cucumber/cucumber-jvm-starter-maven-java
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Popular for its size, but the engineering basics lag behind the interest.

This is the simplest possible setup for Cucumber-JVM using Java with Maven.

Documentation70
Engineering46
Health100
Java498MITtoday

Documentation

70

Contributing guide5pt0

No CONTRIBUTING.md found (−47 pts base + up to −53 pts more for content).

→ Add a CONTRIBUTING.md telling newcomers how to get involved. Include setup, code style, test, and PR instructions.

README12pt70

README is present.

Install and run instructions9pt90

README documents how to install the project.

License6pt100

Licensed under MIT.

Engineering

46

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.

Reproducibility6pt0

No dependency lockfile found (−70 pts).

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

Issue and PR templates6pt0

No issue or PR templates found (−100 pts).

→ Add .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/ with bug_report.md and feature_request.md to guide contributors. It dramatically improves issue quality.

CI/CD14pt57

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

Tests18pt80

Test files detected (src/test).

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)
  • 642
    Forks
  • 0
    Releases

Community

  • -
    Community health
  • -
    authors own >50% of commits
  • 498
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 2h
    Median issue response
  • 2d 2h
    Median PR merge time
  • 4
    Open issues
Repository files9 root entries
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/test-java.yml).
  • .mvn
  • src
    Good: Test files detected (src/test).
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under MIT.
  • mvnw
  • mvnw.cmd
  • pom.xml
    Good: Dependency manifest found (pom.xml).
  • README.md
    Good: README is present.
    Good: README is well structured with multiple sections.
    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.
    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.
    Good: README documents how to run the project.