chinapandaman/pypdfform
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Good community traction and solid fundamentals. Nearly in the top tier.

Top 24% of 5,156 graded repos

:fire: The Python library & CLI for PDF forms.

Documentation90
Engineering74
Health100
Python1,224MIT1mo 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
    Reproducibility6pt

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

  4. 4
    Reproducibility6pt

    Use a multi-stage Dockerfile.

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Documentation

90

Contributing guide5pt52

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.

License6pt100

Licensed under MIT.

Engineering

74

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.

Reproducibility6pt30

No dependency lockfile found (−70 pts).

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

Tests18pt80

Test files detected (tests).

CI/CD14pt100

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

Issue and PR templates6pt100

Issue or PR templates present.

Project health

100

Dependency manifest6pt100

Dependency manifest found (pyproject.toml).

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)
  • 68
    Forks
  • 195
    Releaseslatest 5y ago

Community

  • -
    Community health
  • -
    authors own >50% of commits
  • 1,224
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • -
    Median issue response
  • <1h
    Median PR merge time
  • 5
    Open issues
Repository files25 root entries
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/nightly-build.yml).
    Good: Dependabot covers 2 ecosystems (github-actions, pip). Dependencies stay current.
    Good: Issue or PR templates present.
  • docs
  • font_samples
  • image_samples
  • js_samples
  • json_samples
  • overrides
  • pdf_samples
  • PyPDFForm
  • scripts
  • tests
    Good: Test files detected (tests).
  • .gitattributes
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • AGENTS.md
  • CLAUDE.md
  • CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
    Good: Code of conduct present.
  • 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.
    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).
    Issue: Contributing guide lacks a PR workflow section (−8 pts).Fix: Explain how to fork, branch, and open a pull request so contributors know what to expect.
    Issue: Contributing guide has no code examples (−5 pts).Fix: Add code blocks showing example commands for setup, running tests, and submitting a PR.
  • Dockerfile
    Good: Environment pinned via Dockerfile.
  • entrypoint.sh
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under MIT.
  • Makefile
  • mkdocs.yml
  • pyproject.toml
    Good: Dependency manifest found (pyproject.toml).
  • 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.
  • SECURITY.md
    Good: Security policy present.
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