meziantou/meziantou.framework
Grade a repo

68

/ 100

GradeD

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

Top 48% of 5,156 graded repos
Documentation64
Engineering64
Health84
C#845MIT1mo ago

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 lift this repo to C (78).

See your top fixes
Now
D
68
Potential
C
78

Top fixes

Highest-impact changes first, ranked by point weight

19 to address
  1. 1
    Tests18pt

    Wire your tests to a documented command (e.g. a test script in your build config) so the suite is reproducible.

  2. 2
    CI/CD14pt

    Add a lint step to catch style issues automatically.

  3. 3
    CI/CD14pt

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

  4. 4
    README12pt

    Add more sections (Overview, Install, Usage, Contributing) using ## headings.

Working through the fixes? Let every push regrade itself.

The free GitHub App rescans this repo on every push and posts the grade as a commit check, so the score climbs without coming back to rescan by hand.

Install the GitHub App

Scorecard

Every check, grouped by category and sorted worst-first

Documentation

64

Install and run instructions9pt45

README documents how to install the project.

README12pt58

README is present.

Contributing guide5pt67

Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.

License6pt100

Licensed under MIT.

Engineering

64

Reproducibility6pt0

No dependency lockfile found (−70 pts).

→ Enable and commit packages.lock.json so NuGet restores are repeatable.

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.

Tests18pt80

Test files detected (tests).

CI/CD14pt85

CI is configured (.github/workflows/ci.yml).

Linting and formatting5pt100

.NET formatting configured (.editorconfig).

Project health

84

Repository metadata5pt40

No repository description set on GitHub (−60 pts).

→ Add a one-line description in the repo Settings → About. It appears in search results and social previews.

Dependency manifest6pt100

Dependency manifest found (benchmarks/BloomFiltersBenchmarks/BloomFiltersBenchmarks.csproj).

Activity5pt100

Actively maintained (pushed within the last month).

Housekeeping3pt100

.gitignore present.

Repository health signals

Activity, community, and responsiveness at scan time

Activity

  • 81 / 560
    Commits (30d / 90d)
  • 116
    Forks
  • 0
    Releases

Community

  • 42% - Weak
    Community health
  • 1 bus factorlow
    author own >50% of commits
  • 845
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 2h
    Median issue response
  • <1h
    Median PR merge time
  • 5
    Open issues
Repository files27 root entries
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/ci.yml).
  • .vscode
  • benchmarks
    Good: Dependency manifest found (benchmarks/BloomFiltersBenchmarks/BloomFiltersBenchmarks.csproj).
  • common
  • eng
  • ref
  • samples
  • slnx
  • src
  • tests
    Good: Test files detected (tests).
  • tools
  • .editorconfig
    Good: .NET formatting configured (.editorconfig).
  • .gitattributes
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • AGENTS.md
  • build.sh
  • CLAUDE.md
  • CODEOWNERS
  • CONTRIBUTING.md
    Good: Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.
    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.
  • Directory.Build.props
  • Directory.Build.targets
  • global.json
  • LICENSE.txt
    Good: Licensed under MIT.
  • Meziantou.Framework.slnx
  • NuGet.Config
  • README.md
    Good: README is present.
    Issue: README has some structure (−7 pts). 2-3 headings earns partial credit; 4+ earns the full +15 pts.Fix: Add more sections (Overview, Install, Usage, Contributing) using ## 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.
    Good: README includes status badges.
    Good: README documents how to install the project.
    Issue: No run or usage instructions found (−45 pts).Fix: Add a section showing how to start or use the project.
  • renovate.json5
RepoGrade badge preview

Add this badge to your README

It updates automatically each time the repo is re-graded.

[![RepoGrade](https://www.repo-grade.com/api/badge/meziantou/meziantou.framework)](https://www.repo-grade.com/report/meziantou/meziantou.framework)

More graded C# repos