Polished and well engineered. Punching above its star count.

Support Let's Encrypt for a Go server application.

Documentation

79

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.

README12pt93

README is present.

License6pt100

Licensed under MIT.

Engineering

87

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.

Reproducibility6pt95

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

Tests18pt100

Test files detected (autotls_test.go).

CI/CD14pt100

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

Linting and formatting5pt100

Formatting enforced (.editorconfig).

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)
  • 43
    Forks
  • 14
    Releaseslatest 10mo ago

Community

  • Community health
  • authors own >50% of commits
  • 409
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 31d 6h
    Median issue response
  • 7h
    Median PR merge time
  • 11
    Open issues
Repository files14 root entries
  • _example
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/go.yml).
    Good: Dependabot covers 2 ecosystems (github-actions, gomod). Dependencies stay current.
  • .editorconfig
    Good: Formatting enforced (.editorconfig).
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • .golangci.yml
  • .goreleaser.yaml
  • autocertcache.go
  • autotls_test.go
    Good: Test files detected (autotls_test.go).
  • autotls.go
  • doc.go
  • go.mod
    Good: Dependency manifest found (go.mod).
  • go.sum
    Good: Lockfile present (go.sum). Installs are reproducible.
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under MIT.
  • README.md
    Good: README is present.
    Issue: README has some structure (−7 pts). 2-3 headings earns partial credit; 4+ earns the full +15 pts.Fix: Add more sections (Overview, Install, Usage, Contributing) using ## headings.
    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.