Good shape overall. A few tweaks would push it into the top tier.

LISA is developed and maintained by Microsoft, to empower Linux validation.

Documentation

59

README12pt40

README is present.

Install and run instructions9pt55

README documents how to install the project.

Contributing guide5pt61

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.

License6pt100

Licensed under MIT.

Engineering

85

Reproducibility6pt10

No dependency lockfile found (−70 pts).

Commit poetry.lock, uv.lock, pdm.lock, Pipfile.lock, conda-lock.yml, or another lockfile for your Python dependency manager.

Tests18pt90

Test files detected (docs/tools/test_spec_gen.py).

CI/CD14pt100

CI is configured (.github/workflows/ai-test-selection-cancel-cleanup.yml).

Linting and formatting5pt100

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

Issue and PR templates6pt100

Issue or PR templates present.

Project health

91

Housekeeping3pt60

.gitignore present.

Dependency manifest6pt93

Dependency manifest found (pyproject.toml).

Repository metadata5pt100

Repository has a description.

Activity5pt100

Actively maintained (pushed within the last month).

Repository health signals

Activity, community, and responsiveness at scan time

Activity

  • Commits (30d / 90d)
  • 236
    Forks
  • 184
    Releaseslatest 4y ago

Community

  • Community health
  • authors own >50% of commits
  • 331
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 6d 19h
    Median issue response
  • 11h
    Median PR merge time
  • 67
    Open issues
Repository files18 root entries
  • .devcontainer
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/ai-test-selection-cancel-cleanup.yml).
    Good: Issue or PR templates present.
  • docs
    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.
    Good: Test files detected (docs/tools/test_spec_gen.py).
  • installers
  • lisa
    Good: Environment pinned via lisa/microsoft/testsuites/docker/TestScripts/docker-compose.yml.
  • selftests
  • typings
  • .env
    Issue: Build artifacts or local files may be committed (.env) (−40 pts).Fix: Remove them and add to .gitignore.
  • .gitattributes
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under MIT.
  • MANIFEST.in
  • noxfile.py
  • pylintrc
  • pyproject.toml
    Good: Dependency manifest found (pyproject.toml).
  • README.rst
    Good: README is present.
    Issue: README has little structure (−15 pts). Add 2-3 headings for +8 pts; 4+ earns +15 pts.Fix: Break it into sections (Overview, Install, Usage, Contributing) using Markdown headings.
    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.
    Issue: README has no code examples (−15 pts).Fix: Show a quick-start snippet so contributors can see what using your project looks like.
    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.
    Issue: No run or usage instructions found (−45 pts).Fix: Add a section showing how to start or use the project.
  • readthedocs.yaml
  • SECURITY.md
    Good: Security policy present.