Strong community interest, but tests, CI, or docs need work.

cr.h: A Simple C Hot Reload Header-only Library

Documentation

82

Contributing guide5pt25

Contributing guidance is in the README, not a dedicated CONTRIBUTING.md (−20 pts).

Moving it to a CONTRIBUTING.md makes it easier to find and keeps the README focused. A dedicated file earns +47 pts base.

README12pt90

README is present.

Install and run instructions9pt90

README documents how to install the project.

License6pt100

Licensed under MIT.

Engineering

56

Reproducibility6pt0

No dependency lockfile found (−70 pts).

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

Issue and PR templates6pt0

No issue or PR templates found (−100 pts).

Add .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/ with bug_report.md and feature_request.md to guide contributors. It dramatically improves issue quality.

CI/CD14pt57

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

Tests18pt80

Test files detected (tests).

Linting and formatting5pt100

Linter or formatter configured (.editorconfig).

Project health

68

Dependency manifest6pt0

No dependency manifest detected at root.

Add a manifest (package.json, pyproject.toml, Cargo.toml, go.mod, etc.) so others can install dependencies in one command.

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

  • Commits (30d / 90d)
  • 119
    Forks
  • 0
    Releases

Community

  • Community health
  • authors own >50% of commits
  • 1,777
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 11h
    Median issue response
  • 1d 5h
    Median PR merge time
  • 12
    Open issues
Repository files13 root entries
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/codeql.yml).
  • .vscode
  • cmake
  • cr
  • samples
  • tests
    Good: Test files detected (tests).
  • .clang-format
  • .editorconfig
    Good: Linter or formatter configured (.editorconfig).
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • CMakeLists.txt
  • CMakePresets.json
  • 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.
    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.