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+#!perl
+#
+# test apparatus for Text::Template module
+# still incomplete.
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use Test::More tests => 13;
+
+use_ok 'Text::Template' or exit 1;
+
+my $template = 'We will put value of $v (which is "good") here -> {$v}';
+
+my $v = 'oops (main)';
+$Q::v = 'oops (Q)';
+
+my $vars = { 'v' => \'good' };
+
+# (1) Build template from string
+$template = Text::Template->new('type' => 'STRING', 'source' => $template);
+isa_ok $template, 'Text::Template';
+
+# (2) Fill in template in anonymous package
+my $result2 = 'We will put value of $v (which is "good") here -> good';
+my $text = $template->fill_in(HASH => $vars);
+is $text, $result2;
+
+# (3) Did we clobber the main variable?
+is $v, 'oops (main)';
+
+# (4) Fill in same template again
+my $result4 = 'We will put value of $v (which is "good") here -> good';
+$text = $template->fill_in(HASH => $vars);
+is $text, $result4;
+
+# (5) Now with a package
+my $result5 = 'We will put value of $v (which is "good") here -> good';
+$text = $template->fill_in(HASH => $vars, PACKAGE => 'Q');
+is $text, $result5;
+
+# (6) We expect to have clobbered the Q variable.
+is $Q::v, 'good';
+
+# (7) Now let's try it without a package
+my $result7 = 'We will put value of $v (which is "good") here -> good';
+$text = $template->fill_in(HASH => $vars);
+is $text, $result7;
+
+# (8-11) Now what does it do when we pass a hash with undefined values?
+# Roy says it does something bad. (Added for 1.20.)
+my $WARNINGS = 0;
+{
+ local $SIG{__WARN__} = sub { $WARNINGS++ };
+ local $^W = 1; # Make sure this is on for this test
+ my $template8 = 'We will put value of $v (which is "good") here -> {defined $v ? "bad" : "good"}';
+ my $result8 = 'We will put value of $v (which is "good") here -> good';
+ my $template = Text::Template->new('type' => 'STRING', 'source' => $template8);
+ my $text = $template->fill_in(HASH => { 'v' => undef });
+
+ # (8) Did we generate a warning?
+ cmp_ok $WARNINGS, '==', 0;
+
+ # (9) Was the output correct?
+ is $text, $result8;
+
+ # (10-11) Let's try that again, with a twist this time
+ $WARNINGS = 0;
+ $text = $template->fill_in(HASH => [ { 'v' => 17 }, { 'v' => undef } ]);
+
+ # (10) Did we generate a warning?
+ cmp_ok $WARNINGS, '==', 0;
+
+ # (11) Was the output correct?
+ SKIP: {
+ skip 'not supported before 5.005', 1 unless $] >= 5.005;
+
+ is $text, $result8;
+ }
+}
+
+# (12) Now we'll test the multiple-hash option (Added for 1.20.)
+$text = Text::Template::fill_in_string(q{$v: {$v}. @v: [{"@v"}].},
+ HASH => [
+ { 'v' => 17 },
+ { 'v' => [ 'a', 'b', 'c' ] },
+ { 'v' => \23 }
+ ]
+);
+
+my $result = q{$v: 23. @v: [a b c].};
+is $text, $result;