Popular and well-maintained. A little polish away from elite status.
Effing package management! Build packages for multiple platforms (deb, rpm, etc) with great ease and sanity.
Documentation
72
README is present.
Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.
README documents how to install the project.
Licensed under Other.
Engineering
74
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.
Test files detected (spec).
Lockfile present (requirements.txt). Installs are reproducible.
CI is configured (.github/workflows/ruby.yml).
Ruby linting configured (.rubocop.yml).
Project health
95
Actively maintained (pushed within 3 months).
Dependency manifest found (Gemfile).
Repository has a description.
.gitignore present.
Repository files24 root entries
- .githubGood: CI is configured (.github/workflows/ruby.yml).
- bin
- docsGood: Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.Good: Contributing guide includes setup/install instructions.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.
- lib
- specGood: Test files detected (spec).
- templates
- test
- .gitignoreGood: .gitignore present.
- .readthedocs.yaml
- .rubocop.ymlGood: Ruby linting configured (.rubocop.yml).
- Brewfile
- CHANGELOG.rst
- CODE_OF_CONDUCT.mdGood: Code of conduct present.
- CONTRIBUTORS
- DockerfileGood: Environment pinned via Dockerfile.
- fpm.gemspec
- GemfileGood: Dependency manifest found (Gemfile).
- LICENSEGood: Licensed under Other.
- Makefile
- notify-failure.sh
- README.rstGood: 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.Issue: No screenshots or images in the README (−20 pts).Fix: Add a GIF, screenshot, or logo image. It is the fastest way to show what your project does.Issue: README has no code examples (−15 pts).Fix: Show a quick-start snippet so contributors can see what using your project looks like.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.
- requirements.txtGood: Lockfile present (requirements.txt). Installs are reproducible.
- singularity.def
- Vagrantfile