Popular for its size, but the engineering basics lag behind the interest.

Prepare Rust projects to be released on the Arch Linux User Repository.

Documentation

82

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.

Install and run instructions9pt90

README documents how to install the project.

README12pt100

README is present.

License6pt100

Licensed under MIT.

Engineering

26

Tests18pt0

No tests detected anywhere in the repository.

Add automated tests. They prove the code works and give contributors confidence to make changes.

Linting and formatting5pt0

No Rust linting or formatting enforced.

Add `cargo clippy -- -D warnings` and `cargo fmt --check` as CI steps, and optionally a rustfmt.toml for project-specific style rules.

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.

Reproducibility6pt17

No Cargo.lock found (−70 pts). Rust binary/application crates should commit Cargo.lock.

Run `cargo build` and commit the resulting Cargo.lock file.

CI/CD14pt85

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

Project health

98

Dependency manifest6pt95

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

  • Commits (30d / 90d)
  • 15
    Forks
  • 15
    Releaseslatest 5y ago

Community

  • Community health
  • authors own >50% of commits
  • 114
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 6h
    Median issue response
  • 2d 4h
    Median PR merge time
  • 6
    Open issues
Repository files7 root entries
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/rust.yml).
    Good: Dependabot configured for github-actions.
  • src
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • Cargo.toml
    Good: Dependency manifest found (Cargo.toml).
  • CHANGELOG.md
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under MIT.
  • 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.