A top-tier open source project. Docs, tests, and CI are all in excellent shape.

WinGet is the Windows Package Manager. This project includes a CLI (Command Line Interface), PowerShell modules, and a COM (Component Object Model) API (Application Programming Interface).

Documentation

90

Contributing guide5pt80

Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.

README12pt90

README is present.

Install and run instructions9pt90

README documents how to install the project.

License6pt100

Licensed under MIT.

Engineering

77

CI/CD14pt57

CI is configured (.github/workflows/automatic-issue-deduplication.yml).

Reproducibility6pt70

Lockfile present (tools/WinGetLogViewer/package-lock.json). Installs are reproducible.

Tests18pt80

Test files detected (src/AppInstallerCLIE2ETests/AppShutdownTests.cs).

Linting and formatting5pt100

Linter or formatter configured (.editorconfig).

Issue and PR templates6pt100

Issue or PR templates present.

Project health

100

Dependency manifest6pt100

Dependency manifest found (samples/ConnectionValidationSample/ConnectionValidationSample.csproj).

Repository metadata5pt100

Repository has a description.

Activity5pt100

Actively maintained (pushed within the last month).

Housekeeping3pt100

.gitignore present.

Repository files25 root entries
  • .config
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/automatic-issue-deduplication.yml).
    Good: Issue or PR templates present.
  • doc
  • Localization
  • samples
    Good: Dependency manifest found (samples/ConnectionValidationSample/ConnectionValidationSample.csproj).
  • schemas
  • src
    Good: Test files detected (src/AppInstallerCLIE2ETests/AppShutdownTests.cs).
  • templates
  • tools
    Good: Lockfile present (tools/WinGetLogViewer/package-lock.json). Installs are reproducible.
  • .editorconfig
    Good: Linter or formatter configured (.editorconfig).
  • .gitattributes
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • .vsconfig
  • azure-pipelines.loc.yml
  • azure-pipelines.yml
  • cgmanifest.json
  • CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
    Good: Code of conduct present.
  • 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.
    Good: Contributing guide explains how to run tests.
    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.
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under MIT.
  • NOTICE
  • PRIVACY.md
  • README.md
    Good: README is present.
    Good: README is well structured with multiple sections.
    Good: README includes screenshots or visuals. Great for first impressions.
    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.
  • SECURITY.md
    Good: Security policy present.
  • SUPPORT.md