oxalica/rust-overlay
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74

/ 100

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Good community traction and solid fundamentals. Nearly in the top tier.

Top 41% of 5,156 graded repos

Pure and reproducible nix overlay of binary distributed rust toolchains

Documentation82
Engineering59
Health100
Nix1,500MIT1mo ago

Top fixes

Highest-impact changes first, ranked by point weight

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

  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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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

59

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.

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.

Reproducibility6pt70

Lockfile present (examples/cross-aarch64/Cargo.lock). Installs are reproducible.

CI/CD14pt72

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

Tests18pt80

Test files detected (tests).

Project health

100

Dependency manifest6pt100

Dependency manifest found (examples/cross-aarch64/Cargo.toml).

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

  • 27 / 92
    Commits (30d / 90d)
  • 88
    Forks
  • 0
    Releases

Community

  • 42% - Weak
    Community health
  • -
    authors own >50% of commits
  • 1,500
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 11h
    Median issue response
  • <1h
    Median PR merge time
  • 23
    Open issues
Repository files15 root entries
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/ci.yaml).
  • .vscode
  • docs
  • examples
    Good: Lockfile present (examples/cross-aarch64/Cargo.lock). Installs are reproducible.
    Good: Dependency manifest found (examples/cross-aarch64/Cargo.toml).
  • lib
  • manifests
  • scripts
  • tests
    Good: Test files detected (tests).
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • default.nix
  • flake.lock
  • flake.nix
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under MIT.
  • 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.
  • repl.nix
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