aws/aws-sdk-cpp
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67

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GradeD

Strong community interest, but tests, CI, or docs need work.

Top 49% of 5,156 graded repos

AWS SDK for C++

Documentation82
Engineering58
Health68
C++2,208Apache-2.01mo ago

A low grade is a to-do list, not a judgment of your code

Most gaps here are documentation, tests, and setup, not the code itself. Closing your top 3 gaps alone would lift this repo to B (81).

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67
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Top fixes

Highest-impact changes first, ranked by point weight

17 to address
  1. 1
    Tests18pt

    Wire your tests to a documented command (e.g. a test script in your build config) so the suite is reproducible.

  2. 2
    CI/CD14pt

    Add a step like `run: npm test`, `run: pytest`, or `run: tox` to your workflow file.

  3. 3
    CI/CD14pt

    Add a lint step to catch style issues automatically.

  4. 4
    CI/CD14pt

    Add `tsc --noEmit`, `mypy`, or `cargo check` to catch type errors before they merge.

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Every check, grouped by category and sorted worst-first

Documentation

82

README12pt70

This repository is large enough that GitHub truncated the file tree. The scan is based on a partial file list, so some checks may under-report.

Contributing guide5pt72

Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.

Install and run instructions9pt90

README documents how to install the project.

License6pt100

Licensed under Apache-2.0.

Engineering

58

Linting and formatting5pt0

No linter or formatter config found.

→ Add a linter config such as .eslintrc.json, .prettierrc, ruff.toml, or .golangci.yml to enforce consistent code style.

Reproducibility6pt0

No dependency lockfile found (−70 pts).

→ Commit the lockfile for this project's package manager so installs produce the same dependency versions everywhere.

CI/CD14pt57

CI is configured (.github/workflows/pull-request-build.yml).

Tests18pt80

Test files detected (generated/protocol-tests/tests).

Issue and PR templates6pt100

Issue or PR templates present.

Project health

68

Dependency manifest6pt0

No dependency manifest detected at root.

→ Add a manifest (package.json, pyproject.toml, Cargo.toml, go.mod, etc.) so others can install dependencies in one command.

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

  • -
    Commits (30d / 90d)
  • 1,161
    Forks
  • 0
    Releases

Community

  • 87% - Good
    Community health
  • 2 bus factor
    authors own >50% of commits
  • 2,208
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • <1h
    Median issue response
  • 5d 22h
    Median PR merge time
  • 95
    Open issues
Repository files20 root entries
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/pull-request-build.yml).
    Good: Issue or PR templates present.
  • cmake
  • crt
  • docs
  • generated
    Good: Test files detected (generated/protocol-tests/tests).
  • .clang-format
  • .clang-tidy
  • .cspell.json
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • .gitmodules
  • attribution
  • CHANGELOG.md
  • CMakeLists.txt
  • CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
    Good: Code of conduct present.
  • CONTRIBUTING.md
    Good: Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.
    Issue: Contributing guide lacks a setup section (−12 pts).Fix: Show new contributors how to get a local dev environment running.
    Issue: Contributing guide lacks a code style section (−8 pts).Fix: Describe your linting/formatting rules and how to run them.
    Issue: Contributing guide lacks a testing section (−8 pts).Fix: Show contributors how to run the test suite (e.g. npm test, pytest, cargo test).
    Good: Contributing guide describes the PR/review workflow.
    Issue: Contributing guide has no code examples (−5 pts).Fix: Add code blocks showing example commands for setup, running tests, and submitting a PR.
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under Apache-2.0.
  • LICENSE.txt
  • NOTICE.txt
  • README.md
    Good: README is present.
    Good: README is well structured with multiple sections.
    Issue: No screenshots or images in the README (−20 pts).Fix: Add a GIF, screenshot, or logo image. It is the fastest way to show what your project does.
    Good: README has code examples.
    Good: README links to a live demo or deployed app.
    Issue: No status badges in the README (−10 pts).Fix: Add CI/build status badges from shields.io or your CI provider to signal project health.
    Good: README documents how to install the project.
    Good: README documents how to run the project.
  • VERSION
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