dbt-labs/dbt-core
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89

/ 100

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A top-tier open source project. Docs, tests, and CI are all in excellent shape.

Top 14% of 5,156 graded repos

dbt enables data analysts and engineers to transform their data using the same practices that software engineers use to build applications.

Documentation85
Engineering87
Health98
Rust13,085Apache-2.01mo ago

Top fixes

Highest-impact changes first, ranked by point weight

9 to address
  1. 1
    README12pt

    Show a quick-start snippet so contributors can see what using your project looks like.

  2. 2
    README12pt

    Add CI/build status badges from shields.io or your CI provider to signal project health.

  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

    If this crate also ships a binary, commit Cargo.lock. For pure library crates, omitting it is recommended per the Cargo guide.

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Every check, grouped by category and sorted worst-first

Documentation

85

README12pt75

README is present.

Contributing guide5pt84

Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.

Install and run instructions9pt90

README documents how to install the project.

License6pt100

Licensed under Apache-2.0.

Engineering

87

Linting and formatting5pt0

No linter or formatter configured.

→ Add [tool.ruff] to pyproject.toml. Ruff handles linting and formatting in one tool and replaces flake8, isort, and black.

Reproducibility6pt80

No Cargo.lock committed (correct for Rust library crates; the ecosystem convention is to omit it for libraries).

Tests18pt100

Test files detected (crates/dbt-adapter/tests).

CI/CD14pt100

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

Issue and PR templates6pt100

Issue or PR templates present.

Project health

98

Dependency manifest6pt93

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

  • 365 / 1493
    Commits (30d / 90d)
  • 2,431
    Forks
  • 327
    Releaseslatest 9y ago

Community

  • 75% - Good
    Community health
  • 12 bus factor
    authors own >50% of commits
  • 13,085
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 3d 21h
    Median issue response
  • 17h
    Median PR merge time
  • 1,487
    Open issues
Repository files18 root entries
  • .cargo
  • .changes
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/test-repeater.yml).
    Good: Environment pinned via .github/actions/latest-wrangler/Dockerfile.
    Good: Dependabot covers 5 ecosystems (pip, pip, docker, docker, github-actions). Dependencies stay current.
    Good: Issue or PR templates present.
  • assets
  • certificates
  • crates
    Good: Test files detected (crates/dbt-adapter/tests).
  • docs
  • lib
  • .changie.yaml
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • Cargo.toml
    Good: Dependency manifest found (Cargo.toml).
  • CHANGELOG-fusion.md
  • CHANGELOG.md
  • CONTRIBUTING.md
    Good: Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.
    Good: Contributing guide includes setup/install instructions.
    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).
    Good: Contributing guide describes the PR/review workflow.
    Good: Contributing guide includes code examples.
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under Apache-2.0.
  • 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.
    Issue: README has no code examples (−15 pts).Fix: Show a quick-start snippet so contributors can see what using your project looks like.
    Good: README links to a live demo or deployed app.
    Issue: No status badges in the README (−10 pts).Fix: Add CI/build status badges from shields.io or your CI provider to signal project health.
    Good: README documents how to install the project.
    Good: README documents how to run the project.
  • rust-toolchain.toml
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