rabbitmq/rabbitmq-java-client
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72

/ 100

GradeC

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

Top 43% of 5,156 graded repos

RabbitMQ Java client

Documentation70
Engineering62
Health100
Java1,308Other1mo ago

Top fixes

Highest-impact changes first, ranked by point weight

16 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 a lint step to catch style issues automatically.

  4. 4
    CI/CD14pt

    Add `tsc --noEmit`, `mypy`, or `cargo check` to catch type errors before they merge.

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Scorecard

Every check, grouped by category and sorted worst-first

Documentation

70

README12pt40

README is present.

Contributing guide5pt72

Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.

Install and run instructions9pt90

README documents how to install the project.

License6pt100

Licensed under Other.

Engineering

62

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.

Reproducibility6pt30

No dependency lockfile found (−70 pts).

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

CI/CD14pt57

CI is configured (.github/workflows/test-rabbitmq-alphas.yml).

Tests18pt80

Test files detected (src/test).

Issue and PR templates6pt100

Issue or PR templates present.

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)
  • 585
    Forks
  • 198
    Releaseslatest 16y ago

Community

  • 87% - Good
    Community health
  • 2 bus factor
    authors own >50% of commits
  • 1,308
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • <1h
    Median issue response
  • <1h
    Median PR merge time
  • 21
    Open issues
Repository files26 root entries
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/test-rabbitmq-alphas.yml).
    Good: Dependabot covers 4 ecosystems (maven, maven, github-actions, github-actions). Dependencies stay current.
    Good: Issue or PR templates present.
  • .mvn
  • ci
    Good: Environment pinned via ci/cluster/docker-compose.yml.
  • doc
  • src
    Good: Test files detected (src/test).
  • .git-blame-ignore-revs
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • AGENTS.md
  • CLAUDE.md
  • CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
    Good: Code of conduct present.
  • codegen.py
  • 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.
    Issue: Contributing guide lacks a testing section (−8 pts).Fix: Show contributors how to run the test suite (e.g. npm test, pytest, cargo test).
    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.
  • deploy-javadoc.sh
  • GEMINI.md
  • generate-observation-documentation.sh
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under Other.
  • LICENSE-APACHE2
  • LICENSE-GPL2
  • LICENSE-MPL-RabbitMQ
  • Makefile
  • mvnw
  • mvnw.cmd
  • pom.xml
    Good: Dependency manifest found (pom.xml).
  • README.adoc
    Good: README is present.
    Issue: README has little structure (−15 pts). Add 2-3 headings for +8 pts; 4+ earns +15 pts.Fix: Break it into sections (Overview, Install, Usage, Contributing) using Markdown headings.
    Issue: No screenshots or images in the README (−20 pts).Fix: Add a GIF, screenshot, or logo image. It is the fastest way to show what your project does.
    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.
    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.
  • release-versions.txt
  • RUNNING_TESTS.md
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