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Code Coverage

Top 5 Code Coverage Tools | Best Test Coverage Tools

April 14, 2020 comments off

What is Code Coverage?
Code Coverage is a software which is used by the programmer.Code Coverage are mainly used for measuring the Lines, Blocks and Arc which they have added in their programms. It means they check the number of line they have coded that are working or not, how it shows the function and few more things. This provides the persentage which helps the programmers to know how much good or bad quality code they have writen. If the number of persent is high that shows the quality of the Code is better. Now, the main thing is where to use this Code Coverage tools and which are that main tools, so I’m explainng this in next paragraph.

Where to use this Code Coverage tools?
Code Coverage tools are mostly used in programming languages such as C,C++,Java,.NET,Python and many more proramming Languages. Now I’m explaing whcih is the best tool for Code Coverage and List of Top 5 Code Coverage tools.

The Best Tool for Code Coverage:-
Cobertura is the The Best Tool for Code Coverage Tools because it is so easy to use for the programmer and it measures the coverage without using Source code. therefore, it can be used by the beginners.

List of Top 5 Code Coverage tools:-

  1. Cobertura – This is the best tool in all the Code Coverage tools. Because it is so easy to use and it have the various features. Java has Provided this tool as free for anyone. for this any new programmer can use this freely without any fees. This tools helps you to perform your task through Ant, and Maven,etc. it is in most popular open source code coverage tool
  • Feature:-
    • It has the Off-Line Instrumentation for class files
    • Coverage metrics for Line, Branch, Global coverage and Per-test coverage Via Sonar
    • It has Source code metrics as cyclomatic complexity.
    • This represent Reports in HTML,XML,Text via cobertura:check
    • Etc.
  • Programming languages:- Java
  • Who has Developed this:- Steven Christou
  • Version:- version 2.1.1
  • Price:- Free

2. CodeCover – This is an Open Source glass-box testing tool which are usualy used in Java and COBOL. Now, what does glass-box testing tools means. It is a process in which it examing the program structure by testing it. It is combined with the various testing tools such as Ant, Jenkins, JUnit, Eclipse,etc. CodeCover generally calculated the statement, Branch,loop.

  • Feature:-
    • It has the Instrumentation for class files
    • Coverage metrics for Method,Statement,Branch,MC/DC,Global coverage and Per-test coverage
    • This represent Reports in HTML and CSV.
    • Data management and report filtering by Merging of coverage databases
    • Etc.
  • Programming languages:- Java & COBOL
  • Who has Developed this:- Team at University of Stuttgart
  • Version:- version 1.0.1.2
  • Price:- Free
  • 3. JaCoCo – This is a free Open Source code coverage tools for Java,It is combined with the various tools such as Ant,Maven,Gradle,Jenkins,Visual Studio,etc. After devaluating of EMMA and Cobertura, there was full demand of actively maintained code coverage tool, that’s the reason for Creating this Jacoco tool. Jacoco Helps to provide instructions, line and branch coverage. It is implemented as off-line and on-the-fly. This supports Java7 and Java8 and easy to nevigate HTML and XML report.
  • Feature:-
    • It has the Off-Line and on-the-fly Instrumentation for class files.
    • Coverage metrics for Method,Line,Branch,Instruction(explanation),Global coverage,Per-test coverage(JMX/sonar)
    • It has Source code metrics as Cyclomatic Complexity.
    • This represent Reports in HTML,XML and CSV.
    • Etc
  • Programming languages:- Java
  • Who has Developed this:- EclEmma team
  • Version:- version 0.7.10
  • Price:- Free

4. Atlassian Clover – Clover is also a part of Java Code Coverage tools. This is founded by Atlassian. It is an open source code coverage tools and normally examins the code coverage for Java- and Groovy-based applications. It has many integrations with ost of the tools such as Jenkins,build tools like Ant,Bamboo,Maven,Hudson,etc.HTML reports are mainly configured by Clover and it demonstrating code scope as well as that detects high level risks.

  • Feature:-
    • *It has the Instrumentation for Source files.
    • *Coverage metrics for Method,Statement,Branch,Global coverage and Per-test coverage.
    • *It has Source code metrics as 20+ metrics, also custom ones.
    • *This represent Reports HTML,PDF,XML,JSON and Text.
  • Programming languages:- Java and Groovy
  • Who has Developed this:- Atlassian
  • Version:- version 4.1.x
  • Price:- $300 – $8,000+
  1. JCov – JCov is a open source code coverage tool. Oracle’s test infrastructure like JTReg test harness and JavaTest are well combined with JCov. It is implemented as off-line and on-the-fly instrumentation, it examins sceptic framework.
  • Feature:-
    • It has the Off-Line and on-the-fly Instrumentation for class files.
    • Coverage metrics for Method,Branch,Global coverage and Per-test coverage via extensions
    • This represent Reports XML.
    • Data management and report filtering by Merging of coverage databases.
  • Programming languages:- Java
  • Who has Developed this:- YP engineering team
  • Version:- version 1.1.1
  • Price:- Free

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