Getting Started with Cover CLI for Linux / macOS

1. Download Cover CLI

If you do not already have a copy of Cover CLI, please download a trial copy.

Cover runs on Linux (RedHat and Debian) and macOS. We recommend Oracle or OpenJDK installations.

You will also need to have installed the common Java build systems, Maven and/or Gradle.

Please note that these are the instructions for installing Cover CLI on Linux or macOS. Instructions for installation on Windows are here.

mkdir ~/bin
cd ~/bin
unzip ~/diffblue-cover*.zip
cd
export PATH=$PATH:~/bin

Activate your license using the command dcover activate XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX

Finally, run the command dcover help to verify the installed version.

We’re going to use Spring Project’s example application, PetClinic, and write some tests! Firstly, install PetClinic:

git clone https://github.com/diffblue/demo-spring-petclinic.git

Cover only works on compiled Java code, so you must compile any project where you want to use it:

cd demo-spring-petclinic
./mvnw package

To create your first tests for the Owner package:

dcover create org.springframework.samples.petclinic.owner

Let’s look at the tests for the Owner Controller:

less src/test/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/owner
/OwnerControllerDiffblueTest.java

Please check out our documentation for more guides, videos and information, in particular our User Manual.