Patch files

How to create and use patch files for Cover CLI

Cover Optimize uses a patch file. The exact patch file you need depends on your setup, but here are some examples using git diff. The variable DIFFBLUE_PATCH represents the name of your patch file.

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For a patch containing commits newer than the project's origin (i.e. the corresponding branch on the remote repository your local branch was created from):

git diff $(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)...HEAD > $DIFFBLUE_PATCH

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For a patch containing commits on your branch newer than those on the local copy of TARGET_BRANCH (e.g. where TARGET_BRANCH is develop):

git diff TARGET_BRANCH...HEAD > $DIFFBLUE_PATCH

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For a patch containing commits on your branch newer than those on the remote host TARGET_BRANCH (e.g. where REMOTE is origin and REMOTE/TARGET_BRANCH is origin/develop):

git fetch REMOTE
git diff REMOTE/TARGET_BRANCH...HEAD > $DIFFBLUE_PATCH

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For a patch containing only currently uncommitted changes:

git diff > $DIFFBLUE_PATCH