sharkdp/bat
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95

/ 100

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A top-tier open source project. Docs, tests, and CI are all in excellent shape.

Top 6% of 5,156 graded repos

A cat(1) clone with wings.

Rust59,401Apache-2.01mo ago

Outstanding. A score of 95/100 puts this repo in a very small tier of truly well-engineered projects.

Top fixes

Highest-impact changes first, ranked by point weight

5 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
    Contributing guide5pt

    Describe your linting/formatting rules and how to run them.

  4. 4
    Contributing guide5pt

    Show contributors how to run the test suite (e.g. npm test, pytest, cargo test).

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Scorecard

Every check, grouped by category and sorted worst-first

Documentation

95

Contributing guide5pt84

Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.

Install and run instructions9pt90

README documents how to install the project.

README12pt100

README is present.

License6pt100

Licensed under Apache-2.0.

Engineering

93

Tests18pt80

Test files detected (tests).

CI/CD14pt100

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

Linting and formatting5pt100

Linter or formatter configured (rustfmt.toml).

Reproducibility6pt100

Lockfile present (Cargo.lock). Installs are reproducible.

Issue and PR templates6pt100

Issue or PR templates present.

Project health

100

Dependency manifest6pt100

Dependency manifest found (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

  • 7 / 60
    Commits (30d / 90d)
  • 1,572
    Forks
  • 43
    Releaseslatest 7y ago

Community

  • 85% - Good
    Community health
  • 3 bus factor
    authors own >50% of commits
  • 59,401
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 9h
    Median issue response
  • 3h
    Median PR merge time
  • 387
    Open issues
Repository files24 root entries
  • .cargo
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/CICD.yml).
    Good: Dependabot covers 3 ecosystems (cargo, gitsubmodule, github-actions). Dependencies stay current.
    Good: Issue or PR templates present.
  • assets
  • build
  • diagnostics
  • doc
  • examples
  • src
  • tests
    Good: Licensed under Apache-2.0.
    Good: Test files detected (tests).
    Good: Environment pinned via tests/syntax-tests/highlighted/Dockerfile.
  • .envrc
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • .gitmodules
  • Cargo.lock
    Good: Lockfile present (Cargo.lock). Installs are reproducible.
  • Cargo.toml
    Good: Dependency manifest found (Cargo.toml).
  • CHANGELOG.md
  • CONTRIBUTING.md
    Good: Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.
    Good: Contributing guide includes setup/install instructions.
    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.
    Good: Contributing guide includes code examples.
  • flake.lock
  • flake.nix
  • LICENSE-APACHE
  • LICENSE-MIT
  • NOTICE
  • 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.
  • rustfmt.toml
    Good: Linter or formatter configured (rustfmt.toml).
  • SECURITY.md
    Good: Security policy present.
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