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I have two static methods in the class BrickSortParallel. They are fully covered by unit tests. But I have a static block static {...} listed with only 75% code coverage by Jacoco. What does that signify?

Screen shot of coverage


public static int computeOddTaskCount(int length) {
    if (length < 0) throw new IllegalArgumentException("Illegal argument value: " + length);
    return isOdd(length) ? length >> 1 : abs(length - 1) >> 1;
  }

  public static int computeEvenTaskCount(int length) {
    if (length < 0) throw new IllegalArgumentException("Illegal argument value: " + length);
    return length >> 1;
  }

Following are test cases to ensure full code coverage for above methods:

class ComputeTaskCountTest {

private static final String ZERO_TASKS_EXPECTED = "Zero tasks expected.";
  private static final String ONE_TASK_EXPECTED = "One task expected.";
  private static final String HALF_TASKS_EXPECTED = "Half tasks expected.";
  private static final String ILLEGAL_LENGTH_EXPECTED = "Illegal length expected.";

    @Test
    @DisplayName("BrickSortParallelTest.ComputeTaskCountTest.testZeroLength")
    void testZeroLength() {
      assertEquals(0, computeOddTaskCount(0), ZERO_TASKS_EXPECTED);
      assertEquals(0, computeEvenTaskCount(0), ZERO_TASKS_EXPECTED);
    }

    @Test
    @DisplayName("BrickSortParallelTest.ComputeTaskCountTest.testMinusOneLength")
    void testMinusOneLength() {
      assertThrows(
          IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> computeOddTaskCount(-1), ILLEGAL_LENGTH_EXPECTED);
      assertThrows(
          IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> computeEvenTaskCount(-1), ILLEGAL_LENGTH_EXPECTED);
    }

    @Test
    @DisplayName("BrickSortParallelTest.ComputeTaskCountTest.testMinusTwoLength")
    void testMinusTwoLength() {
      assertThrows(
          IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> computeOddTaskCount(-2), ILLEGAL_LENGTH_EXPECTED);
      assertThrows(
          IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> computeEvenTaskCount(-2), ILLEGAL_LENGTH_EXPECTED);
    }

    @Test
    @DisplayName("BrickSortParallelTest.ComputeTaskCountTest.testMinValueLength")
    void testMinValueLength() {
      assertThrows(
          IllegalArgumentException.class,
          () -> computeOddTaskCount(Integer.MIN_VALUE),
          ILLEGAL_LENGTH_EXPECTED);
      assertThrows(
          IllegalArgumentException.class,
          () -> computeEvenTaskCount(Integer.MIN_VALUE),
          ILLEGAL_LENGTH_EXPECTED);
    }

    @Test
    @DisplayName("BrickSortParallelTest.ComputeTaskCountTest.testOneValueLength")
    void testOneValueLength() {
      assertEquals(0, computeOddTaskCount(1), ZERO_TASKS_EXPECTED);
      assertEquals(0, computeEvenTaskCount(1), ZERO_TASKS_EXPECTED);
    }

    @Test
    @DisplayName("BrickSortParallelTest.ComputeTaskCountTest.testTwoValueLength")
    void testTwoValueLength() {
      assertEquals(0, computeOddTaskCount(2), ZERO_TASKS_EXPECTED);
      assertEquals(1, computeEvenTaskCount(2), ONE_TASK_EXPECTED);
    }

    @Test
    @DisplayName("BrickSortParallelTest.ComputeTaskCountTest.testThreeValueLength")
    void testThreeValueLength() {
      assertEquals(1, computeOddTaskCount(3), ONE_TASK_EXPECTED);
      assertEquals(1, computeEvenTaskCount(3), ONE_TASK_EXPECTED);
    }

    @Test
    @DisplayName("BrickSortParallelTest.ComputeTaskCountTest.testFourValueLength")
    void testFourValueLength() {
      assertEquals(1, computeOddTaskCount(4), ONE_TASK_EXPECTED);
      assertEquals(2, computeEvenTaskCount(4), "Two tasks expected");
    }

    @Test
    @DisplayName("BrickSortParallelTest.ComputeTaskCountTest.testMaxValueLength")
    void testMaxValueLength() {
      assertEquals(
          Integer.MAX_VALUE / 2, computeOddTaskCount(Integer.MAX_VALUE), HALF_TASKS_EXPECTED);
      assertEquals(
          Integer.MAX_VALUE / 2, computeEvenTaskCount(Integer.MAX_VALUE), HALF_TASKS_EXPECTED);
    }

    @Test
    @DisplayName("BrickSortParallelTest.ComputeTaskCountTest.testMaxValueLengthEven")
    void testMaxValueLengthEven() {
      assertEquals(
          (Integer.MAX_VALUE - 2) / 2,
          computeOddTaskCount(Integer.MAX_VALUE - 1),
          HALF_TASKS_EXPECTED);
      assertEquals(
          (Integer.MAX_VALUE - 1) / 2,
          computeEvenTaskCount(Integer.MAX_VALUE - 1),
          HALF_TASKS_EXPECTED);
    }
  }

Am I missing anything in the above test class?

The full classes are available at:

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/linusjf/DSAlgos/master/src/test/java/ds/tests/BrickSortParallelTest.java

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/linusjf/DSAlgos/master/src/main/java/ds/BrickSortParallel.java

$ java --version
openjdk 11.0.8 2020-07-14
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 11.0.8+10)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 11.0.8+10, mixed mode)

Jacoco version: 0.85

From the report, the static block has a cyclomatic complexity of 2 and with only one branch covered, that implies there's a test case missing to cover that eventuality.

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  • 1
    Doesn't it tell you which branches have been covered and thus which haven't? Commented Aug 24, 2020 at 11:43
  • No, just static {...} 75% coverage in the html report generated by Maven. When I click on it, it takes me to the first line of the class definition. Commented Aug 24, 2020 at 12:16
  • Running your provided unit test in IntelliJ (with JaCoCo coverage runner) displays 100% test coverage for the methods you've pointed out above (see image). Maybe try mvn clean to clear out your project output directory and rerunning your tests? Commented Aug 24, 2020 at 12:27
  • Hmm...I expect full coverage as well. That's why I'm surprised. Commented Aug 24, 2020 at 12:34
  • @Thomas Should I be using anything other than w3m from the command line to view the report? Commented Aug 24, 2020 at 12:35

1 Answer 1

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To quote Marc R Hoffman on Jacoco Github:

"Your code uses the assert keyword which results in a static initializer:

static {};
  descriptor: ()V
  flags: (0x0008) ACC_STATIC
  Code:
    stack=1, locals=0, args_size=0
       0: ldc           #72                 // class ds/BrickSortParallel
       2: invokevirtual #73                 // Method java/lang/Class.desiredAssertionStatus:()Z
       5: ifne          12
       8: iconst_1
       9: goto          13
      12: iconst_0
      13: putstatic     #31                 // Field $assertionsDisabled:Z
      16: return
    LineNumberTable:
      line 19: 0
    StackMapTable: number_of_entries = 2
      frame_type = 12 /* same */
      frame_type = 64 /* same_locals_1_stack_item */
        stack = [ int ]

This is a know limitation. The workaround is to not use assert."

The following code snippet resolves the conundrum:


  @Generated
private void assertEquality(int  size, int count) {
if (size != count)
 throw new AssertionError("Size is not the same as count.");
    }

It throws AssertionError and yet code coverage requirements are satisfied by the @Generated annotation. It is, however, a workaround. The solution is to wait for Jacoco to provide the needed filtering of assertions in the byte code.

Filtering assertions is a work in progress.

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