Test Coverage Analysis
Purpose
Measure and improve test coverage to ensure code is adequately tested and identify untested areas that may contain bugs.
When to Use
- •Evaluating test suite quality
- •Identifying untested code paths
- •Setting testing goals
- •Validating test completeness
Key Capabilities
- •Coverage Measurement - Run coverage tools and interpret results
- •Gap Analysis - Identify critical untested code
- •Prioritization - Focus on high-risk areas first
Approach
- •Run coverage tool on test suite
- •Review coverage report (line, branch, function coverage)
- •Identify uncovered critical paths
- •Prioritize based on risk and complexity
- •Write tests for important gaps
- •Re-run coverage to validate improvement
Example
Context: Coverage report shows 75% line coverage
code
Analysis: - Core business logic: 95% covered ✓ - Error handling: 45% covered ⚠️ - Edge cases: 30% covered ⚠️ - UI code: 60% covered Priority: 1. Add tests for error handling (high risk) 2. Cover common edge cases 3. UI testing (lower priority)
Best Practices
- •✅ Aim for 80%+ coverage on critical code
- •✅ Focus on meaningful tests, not just coverage numbers
- •✅ Test edge cases and error paths
- •❌ Avoid: Chasing 100% coverage on trivial code