74

/ 100

GradeC

Good shape overall. A few tweaks would push it into the top tier.

Top 41% of 5,156 graded repos

Example microservices showing how to use Kafka and Kafka Streams with Spring Boot on the example of distributed transactions implementations with the SAGA pattern

Top fixes

Highest-impact changes first, ranked by point weight

9 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
    Install and run instructions9pt

    Add a .env.example listing all required environment variables so contributors know what to set up.

  3. 3
    Reproducibility6pt

    Commit the lockfile for this project's package manager so installs produce the same dependency versions everywhere.

  4. 4
    Reproducibility6pt

    Add .github/dependabot.yml with at least one package-ecosystem entry so dependencies are updated automatically.

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Every check, grouped by category and sorted worst-first

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 GPL-3.0.

Engineering

59

Linting and formatting5pt0

No Java/Kotlin linter configured.

Add Checkstyle or Spotless for Java formatting, or ktlint/Detekt for Kotlin. Run it via Maven/Gradle or as a CI step.

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.

Reproducibility6pt10

No dependency lockfile found (−70 pts).

Commit the lockfile for this project's package manager so installs produce the same dependency versions everywhere.

Tests18pt80

Test files detected (order-service/src/test).

CI/CD14pt100

CI is configured (.circleci/config.yml).

Project health

100

Dependency manifest6pt100

Dependency manifest found (pom.xml).

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)
  • 212
    Forks
  • 0
    Releases

Community

  • 42% - Weak
    Community health
  • 1 bus factorlow
    author own >50% of commits
  • 415
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 22h
    Median issue response
  • 4h
    Median PR merge time
  • 3
    Open issues
Repository files14 root entries
  • .circleci
    Good: CI is configured (.circleci/config.yml).
  • base-domain
  • order-service
    Good: Test files detected (order-service/src/test).
  • payment-service
  • stock-service
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • ANALYSIS_AND_RECOMMENDATIONS.md
  • arch.png
  • docker-compose.yml
    Good: Environment pinned via docker-compose.yml.
  • LICENSE.md
    Good: Licensed under GPL-3.0.
  • pom.xml
    Good: Dependency manifest found (pom.xml).
  • 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.
  • renovate.json
  • scenario.png
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