Popular for its size, but the engineering basics lag behind the interest.
tlRender is an open source library for building playback and review applications for visual effects, film, and animation.
Documentation
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No CONTRIBUTING.md found (−47 pts base + up to −53 pts more for content).
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README documents how to install the project.
README is present.
Licensed under BSD-3-Clause.
Engineering
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No dependency lockfile found (−70 pts).
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No issue or PR templates found (−100 pts).
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CI is configured (.github/workflows/ci-workflow.yml).
Test files detected (tests).
Project health
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No dependency manifest detected at root.
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Repository has a description.
Actively maintained (pushed within the last month).
.gitignore present.
Repository health signals
Activity, community, and responsiveness at scan time
Activity
- —Commits (30d / 90d)
- 25Forks
- 0Releases
Community
- —Community health
- —authors own >50% of commits
- 231Watchers
Responsiveness
- 13d 21hMedian issue response
- 5hMedian PR merge time
- 37Open issues
Repository files19 root entries
- .githubGood: CI is configured (.github/workflows/ci-workflow.yml).
- bin
- cmake
- deps
- etc
- examples
- lib
- testsGood: Test files detected (tests).
- .gitattributes
- .gitignoreGood: .gitignore present.
- .gitmodules
- CMakeLists.txt
- Doxyfile
- LICENSE.txtGood: Licensed under BSD-3-Clause.
- README.mdGood: 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.
- sbuild-linux.sh
- sbuild-macos.sh
- sbuild-win.bat
- tlRenderConfig.cmake.in