When coverage data isn’t appearing as expected in SonarQube Server / Community Build or SonarQube Cloud, the first place you should look is the scanner logs.
Where do I find the scanner logs?
This will likely be broken out into its own guide soon
The Scanner logs are the output of executing one of the scanners, either directly or wrapped by one of many integrations, such as the SonarScanner for Jenkins, SonarScanner for Azure DevOps, SonarQube/SonarCloud GitHub Actions or SonarQube / SonarCloud Bitbucket Pipes.
The answer to the question "how was Sonar analysis enabled for this repository" should usually answer the question, “where do I find the scanner logs”?
The following list should help you find the scanner logs if you’re really not sure where to look – as well as how to add a DEBUG flag for more verbose log information.
| Scanner | Command | Debug Flag | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SonarScanner for Gradle | gradle sonarqube/sonar |
--debug |
Almost no logs are included without --info or --debug |
| SonarScanner for .NET (.NET Global Tool) | dotnet sonarscanner begin |
/d:sonar.verbose=true |
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| SonarScanner for .NET (.NET Core) | dotnet <path to SonarScanner.MSBuild.dll> begin |
/d:sonar.verbose=true |
|
| SonarScanner for .NET (.NET Framework) | SonarScanner.MSBuild.exe begin |
/d:sonar.verbose=true |
|
| SonarScanner for Maven | mvn sonar:sonar |
-X |
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| SonarScanner for Ant | ant sonar |
-v |
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| SonarScanner CLI | sonar-scanner |
-X |
How do I find information about coverage import?
A Scan is made up of various Sensors with different duties such as analyzing code, and also the import of coverage data. In the logs, you’ll find information about what each sensor has done, including warnings/errors.
Here’s an example of the JavaScript/TypeScript Coverage [javascript] sensor
INFO: Sensor JavaScript/TypeScript Coverage [javascript]
INFO: No LCOV files were found using /home/ec2-user/agent/_work/1/s/**/coverage/lcov.info
WARN: No coverage information will be saved because all LCOV files cannot be found.
INFO: Sensor JavaScript/TypeScript Coverage [javascript] (done) | time=703ms
The following are the sensors you should be on the lookout for when diagnosing/reporting coverage import issues. You can directly search the text in the “Sensor” column in your scanner logs.
| Language | Sensor |
|---|---|
| Generic Test Data | Generic Coverage Report |
| Apex | Test coverage Sensor for Apex [apex] |
| C/C++/Objective-C (gcov) | gcov [cpp] |
| C/C++/Objective-C (llvm-cov) | llvm-cov [cpp] |
| C/C++/Objective-C (Visual Studio Coverage) | VisualStudioCoverage [cpp] |
| C/C++/Objective-C (Bullseye) | bullseye [cpp] |
| C# | C# Tests Coverage Report Import [csharp] |
| Flex | Flex Cobertura [flex] |
| Go | Go Cover sensor for Go coverage [go] |
| Java/JVM-based language (Scala/Kotlin) | JaCoCo XML Report Importer (Jacoco) |
| JavaScript/TypeScript | JavaScript/TypeScript Coverage [javascript] |
| PHP | Sensor PHP sensor [php] |
| Python | Cobertura Sensor for Python coverage [python] |
| Ruby | SimpleCov Sensor for Ruby coverage [ruby] |
| Scala | Scoverage sensor for Scala coverage [scala] |
| Swift | Swift Code Quality and Security [swift] |
| VB.NET | VB.NET Tests Coverage Report Import [vbnet] |
It’s these logs (between the start of the sensor and when it’s (done) that are most useful in understanding what happened during the import of coverage data.