NAME
    Test::Net::Connect - Test::Builder based tests for network connectivity

VERSION
    Version 0.02

SYNOPSIS
        use Test::Net::Connect tests => 2;

        connect_ok({ host => 'smtp.example.com', port => 25,
                     proto => 'tcp' }, 'Check tcp://smtp.example.com:25');

        # proto defaults to 'tcp', the test name can be omitted, and the
        # port can be appended to the host name
        connect_ok({ host => 'smtp.example.com:25' });

    Test::Net::Connect automatically exports "connect_ok()" to make it
    easier to test whether or not a network connection can be made from this
    host to a port on another host using TCP or UDP.

    Test::Net::Connect uses Test::Builder, so plays nicely with
    Test::Simple, Test::More, and other Test::Builder based modules.

FUNCTIONS
  connect_ok($spec, [ $test_name ]);
    connect_ok() tests that a connection can be made that matches a given
    specification.

    The specification is a hashref that contains one or more keys. Valid
    keys are "host", "port", and "proto". Each value associated with the key
    is the value that entry is supposed to have.

    host
        Specifies the hostname or IP address to connect to. If a hostname is
        given then the A records for that host will be retrieved and
        connections will be made to all the A records in turn. If any of
        them fail then the test fails.

        "host" is mandatory.

    port
        Specifies the port to connect to. The port may also be specified by
        appending a colon ":" and the port number to the "host" value. If
        this is done then "port" is optional, otherwise "port" is mandatory.

    proto
        The protocol to use. "tcp" and "udp" are the only valid values. This
        key is optional, and defaults to "tcp" if it is not specified.

    The $test_name is optional. If it is not present then a sensible one is
    generated following the form

        Connecting to $proto://$host:$port

EXAMPLES
    Verify that port 25 can be reached on all the A records for
    "smtp.example.com".

        connect_ok({ host => 'smtp.example.com', port => 25, 
                     proto => 'tcp' }, "Checking mail to smtp.example.com");

    Do the same thing, but shorter.

        connect_ok({ host => 'smtp.example.com:25' });

    Verify that the local SSH daemon is responding.

        connect_ok({ host => '127.0.0.1:22' });

SEE ALSO
    Test::Simple, Test::Builder, IO::Socket::INET.

AUTHOR
    Nik Clayton, nik@FreeBSD.org

BUGS
    Please report any bugs or feature requests to
    "bug-test-net-connect@rt.cpan.org", or through the web interface at
    <http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=Test-Net-Connect>. I
    will be notified, and then you'll automatically be notified of progress
    on your bug as I make changes.

COPYRIGHT & LICENSE
    Copyright (c) 2005 Nik Clayton All rights reserved.

    Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
    modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
    met:

     1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
        notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
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        notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
        documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.

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