tiangolo/fastapi
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95

/ 100

GradeA

Excellent work. The main thing left to polish is a contributing guide.

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FastAPI framework, high performance, easy to learn, fast to code, ready for production

Documentation93
Engineering94
Health100
Python100,666MIT15d 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

6 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
    Install and run instructions9pt

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

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Every check, grouped by category and sorted worst-first

Documentation

93

Contributing guide5pt72

CONTRIBUTING guide found.

Install and run instructions9pt90

README documents how to install the project.

README12pt100

README is present.

License6pt100

Licensed under MIT.

Engineering

94

CI/CD14pt85

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

Tests18pt95

Test files detected (docs_src/app_testing/app_a_py310/test_main.py).

Linting and formatting5pt100

Linter or formatter configured ([tool.ruff] / [tool.black] in pyproject.toml).

Reproducibility6pt100

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

Issue and PR templates6pt100

Issue or PR templates present.

Project health

100

Dependency manifest6pt100

Dependency manifest found (pyproject.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

  • 140 / 437
    Commits (30d / 90d)
  • 9,639
    Forks
  • 284
    Releaseslatest 7y ago

Community

  • 75% - Good
    Community health
  • 2 bus factor
    authors own >50% of commits
  • 100,666
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 1d 4h
    Median issue response
  • <1h
    Median PR merge time
  • 96
    Open issues
Repository files14 root entries
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/build-docs.yml).
    Good: Dependabot covers 2 ecosystems (github-actions, uv). Dependencies stay current.
    Good: Issue or PR templates present.
  • docs
    Good: CONTRIBUTING guide found.
    Issue: CONTRIBUTING guide contents could not be read (−28 pts vs a readable file).Fix: Move the file to the repo root or docs/CONTRIBUTING.md so its setup, style, test, and PR sections can be graded.
  • docs_src
    Good: Test files detected (docs_src/app_testing/app_a_py310/test_main.py).
  • fastapi
  • scripts
  • tests
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • .pre-commit-config.yaml
  • .python-version
    Good: Environment pinned via .python-version.
  • CITATION.cff
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under MIT.
  • pyproject.toml
    Good: Dependency manifest found (pyproject.toml).
  • 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.
  • uv.lock
    Good: Lockfile present (uv.lock). Installs are reproducible.
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