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GradeF

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

Higher than 41% of 5,156 graded repos

Publishing repository for different schemas used by products and services from Microsoft

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 D (67).

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Top fixes

Highest-impact changes first, ranked by point weight

17 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
    CI/CD14pt

    Upload coverage to Codecov, Coveralls, or report it with `--coverage` flags.

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Scorecard

Every check, grouped by category and sorted worst-first

Documentation

52

Contributing guide5pt0

No CONTRIBUTING.md found (−47 pts base + up to −53 pts more for content).

Add a CONTRIBUTING.md telling newcomers how to get involved. Include setup, code style, test, and PR instructions.

Install and run instructions9pt45

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

Add a section showing how to install dependencies.

README12pt55

README is present.

License6pt100

Licensed under MIT.

Engineering

54

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 poetry.lock, uv.lock, pdm.lock, Pipfile.lock, conda-lock.yml, or another lockfile for your Python dependency manager.

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/validate-fabric-schemas.yml).

Project health

68

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.

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)
  • 121
    Forks
  • 0
    Releases

Community

  • -
    Community health
  • -
    authors own >50% of commits
  • 152
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 2d 14h
    Median issue response
  • <1h
    Median PR merge time
  • 27
    Open issues
Repository files24 root entries
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/validate-fabric-schemas.yml).
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  • tests
    Good: Test files detected (tests).
  • tsdoc
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • azure-pipelines.yml
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under MIT.
  • README.md
    Good: 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.
    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.
    Issue: No install instructions found in the README (−45 pts).Fix: Add a section showing how to install dependencies.
    Good: README documents how to run the project.
  • SECURITY.md
    Good: Security policy present.
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