Real traction, but rough engineering makes it hard for contributors to trust.

Leptonica is an open source library containing software that is broadly useful for image processing and image analysis applications. The official github repository for Leptonica is: danbloomberg/leptonica. See leptonica.org for more documentation.

Documentation

74

Contributing guide5pt0

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.

README12pt80

README is present.

Install and run instructions9pt90

README documents how to install the project.

License6pt100

Licensed under Other.

Engineering

18

Tests18pt0

No tests detected anywhere in the repository.

Add automated tests. They prove the code works and give contributors confidence to make changes.

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.

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

CI/CD14pt57

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

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)
  • 433
    Forks
  • 22
    Releaseslatest 6y ago

Community

  • Community health
  • authors own >50% of commits
  • 2,051
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • <1h
    Median issue response
  • 3h
    Median PR merge time
  • 70
    Open issues
Repository files23 root entries
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/cifuzz.yml).
    Good: Dependabot configured for github-actions.
  • cmake
  • m4
  • prog
  • src
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • autogen.sh
  • CMakeLists.txt
  • configure.ac
  • Doxyfile
  • lept.pc.cmake
  • lept.pc.in
  • leptonica-license.txt
  • lok.lua
  • make-for-auto
  • make-for-local
  • Makefile.am
  • moller52.jpg
  • README.html
    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.
    Issue: No live demo link in the README (−20 pts).Fix: Link to a deployed version, docs site, or demo video. Users want to see it running.
    Good: README includes status badges.
    Good: README documents how to install the project.
    Good: README documents how to run the project.
  • README.md
  • style-guide.txt
  • sw.cpp
  • version-notes.html