Test2::EventFacet::Control(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation Test2::EventFacet::Control(3)

# [NAME](#NAME)

Test2::EventFacet::Control - Facet for hub actions and behaviors.

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

This facet is used when the event needs to give instructions to the Test2 internals.

# [FIELDS](#FIELDS)

$string = $control->{details}

$string = $control->**details()**

Human readable explanation for the special behavior.

$bool = $control->{global}

$bool = $control->**global()**

True if the event is global in nature and should be seen by all hubs.

$exit = $control->{terminate}

$exit = $control->**terminate()**

Defined if the test should immediately exit, the value is the exit code and may be 0.

$bool = $control->{halt}

$bool = $control->**halt()**

True if all testing should be halted immediately.

$bool = $control->{has\_callback}

$bool = $control->**has\_callback()**

True if the callback($hub) method on the event should be called.

$encoding = $control->{encoding}

$encoding = $control->**encoding()**

This can be used to change the encoding from this event onward.

$phase = $control->{phase}

$phase = $control->**phase()**

Used to signal that a phase change has occurred. Currently only the perl END phase is signaled.

# [SOURCE](#SOURCE)

The source code repository for Test2 can be found at <https://github.com/Test-More/test-more/>.

# [MAINTAINERS](#MAINTAINERS)

[Chad Granum <exodist@cpan.org>](#Chad)

# [AUTHORS](#AUTHORS)

[Chad Granum <exodist@cpan.org>](#Chad~2)

# [COPYRIGHT](#COPYRIGHT)

Copyright Chad Granum <exodist@cpan.org>.

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

See <https://dev.perl.org/licenses/>

2026-09-04 perl v5.44.0

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