faker-ruby/faker
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91

/ 100

GradeA

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

Top 8% of 5,156 graded repos

A library for generating fake data such as names, addresses, and phone numbers.

Documentation92
Engineering91
Health100
Ruby11,619MIT1mo ago

Top fixes

Highest-impact changes first, ranked by point weight

6 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
    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

    Add a Dockerfile, .nvmrc, or .python-version to pin the runtime version and make the environment reproducible.

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Scorecard

Every check, grouped by category and sorted worst-first

Documentation

92

README12pt90

README is present.

Install and run instructions9pt90

README documents how to install the project.

Contributing guide5pt92

Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.

License6pt100

Licensed under MIT.

Engineering

91

Tests18pt80

Test files detected (test).

Reproducibility6pt90

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

CI/CD14pt100

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

Linting and formatting5pt100

Ruby linting configured (.rubocop.yml).

Issue and PR templates6pt100

Issue or PR templates present.

Project health

100

Dependency manifest6pt100

Dependency manifest found (Gemfile).

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

  • 0 / 18
    Commits (30d / 90d)
  • 3,162
    Forks
  • 52
    Releaseslatest 6y ago

Community

  • 75% - Good
    Community health
  • 6 bus factor
    authors own >50% of commits
  • 11,619
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 13d 3h
    Median issue response
  • 31d 23h
    Median PR merge time
  • 35
    Open issues
Repository files24 root entries
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/ruby.yml).
    Good: Dependabot covers 2 ecosystems (bundler, github-actions). Dependencies stay current.
    Good: Issue or PR templates present.
  • benchmark
  • bin
  • custom-hooks
  • doc
  • experiments
  • lib
  • script
  • tasks
  • test
    Good: Test files detected (test).
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • .rubocop.yml
    Good: Ruby linting configured (.rubocop.yml).
  • .yardopts
  • CHANGELOG.md
  • CONTRIBUTING.md
    Good: Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.
    Good: Contributing guide includes setup/install instructions.
    Good: Contributing guide describes code style expectations.
    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.
  • faker.gemspec
  • Gemfile
    Good: Dependency manifest found (Gemfile).
  • Gemfile.lock
    Good: Lockfile present (Gemfile.lock). Installs are reproducible.
  • GENERATORS.md
  • License.txt
    Good: Licensed under MIT.
  • MAINTAINING.md
  • Rakefile
  • 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.
    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.
  • SECURITY.md
    Good: Security policy present.
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