dgraph-io/dgraphNew scan
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A top-tier open source project. Docs, tests, and CI are all in excellent shape.

high-performance graph database for real-time use cases

Go21,701 starsApache-2.0updated today

Outstanding work. A score of 96/100 puts this repo in a very small tier of truly well-engineered open source projects.

DocumentationREADME, setup, examples, license
97
EngineeringTests, CI, linting, lockfiles
94
Project healthDescription, activity, stars, deps
100

What to fix first

The highest-impact improvements for this repo.

  1. 1
    CI/CD
    EngineeringIssue

    Add a lint step to catch style issues automatically.

  2. 2
    CI/CD
    EngineeringInfo

    Add `tsc --noEmit`, `mypy`, or `cargo check` to catch type errors before they merge.

  3. 3
    CI/CD
    EngineeringInfo

    Upload coverage to Codecov, Coveralls, or report it with `--coverage` flags.

Detailed breakdown

Documentation

97
  • README100
    • README is present.
    • README is well structured with multiple sections.
    • README includes screenshots or visuals. Great for first impressions.
    • README has code examples.
    • README links to a live demo or deployed app.
    • README includes status badges.
  • Install and run instructions90
    • README documents how to install the project.
    • README documents how to run the project.
    • No .env.example found (−10 pts).Add a .env.example listing all required environment variables so contributors know what to set up.
  • License100
    • Licensed under Apache-2.0.
  • Contributing guide100
    • Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.
    • Contributing guide includes setup/install instructions.
    • Contributing guide describes code style expectations.
    • Contributing guide explains how to run tests.
    • Contributing guide describes the PR/review workflow.
    • Contributing guide includes code examples.
    • Code of conduct present.

Engineering

94
  • Tests100
    • Test files detected (acl/acl_curl_test.go).
    • Go module github.com/dgraph-io/dgraph/v25 has test files. Run with `go test ./...`.
  • CI/CD85

    Not applicable?

    • CI is configured (.github/workflows/ci-dgraph-core-tests.yml).
    • CI workflow runs tests.
    • CI runs on pull requests, not just on pushes to main.
    • CI does not run a lint or format check (−15 pts).Add a lint step to catch style issues automatically.
    • Optional: add type checking to CI.Add `tsc --noEmit`, `mypy`, or `cargo check` to catch type errors before they merge.
    • Optional: report test coverage in CI.Upload coverage to Codecov, Coveralls, or report it with `--coverage` flags.
    • CI includes a build step.
  • Linting and formatting100
    • Formatting enforced (.trunk/configs/.prettierrc).
  • Reproducibility85
    • Lockfile present (go.sum). Installs are reproducible.
    • Environment pinned via Dockerfile.
    • Dockerfile uses multi-stage builds (smaller, more secure images).
    • No Dependabot config (adding it earns up to +20 pts).Add .github/dependabot.yml with at least one package-ecosystem entry so dependencies are updated automatically.
    • go.mod pins Go version 1.26.4.
  • Issue and PR templates100
    • Issue or PR templates present.
    • Security policy present.

Project health

100
  • Dependency manifest100
    • Dependency manifest found (go.mod).
    • go.mod module path is fully qualified (github.com/dgraph-io/dgraph/v25).
    • go.mod specifies Go version 1.26.4.
  • Repository metadata100
    • Repository has a description.
    • Primary language detected: Go.
  • Activity100
    • Actively maintained (pushed within the last month).
    • 21,701 stars.
  • Housekeeping100
    • .gitignore present.
Repository files57 root entries
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/ci-dgraph-core-tests.yml).
    Good: Issue or PR templates present.
  • .trunk
    Good: Formatting enforced (.trunk/configs/.prettierrc).
  • .vscode
  • acl
    Good: Test files detected (acl/acl_curl_test.go).
  • algo
  • audit
  • backup
  • buildvars
  • check_upgrade
  • chunker
  • codec
  • compose
  • conn
  • contrib
  • dgraph
  • dgraphapi
  • dgraphtest
  • dql
  • edgraph
  • enc
  • filestore
  • graphql
  • lex
  • ocagent
  • paper
  • posting
  • protos
  • query
  • raftwal
  • schema
  • systest
  • t
  • task
  • testutil
  • tlstest
  • tok
  • types
  • upgrade
  • worker
  • x
  • xidmap
  • .dockerignore
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • CHANGELOG.md
  • CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
    Good: Code of conduct present.
  • CONTRIBUTING.md
    Good: Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.
    Good: Contributing guide includes setup/install instructions.
    Good: Contributing guide describes code style expectations.
    Good: Contributing guide explains how to run tests.
    Good: Contributing guide describes the PR/review workflow.
    Good: Contributing guide includes code examples.
  • Dockerfile
    Good: Environment pinned via Dockerfile.
  • go.mod
    Good: Dependency manifest found (go.mod).
  • go.sum
    Good: Lockfile present (go.sum). Installs are reproducible.
  • LICENSE.txt
    Good: Licensed under Apache-2.0.
  • logo-dark.png
  • logo.png
  • Makefile
  • openvex.json
  • 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.
  • TESTING.md