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diff --git a/lib/tools/doc/src/cover.xml b/lib/tools/doc/src/cover.xml
index 07ffa65e3d..914baa7977 100644
--- a/lib/tools/doc/src/cover.xml
+++ b/lib/tools/doc/src/cover.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
<header>
<copyright>
<year>2001</year>
- <year>2013</year>
+ <year>2015</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB, All Rights Reserved</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
@@ -138,17 +138,18 @@
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name>compile(ModFile) -> Result</name>
- <name>compile(ModFile, Options) -> Result</name>
- <name>compile_module(ModFile) -> Result</name>
- <name>compile_module(ModFile, Options) -> Result</name>
- <fsummary>Compile a module for Cover analysis.</fsummary>
+ <name>compile(ModFiles) -> Result | [Result]</name>
+ <name>compile(ModFiles, Options) -> Result | [Result]</name>
+ <name>compile_module(ModFiles) -> Result | [Result]</name>
+ <name>compile_module(ModFiles, Options) -> Result | [Result]</name>
+ <fsummary>Compile one or more modules for Cover analysis.</fsummary>
<type>
+ <v>ModFiles = ModFile | [ModFile]</v>
<v>ModFile = Module | File</v>
<v>&nbsp;Module = atom()</v>
<v>&nbsp;File = string()</v>
<v>Options = [Option]</v>
- <v>&nbsp;Option = {i,Dir} | {d,Macro} | {d,Macro,Value}</v>
+ <v>&nbsp;Option = {i,Dir} | {d,Macro} | {d,Macro,Value} | export_all</v>
<d>See <c>compile:file/2.</c></d>
<v>Result = {ok,Module} | {error,File} | {error,not_main_node}</v>
</type>
@@ -165,6 +166,9 @@
returns <c>{ok,Module}</c>. Otherwise the function returns
<c>{error,File}</c>. Errors and warnings are printed as they
occur.</p>
+ <p>If a list of <c>ModFiles</c> is given as input, a list
+ of <c>Result</c> will be returned. The order of the returned
+ list is undefined.</p>
<p>Note that the internal database is (re-)initiated during
the compilation, meaning any previously collected coverage data
for the module will be lost.</p>
@@ -194,9 +198,10 @@
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name>compile_beam(ModFile) -> Result</name>
- <fsummary>Compile a module for Cover analysis, using an existing beam.</fsummary>
+ <name>compile_beam(ModFiles) -> Result | [Result]</name>
+ <fsummary>Compile one or more modules for Cover analysis, using existing beam(s).</fsummary>
<type>
+ <v>ModFiles = ModFile | [ModFile]</v>
<v>ModFile = Module | BeamFile</v>
<v>&nbsp;Module = atom()</v>
<v>&nbsp;BeamFile = string()</v>
@@ -229,6 +234,9 @@
returned.</p>
<p><c>{error,BeamFile}</c> is returned if the compiled code
can not be loaded on the node.</p>
+ <p>If a list of <c>ModFiles</c> is given as input, a list
+ of <c>Result</c> will be returned. The order of the returned
+ list is undefined.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
@@ -251,16 +259,21 @@
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name>analyse(Module) -> {ok,Answer} | {error,Error}</name>
- <name>analyse(Module, Analysis) -> {ok,Answer} | {error,Error}</name>
- <name>analyse(Module, Level) -> {ok,Answer} | {error,Error}</name>
- <name>analyse(Module, Analysis, Level) -> {ok,Answer} | {error,Error}</name>
- <fsummary>Analyse a Cover compiled module.</fsummary>
+ <name>analyse() -> {result,Ok,Fail} | {error,not_main_node}</name>
+ <name>analyse(Modules) -> OneResult | {result,Ok,Fail} | {error,not_main_node}</name>
+ <name>analyse(Analysis) -> {result,Ok,Fail} | {error,not_main_node}</name>
+ <name>analyse(Level) -> {result,Ok,Fail} | {error,not_main_node}</name>
+ <name>analyse(Modules, Analysis) -> OneResult | {result,Ok,Fail} | {error,not_main_node}</name>
+ <name>analyse(Modules, Level) -> OneResult | {result,Ok,Fail} | {error,not_main_node}</name>
+ <name>analyse(Analysis, Level) -> {result,Ok,Fail} | {error,not_main_node}</name>
+ <name>analyse(Modules, Analysis, Level) -> OneResult | {result,Ok,Fail} | {error,not_main_node}</name>
+ <fsummary>Analyse one or more Cover compiled modules.</fsummary>
<type>
- <v>Module = atom()</v>
+ <v>Modules = Module | [Module]</v>
+ <v>Module = atom() </v>
<v>Analysis = coverage | calls</v>
<v>Level = line | clause | function | module</v>
- <v>Answer = {Module,Value} | [{Item,Value}]</v>
+ <v>OneResult = {ok,{Module,Value}} | {ok,[{Item,Value}]} | {error, Error}</v>
<v>&nbsp;Item = Line | Clause | Function</v>
<v>&nbsp;&nbsp;Line = {M,N}</v>
<v>&nbsp;&nbsp;Clause = {M,F,A,C}</v>
@@ -269,49 +282,67 @@
<v>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;N = A = C = integer()</v>
<v>&nbsp;Value = {Cov,NotCov} | Calls</v>
<v>&nbsp;&nbsp;Cov = NotCov = Calls = integer()</v>
- <v>Error = {not_cover_compiled,Module} | not_main_node</v>
+ <v>&nbsp;Error = {not_cover_compiled,Module}</v>
+ <v>Ok = [{Module,Value}] | [{Item,Value}]</v>
