argoproj-labs/argocd-image-updater
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96

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A well-known project done right. Strong docs and solid engineering throughout.

Top 5% of 5,156 graded repos

Automatic container image update for Argo CD

Documentation88
Engineering100
Health100
Go1,696Apache-2.01mo ago

Outstanding. A score of 96/100 puts this repo in a very small tier of truly well-engineered projects.

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3 to address
  1. 1
    README12pt

    Show a quick-start snippet so contributors can see what using your project looks like.

  2. 2
    Install and run instructions9pt

    Add a .env.example listing all required environment variables so contributors know what to set up.

  3. 3
    Contributing guide5pt

    Move the file to the repo root or docs/CONTRIBUTING.md so its setup, style, test, and PR sections can be graded.

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Every check, grouped by category and sorted worst-first

Documentation

88

Contributing guide5pt77

CONTRIBUTING guide found.

README12pt85

README is present.

Install and run instructions9pt90

README documents how to install the project.

License6pt100

Licensed under Apache-2.0.

Engineering

100

Tests18pt100

Test files detected (api/v1alpha1/imageupdater_types_test.go).

CI/CD14pt100

CI is configured (.github/workflows/build-push-images.yaml).

Linting and formatting5pt100

Formatting enforced (.golangci.yml).

Reproducibility6pt100

Lockfile present (go.sum). Installs are reproducible.

Issue and PR templates6pt100

Issue or PR templates present.

Project health

100

Dependency manifest6pt100

Dependency manifest found (go.mod).

Repository metadata5pt100

Repository has a description.

Activity5pt100

Actively maintained (pushed within the last month).

Housekeeping3pt100

.gitignore present.

Repository health signals

Activity, community, and responsiveness at scan time

Activity

  • 15 / 54
    Commits (30d / 90d)
  • 358
    Forks
  • 50
    Releaseslatest 5y ago

Community

  • 75% - Good
    Community health
  • 3 bus factor
    authors own >50% of commits
  • 1,696
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 19h
    Median issue response
  • <1h
    Median PR merge time
  • 318
    Open issues
Repository files32 root entries
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/build-push-images.yaml).
    Good: Dependabot covers 6 ecosystems (gomod, gomod, github-actions, docker, docker, docker). Dependencies stay current.
    Good: Issue or PR templates present.
  • api
    Good: Test files detected (api/v1alpha1/imageupdater_types_test.go).
  • cmd
  • config
  • docs
    Good: CONTRIBUTING guide found.
    Issue: CONTRIBUTING guide contents could not be read (−28 pts vs a readable file).Fix: Move the file to the repo root or docs/CONTRIBUTING.md so its setup, style, test, and PR sections can be graded.
  • ext
  • hack
  • internal
  • pkg
  • registry-scanner
  • scripts
  • test
  • .codecov.yml
  • .coderabbit.yaml
  • .dockerignore
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • .golangci.yml
    Good: Formatting enforced (.golangci.yml).
  • .readthedocs.yml
  • CHANGELOG.md
  • CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
    Good: Code of conduct present.
  • CODEOWNERS
  • Dockerfile
    Good: Environment pinned via Dockerfile.
  • go.mod
    Good: Dependency manifest found (go.mod).
  • go.sum
    Good: Lockfile present (go.sum). Installs are reproducible.
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under Apache-2.0.
  • Makefile
  • mkdocs.yml
  • OWNERS
  • PROJECT
  • README.md
    Good: README is present.
    Good: README is well structured with multiple sections.
    Good: README includes screenshots or visuals. Great for first impressions.
    Issue: README has no code examples (−15 pts).Fix: Show a quick-start snippet so contributors can see what using your project looks like.
    Good: README links to a live demo or deployed app.
    Good: README includes status badges.
    Good: README documents how to install the project.
    Good: README documents how to run the project.
  • SECURITY.md
    Good: Security policy present.
  • VERSION
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