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

High-performance, streaming/chunking Java LZF codec, compatible with standard C LZF package

Documentation

58

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 instructions9pt45

No install instructions found in the README (−45 pts).

Add a section showing how to install dependencies.

README12pt70

README is present.

License6pt100

Licensed under Other.

Engineering

47

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.

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.

Reproducibility6pt12

No dependency lockfile found (−70 pts).

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

CI/CD14pt57

CI is configured (.github/workflows/main.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)
  • 44
    Forks
  • 0
    Releases

Community

  • Community health
  • authors own >50% of commits
  • 258
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 7h
    Median issue response
  • 4h
    Median PR merge time
  • 6
    Open issues
Repository files17 root entries
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/main.yml).
    Good: Dependabot configured for github-actions.
  • .mvn
  • src
    Good: Test files detected (src/test).
  • testdata
  • .gitattributes
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under Other.
  • mvnw
  • pom.xml
    Good: Dependency manifest found (pom.xml).
  • profile-comp-perf
  • profile-skip
  • profile-uncomp-perf
  • 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.
    Issue: No install instructions found in the README (−45 pts).Fix: Add a section showing how to install dependencies.
    Good: README documents how to run the project.
  • run-comp-perf
  • run-skip
  • run-uncomp-perf
  • VERSION.txt