puppetlabs/puppet
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71

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Solid engineering. The biggest lever is a reproducible setup.

Top 42% of 5,156 graded repos

Server automation framework and application

Documentation64
Engineering68
Health100
Ruby7,915Apache-2.02d ago

Top fixes

Highest-impact changes first, ranked by point weight

10 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
    README12pt

    Show a quick-start snippet so contributors can see what using your project looks like.

  3. 3
    Install and run instructions9pt

    Add a section showing how to start or use the project.

  4. 4
    Install and run instructions9pt

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

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Documentation

64

Contributing guide5pt5

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

README documents how to install the project.

README12pt85

README is present.

License6pt100

Licensed under Apache-2.0.

Engineering

68

Reproducibility6pt0

No dependency lockfile found (−70 pts).

→ Commit Gemfile.lock so Bundler installs are repeatable.

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 (acceptance/lib/puppet/acceptance/classifier_utils_spec.rb).

CI/CD14pt100

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

Linting and formatting5pt100

Ruby linting configured (.rubocop.yml).

Project health

100

Dependency manifest6pt100

Dependency manifest found (Gemfile).

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

  • 0 / 0
    Commits (30d / 90d)
  • 2,212
    Forks
  • 12
    Releaseslatest 1y ago

Community

  • 87% - Good
    Community health
  • 7 bus factor
    authors own >50% of commits
  • 7,915
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 1d 1h
    Median issue response
  • 2h
    Median PR merge time
  • 98
    Open issues
Repository files34 root entries
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/checks.yaml).
  • acceptance
    Good: Test files detected (acceptance/lib/puppet/acceptance/classifier_utils_spec.rb).
  • api
  • benchmarks
  • bin
  • conf
  • docs
  • examples
  • ext
  • lib
  • locales
  • man
  • rakelib
  • references
  • spec
  • util
  • yardoc
  • .gitattributes
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • .gitmodules
  • .mailmap
  • .noexec.yaml
  • .rubocop_todo.yml
  • .rubocop.yml
    Good: Ruby linting configured (.rubocop.yml).
  • .yardopts
  • CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
    Good: Code of conduct present.
  • CODEOWNERS
  • Gemfile
    Good: Dependency manifest found (Gemfile).
  • Guardfile.example
  • install.rb
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under Apache-2.0.
  • puppet.gemspec
  • Rakefile
  • README.md
    Good: README is present.
    Good: README is well structured with multiple sections.
    Good: README includes screenshots or visuals. Great for first impressions.
    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.
    Good: README includes status badges.
    Good: README documents how to install the project.
    Issue: No run or usage instructions found (−45 pts).Fix: Add a section showing how to start or use the project.
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