digital-naturalism-laboratories/mothbox
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Developing an open source,low cost automated system for Moth-Lighting photography

Documentation60
Engineering63
Health94
Perl101MIT1mo ago

A low grade is a to-do list, not a judgment of your code

Most gaps here are documentation, tests, and setup, not the code itself. Closing your top 3 gaps alone would lift this repo to B (83).

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Top fixes

Highest-impact changes first, ranked by point weight

15 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
    CI/CD14pt

    Add a step like `run: npm test`, `run: pytest`, or `run: tox` to your workflow file.

  3. 3
    CI/CD14pt

    Add `pull_request:` to the workflow `on:` triggers.

  4. 4
    CI/CD14pt

    Add a lint step to catch style issues automatically.

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Documentation

60

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.

Install and run instructions9pt45

No install instructions found in the README (−45 pts).

→ Add a section showing how to install dependencies.

README12pt75

README is present.

License6pt100

Licensed under MIT.

Engineering

63

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.

CI/CD14pt40

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

Tests18pt80

Test files detected (AI/exiftool-13.32_64/exiftool_files/lib/File/Spec).

Reproducibility6pt80

Lockfile present (AI/Mothbot/requirements.txt). Installs are reproducible.

Issue and PR templates6pt100

Issue or PR templates present.

Project health

94

Housekeeping3pt60

.gitignore present.

Dependency manifest6pt100

Dependency manifest found (AI/Mothbot/pyproject.toml).

Repository metadata5pt100

Repository has a description.

Activity5pt100

Actively maintained (pushed within the last month).

Repository health signals

Activity, community, and responsiveness at scan time

Activity

  • -
    Commits (30d / 90d)
  • 29
    Forks
  • 0
    Releases

Community

  • -
    Community health
  • -
    authors own >50% of commits
  • 101
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 82d 17h
    Median issue response
  • 21h
    Median PR merge time
  • 13
    Open issues
Repository files7 root entries
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/pages.yml).
    Good: Issue or PR templates present.
  • AI
    Good: Licensed under MIT.
    Good: Test files detected (AI/exiftool-13.32_64/exiftool_files/lib/File/Spec).
    Good: Lockfile present (AI/Mothbot/requirements.txt). Installs are reproducible.
    Good: Environment pinned via AI/Mothbot/.python-version.
    Good: Dependency manifest found (AI/Mothbot/pyproject.toml).
  • docs
  • Hardware
  • .DS_Store
    Issue: Build artifacts or local files may be committed (.DS_Store) (−40 pts).Fix: Remove them and add to .gitignore.
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • LICENSE
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