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+codecov:
+  ci:
+    - drone.saltstack.com
+    - jenkinsci.saltstack.com
+
+  branch: 2018.3
+
+  notify:
+    require_ci_to_pass: no
+
+ignore:
+  - ^*.py$
+  - doc/.*
+  - tests/.*
+
+coverage:
+  round: up
+  range: 70..100
+  precision: 2
+
+  status:
+      project:                   # measuring the overall project coverage
+        default:
+          enabled: yes           # must be yes|true to enable this status
+          if_no_uploads: error   # will post commit status of "error" if no coverage reports we uploaded
+                                 # options: success, error, failure
+          if_not_found: success  # if parent is not found report status as success, error, or failure
+          if_ci_failed: success  # if ci fails report status as success, error, or failure
+
+      patch:                     # pull requests only: this commit status will measure the
+                                 # entire pull requests Coverage Diff. Checking if the lines
+                                 # adjusted are covered at least X%.
+        default:
+          enabled: no              # must be yes|true to enable this status
+          target: 80%              # specify the target "X%" coverage to hit
+          if_no_uploads: error     # will post commit status of "error" if no coverage reports we uploaded
+                                   # options: success, error, failure
+          if_not_found: success
+          if_ci_failed: success
+
+      changes:                   # if there are any unexpected changes in coverage
+        default:
+          enabled: no            # must be yes|true to enable this status
+          if_no_uploads: success
+          if_not_found: success
+          if_ci_failed: success
+
+# No commends because we're not yet running the full test suite on PRs
+comment: off