Using Cover CLI in Eclipse
How to install and run Diffblue Cover CLI as an external tool in Eclipse.
Please see this YouTube video for a walkthrough of using Cover as an external tool in Eclipse. The video covers setup and test creation.
Download the zip file from Diffblue and unzip in a suitable location:(
installation_location)dcover.bat- a batch script (Windows)dcover- a bash script (Linux/macOS).
- 1.Go to
Run > External Tools > External Tools Configuration…and enter a Name for the new configuration (e.g. Cover). - 2.Enter or browse to select the Location of the Cover executable.
- 3.Enter or browse to select the Working Directory for the location of your project.
- 4.Enter the following command:
create ${java_type_name} --class-name-template=$"{CLASS_NAME}Tests"
--merge --skip-intermediate-test-verification
--skip-test-validation --batch
create | The create command for Cover. |
${java_type_name} | The class you wish to run Cover on. This is a variable that eclipse replaces with the selected class when run. |
--class-name-template=$"{CLASS_NAME}Tests" | This will change the class names so that the classes have the same names as the existing ones (provided that the existing test classes use a standard naming convention). The quotes around {CLASS_NAME} are required so that Eclipse does not interpret this as one of its own variables. |
--merge | This merges these tests with your existing classes (instead of replacing them). |
--skip-intermediate-test-verification | Generates more potential tests, and saves time by not verifying them. |
--skip-test-validation | Generates more potential tests, and saves time by not validating them. |
--batch | To make the output cleaner. |
5. Select the option Refresh resources upon completion so that you see the new tests in your IDE once Cover has run.
- 1.Select a Java class and then open it.
- 2.Then click Run External Tool in the top toolbar.
- 3.The Cover output is now seen in the console below.
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