fix(testing): codecov reports (#2094)

* fix(testing): fix codecov.yml

* fix(testing): make code coverage procedure for main and PRs identical

* fix(testing): make codecov ignore the right folders

.github/workflows/on_PR_linux_special_builds.yml

@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cd build
           ctest --output-on-failure
-          gcovr --root .. --object-dir . --exclude-directories xmpsdk --exclude-directories unitTests --exclude-directories samples --exclude '.*xmpsdk.*' --exclude '.*unitTests.*' --exclude '.*samples.*' --exclude-unreachable-branches --exclude-throw-branches --xml -o coverage.xml
+          # this needs to match th ecommand in on_push_ExtraJobsForMain.yml!
+          gcovr --root .. --object-dir . --exclude-unreachable-branches --exclude-throw-branches --xml -o coverage.xml
           curl https://keybase.io/codecovsecurity/pgp_keys.asc | gpg --import
           curl -Os https://uploader.codecov.io/latest/linux/codecov
           curl -Os https://uploader.codecov.io/latest/linux/codecov.SHA256SUM

.github/workflows/on_push_ExtraJobsForMain.yml

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: install dependencies
         run: |
           pip3 install conan==1.45.0
+          pip install gcovr
 
       - name: Conan common config
         run: |
@@ -52,8 +53,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cd build
           ctest --output-on-failure
-          pip install gcovr
+          # this needs to match th ecommand in on_PR_linux_secial_builds.yml!
-          gcovr -r ./../ -x --exclude-unreachable-branches --exclude-throw-branches -o coverage.xml .
+          gcovr --root .. --object-dir . --exclude-unreachable-branches --exclude-throw-branches --xml -o coverage.xml .
           curl https://keybase.io/codecovsecurity/pgp_keys.asc | gpg --import
           curl -Os https://uploader.codecov.io/latest/linux/codecov
           curl -Os https://uploader.codecov.io/latest/linux/codecov.SHA256SUM

codecov.yml

@@ -1,8 +1,25 @@
-codecov:
+coverage:
-  branch: main
   precision: 2
+  round: down
   range: "60..100"
+
+  # we don't care about the coverage of files in these folders
   ignore:
-    - "xmpsdk"  # Not interested about the coverage of XMKSDK
+    - "xmpsdk"
     - "unitTests"
     - "samples"
+
+  status:
+    project:
+      default:
+        threshold: 1 # decrease by up to 1% doesn't result in failure
+        branches:
+          - main
+
+    # check only the diff of the PR
+    patch:
+      default:
+        threshold: 1
+        branches:
+          - main
+        only_pulls: true