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

Neon Vision Editor - A lightweight, modern code & text editor for macOS built for speed, readability, and automatic syntax highlighting — minimal by design, with fast file access and a focused editing experience.

Documentation

82

Install and run instructions9pt55

README documents how to install the project.

Contributing guide5pt66

Contributing guide is too short for full depth credit (−6 pts). 400+ words earns the full +12 pts.

Add setup instructions, code style notes, and how to run tests.

README12pt100

README is present.

License6pt100

Licensed under Apache-2.0.

Engineering

58

Linting and formatting5pt0

No linter or formatter config found.

Add a linter config such as .eslintrc.json, .prettierrc, ruff.toml, or .golangci.yml to enforce consistent code style.

Reproducibility6pt0

No dependency lockfile found (−70 pts).

Commit Package.resolved for application projects so Swift Package Manager resolves the same versions.

CI/CD14pt57

CI is configured (.github/workflows/pre-release-ci.yml).

Tests18pt80

Test files detected (Neon Vision EditorTests/AIClientFactoryTests.swift).

Issue and PR templates6pt100

Issue or PR templates present.

Project health

68

Dependency manifest6pt0

No dependency manifest detected at root.

Add a manifest (package.json, pyproject.toml, Cargo.toml, go.mod, etc.) so others can install dependencies in one command.

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)
  • 14
    Forks
  • 73
    Releaseslatest 4mo ago

Community

  • Community health
  • authors own >50% of commits
  • 281
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 2d
    Median issue response
  • 10h
    Median PR merge time
  • 2
    Open issues
Repository files27 root entries
  • .githooks
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/pre-release-ci.yml).
    Good: Issue or PR templates present.
  • docs
  • homebrew-tap
  • Neon Vision Editor
  • Neon Vision Editor App Clip
  • Neon Vision Editor Share Extension
  • Neon Vision Editor.xcodeproj
  • Neon Vision EditorTests
    Good: Test files detected (Neon Vision EditorTests/AIClientFactoryTests.swift).
  • release
  • samples
  • scripts
  • .git_allowed_signers
  • .gitattributes
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • ARCHITECTURE.md
  • CHANGELOG.md
  • CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
    Good: Code of conduct present.
  • CONTRIBUTING.md
    Issue: Contributing guide is too short for full depth credit (−6 pts). 400+ words earns the full +12 pts.Fix: Add setup instructions, code style notes, and how to run tests.
    Issue: Contributing guide lacks a setup section (−12 pts).Fix: Show new contributors how to get a local dev environment running.
    Issue: Contributing guide lacks a code style section (−8 pts).Fix: Describe your linting/formatting rules and how to run them.
    Issue: Contributing guide lacks a testing section (−8 pts).Fix: Show contributors how to run the test suite (e.g. npm test, pytest, cargo test).
    Good: Contributing guide describes the PR/review workflow.
    Issue: Contributing guide has no code examples (−5 pts).Fix: Add code blocks showing example commands for setup, running tests, and submitting a PR.
  • index.html
  • Info-iOS.plist
  • Info-macOS.plist
  • ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under Apache-2.0.
  • PRIVACY.md
  • 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.
    Issue: No run or usage instructions found (−45 pts).Fix: Add a section showing how to start or use the project.
  • SECURITY.md
    Good: Security policy present.