Apache Maven Beginner to Guru - Code Coverage with JaCoCo

The video tutorial discusses the Chico Maven Plugin, emphasizing its role in generating test coverage reports. It provides a detailed guide on configuring the plugin, setting up unit and integration tests, and verifying test coverage. The tutorial also compares Jacoco and Cobertura, highlighting Jacoco's active development and suitability for Java 11. The importance of using well-supported open-source tools is stressed.

What is the primary function of the Chico Maven plugin?

• To generate test coverage reports

• To compile Java code

• To manage project dependencies

• To deploy applications

What is a key characteristic of the Chico Maven plugin?

• It is very limited in functionality

• It is like the Swiss Army knife of plugins for Maven

• It is only compatible with Java 8

• It requires no configuration

Which two phases are important when configuring the Chico Maven plugin?

• Compile and package

• Install and verify

• Surefire and fail-safe

• Deploy and test

What is the purpose of adding an argument line for surefire?

• To clean the project

• To compile the code

• To pass parameters for test execution

• To deploy the application

What is the expected outcome after running the configuration?

• Deployment of the application

• Compilation errors

• No output

• Generation of test reports

Which code coverage tool is mentioned as being outdated?

• Cobertura

• Maven

• JUnit

• Jacoco

Why is Jacoco considered a reliable tool for test coverage?

• It has no community support

• It is not updated frequently

• It is only compatible with Java 8

• It has active development and supports modern Java versions