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# Scanning a Build

Report the structure of your build to SeaLights. Following this step, you will see the build structure in the SeaLights dashboard.\
Statically instrument the code files, creating a version of the files for testing (the original code is not modified). The instrumentation inserts code to gather and send coverage (function signatures only, no runtime arguments) to SeaLights.

## Scanning a standalone project <a href="#scanning-a-standalone-project" id="scanning-a-standalone-project"></a>

{% code overflow="wrap" lineNumbers="true" %}

```sh
./slcli scan --bsid buildSessionId.txt  --path-to-scanner <path-to-build-scanner-executable>/slgoagent --workspacepath <path-to-app-dir> --disable-on-init true \
    --scm git --scmBaseUrl <base-url> --scmVersion "0" --scmProvider github
```

{% endcode %}

If working from the root directory of your project, you can use the following command

{% code overflow="wrap" lineNumbers="true" %}

```sh
./slcli scan --bsid buildSessionId.txt --path-to-scanner ./slgoagent --workspacepath ./ --scm git --disable-on-init true
```

{% endcode %}

{% hint style="info" %}
If you want to identify the parameters for the `scm` options, please refer to [Incorrect SCM Links](/knowledgebase/setup-and-configuration/troubleshooting-faq/general/incorrect-scm-links.md)
{% endhint %}

## Scanning a Lambda project <a href="#scanning-a-lambda-project" id="scanning-a-lambda-project"></a>

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```sh
./slcli scan --collector-url http://<your-collector-url>/api --light-mode true \
    --bsid buildSessionId.txt --path-to-scanner ./<path-to-build-scanner-executable>/slgoagent --workspacepath <path-to-app-dir> --disable-on-init true \
    --scm git --scmBaseUrl <base-url> --scmVersion "0" --scmProvider github 
```

{% endcode %}

{% hint style="warning" %}
**Unit Test Coverage in Lambda Workflows**

Using `--light-mode true` during the scan step may result in inaccurate Unit Test coverage data, depending on your workflow. If you find this is the case, you should take the following steps:\
1\. Remove `light-mode true` from the `slcli scan` command\
2\. Set the environment variable `SEALIGHTS_LIGHT_MODE: "true"`\
\
As noted, “light-mode” is a necessary parameter when deploying a Lambda function with SeaLights. Using this approach allows the unit test coverage data to be accurately resolved while still deploying the Lambda layer with the correct configuration.
{% endhint %}

## Ignoring Files during the build scan <a href="#ignoring-files-during-the-build-scan" id="ignoring-files-during-the-build-scan"></a>

To ignore certain files during the buildscan phase, create an `.slignore` file and place it at the root folder of the project. The agent will automatically look for this file during the execution of the command.

Below is a sample content of the file

{% code overflow="wrap" lineNumbers="true" %}

```
types # ignoring all the files and folders below types folder
types/results # ignoring all the files and folders below types/results folder
server/calc.go # ignoring only calc.go file under the server folder
**/result.go # ignoring all the result.go files under all the folders
cmd
```

{% endcode %}


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