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v0

v0.6.0

Oct 2, 2026

Changes in this version

type Options

+ Signal string

+ TestConfig bool

v0.5.0

Sep 14, 2026

Changes in this version

+ const TimeLayout

+ const TimePlaceholder

+ func Hoist(args []string, isCommand func(string) bool) []string

+ type Options struct

+ CPUProfile string

+ ConfigFile string

+ Cover string

+ CoverFile string

+ Include string

+ MemProfile string

+ Verbose bool

+ WorkDir string

+ func Pre(args []string) (*Options, []string, error)

+ func (o *Options) Bind(fs *cli.FlagSet)

+ func (o *Options) BindWith(bind func(*cli.FlagSet)) func(*cli.FlagSet)

+ func (o *Options) Chdir() error

+ func (o *Options) Covering() bool

+ func (o *Options) FromConfig(appConfig config.Config)

+ func (o *Options) Report() bool

+ func (o *Options) ResolveCoverFile(now time.Time) (string, error)

+ func (o *Options) RunWith(run func(context.Context, []string) error) func(context.Context, []string) error

+ func (o *Options) Validate() error

+ func (o *Options) WriteCoverProfile(blocks []coverage.ProfileBlock) (string, error)