Generating Backend Code Coverage

Code coverage analysis helps visualize which parts of the backend are exercised by backend tests. This guide outlines the process for generating an HTML coverage report for Filament's backend on macOS.

1. Prerequisites: Install Clang and LLVM tools

You'll need a recent version of Clang and its corresponding LLVM tools for code coverage. You can install these using Homebrew or MacPorts.

Using Homebrew

Install the llvm package:

bash

brew install llvm

This typically installs the tools in a location like /usr/local/opt/llvm/bin. You may need to add this to your PATH environment variable.

Using MacPorts

Install a specific version of Clang (e.g., version 18):

bash

sudo port install clang-18

MacPorts often adds version suffixes to the tool names (e.g., llvm-cov-mp-18).

Required Tools

Ensure you can locate the following tools from your installation:

clang and clang++ (The C/C++ compilers)
llvm-profdata (For merging coverage data)
llvm-cov (For generating reports)

The rest of this guide assumes your tools are in your PATH. If not, you'll need to use the full path to each executable.

2. Build Filament with Coverage Enabled

Compile the backend_test_mac target with coverage instrumentation. This is done by setting the CC and CXX environment variables to point to your Clang compiler and using the -V flag in the build script.

bash

CC=clang CXX=clang++ ./build.sh -V -p desktop debug backend_test_mac

If your Clang executables aren't in your PATH or have version suffixes, provide the full name or path (e.g., CC=/opt/local/bin/clang CXX=/opt/local/bin/clang++).

3. Run the Backend Tests

Running the test suite will generate the raw coverage data needed for the report.

Navigate to the build output directory:
bash
```
cd out/cmake-debug/filament/backend
```
Run the tests for a specific backend (e.g., Metal):
bash
```
./backend_test_mac --api metal
```

This command creates a default.profraw file in the current directory, which contains the raw execution profile data.

4. Generate the Coverage Report

Finally, process the raw data and generate an HTML report.

Merge the raw profile data into a single file using llvm-profdata.
bash
```
llvm-profdata merge -sparse default.profraw -o filament.profdata
```
Remember to use the version-specific tool name if required (e.g., llvm-profdata-mp-18).

Generate the HTML report using llvm-cov. This command creates a report for the entire backend_test_mac executable.

bash

llvm-cov show ./backend_test_mac \
  -instr-profile=filament.profdata \
  -format=html \
  -show-line-counts-or-regions > coverage.html

To view coverage for a specific source file, add its path at the end of the command:

bash

llvm-cov show ./backend_test_mac \
  -instr-profile=filament.profdata \
  -format=html \
  -show-line-counts-or-regions \
  -- ../../../../filament/backend/src/metal/MetalDriver.mm > coverage.html

Open the report in your browser:
bash
```
open coverage.html
```

In the report, code paths that were not executed during the test run will be highlighted in red.