => 'wlunch', SOURCE => 'fish food'); };
+like $@, qr/^\QIllegal value `WLUNCH' for TYPE parameter/;
+
+# (4-5) File does not exist
+my $o = Text::Template->new(
+ TYPE => 'file',
+ SOURCE => 'this file does not exist');
+ok !defined $o;
+
+ok defined($Text::Template::ERROR)
+ && $Text::Template::ERROR =~ /^Couldn't open file/;