A well-known project done right. Strong docs and solid engineering throughout.

Self-hostable instant messaging server compatible with classic AIM and ICQ clients written in golang. (Independently developed, not affiliated with or endorsed by AOL)

Documentation

82

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 instructions9pt90

README documents how to install the project.

README12pt100

README is present.

License6pt100

Licensed under MIT.

Engineering

98

Reproducibility6pt85

Lockfile present (go.sum). Installs are reproducible.

Tests18pt100

Test files detected (config/config_test.go).

CI/CD14pt100

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

Linting and formatting5pt100

Formatting enforced (.golangci.yml).

Issue and PR templates6pt100

Issue or PR templates present.

Project health

100

Dependency manifest6pt100

Dependency manifest found (go.mod).

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)
  • 79
    Forks
  • 27
    Releaseslatest 1y ago

Community

  • Community health
  • authors own >50% of commits
  • 1,095
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 5h
    Median issue response
  • <1h
    Median PR merge time
  • 23
    Open issues
Repository files25 root entries
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/go.yml).
    Good: Issue or PR templates present.
  • cmd
  • config
    Good: Test files detected (config/config_test.go).
  • docs
  • foodgroup
  • scripts
  • server
  • state
  • wire
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • .golangci.yml
    Good: Formatting enforced (.golangci.yml).
  • .goreleaser.yaml
  • .mockery.yaml
  • AGENTS.md
  • api.yml
  • codecov.yml
  • docker-compose.yaml
  • Dockerfile
    Good: Environment pinned via Dockerfile.
  • Dockerfile.certgen
  • Dockerfile.stunnel
  • go.mod
    Good: Dependency manifest found (go.mod).
  • go.sum
    Good: Lockfile present (go.sum). Installs are reproducible.
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under MIT.
  • Makefile
  • 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.
    Good: README includes status badges.
    Good: README documents how to install the project.
    Good: README documents how to run the project.