fmtlib/fmt
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73

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Popular and well-maintained. A little polish away from elite status.

Top 42% of 5,156 graded repos

A modern formatting library

Documentation78
Engineering59
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C++23,647MIT1mo ago

Top fixes

Highest-impact changes first, ranked by point weight

17 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 a lint step to catch style issues automatically.

  4. 4
    CI/CD14pt

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

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Every check, grouped by category and sorted worst-first

Documentation

78

Install and run instructions9pt45

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

→ Add a section showing how to install dependencies.

Contributing guide5pt55

CONTRIBUTING guide is very brief (−12 pts for depth). 150+ words earns +6 pts; 400+ earns +12 pts.

→ Add setup instructions, code style notes, and how to run tests.

README12pt100

README is present.

License6pt100

Licensed under MIT.

Engineering

59

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.

Reproducibility6pt12

No dependency lockfile found (−70 pts).

→ Commit the lockfile for this project's package manager so installs produce the same dependency versions everywhere.

CI/CD14pt57

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

Tests18pt80

Test files detected (test).

Issue and PR templates6pt100

Issue or PR templates present.

Project health

100

Dependency manifest6pt100

Dependency manifest found (support/build.gradle).

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

  • 15 / 86
    Commits (30d / 90d)
  • 2,920
    Forks
  • 58
    Releaseslatest 10y ago

Community

  • 75% - Good
    Community health
  • 1 bus factorlow
    author own >50% of commits
  • 23,647
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 17h
    Median issue response
  • 11h
    Median PR merge time
  • 14
    Open issues
Repository files15 root entries
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/lint.yml).
    Good: Dependabot configured for github-actions.
    Good: Issue or PR templates present.
    Good: Security policy present.
  • doc
  • include
  • src
  • support
    Good: Dependency manifest found (support/build.gradle).
  • test
    Good: Test files detected (test).
  • .clang-format
  • .clang-tidy
  • .cmake-format
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • ChangeLog.md
  • CMakeLists.txt
  • CONTRIBUTING.md
    Issue: CONTRIBUTING guide is very brief (−12 pts for depth). 150+ words earns +6 pts; 400+ earns +12 pts.Fix: Add setup instructions, code style notes, and how to run tests.
    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.
    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.
    Issue: Contributing guide has no code examples (−5 pts).Fix: Add code blocks showing example commands for setup, running tests, and submitting a PR.
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under MIT.
  • 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.
    Issue: No install instructions found in the README (−45 pts).Fix: Add a section showing how to install dependencies.
    Good: README documents how to run the project.
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