Gate Diff Only Test Coverage On Changed Lines Before Merging With Diff Cover

Compare coverage reports against a git diff so an agent can flag newly changed lines that still lack tests before merge.

Prerequisites

Git, supported XML or LCov coverage report, Python 3, pip

Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:

• pip install diff-cover
• git clone https://github.com/Bachmann1234/diff-cover.git
• make a pull request from your fork.
• pip install poetry

Requirements and caveats from upstream:

• Currently, diff-cover requires that:
• coverage.py__ (Python)
• poetry manages a python virtual environment and organizes dependencies. It also

Basic usage or getting-started notes:

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• To install the latest release:

• .. code:: bash

• Source: https://github.com/Bachmann1234/diff_cover

• Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Bachmann1234/diff_cover/HEAD/README.rst

Documentation

• https://github.com/Bachmann1234/diff_cover

Source

• Agent Skill Exchange