bestimageviewer/geeqie
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GradeD

Popular for its size, but the engineering basics lag behind the interest.

claiming to be the best image viewer / photo collection browser

Documentation82
Engineering58
Health62
C++600GPL-2.0today

Documentation

82

Contributing guide5pt5

No CONTRIBUTING.md found (−47 pts base + up to −53 pts more for content).

→ Add a CONTRIBUTING.md telling newcomers how to get involved. Include setup, code style, test, and PR instructions.

Install and run instructions9pt90

README documents how to install the project.

README12pt100

README is present.

License6pt100

Licensed under GPL-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/check-build-actions.yml).

Tests18pt80

Test files detected (build-aux/lib/geeqie_scripted_test.py).

Issue and PR templates6pt100

Issue or PR templates present.

Project health

62

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.

Housekeeping3pt60

.gitignore present.

Repository metadata5pt100

Repository has a description.

Activity5pt100

Actively maintained (pushed within the last month).

Repository health signals

Activity, community, and responsiveness at scan time

Activity

  • -
    Commits (30d / 90d)
  • 97
    Forks
  • 18
    Releaseslatest 2y ago

Community

  • -
    Community health
  • -
    authors own >50% of commits
  • 600
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 1d 10h
    Median issue response
  • 14d 2h
    Median PR merge time
  • 302
    Open issues
Repository files31 root entries
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/check-build-actions.yml).
    Good: Issue or PR templates present.
  • build-aux
    Good: Test files detected (build-aux/lib/geeqie_scripted_test.py).
    Issue: Build artifacts or local files may be committed (build-aux/lib/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-314.pyc) (−40 pts).Fix: Remove them and add to .gitignore.
  • data
  • doc
  • packaging
  • po
  • snap
  • src
  • subprojects
  • tests
  • tools
  • .clang-tidy
  • .gitattributes
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • .mailmap
  • .mdl.rb
  • .mdlrc
  • .shellcheckrc
  • CHECKLIST.md
  • CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
    Good: Code of conduct present.
  • CODING.md
  • commit.txt
  • config.h.in
  • COPYING
  • DEVELOPER-NOTES.md
  • meson_options.txt
  • meson.build
  • NEWS
  • README.md
    Good: README is present.
    Good: README is well structured with multiple sections.
    Good: README includes screenshots or visuals. Great for first impressions.
    Good: README has code examples.
    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.
  • TESTING.md
  • TRANSLATORS.md