Perl Test - VSCode Extension

Run Perl tests with ease - directly from your editor with visual feedback!

Features

• Gutter Decorations: Test status icons (✓/✗) appear in the editor gutter
• Selective Test Execution: Run individual subtests or Test::Class methods

Selective Test Execution

This extension enables selective test execution when using the following test modules:

• Test2::Plugin::SubtestFilter
  • Filters subtests by name using the SUBTEST_FILTER environment variable
• Test::Class
  • Filters test methods using the TEST_METHOD environment variable

Both can be used together for fine-grained test selection.

Configuration

Settings

• test2SubtestFilter.proveCommand: Full command to run prove with arguments (default: "prove -lv")

Example Settings

Add to your workspace or user .vscode/settings.json:

Simple:

{
  "test2SubtestFilter.proveCommand": "prove -lv"
}

With Carton:

{
  "test2SubtestFilter.proveCommand": "carton exec -- prove -lv"
}

With Docker Compose:

{
  "test2SubtestFilter.proveCommand": "docker compose exec app carton exec -- prove -lv"
}

With Custom Formatter:

{
  "test2SubtestFilter.proveCommand": "T2_FORMATTER=Cute perl -Ilib"
}

License

MIT

Credits

Supports Test2::Plugin::SubtestFilter and Test::Class for selective test execution.