Apache::Test @var@ substitution

Hi,

I have looked through http://perl.apache.org/docs/general/testing/testing.html
for a list of variables available for @@ substitution. After that I thought
the best documentation is the code and found in TestConfigParse.pm this
function:

sub apply_take1 {
my($self, $c, $directive) = @_;

if (exists $self->{vars}->{lc $directive}) {
#override replacement @Variables@
$self->{vars}->{lc $directive} = $c->{$directive};
}
else {
$self->spec_add_config($directive, qq("$c->{$directive}"));
}
}

Am I right that all variables from $self->{vars} can be used in @@
substitution? The next step would be to look a t/conf/apache_test_config.pm
which variables that are.

Wouldn't it be better to have a list with a short explanation in the
testing.html document?

My actual question was whether I can use @t_conf@. I think the answer is yes
but the way to get it is too complicated.

Torsten

Re: Apache::Test @var@ substitution

Torsten Foertsch wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have looked through http://perl.apache.org/docs/general/testing/testing.html
> for a list of variables available for @@ substitution. After that I thought
> the best documentation is the code and found in TestConfigParse.pm this
> function:
>
> sub apply_take1 {
> my($self, $c, $directive) = @_;
>
> if (exists $self->{vars}->{lc $directive}) {
> #override replacement @Variables@
> $self->{vars}->{lc $directive} = $c->{$directive};
> }
> else {
> $self->spec_add_config($directive, qq("$c->{$directive}"));
> }
> }
>
> Am I right that all variables from $self->{vars} can be used in @@
> substitution? The next step would be to look a t/conf/apache_test_config.pm
> which variables that are.

I actually had the exact same question last week. it is documented in
Apache::TestConfig, but I'll admit it's not an intuitive place to look
(nor are the steps suggested there very welcoming). grep for 'Special
Placeholders' in TestConfig.pm

>
> Wouldn't it be better to have a list with a short explanation in the
> testing.html document?

patches welcome, of course.

>
> My actual question was whether I can use @t_conf@. I think the answer is yes
> but the way to get it is too complicated.

yes, and yes :)

I was actually looking to use src_dir, which apparently caused things to
blow up - the substitution code dies when you use a variable that isn't
defined. I started looking into fixing it but, well, other things
happened :)

--Geoff