+ <v>Fail = [Error]</v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p>Performs analysis of a Cover compiled module <c>Module</c>, as
+ <p>Performs analysis of one or more Cover compiled modules, as
specified by <c>Analysis</c> and <c>Level</c> (see above), by
examining the contents of the internal database.</p>
<p><c>Analysis</c> defaults to <c>coverage</c> and <c>Level</c>
defaults to <c>function</c>.</p>
- <p>If <c>Module</c> is not Cover compiled, the function returns
- <c>{error,{not_cover_compiled,Module}}</c>.</p>
- <p>HINT: It is possible to issue multiple analyse_to_file commands at
- the same time. </p>
+ <p>If <c>Modules</c> is an atom (one module), the return will
+ be <c>OneResult</c>, else the return will be
+ <c>{result,Ok,Fail}</c>.</p>
+ <p>If <c>Modules</c> is not given, all modules that have data
+ in the cover data table, are analysed. Note that this
+ includes both cover compiled modules and imported
+ modules.</p>
+ <p>If a given module is not Cover compiled, this is indicated
+ by the error reason <c>{not_cover_compiled,Module}</c>.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name>analyse_to_file(Module) -> </name>
- <name>analyse_to_file(Module,Options) -> </name>
- <name>analyse_to_file(Module, OutFile) -> </name>
- <name>analyse_to_file(Module, OutFile, Options) -> {ok,OutFile} | {error,Error}</name>
- <fsummary>Detailed coverage analysis of a Cover compiled module.</fsummary>
+ <name>analyse_to_file() -> {result,Ok,Fail} | {error,not_main_node}</name>
+ <name>analyse_to_file(Modules) -> Answer | {result,Ok,Fail} | {error,not_main_node}</name>
+ <name>analyse_to_file(Options) -> {result,Ok,Fail} | {error,not_main_node}</name>
+ <name>analyse_to_file(Modules,Options) -> Answer | {result,Ok,Fail} | {error,not_main_node}</name>
+ <fsummary>Detailed coverage analysis of one or more Cover compiled modules.</fsummary>
<type>
+ <v>Modules = Module | [Module]</v>
<v>Module = atom()</v>
- <v>OutFile = string()</v>
+ <v>OutFile = OutDir = string()</v>
<v>Options = [Option]</v>
- <v>Option = html</v>
- <v>Error = {not_cover_compiled,Module} | {file,File,Reason} | no_source_code_found | not_main_node</v>
+ <v>Option = html | {outfile,OutFile} | {outdir,OutDir}</v>
+ <v>Answer = {ok,OutFile} | {error,Error}</v>
+ <v>Ok = [OutFile]</v>
+ <v>Fail = [Error]</v>
+ <v>Error = {not_cover_compiled,Module} | {file,File,Reason} | {no_source_code_found,Module}</v>
<v>&nbsp;File = string()</v>
<v>&nbsp;Reason = term()</v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p>Makes a copy <c>OutFile</c> of the source file for a module
- <c>Module</c>, where it for each executable line is specified
+ <p>Makes copies of the source file for the given modules,
+ where it for each executable line is specified
how many times it has been executed.</p>
<p>The output file <c>OutFile</c> defaults to
<c>Module.COVER.out</c>, or <c>Module.COVER.html</c> if the
option <c>html</c> was used.</p>
- <p>If <c>Module</c> is not Cover compiled, the function returns
- <c>{error,{not_cover_compiled,Module}}</c>.</p>
+ <p>If <c>Modules</c> is an atom (one module), the return will
+ be <c>Answer</c>, else the return will be a
+ list, <c>{result,Ok,Fail}</c>.</p>
+ <p>If <c>Modules</c> is not given, all modules that have data
+ in the cover data table, are analysed. Note that this
+ includes both cover compiled modules and imported
+ modules.</p>
+ <p>If a module is not Cover compiled, this is indicated by the
+ error reason <c>{not_cover_compiled,Module}</c>.</p>
<p>If the source file and/or the output file cannot be opened using
<c>file:open/2</c>, the function returns
<c>{error,{file,File,Reason}}</c> where <c>File</c> is the file
name and <c>Reason</c> is the error reason.</p>
- <p>If the module was cover compiled from the <c>.beam</c>
+ <p>If a module was cover compiled from the <c>.beam</c>
file, i.e. using <c>compile_beam/1</c> or
<c>compile_beam_directory/0,1</c>, it is assumed that the
source code can be found in the same directory as the
@@ -322,10 +353,8 @@
joining <c>../src</c> and the tail of the compiled path
below a trailing <c>src</c> component, then the compiled
path itself.
- If no source code is found,
- <c>{error,no_source_code_found}</c> is returned.</p>
- <p>HINT: It is possible to issue multiple analyse_to_file commands at
- the same time. </p>
+ If no source code is found, this is indicated by the error reason
+ <c>{no_source_code_found,Module}</c>.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
@@ -339,7 +368,7 @@
<v>OutFile = string()</v>
<v>Options = [Option]</v>
<v>Option = html</v>
- <v>Error = {not_cover_compiled,Module} | {file,File,Reason} | no_source_code_found | not_main_node</v>
+ <v>Error = {not_cover_compiled,Module} | {file,File,Reason} | {no_source_code_found,Module} | not_main_node</v>
<v>&nbsp;File = string()</v>
<v>&nbsp;Reason = term()</v>
</type>