Code Coverage

A CodeCoverage tool discovers sections of code that are not being executed. CodeCoverage tools are used to examine how well the source-code of a project is being exercised by UnitTesting.

Clover is such a CodeCoverage tool. It uses SourceCodeInstrumentation^? to extend the sourcecode with instructions that report the usage of methods to the CodeCoverage tool. Clover generates extensive reports from this information. These reports can be used to get an impressions how well the sourcecode is being controlled by UnitTesting.

-- MartinBravenboer - 03 Sep 2002