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Getting noticed, but rough fundamentals could turn visitors away.

Higher than 14% of 5,156 graded repos

This is the raw contents of SDL's wiki. You can edit this through GitHub or at https://wiki.libsdl.org/ now!

A low grade is a to-do list, not a judgment of your code

Most gaps here are documentation, tests, and setup, not the code itself. Closing your top 3 gaps alone would add 36 points.

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Top fixes

Highest-impact changes first, ranked by point weight

21 to address
  1. 1
    Tests18pt

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

  2. 2
    CI/CD14pt

    Add a step like `run: npm test`, `run: pytest`, or `run: tox` to your workflow file.

  3. 3
    CI/CD14pt

    Add a lint step to catch style issues automatically.

  4. 4
    CI/CD14pt

    Add `tsc --noEmit`, `mypy`, or `cargo check` to catch type errors before they merge.

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Every check, grouped by category and sorted worst-first

Documentation

11

README12pt0

No README found in the repository.

Add a README.md describing what the project does, how to install it, and how to run it.

Install and run instructions9pt0

No install instructions found in the README (−45 pts).

Add a section showing how to install dependencies.

License6pt0

No license detected.

Add a LICENSE file. Without one, nobody can legally use, copy, or contribute to your code.

Contributing guide5pt72

CONTRIBUTING guide found.

Engineering

16

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.

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/main.yml).

Project health

48

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.

Housekeeping3pt40

No .gitignore found (−60 pts).

Add a .gitignore to keep build output, node_modules, and secrets out of version control.

Repository metadata5pt60

Repository has a description.

Activity5pt100

Actively maintained (pushed within the last month).

Repository health signals

Activity, community, and responsiveness at scan time

Activity

  • -
    Commits (30d / 90d)
  • 62
    Forks
  • 0
    Releases

Community

  • -
    Community health
  • -
    authors own >50% of commits
  • 162
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 37d 23h
    Median issue response
  • 1d 4h
    Median PR merge time
  • 52
    Open issues
Repository files12 root entries
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/main.yml).
  • SDL_rtf
  • SDL2
  • SDL2_image
  • SDL2_mixer
  • SDL2_net
  • SDL2_ttf
  • SDL3
    Good: CONTRIBUTING guide found.
    Issue: CONTRIBUTING guide contents could not be read (−28 pts vs a readable file).Fix: Move the file to the repo root or docs/CONTRIBUTING.md so its setup, style, test, and PR sections can be graded.
  • SDL3_image
  • SDL3_mixer
  • SDL3_net
  • SDL3_ttf
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