1 files changed, 21 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index 556896e..799aebb 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.build.Builder) void {
         run_cmd.addArgs(args);
     }
 
+    const coverage = b.option(bool, "test-coverage", "Generate test coverage") orelse false;
+
     const run_step = b.step("run", "Run the app");
     run_step.dependOn(&run_cmd.step);
 
@@ -29,6 +31,25 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.build.Builder) void {
     exe_tests.setTarget(target);
     exe_tests.setBuildMode(mode);
 
+    // Code coverage with kcov, we need an allocator for the setup
+    var general_purpose_allocator = std.heap.GeneralPurposeAllocator(.{}){};
+    defer _ = general_purpose_allocator.deinit();
+    const gpa = general_purpose_allocator.allocator();
+    // We want to exclude the $HOME/.zig path
+    const home = std.process.getEnvVarOwned(gpa, "HOME") catch "";
+    defer gpa.free(home);
+    const exclude = std.fmt.allocPrint(gpa, "--exclude-path={s}/.zig/", .{home}) catch "";
+    defer gpa.free(exclude);
+    if (coverage) {
+        exe_tests.setExecCmd(&[_]?[]const u8{
+            "kcov",
+            exclude,
+            //"--path-strip-level=3", // any kcov flags can be specified here
+            "kcov-output", // output dir for kcov
+            null, // to get zig to use the --test-cmd-bin flag
+        });
+    }
+
     const test_step = b.step("test", "Run unit tests");
     test_step.dependOn(&exe_tests.step);
 }