coverage() {
    if which kcov; then
        echo "# generating coverage report using kcov" >&3
        # strip --setup-suite-file argument to prevent infinite loop condition
        kcov --include-path=$WORK_DIR $WORK_DIR/coverage bats ${BATS_ARGS%--setup-suite-file*}
        coverage_badge
    else
        echo "# unable to generate coverage report because kcov is not installed" >&3
    fi
}