ci: add TiCS analysis

.github/workflows/nightly-TICS.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+name: Nightly TICS scan
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '03 05 * * *' # Every day at 05:03 UTC
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  TICS:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install requirements
+        run: |
+          sudo apt update -y
+          sudo apt install python3-venv -y
+
+      - name: Create and activate virtual environment
+        run: |
+          python3 -m venv .venv
+          . .venv/bin/activate
+          pip install tox pylint flake8
+          pip install --requirement requirements.txt
+          pip install --requirement dev-requirements.txt
+          echo PATH=$PATH >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Run coverage tests
+        run: |
+          tox -e unit
+
+      - name: TICS GitHub Action
+        uses: tiobe/tics-github-action@v3
+        with:
+          mode: qserver
+          project: hpc-libs
+          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

@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ __pycache__/
 *.py[cod]
 .idea
 .vscode/
+cover

tox.ini

@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ commands =
                  {posargs} \
                  {[vars]tests_path}/unit
     coverage report
+    coverage xml -o cover/coverage.xml
 
 [testenv:static]
 description = Run static type checks.