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diff --git a/lib/common_test/doc/src/cover_chapter.xml b/lib/common_test/doc/src/cover_chapter.xml index b2e64bfff0..4fa92d5583 100644 --- a/lib/common_test/doc/src/cover_chapter.xml +++ b/lib/common_test/doc/src/cover_chapter.xml @@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ specifications</seealso>).</p> </section> + <marker id="cover_stop"></marker> <section> - <marker id="cover_stop"></marker> <title>Stopping the cover tool when tests are completed</title> <p>By default the Cover tool is automatically stopped when the tests are completed. This causes the original (non cover @@ -175,6 +175,11 @@ %% Specific modules to exclude in cover. {excl_mods, Mods}. + + %% Cross cover compilation + %% Tag = atom(), an identifier for a test run + %% Mod = [atom()], modules to compile for accumulated analysis + {cross,[{Tag,Mods}]}. </pre> <p>The <c>incl_dirs_r</c> and <c>excl_dirs_r</c> terms tell Common @@ -190,6 +195,81 @@ specification file for Common Test).</p> </section> + <marker id="cross_cover"/> + <section> + <title>Cross cover analysis</title> + <p>The cross cover mechanism allows cover analysis of modules + across multiple tests. It is useful if some code, e.g. a library + module, is used by many different tests and the accumulated cover + result is desirable.</p> + + <p>This can of course also be achieved in a more customized way by + using the <c>export</c> parameter in the cover specification and + analysing the result off line, but the cross cover mechanism is a + build in solution which also provides the logging.</p> + + <p>The mechanism is easiest explained via an example:</p> + + <p>Let's say that there are two systems, <c>s1</c> and <c>s2</c>, + which are tested in separate test runs. System <c>s1</c> contains + a library module <c>m1</c> which is tested by the <c>s1</c> test + run and is included in <c>s1</c>'s cover specification:</p> + +<code type="none"> +s1.cover: + {incl_mods,[m1]}.</code> + + <p>When analysing code coverage, the result for <c>m1</c> can be + seen in the cover log in the <c>s1</c> test result.</p> + + <p>Now, let's imagine that since <c>m1</c> is a library module, it + is also used quite a bit by system <c>s2</c>. The <c>s2</c> test + run does not specifically test <c>m1</c>, but it might still be + interesting to see which parts of <c>m1</c> is actually covered by + the <c>s2</c> tests. To do this, <c>m1</c> could be included also + in <c>s2</c>'s cover specification:</p> + +<code type="none"> +s2.cover: + {incl_mods,[m1]}.</code> + + <p>This would give an entry for <c>m1</c> also in the cover log + for the <c>s2</c> test run. The problem is that this would only + reflect the coverage by <c>s2</c> tests, not the accumulated + result over <c>s1</c> and <c>s2</c>. And this is where the cross + cover mechanism comes in handy.</p> + + <p>If instead the cover specification for <c>s2</c> was like + this:</p> + +<code type="none"> +s2.cover: + {cross,[{s1,[m1]}]}.</code> + + <p>then <c>m1</c> would be cover compiled in the <c>s2</c> test + run, but not shown in the coverage log. Instead, if + <c>ct_cover:cross_cover_analyse/2</c> is called after both + <c>s1</c> and <c>s2</c> test runs are completed, the accumulated + result for <c>m1</c> would be available in the cross cover log for + the <c>s1</c> test run.</p> + + <p>The call to the analyse function must be like this:</p> + +<code type="none"> +ct_cover:cross_cover_analyse(Level, [{s1,S1LogDir},{s2,S2LogDir}]).</code> + + <p>where <c>S1LogDir</c> and <c>S2LogDir</c> are the directories + named <c><TestName>.logs</c> for each test respectively.</p> + + <p>Note the tags <c>s1</c> and <c>s2</c> which are used in the + cover specification file and in the call to + <c>ct_cover:cross_cover_analyse/2</c>. The point of these are only + to map the modules specified in the cover specification to the log + directory specified in the call to the analyse function. The name + of the tag has no meaning beyond this.</p> + + </section> + <section> <title>Logging</title> <p>To view the result of a code coverage test, follow the @@ -197,6 +277,11 @@ takes you to the code coverage overview page. If you have successfully performed a detailed coverage analysis, you find links to each individual module coverage page here.</p> + + <p>If cross cover analysis has been performed, and there are + accumulated coverage results for the current test, then the - + "Coverdata collected over all tests" link will take you to these + results.</p> </section> </chapter> |