improve-code-coverage

Testing & Quality

Helps increment code coverage in this Kotlin Multiplatform project. Guides the agent to ask the user for the number of areas to improve, establish a baseline report, plan the improvements, write Kotlin unit tests following all Detekt/formatting style rules, and commit them (including using git fixup).

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Skill: Improve Code Coverage

This skill guides you through the process of systematically and incrementally improving code coverage in the ComposeLife project by adding realistic unit tests.

Step-by-Step Workflow

1. Ask for Target Count

At the start of the task, ask the user:

"How many low-coverage areas would you like to improve?" Get the number $N$ from the user.

2. Generate and Parse Baseline Coverage

Ensure a fresh coverage report is built by running:
```
./gradlew jacocoDebugUnitTestCoverageReport
```
Parse the Jacoco XML report by running the helper script:
```
python3 .agents/skills/improve-code-coverage/scripts/parse_jacoco.py
```
This will output a sorted list of classes by missed instructions to build/jacoco_report.txt.

3. Create the Plan

Select the top $N$ classes from the report that fit these criteria:
- Very low existing coverage.
- More likely to be user-visible behavior (e.g. settings, geometric extension functions, state management).
- Core algorithms or serialization code.
Formulate an ordered list of these $N$ areas.
Draft a plan similar to test_coverage_plan.md listing the baseline coverage and the targeted test files.
Present this plan to the user for approval.

4. Implement Improvements Incrementally (1:1)

For each area in the plan, perform the following steps:

A. Find Missed Lines

Run the line lookup script to identify the exact lines and branches that are not covered:

python3 .agents/skills/improve-code-coverage/scripts/find_missed_lines.py <SourceFileName.kt>

B. Write Realistic Unit Tests

Locate the corresponding test directory (e.g., jbTest, commonTest, jvmTest under the same module).
Write unit tests targeting the missed functions/lines.
CRITICAL: Adhere strictly to the project style rules enforced by Detekt to prevent CI compilation failures:
- Trailing Commas: Add trailing commas to all multi-line function calls, parameter lists, and declarations (e.g., lists of arguments or elements).
- Line Length: Ensure no line of code exceeds 120 characters. Assign long expressions to local variables if they would wrap awkwardly.
- Import Ordering: Keep all imports sorted lexicographically, with no empty lines between them. Group kotlin.*, kotlinx.*, okio.* correctly, and put kotlin.* imports at the end of the imports block.
- Function and Class Sizes: Avoid test methods longer than 60 lines (Detekt LongMethod). Avoid test classes with too many functions (or apply @Suppress("TooManyFunctions") to the class declaration).
- Unit Testing Framework: Use kotlin.test APIs (assertEquals, assertTrue, assertFalse, assertNotEquals<Any?>, etc.) rather than JUnit.

C. Run the Module Tests

Run the target-specific host tests rather than generic long-running tasks. For example, for the navigation module:
```
./gradlew :navigation:testAndroidHostTest
```
Verify that all tests pass. If compiling or test failures occur, fix them.

D. Regenerate Coverage and Verify

Run the report task:

./gradlew jacocoDebugUnitTestCoverageReport

Parse the report and verify that instruction and branch coverage improved for the target class.

E. Commit and Fixup

Create a git commit with a message specifying:
- The area/class improved.
- The coverage improvement metrics (X% from Y%, and missed branches reduced to A from B).
- What behavior wasn't previously covered.
If minor formatting fixes or code style changes are needed after feedback or check failures, stage the fixes and commit them with --fixup targeting the original commit, like:
```
git commit --fixup <commit-hash>
```

5. Final Verification

After all $N$ areas are implemented, run:

./gradlew check

Verify that all CI checks, tests, and Detekt inspections pass successfully.