Building and Test Perl Projects via GitHub Workflows

• Upgrade or Install via curl
• Binaries
  • auto-build-and-test-dist
  • build-dist
  • cpan-install-build-deps
  • cpan-install-dist-deps
  • test-dist
  • upgrade-perl-helpers
• Environment Variables
• Linting
• Github Actions
  • perl-actions/ci-perl-tester-helpers/build-dist@main
  • perl-actions/ci-perl-tester-helpers/cpan-install-build-deps@main
  • perl-actions/ci-perl-tester-helpers/cpan-install-dist-deps@main
  • perl-actions/ci-perl-tester-helpers/install-helpers-deps@main
  • perl-actions/ci-perl-tester-helpers/test-dist@main

Upgrade or Install via curl

curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/perl-actions/ci-perl-tester-helpers/main/bin/upgrade-perl-helpers | bash

Binaries

auto-build-and-test-dist

build-dist

cpan-install-build-deps

cpan-install-dist-deps

test-dist

upgrade-perl-helpers

Environment Variables

• BUILD_DIR
• CODECOV_TOKEN
• COVERALLS_TOKEN
• HARNESS_PERL_SWITCHES

Linting

You can lint this project locally via precious lint --all

Github Actions

Commands are also available as github actions:

job:
  linux:
    ...
    steps:
	  ...
      - uses: perl-actions/ci-perl-tester-helpers/install-test-helper-deps@main
      - uses: perl-actions/ci-perl-tester-helpers/cpan-install-build-deps@main
      - uses: perl-actions/ci-perl-tester-helpers/build-dist@main
      - uses: perl-actions/ci-perl-tester-helpers/cpan-install-dist-deps@main
      - uses: perl-actions/ci-perl-tester-helpers/test-dist@main
        env:
          AUTHOR_TESTING: 1

perl-actions/ci-perl-tester-helpers/build-dist@main

Build your distribution detecting what framework you are using.

perl-actions/ci-perl-tester-helpers/cpan-install-build-deps@main

Install build dependencies (eg: dzil modules referenced in your dist.ini)

perl-actions/ci-perl-tester-helpers/cpan-install-dist-deps@main

Install dependencies of your distribution.

perl-actions/ci-perl-tester-helpers/install-helpers-deps@main

Install dependencies required by ci-perl-tester-helpers

• cpm - required version min 0.997014

perl-actions/ci-perl-tester-helpers/test-dist@main

Tests your distribution using prove with --state save.

Recognizes env variables:

• AUTHOR_TESTING If set to 1, includes tests in xt directory (if available)