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 test-junkie
 ===========
 
-Continuous test runner for Perl 6
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+Continuous test runner for Perl 6
+
+Initial version is based on masak's mini-tote Gist for all functionality.
+
+See: https://gist.github.com/834500
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diff --git a/bin/autorun.pl b/bin/autorun.pl
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+#! /usr/bin/env perl6
+use v6;
+use Test::Junkie;
+
+my $tracker = Test::Junkie::Tracker.new;
+$tracker.start;
+
diff --git a/lib/Test/Junkie.pm b/lib/Test/Junkie.pm
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+module Test::Junkie;
+
+class Tracker {
+    has @.directories;
+    has $!timestamp;
+
+    multi method new()              { self.bless(*, directories => <lib t>) }
+    multi method new(*@directories) { self.bless(*, :@directories) }
+
+    submethod BUILD(:@directories) {
+        @!directories = @directories;
+    }
+    
+    method files() {
+        gather find_files @.directories;
+    }
+
+    method changed() { 
+      $.files.grep({ .changed after $!timestamp }); 
+    }
+
+    method update_timer {
+        $!timestamp = time; 
+    }
+    
+    method start {
+        say "Starting Test::Junkie - don't say we didn't warn you!" ;
+        loop {
+            $.update_timer;
+            run_tests($.changed); 
+            sleep .5 until $.changed;
+        }
+    }
+
+    sub run_tests(@tests) { 
+        shell "PERL6LIB=lib prove -v -e perl6 @tests».path.sort()";
+    }
+
+    sub find_files(*@dirs) {
+        for @dirs -> $directory {
+            for dir($directory) -> $file {
+                given "$directory/$file".IO { 
+                    when .f { take $_ }
+                    when .d { find_files .path }
+                }
+            }
+        }    
+    }
+}
diff --git a/t/tracker.t b/t/tracker.t
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+use v6;
+use Test;
+use Test::Junkie;
+
+# tracker directory initialization
+{ 
+    my @directory_list = <directory1 directory2 directory3>;
+    my Test::Junkie::Tracker $directory_tracker = Test::Junkie::Tracker.new(@directory_list);
+    my Test::Junkie::Tracker $default_tracker = Test::Junkie::Tracker.new;
+
+    is $default_tracker.directories, <lib t>, "default directories should be are 'lib' and 't'";
+    is $directory_tracker.directories, @directory_list , "tracked directories should be configurable at instanciation";
+}
+
+# resolving tracked files
+{
+    my Test::Junkie::Tracker $tracker = Test::Junkie::Tracker.new();
+
+    my @actual = $tracker.files.map({.path});
+    my @expected = <lib/Test/Junkie.pm t/tracker.t>;
+    
+    is @actual, @expected, "should track .pm and .t files in the configured directory trees";
+}
+
+# refreshing tracked files
+{
+    my Test::Junkie::Tracker $tracker = Test::Junkie::Tracker.new();
+    my $num_tracked_files = $tracker.files.elems; 
+
+    my $tempfile = 't/temporary_file-' ~ $*PID ~ '.t';
+    create_temporary_file($tempfile);
+
+    is $tracker.files.elems, $num_tracked_files + 1, "should update tracked files if new file added";
+
+    remove_temporary_file($tempfile);
+}
+
+# checking for changed files
+{
+    my $tempfile = 't/temporary_file-' ~ $*PID ~ '.t';
+    my Test::Junkie::Tracker $tracker = Test::Junkie::Tracker.new();
+
+    $tracker.update_timer;
+    sleep 2; 
+
+    create_temporary_file($tempfile);
+
+    is $tracker.changed.map({.path}), $tempfile, 'should return file(s) changed since last timer update';
+
+    remove_temporary_file($tempfile);
+}
+
+sub create_temporary_file(Str $file) {
+    my $fh = open $file, :w orelse die "Could not create $file"; 
+    $fh.close; 
+}
+
+sub remove_temporary_file(Str $file) {
+    unlink $file;
+    ok($file.IO ~~ :!e, "cleanup: removed test file $file"); 
+}
+
+done;