Configure a NodeJS module to publish test coverage on Coveralls.io with a Github Action workflow.

Steps⌗

  • Install NPM modules
npm install --save-dev nyc
  • Update NPM scripts in the package.json file
{
  "scripts": {
    "test": "nyc --reporter=lcov --reporter=text mocha test.js",
  }
}
  • Update the .gitignore file
.nyc_output
coverage
  • Add a Github action at .github/workflows/tests.yml
name: Run Tests

on: [ push, pull_request] 

jobs:
  test:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
      - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
      - run: npm install-ci-test
      - name: Coveralls
        uses: coverallsapp/github-action@master
        with:
          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}