---
name: "Test::Valgrind::Component"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libtest-valgrind-perl"
version: "1.19-6"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Test::Valgrind::Component"
---

# Test::Valgrind::Component(3pm)

Base class for Test::Valgrind components.

## NAME

Test::Valgrind::Component - Base class for Test::Valgrind components.

## VERSION

Version 1.19

## DESCRIPTION

This class is the base for all others that act as components that can be started and stopped.

## METHODS

### "new"

```
    my $tvc = Test::Valgrind::Component->new;
```

Basic constructor.

### "started"

```
    $tvc->started($bool);
```

Specifies whether the component is running (`1`), stopped (`0`) or was never started (`"undef"`).

### "start"

```
    $tvc->start;
```

Marks the component as started, and throws an exception if it was already. Returns its self object.

### "finish"

```
    $tvc->finish;
```

Marks the component as stopped, and throws an exception if it wasn't started. Returns its self object.

## SEE ALSO

Test::Valgrind.

## AUTHOR

Vincent Pit, `"<perl at profvince.com>"`, \<http://www.profvince.com\>.

You can contact me by mail or on `"irc.perl.org"` (vincent).

## BUGS

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

## SUPPORT

You can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command.

```
    perldoc Test::Valgrind::Component
```

## COPYRIGHT & LICENSE

Copyright 2009,2010,2011,2013,2015,2016 Vincent Pit, all rights reserved.

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