Good shape overall. A few tweaks would push it into the top tier.
Desktop Planetarium
Documentation
74
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.
README is present.
README documents how to install the project.
A license file is present.
Engineering
59
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.
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.
No dependency lockfile found (−70 pts).
→ Commit the lockfile for this project's package manager so installs produce the same dependency versions everywhere.
Test files detected (Tests).
CI is configured (.gitlab-ci.yml).
Project health
100
Dependency manifest found (kstars/python/setup.py).
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)
- 132Forks
- 0Releases
Community
- —Community health
- —authors own >50% of commits
- 275Watchers
Responsiveness
- —Median issue response
- —Median PR merge time
- 0Open issues
Repository files49 root entries
- .gitlab-ci
- .lldb
- .reuse
- .vscode
- appimage
- cmake
- datahandlers
- dockerGood: Environment pinned via docker/Dockerfile.
- examples
- kstarsGood: A license file is present.Good: Dependency manifest found (kstars/python/setup.py).
- LICENSES
- packaging
- po
- shared-modules
- TestsGood: Test files detected (Tests).
- tools
- utils
- .astyle-version
- .astylerc
- .craft.ini
- .flatpak-manifest.json
- .git-blame-ignore-revs
- .gitattributes
- .gitignoreGood: .gitignore present.
- .gitlab-ci.ymlGood: CI is configured (.gitlab-ci.yml).
- .kde-ci.yml
- .krazy
- AUTHORS
- ChangeLog
- CMakeLists.txt
- config-kstars.h.cmake
- INSTALL
- logo.png
- Mainpage.dox
- metainfo.yaml
- org.kde.kf5auth.kstars.actions
- org.kde.kstars.appdata.xml
- README.androidGood: README is present.Good: README is well structured with multiple sections.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.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.
- README.cicd
- README.customize
- README.ephemerides
- README.i18n
- README.images
- README.md
- README.planetmath
- README.timekeeping
- snapcraft.yaml
- timekeeping.dox
- TODO