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GradeA

Polished and well engineered. Punching above its star count.

Top 6% of 5,156 graded repos

Modern, composable authentication for Go

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

4 to address
  1. 1
    Reproducibility6pt

    Add a Dockerfile, .nvmrc, or .python-version to pin the runtime version and make the environment reproducible.

  2. 2
    Reproducibility6pt

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

  3. 3
    Contributing guide5pt

    Moving it to a CONTRIBUTING.md makes it easier to find and keeps the README focused. A dedicated file earns +47 pts base.

  4. 4
    Contributing guide5pt

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Scorecard

Every check, grouped by category and sorted worst-first

Documentation

88

Contributing guide5pt25

Contributing guidance is in the README, not a dedicated CONTRIBUTING.md (−20 pts).

Moving it to a CONTRIBUTING.md makes it easier to find and keeps the README focused. A dedicated file earns +47 pts base.

README12pt100

README is present.

Install and run instructions9pt100

README documents how to install the project.

License6pt100

Licensed under MIT.

Engineering

97

Reproducibility6pt75

Lockfile present (go.sum). Installs are reproducible.

Tests18pt100

Test files detected (adapters/gorm/adapter_test.go).

CI/CD14pt100

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

Linting and formatting5pt100

Formatting enforced (.golangci.yml).

Issue and PR templates6pt100

Issue or PR templates present.

Project health

100

Dependency manifest6pt100

Dependency manifest found (go.mod).

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)
  • 11
    Forks
  • 3
    Releaseslatest 1mo ago

Community

  • -
    Community health
  • -
    authors own >50% of commits
  • 404
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 1d 6h
    Median issue response
  • <1h
    Median PR merge time
  • 4
    Open issues
Repository files98 root entries
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/ci.yml).
    Good: Issue or PR templates present.
  • adapters
    Good: Test files detected (adapters/gorm/adapter_test.go).
  • clients
  • cmd
  • examples
  • plugins
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • .golangci.yml
    Good: Formatting enforced (.golangci.yml).
  • account_introspect.go
  • account_schema.go
  • account.go
  • banner.svg
  • cache_adapter_memory_test.go
  • cache_adapter_memory.go
  • cache_adapter.go
  • cli_config.go
  • config_test.go
  • config.go
  • constants.go
  • context_additional_fields.go
  • context_transaction_test.go
  • context_transaction.go
  • context7.json
  • cookie_manager_test.go
  • cookie_manager.go
  • crypto_test.go
  • crypto.go
  • database_actions_test.go
  • database_actions.go
  • database_helper_test.go
  • database_helper.go
  • database_test.go
  • database.go
  • email_verification_config.go
  • email_verification_test.go
  • email_verification.go
  • errors.go
  • go.mod
    Good: Dependency manifest found (go.mod).
  • go.sum
    Good: Lockfile present (go.sum). Installs are reproducible.
  • hook_test.go
  • hook.go
  • http_config.go
  • http_utils_test.go
  • http_utils.go
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under MIT.
  • limen_core_test.go
  • limen_core.go
  • limen_handlers_test.go
  • limen_handlers.go
  • limen_http_core.go
  • limen_test.go
  • limen.go
  • middlewares_test.go
  • middlewares.go
  • plugin.go
  • rate_limit_introspect.go
  • rate_limit_rule.go
  • rate_limit.go
  • rate_limiter_config.go
  • rate_limiter_store_cache.go
  • rate_limiter_store_database.go
  • rate_limiter_test.go
  • rate_limiter.go
  • 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.
  • response_test.go
  • response_writer.go
  • response.go
  • route_builder.go
  • router_test.go
  • router.go
  • schema_config.go
  • schema_definition.go
  • schema_discovery.go
  • schema_info.go
  • schema_introspection.go
  • schema_options.go
  • schema_resolver_test.go
  • schema_resolver.go
  • schema.go
  • SECURITY.md
    Good: Security policy present.
  • session_config.go
  • session_introspect.go
  • session_manager_test.go
  • session_manager.go
  • session_store_cache.go
  • session_store_database.go
  • session.go
  • testing_support.go
  • testutil_test.go
  • types.go
  • user_introspect.go
  • user.go
  • utils_test.go
  • utils.go
  • validator_test.go
  • validator.go
  • verification_introspect.go
  • verification.go
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