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Fernando Lins a7f3ffb63a PoC: evaluate SonarCloud as a code quality and coverage tool (#4996)
## Linked issue

Closes #4995

## Summary / motivation

Bedges available:

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**[SONAR
DASHBOARD](https://sonarcloud.io/project/overview?id=ankitects_anki)**

Integrates SonarCloud into the CI pipeline as a proof of concept to
evaluate whether
it surfaces actionable quality and security insights for this codebase.

Changes:
- Added `sonar-project.properties` configuring sources (`pylib`, `qt`,
`ts`, `rslib`)
  and coverage report paths
- Extended `tools/coverage/coverage-py` (and `.bat`) to emit
`coverage.xml` (Cobertura)
- Extended `tools/coverage/coverage-ts` (and `.bat`) to emit `lcov.info`
via the V8 provider
- Extended `tools/coverage/coverage-rust` (and `.bat`) to emit
`lcov.info` via
  `cargo-llvm-cov report`
- Added a `SonarCloud Scan` step to the `check-linux` CI job, running
after all
  checks pass and before the build cache is saved

## How to test

### Details

**1. Install sonar-scanner**
```bash
brew install sonar-scanner
```

**2. Generate and configure a token**

Go to [sonarcloud.io](https://sonarcloud.io/) → My Account → Security →
Generate Token
Copy the generated token and export it in your shell:
```
export SONAR_TOKEN=your_token_here
```

**3. Generate coverage reports**
```
just test --coverage
```
Expected output files:

 - out/coverage/python-pylib/coverage.xml
 - out/coverage/python-qt/coverage.xml
 - out/coverage/typescript/lcov.info
 - out/coverage/rust/lcov.info

**4. Run the scanner manually**
```
sonar-scanner
```
Results will appear in the SonarCloud dashboard

To test coverage generation locally:
```bash
just coverage
# verify files exist:
# out/coverage/python-pylib/coverage.xml
# out/coverage/python-qt/coverage.xml
# out/coverage/typescript/lcov.info
# out/coverage/rust/lcov.info
```
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Testing and Coverage

CI runs Rust, Python, and TypeScript tests plus lint/type checks. Coverage is orchestrated in justfile with direct CLI calls, using ninja only to prepare generated build artifacts that the test commands need.

Quick reference

just test                        # run all tests (no coverage)
just test --coverage             # run all tests + enforce coverage thresholds
just test --coverage --html      # same + generate HTML reports under out/coverage/

just test-rust                   # Rust only
just test-rust --coverage
just test-rust --coverage --html

just test-py                     # Python (pylib + qt) only
just test-py --coverage
just test-py --coverage --html

just test-ts                     # TypeScript/Svelte Vitest only
just test-ts --coverage
just test-ts --coverage --html

HTML reports are written under out/coverage/ (gitignored).

Coverage tools and thresholds

Stack Test runner Coverage tool Minimum
Rust workspace cargo nextest via cargo-llvm-cov cargo-llvm-cov 60%
Python pylib/anki pytest pylib/tests coverage.py 63%
Python qt/aqt pytest qt/tests coverage.py 20%
TypeScript/Svelte vitest run Vitest V8 5%

Linux pull requests run just test --coverage in CI. macOS and Windows jobs run just test (no coverage enforcement) for now.

Notes

  • Rustcargo-llvm-cov is installed on demand into out/bin/ to avoid polluting the global cargo install. Coverage runs rebuild the workspace with instrumentation, so they are slower than plain just test-rust. Windows ARM64 (aarch64-pc-windows-msvc) is not supported: the Rust compiler produces malformed .profraw files on that target (rust-lang/rust#150123, cargo-llvm-cov#436). just test-rust --coverage exits with a clear message on ARM64 Windows; use just test-rust (no coverage) or rely on CI (Linux) for enforcement.
  • Python — coverage is split across two suites (pylib and qt) because they have different PYTHONPATH setups and test folders.
  • TypeScript — coverage is measured only over code reachable through Vitest's module graph. Svelte component rendering behavior is not covered.

SonarCloud

SonarCloud runs automatically on every push and pull request via CI. It aggregates the coverage reports generated by the three stacks and runs static analysis across Python, TypeScript, and Rust.

The quality gate is configured as non-blocking — a failing gate does not prevent merging, but the results are visible on the PR.

Gaps and future improvements

  • Raise thresholds gradually as the test suite grows and CI timings stabilise.
  • Exclude generated files from coverage denominators where appropriate.
  • Publish out/coverage/ as a CI artifact so reviewers can browse HTML reports directly from a PR.
  • Consider diff/changed-file coverage once baselines are stable — it is a better enforcement mechanism for incremental improvement than whole-repo thresholds.
  • Add component or browser tests for Svelte UI surfaces if Svelte coverage is intended to cover rendered component behaviour.