---
name: "TAP::Parser::SourceHandler::RawTAP"
section: "3p"
platform: "openbsd"
package: "man"
version: "8.0-current-20261101"
release: "OpenBSD 8.0-current (2026-11-01)"
platforms: ["openbsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/TAP::Parser::SourceHandler::RawTAP"
---

# TAP::Parser::SourceHandler::RawTAP(3p)

Stream output from raw TAP in a scalar/array ref.

## NAME

TAP::Parser::SourceHandler::RawTAP - Stream output from raw TAP in a scalar/array ref.

## VERSION

Version 3.50

## SYNOPSIS

```
  use TAP::Parser::Source;
  use TAP::Parser::SourceHandler::RawTAP;
  my $source = TAP::Parser::Source->new->raw( \"1..1\nok 1\n" );
  $source->assemble_meta;
  my $class = 'TAP::Parser::SourceHandler::RawTAP';
  my $vote  = $class->can_handle( $source );
  my $iter  = $class->make_iterator( $source );
```

## DESCRIPTION

This is a *raw TAP output* TAP::Parser::SourceHandler - it has 2 jobs:

1\. Figure out if the TAP::Parser::Source it's given is raw TAP output ("can\_handle").

2\. Creates an iterator for raw TAP output ("make\_iterator").

Unless you're writing a plugin or subclassing TAP::Parser, you probably won't need to use this module directly.

## METHODS

### Class Methods

*"can\_handle"*

```
  my $vote = $class->can_handle( $source );
```

Only votes if `$source` is an array, or a scalar with newlines.  Casts the following votes:

```
  0.9  if it's a scalar with '..' in it
  0.7  if it's a scalar with 'ok' in it
  0.3  if it's just a scalar with newlines
  0.5  if it's an array
```

*"make\_iterator"*

```
  my $iterator = $class->make_iterator( $source );
```

Returns a new TAP::Parser::Iterator::Array for the source. `"$source->raw"` must be an array ref, or a scalar ref.

`"croak"`s on error.

## SUBCLASSING

Please see "SUBCLASSING" in TAP::Parser for a subclassing overview.

## SEE ALSO

TAP::Object, TAP::Parser, TAP::Parser::IteratorFactory, TAP::Parser::SourceHandler, TAP::Parser::SourceHandler::Executable, TAP::Parser::SourceHandler::Perl, TAP::Parser::SourceHandler::File, TAP::Parser::SourceHandler::Handle