#!/usr/bin/env perl -w # Subclassing to define the buffer variables use strict; use Test::More qw( no_plan ); my $t = MyTTS->new; $t->DEBUG(0); ok( $t->compile(q/Just a test/), "Define output buffer variables"); exit; package MyTTS; use base qw(Text::Template::Simple); Text::Template::Simple->DEBUG(0); # if you relied on the old interface or relied on the buffer var being $OUT, # then you have to subclass the module to restore that behaviour. # (not a good idea though) sub _output_buffer_var { my $self = shift; my $type = shift || 'scalar'; return $type eq 'hash' ? '$OUT_HASH' # map_keys buffer : $type eq 'array' ? '$OUT_ARRAY' # list buffer : '$OUT' # output buffer ; }