# $Id: Data.pm 2340 2007-10-28 01:47:34Z comdog $
package Test::Data;
use strict;

use vars qw($VERSION);

use Carp qw(carp);

use Test::Builder;

my $Test = Test::Builder->new();

$VERSION = 1.21;

=head1 NAME

Test::Data -- test functions for particular variable types

=head1 SYNOPSIS

use Test::Data qw(Scalar Array Hash Function);

=head1 DESCRIPTION

Test::Data provides utility functions to check properties
and values of data and variables.

=cut

$Exporter::Verbose = 0;

sub import 
	{
    my $self   = shift;
    my $caller = caller;

	foreach my $package ( @_ )
		{
		my $full_package = "Test::Data::$package";
		eval{ eval "require $full_package" };
		if( $@ )
			{
			carp "Could not require Test::Data::$package: $@";
			}

		$full_package->export($caller);
		}

	}

sub VERSION { return $VERSION }

=head2 Functions

Plug-in modules define functions for each data type.  See the
appropriate module.

=head2 How it works

The Test::Data module simply emports functions from Test::Data::*
modules.  Each module defines a self-contained function, and puts
that function name into @EXPORT.  Test::Data defines its own 
import function, but that does not matter to the plug-in modules.

If you want to write a plug-in module, follow the example of one
that already exists.   Name the module Test::Data::Foo, where you
replace Foo with the right name.  Test::Data should automatically
find it.

=head1 BUGS

I'm not a very good Windows Perler, so some things don't work as
they should on Windows. I recently got a Windows box so I can
test things, but if you run into problems, I can use all the 
patches or advice you care to send.

=head1 SEE ALSO

L<Test::Data::Scalar>,
L<Test::Data::Array>,
L<Test::Data::Hash>,
L<Test::Data::Function>,
L<Test::Builder>

=head1 SOURCE AVAILABILITY

This source is part of a SourceForge project which always has the
latest sources in CVS, as well as all of the previous releases.

	http://sourceforge.net/projects/brian-d-foy/

If, for some reason, I disappear from the world, one of the other
members of the project can shepherd this module appropriately.

=head1 AUTHOR

brian d foy, C<< <bdfoy@cpan.org> >>

=head1 COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

Copyright (c) 2002-2007 brian d foy.  All rights reserved.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the same terms as Perl itself.

=cut

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