added methods to use coverage in both the initialize and django modules, including in django.edit, a helper test method to see if coverage is specified in the virtual env file for the branch, and commented out code in the virtual env. also django.coverage directly checks the configuration file coverage branch which will be there if coverage is specified in the virutalenv file for the branch

modules/django.py

@@ -122,30 +122,55 @@ def manage(args="help", workingdir=None, prefix="", suffix=""):
     # shell='/bin/bash' in all uses of local!
 
 
+def coverage_test():
+    """
+    helper method to determine if coverage config exists and if not print
+    out an error message
+    """
+
+    configuration = env.config
+
+    if configuration.coverage is None:
+        print("\n\nWARNING! There is no coverage file specified "
+              "in the virtualenv settings for this branch!")
+
+        print("\ncoverage file settings should resemble the following:\n")
+
+        print("coverage:")
+        print("  config: setup.cfg")
+        print("  paths:")
+        print("    root: share/coverage")
+        print("    html: htmlcov")
+
+        print("\nExiting.")
+
+        import sys
+        sys.exit()
+
+
 @task
 def coverage(args="test", workingdir=None, outputdir=None,
-             coveragerc=False, report=True, html=True):
+             coveragerc=True, report=True, html=True):
     """
     helper method that uses the coverage package
 
-    coveragerc file is only locaterd in share/coverage/setup.cfg
+    coveragerc file is located in share/coverage/setup.cfg
+    you can modify this in the virtualenv settings for this branch
 
     TODO: test if coverage is installed and if it isn't give
     an error explaining the problem
     """
+
     configuration = env.config
 
+    coverage_test()
+
     prefix = "coverage run"
 
     suffix = ""
 
-    coveragepath = "{projectroot}/share/coverage".format(
-        projectroot=configuration.paths.project.root,
-        outputdir=outputdir)
-
     if coveragerc:
-        prefix += " --rcfile={coveragepath}/setup.cfg".format(
-            coveragepath=coveragepath)
+        prefix += " --rcfile=%s" % configuration.coverage.config
 
     if report:
         suffix += " && coverage report"
@@ -153,20 +178,11 @@ def coverage(args="test", workingdir=None, outputdir=None,
     if html:
         suffix += " && coverage html"
 
-    if outputdir:
-        outputpath = outputdir
-
-    else:
-        outputpath = coveragepath
-
-    outputpath += "/htmlcov"
-    suffix += " -d %s" % outputpath
+    suffix += " -d %s" % configuration.coverage.paths.html
 
     if env.debug:
         print("args: %s" % args)
         print("workigindir: %s" % args)
-        print("\noutput directory: %s" % outputdir)
-        print("full output path: %s" % outputpath)
         print("\nis report: %s" % report)
         print("is html: %s" % html)
         print("\nprefix: %s" % prefix)
@@ -743,11 +759,25 @@ def edit(param='help'):
             django_path=django_path,
             project_branch=project_branch)
 
+    #
+    # set .coveragerc path and filename
+
+    if param == 'coverage':
+        coverage_test()
+
+    settings_coveragepath = "{projectroot}/share/coverage/settings.cfg".format(
+        projectroot=configuration.paths.project.root)
+
     file_debug_handler = configuration.logging.django.handlers.file_debug
 
-    # locations = ['gunicorn', 'gunicorn_link', 'gunicorn_build',
+    # locations = ['coverage', 'gunicorn', 'gunicorn_link', 'gunicorn_build',
     # 'settings', 'local']
     locations = {
+        'coverage': {
+            'path': configuration.coverage.config,
+            'desc': 'coveragerc config file',
+        },
+
         'gunicorn': {
             'path': link_path,
             'desc': 'gunicorn.conf file',

modules/initialize.py

@@ -310,6 +310,29 @@ def get_config(branchname):
     else:
         dataobject.project.ssh = None
 
+    #
+    # set the coveragerc configuration file
+
+    if 'coverage' in config:
+        dataobject.addbranch('coverage')
+
+        dataobject.coverage.addbranch('paths')
+
+        dataobject.coverage.paths.root = os.path.join(
+            dataobject.paths.project.root,
+            config['coverage']['paths']['root'])
+
+        dataobject.coverage.paths.html = os.path.join(
+            dataobject.coverage.paths.root,
+            config['coverage']['paths']['html'])
+
+        dataobject.coverage.config = os.path.join(
+            dataobject.coverage.paths.root,
+            config['coverage']['config'])
+
+    else:
+        dataobject.coverage = None
+
     #
     # these are the locations of the scripts/conf file both remote and local
 

share/templates/meta/development.yml

@@ -31,6 +31,16 @@ maintenance:
     commands: {reload: supervisorctl reload, start: supervisorctl start, status: supervisorctl
         status, stop: supervisorctl stop, update: supervisorctl update}
     execute: local
+
+#
+# uncomment if you have and plan to use coverage python package
+#
+# coverage:
+#   config: setup.cfg
+#   paths:
+#     root: share/coverage
+#     html: htmlcov 
+
 media:
   paths: {dynamic: dynamic, root: public/media, static: static}
 nginx:

share/templates/meta/staging.yml

@@ -21,6 +21,16 @@ maintenance:
     execute: run
 media:
   paths: {dynamic: dynamic, root: public/media, static: static}
+
+#
+# uncomment if you have and plan to use coverage python package
+#
+# coverage:
+#   config: setup.cfg
+#   paths:
+#     root: share/coverage
+#     html: htmlcov 
+
 nginx:
   paths: {available: sites-available, enabled: sites-enabled, root: /etc/nginx}
   port: NGINX_PORT