---
name: "Dist::Zilla::Plugin::Test::Perl::Critic"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libdist-zilla-plugin-test-perl-critic-perl"
version: "3.004-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Dist::Zilla::Plugin::Test::Perl::Critic"
---

# Dist::Zilla::Plugin::Test::Perl::Critic(3pm)

Tests to check your code against best practices

## NAME

Dist::Zilla::Plugin::Test::Perl::Critic - Tests to check your code against best practices

## VERSION

version 3.004

## SYNOPSIS

In your *dist.ini*:

```
    [Test::Perl::Critic]
    critic_config = perlcritic.rc ; default / relative to project root
```

## DESCRIPTION

This will provide a *xt/author/critic.t* file for use during the "test" and "release" calls of `"dzil"`. To use this, make the changes to *dist.ini* above and run one of the following:

```
    dzil test
    dzil release
```

During these runs, *xt/author/critic.t* will use Test::Perl::Critic to run Perl::Critic against your code and by report findings.

## OPTIONS

### filename

The file name of the test to generate. Defaults to *xt/author/critic.t*.

### critic\_config

This plugin accepts the `"critic_config"` option, which s Specifies your own config file for Perl::Critic. It defaults to `"perlcritic.rc"`, relative to the project root. If the file does not exist, Perl::Critic will use its defaults.

The option can also be configured using the `"profile"` alias.

### verbose

If configured, overrides the `"-verbose"` option to Perl::Critic.

### files

If specified, will be used as the list of files to check. If neither `"files"` `"finder"` is specified, Test::Perl::Critic's default behavior of checking all files will be used.

### finder

Can be specified to use a file finder to select the files to check, rather than checking all files.

## SUPPORT

Bugs may be submitted through the RT bug tracker \<https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=Dist-Zilla-Plugin-Test-Perl-Critic\> (or bug-Dist-Zilla-Plugin-Test-Perl-Critic@rt.cpan.org \<mailto:bug-Dist-Zilla-Plugin-Test-Perl-Critic@rt.cpan.org\>).

There is also an irc channel available for users of this distribution, at `"#distzilla"` on `"irc.perl.org"` \<irc://irc.perl.org/#distzilla\>.

## AUTHOR

Jerome Quelin

## CONTRIBUTORS

- •

  Karen Etheridge \<ether@cpan.org\>

- •

  Jérôme Quelin \<jquelin@gmail.com\>

- •

  Graham Knop \<haarg@haarg.org\>

- •

  Kent Fredric \<kentfredric@gmail.com\>

- •

  Olivier Mengué \<dolmen@cpan.org\>

- •

  Gryphon Shafer \<gryphon@goldenguru.com\>

- •

  Stephen R. Scaffidi \<stephen@scaffidi.net\>

- •

  Alexander Hartmaier \<abraxxa@cpan.org\>

- •

  Mike Doherty \<doherty@cs.dal.ca\>

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE

This software is copyright (c) 2009 by Jerome Quelin.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.