--skip-empty now applies to the XML report also. #976

CHANGES.rst

@@ -32,9 +32,12 @@ Unreleased
   ``--precision`` option to control the number of decimal points displayed.
   Thanks, Teake Nutma (`pull request 982`_).
 
-- The ``coverage report`` command now accepts a ``--no-skip-covered`` option
-  to negate ``--skip-covered``.  Thanks, Anthony Sottile (`issue 779`_ and
-  `pull request 932`_).
+- The ``coverage report`` and ``coverage html`` commands now accept a
+  ``--no-skip-covered`` option to negate ``--skip-covered``.  Thanks, Anthony
+  Sottile (`issue 779`_ and `pull request 932`_).
+
+- The ``--skip-empty`` option is now available for the XML report, closing
+  `issue 976`_.
 
 - If coverage fails due to the coverage total not reaching the ``--fail-under``
   value, it will now print a message making the condition clear.  Thanks,
@@ -53,6 +56,7 @@ Unreleased
 .. _pull request 982: https://github.com/nedbat/coveragepy/pull/982
 .. _issue 779: https://github.com/nedbat/coveragepy/issues/779
 .. _issue 858: https://github.com/nedbat/coveragepy/issues/858
+.. _issue 976: https://github.com/nedbat/coveragepy/issues/976
 .. _issue 990: https://github.com/nedbat/coveragepy/issues/990
 
 

coverage/cmdline.py

@@ -446,6 +446,7 @@ def get_prog_name(self):
             Opts.include,
             Opts.omit,
             Opts.output_xml,
+            Opts.skip_empty,
             ] + GLOBAL_ARGS,
         usage="[options] [modules]",
         description="Generate an XML report of coverage results."
@@ -616,7 +617,10 @@ def command_line(self, argv):
                 )
         elif options.action == "xml":
             outfile = options.outfile
-            total = self.coverage.xml_report(outfile=outfile, **report_args)
+            total = self.coverage.xml_report(
+                outfile=outfile, skip_empty=options.skip_empty,
+                **report_args
+                )
         elif options.action == "json":
             outfile = options.outfile
             total = self.coverage.json_report(

coverage/control.py

@@ -947,7 +947,7 @@ def html_report(
 
     def xml_report(
         self, morfs=None, outfile=None, ignore_errors=None,
-        omit=None, include=None, contexts=None,
+        omit=None, include=None, contexts=None, skip_empty=None,
     ):
         """Generate an XML report of coverage results.
 
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ def xml_report(
         """
         with override_config(self,
             ignore_errors=ignore_errors, report_omit=omit, report_include=include,
-            xml_output=outfile, report_contexts=contexts,
+            xml_output=outfile, report_contexts=contexts, skip_empty=skip_empty,
         ):
             return render_report(self.config.xml_output, XmlReporter(self), morfs)
 

coverage/xmlreport.py

@@ -142,6 +142,10 @@ def report(self, morfs, outfile=None):
     def xml_file(self, fr, analysis, has_arcs):
         """Add to the XML report for a single file."""
 
+        if self.config.skip_empty:
+            if analysis.numbers.n_statements == 0:
+                return
+
         # Create the 'lines' and 'package' XML elements, which
         # are populated later.  Note that a package == a directory.
         filename = fr.filename.replace("\\", "/")

tests/test_cmdline.py

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class BaseCmdLineTest(CoverageTest):
     )
     _defaults.Coverage().xml_report(
         ignore_errors=None, include=None, omit=None, morfs=[], outfile=None,
-        contexts=None,
+        contexts=None, skip_empty=None,
     )
     _defaults.Coverage().json_report(
         ignore_errors=None, include=None, omit=None, morfs=[], outfile=None,

tests/test_xml.py

@@ -185,6 +185,13 @@ def test_empty_file_is_100_not_0(self):
         assert len(elts) == 1
         assert elts[0].get('line-rate') == '1'
 
+    def test_empty_file_is_skipped(self):
+        cov = self.run_doit()
+        cov.xml_report(skip_empty=True)
+        dom = ElementTree.parse("coverage.xml")
+        elts = dom.findall(".//class[@name='__init__.py']")
+        assert len(elts) == 0
+
     def test_curdir_source(self):
         # With no source= option, the XML report should explain that the source
         # is in the current directory.