encode/starlette
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91

/ 100

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

Top 11% of 5,156 graded repos

The little ASGI framework that shines. 🌟

Documentation94
Engineering86
Health100
Python12,439BSD-3-Clause1mo ago

Top fixes

Highest-impact changes first, ranked by point weight

9 to address
  1. 1
    CI/CD14pt

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

  2. 2
    CI/CD14pt

    Add a lint step to catch style issues automatically.

  3. 3
    CI/CD14pt

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

  4. 4
    CI/CD14pt

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

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Scorecard

Every check, grouped by category and sorted worst-first

Documentation

94

Contributing guide5pt80

Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.

Install and run instructions9pt90

README documents how to install the project.

README12pt100

README is present.

License6pt100

Licensed under BSD-3-Clause.

Engineering

86

CI/CD14pt57

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

Reproducibility6pt90

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

Tests18pt100

Test files detected (scripts/test).

Linting and formatting5pt100

Linter or formatter configured ([tool.ruff] / [tool.black] in pyproject.toml).

Issue and PR templates6pt100

Issue or PR templates present.

Project health

100

Dependency manifest6pt100

Dependency manifest found (pyproject.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

  • 28 / 66
    Commits (30d / 90d)
  • 1,210
    Forks
  • 94
    Releaseslatest 5y ago

Community

  • 85% - Good
    Community health
  • 2 bus factor
    authors own >50% of commits
  • 12,439
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 14d 22h
    Median issue response
  • <1h
    Median PR merge time
  • 50
    Open issues
Repository files13 root entries
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/main.yml).
    Good: Dependabot covers 2 ecosystems (uv, github-actions). Dependencies stay current.
    Good: Issue or PR templates present.
  • docs
    Good: Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.
    Issue: Contributing guide lacks a setup section (−12 pts).Fix: Show new contributors how to get a local dev environment running.
    Issue: Contributing guide lacks a code style section (−8 pts).Fix: Describe your linting/formatting rules and how to run them.
    Good: Contributing guide explains how to run tests.
    Good: Contributing guide describes the PR/review workflow.
    Good: Contributing guide includes code examples.
  • scripts
    Good: Test files detected (scripts/test).
  • starlette
  • tests
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • CITATION.cff
  • LICENSE.md
    Good: Licensed under BSD-3-Clause.
  • mkdocs.yml
  • pyproject.toml
    Good: Dependency manifest found (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.
    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.
  • uv.lock
    Good: Lockfile present (uv.lock). Installs are reproducible.
  • wrangler.toml
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