feat: introduce TiCS analysis to the repo

.github/workflows/nightly-TICS.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+name: Nightly TICS scan
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '15 17 * * *' # Every day at 17:15 UTC
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  TICS:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          python3 -m pip install tox pylint flake8
+          python3 -m pip install --requirement test-requirements.txt
+
+      - name: Run coverage tests
+        run: |
+          tox -e unit
+
+      - name: TICS GitHub Action
+        uses: tiobe/tics-github-action@v3
+        with:
+          mode: qserver
+          project: slurm-charms
+          viewerUrl: https://canonical.tiobe.com/tiobeweb/TICS/api/cfg?name=default
+          branchdir: ${{ env.GITHUB_WORKSPACE }}
+          ticsAuthToken: ${{ secrets.TICS_AUTH_TOKEN }}
+          installTics: true
+          calc: ALL

.gitignore

@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ version
 .ruff_cache/
 _build
 .charmhub.secret
+cover

repository.py

@@ -511,7 +511,8 @@ def unit_test_cli(
     logger.info("Generating global results...")
     subprocess.run(["coverage", "combine"] + files, check=True)
     subprocess.run(["coverage", "report"], check=True)
-    logger.info(f"File generated at {ROOT_DIR}/.coverage")
+    subprocess.run(["coverage", "xml", "-o", "cover/coverage.xml"])
+    logger.info(f"XML report generated at {ROOT_DIR}/cover/coverage.xml")
 
 
 def build_cli(