thoughtbot/factory_bot
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82

/ 100

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

Top 26% of 5,156 graded repos

A library for setting up Ruby objects as test data.

Documentation81
Engineering78
Health100
Ruby8,177MIT1mo ago

Top fixes

Highest-impact changes first, ranked by point weight

8 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 lint step to catch style issues automatically.

  3. 3
    CI/CD14pt

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

  4. 4
    CI/CD14pt

    Upload coverage to Codecov, Coveralls, or report it with `--coverage` flags.

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Every check, grouped by category and sorted worst-first

Documentation

81

Install and run instructions9pt45

README documents how to install the project.

README12pt90

README is present.

License6pt100

Licensed under MIT.

Contributing guide5pt100

Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.

Engineering

78

Linting and formatting5pt0

No RuboCop config found.

→ Add a .rubocop.yml and run `rubocop` in CI to enforce consistent Ruby style.

Tests18pt80

Test files detected (spec).

CI/CD14pt85

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

Reproducibility6pt100

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

Issue and PR templates6pt100

Issue or PR templates present.

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

  • 1 / 9
    Commits (30d / 90d)
  • 2,556
    Forks
  • 33
    Releaseslatest 6y ago

Community

  • 100% - Good
    Community health
  • 2 bus factor
    authors own >50% of commits
  • 8,177
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 45d 20h
    Median issue response
  • 8h
    Median PR merge time
  • 71
    Open issues
Repository files32 root entries
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/build.yml).
    Good: Dependabot covers 2 ecosystems (bundler, github-actions). Dependencies stay current.
    Good: Issue or PR templates present.
  • bin
  • docs
  • features
  • gemfiles
  • lib
  • spec
    Good: Test files detected (spec).
  • tasks
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • .irbrc
  • .rspec
  • .simplecov
  • .standard_todo.yml
  • .standard.yml
  • .tool-versions
    Good: Environment pinned via .tool-versions.
  • .yardopts
  • Appraisals
  • CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
    Good: Code of conduct present.
  • CODEOWNERS
  • CONTRIBUTING.md
    Good: Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.
    Good: Contributing guide includes setup/install instructions.
    Good: Contributing guide describes code style expectations.
    Good: Contributing guide explains how to run tests.
    Good: Contributing guide describes the PR/review workflow.
    Good: Contributing guide includes code examples.
  • cucumber.yml
  • factory_bot.gemspec
  • Gemfile
    Good: Dependency manifest found (Gemfile).
  • Gemfile.lock
    Good: Lockfile present (Gemfile.lock). Installs are reproducible.
  • GETTING_STARTED.md
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under MIT.
  • NAME.md
  • NEWS.md
  • 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.
    Good: README has code examples.
    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.
    Issue: No run or usage instructions found (−45 pts).Fix: Add a section showing how to start or use the project.
  • RELEASING.md
  • SECURITY.md
    Good: Security policy present.
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