cordagr/dirwatch
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Solid engineering. The biggest lever is test coverage. Impressive for a brand-new repo.

Top 41% of 5,156 graded repos

Bounded, backpressure-aware file watcher for Rust: coalescing, drop policies, and metrics. Built on notify.

Documentation70
Engineering68
Health98
Rust1MIT7d ago

Top fixes

Highest-impact changes first, ranked by point weight

9 to address
  1. 1
    Tests18pt

    Add integration tests in a tests/ directory or unit tests via #[cfg(test)] blocks.

  2. 2
    Install and run instructions9pt

    Add a section showing how to start or use the project.

  3. 3
    Install and run instructions9pt

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

  4. 4
    Reproducibility6pt

    Add a Dockerfile, .nvmrc, or .python-version to pin the runtime version and make the environment reproducible.

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Documentation

70

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 instructions9pt45

README documents how to install the project.

README12pt100

README is present.

License6pt100

Licensed under MIT.

Engineering

68

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.

Tests18pt55

Cargo.toml has dev-dependencies (may include test tooling).

Reproducibility6pt75

Lockfile present (Cargo.lock). Installs are reproducible.

CI/CD14pt100

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

Linting and formatting5pt100

Rust linting configured (cargo clippy in CI, cargo fmt in CI).

Project health

98

Dependency manifest6pt95

Dependency manifest found (Cargo.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)
  • 0
    Forks
  • 2
    Releaseslatest 9d ago

Community

  • 57% - Fair
    Community health
  • 1 bus factorlow
    author own >50% of commits
  • 1
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • -
    Median issue response
  • -
    Median PR merge time
  • 0
    Open issues
Repository files9 root entries
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/ci.yml).
  • benches
  • src
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • Cargo.lock
    Good: Lockfile present (Cargo.lock). Installs are reproducible.
  • Cargo.toml
    Good: Dependency manifest found (Cargo.toml).
  • CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
    Good: Code of conduct present.
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under MIT.
  • 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.
    Issue: No run or usage instructions found (−45 pts).Fix: Add a section showing how to start or use the project.
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