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GradeD

Popular for its size, but the engineering basics lag behind the interest.

Higher than 49% of 5,156 graded repos

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Most gaps here are documentation, tests, and setup, not the code itself. Closing your top 3 gaps alone would lift this repo to B (85).

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Top fixes

Highest-impact changes first, ranked by point weight

14 to address
  1. 1
    Tests18pt

    Add automated tests. They prove the code works and give contributors confidence to make changes.

  2. 2
    README12pt

    Break it into sections (Overview, Install, Usage, Contributing) using Markdown headings.

  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

85

Contributing guide5pt61

Contributing guide is too short for full depth credit (−6 pts). 400+ words earns the full +12 pts.

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

README12pt85

README is present.

Install and run instructions9pt90

README documents how to install the project.

License6pt100

Licensed under GPL-2.0.

Engineering

37

Tests18pt0

No tests detected anywhere in the repository.

Add automated tests. They prove the code works and give contributors confidence to make changes.

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.

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.

Reproducibility6pt70

Lockfile present (guider/requirements.txt). Installs are reproducible.

CI/CD14pt100

CI is configured (.travis.yml).

Project health

100

Dependency manifest6pt100

Dependency manifest found (setup.cfg).

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)
  • 103
    Forks
  • 10
    Releaseslatest 1y ago

Community

  • -
    Community health
  • -
    authors own >50% of commits
  • 674
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 5h
    Median issue response
  • 1h
    Median PR merge time
  • 26
    Open issues
Repository files16 root entries
  • Documentation
  • guider
    Good: Lockfile present (guider/requirements.txt). Installs are reproducible.
  • patch
  • utils
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • .travis.yml
    Good: CI is configured (.travis.yml).
  • CONTRIBUTING.md
    Issue: Contributing guide is too short for full depth credit (−6 pts). 400+ words earns the full +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.
  • guider_3.9.9.bb
  • guider.1
  • guider.rc
  • guider.service
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under GPL-2.0.
  • PKG-INFO
  • README.md
    Good: README is present.
    Issue: README has little structure (−15 pts). Add 2-3 headings for +8 pts; 4+ earns +15 pts.Fix: Break it into sections (Overview, Install, Usage, Contributing) using Markdown headings.
    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.
  • setup.cfg
    Good: Dependency manifest found (setup.cfg).
  • setup.py
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