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PHP_CodeCoverage
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- Coverage collection
- The usage example starts and stops coverage collection for a named test.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Coverage drivers
- The package suggests PCOV for line coverage and Xdebug for line, branch and path coverage.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Coverage limitation
- The PHPUnit manual says PCOV supports line coverage only; branch and path coverage require data collected with Xdebug.docs.phpunit.de · read 4 Oct 2026
- Coverage metrics
- The PHPUnit manual says the library supports line, branch, path, function and method, class and trait coverage, and the CRAP index.docs.phpunit.de · read 4 Oct 2026
- Development use
- The README recommends adding it as a development-time dependency when it is only needed to run a project's test suite.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- HTML reports
- HTML reports provide directory and file views with line-by-line highlighting, plus class, trait and function views organized by namespace.docs.phpunit.de · read 4 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The README shows installation as a per-project dependency with Composer.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Integration
- The repository describes the library as a first-party dependency of PHPUnit.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository identifies the library's license as BSD-3-Clause.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Maintainer
- The Composer manifest names Sebastian Bergmann as the lead author.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Parallel runs
- Serialized coverage files from separate test runs can be merged with phpcov to produce a combined report.docs.phpunit.de · read 4 Oct 2026
- Patch analysis
- The phpcov patch-coverage command calculates coverage for changed lines in a unified diff.docs.phpunit.de · read 4 Oct 2026
- PHP requirement
- The Composer manifest requires PHP version 8.4 or later.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- The library collects, processes, and renders PHP code coverage information.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Report formats
- The PHPUnit manual lists HTML, Clover, OpenClover, Cobertura, Crap4J, PHPUnit XML, text, JSONL and serialized PHP output.docs.phpunit.de · read 4 Oct 2026
- Report output
- The example renders an OpenClover report from collected coverage data.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Runtime extensions
- The Composer manifest requires the DOM, libxml, mbstring, and xmlwriter PHP extensions.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Runtime requirements
- The current package requires PHP 8.4 or later and the DOM, libxml, mbstring and xmlwriter extensions.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
