carrierwaveuploader/carrierwave
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77

/ 100

GradeC

Solid engineering. The biggest lever is a license.

Top 36% of 5,156 graded repos

Classier solution for file uploads for Rails, Sinatra and other Ruby web frameworks

Documentation75
Engineering70
Health100
Ruby8,7821mo ago

Top fixes

Highest-impact changes first, ranked by point weight

11 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
    Install and run instructions9pt

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

  3. 3
    License6pt

    Add a LICENSE file. Without one, nobody can legally use, copy, or contribute to your code.

  4. 4
    Reproducibility6pt

    Commit Gemfile.lock so Bundler installs are repeatable.

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Every check, grouped by category and sorted worst-first

Documentation

75

License6pt0

No license detected.

→ Add a LICENSE file. Without one, nobody can legally use, copy, or contribute to your code.

Contributing guide5pt80

CONTRIBUTING guide is very brief (−12 pts for depth). 150+ words earns +6 pts; 400+ earns +12 pts.

→ Add setup instructions, code style notes, and how to run tests.

Install and run instructions9pt90

README documents how to install the project.

README12pt100

README is present.

Engineering

70

Issue and PR templates6pt0

No issue or PR templates found (−100 pts).

→ Add .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/ with bug_report.md and feature_request.md to guide contributors. It dramatically improves issue quality.

Reproducibility6pt12

No dependency lockfile found (−70 pts).

→ Commit Gemfile.lock so Bundler installs are repeatable.

Tests18pt80

Test files detected (lib/carrierwave/test).

CI/CD14pt100

CI is configured (.github/workflows/test.yml).

Linting and formatting5pt100

Ruby linting configured (.rubocop.yml).

Project health

100

Dependency manifest6pt100

Dependency manifest found (Gemfile).

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

  • 1 / 6
    Commits (30d / 90d)
  • 1,646
    Forks
  • 39
    Releaseslatest 6y ago

Community

  • 37% - Weak
    Community health
  • 3 bus factor
    authors own >50% of commits
  • 8,782
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 1h
    Median issue response
  • 3d 5h
    Median PR merge time
  • 66
    Open issues
Repository files15 root entries
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/test.yml).
    Good: Dependabot configured for github-actions.
  • features
  • gemfiles
  • lib
    Good: Test files detected (lib/carrierwave/test).
  • script
  • spec
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • .rubocop.yml
    Good: Ruby linting configured (.rubocop.yml).
  • carrierwave.gemspec
  • CHANGELOG.md
  • CONTRIBUTING.md
    Issue: CONTRIBUTING guide is very brief (−12 pts for depth). 150+ words earns +6 pts; 400+ earns +12 pts.Fix: Add setup instructions, code style notes, and how to run tests.
    Good: Contributing guide includes setup/install instructions.
    Good: Contributing guide describes code style expectations.
    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.
    Good: Contributing guide includes code examples.
  • cucumber.yml
  • Gemfile
    Good: Dependency manifest found (Gemfile).
  • Rakefile
  • 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.
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