.. _Use Codecov:

Use Codecov to measure code covered by tests
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Status
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Accepted

Context
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It is important for the health of the Open edX project to measure the amount of code covered by automated testing.

Decision
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For measuring test coverage, `Codecov`_ should be used.

Consequence
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`Codecov`_ has been adopted by the Open edX community as the tool for measuring test coverage.

Rejected Alternatives
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Coveralls
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Coveralls has been historically used for tracking coverage but the service has become less reliable over time and the larger python has moved away from it.

.. _Codecov: https://about.codecov.io/