Devel::Cover::DB(3pm)

Devel::Cover::DB3pm

Code coverage metrics for perl

Usage

 use Devel::Cover::DB;
 my $db = Devel::Cover::DB->new(db => "my_coverage_db");
 $db->print_summary([$file1, $file2], ["statement", "pod"]);

Version

version 1.52

Overview

This module provides access to a database of code coverage information.

Methods

new

 my $db = Devel::Cover::DB->new(db => "my_coverage_db");

Constructs the DB from the specified database.

cover

 my $cover = $db->cover;

Returns a Devel::Cover::DB::Cover object. From here all the coverage data may be accessed.

 my $cover = $db->cover;
 for my $file ($cover->items) {
     print "$file\n";
     my $f = $cover->file($file);
     for my $criterion ($f->items) {
         print "  $criterion\n";
         my $c = $f->criterion($criterion);
         for my $location ($c->items) {
             my $l = $c->location($location);
             print "    $location @$l\n";
         }
     }
 }

Data for different criteria will be in different formats, so that will need special handling. This is not yet documented so your best bet for now is to look at some of the simpler reports and/or the source.

The methods in the above example are actually aliases for methods in Devel::Cover::DB::Base (the base class for all Devel::Cover::DB::* classes):

•

Devel::Cover::DB::Base->values

Aliased to Devel::Cover::DB::Cover->files, Devel::Cover::DB::File->criteria, Devel::Cover::DB::Criterion->locations, and Devel::Cover::DB::Location->data

•

Devel::Cover::DB::Base->get

Aliased to Devel::Cover::DB::Cover->file, Devel::Cover::DB::File->criterion, Devel::Cover::DB::Criterion->location, and Devel::Cover::DB::Location->datum

Instead of calling $file->criterion("x") you can also call $file->x.

is_valid

 my $valid = $db->is_valid;

Returns true if $db is valid (or looks valid, the function is too lax).

Licence

Copyright 2001-2026, Paul Johnson ([email protected])

This software is free. It is licensed under the same terms as Perl itself.

The latest version of this software should be available from my homepage: https://pjcj.net

Releases

11 releases since Debian 4.0 (Etch); the text changed 10 times.

  1. 4.0
  2. 5.0
  3. 6.0
  4. 7
  5. 8
  6. 9
  7. 10
  8. 11
  9. 12
  10. 13
  11. Arch

From perl-devel-cover 1.52-2 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.