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A well-known project done right. Strong docs and solid engineering throughout.

the package manager for JavaScript

JavaScript9,838 starsOtherupdated 6d ago
DocumentationREADME, setup, examples, license
83
EngineeringTests, CI, linting, lockfiles
94
Project healthDescription, activity, stars, deps
91

What to fix first

The highest-impact improvements for this repo.

  1. 1
    CI/CD
    EngineeringInfo

    Add `tsc --noEmit`, `mypy`, or `cargo check` to catch type errors before they merge.

  2. 2
    CI/CD
    EngineeringInfo

    Upload coverage to Codecov, Coveralls, or report it with `--coverage` flags.

  3. 3
    README
    DocumentationWarning

    Add a GIF, screenshot, or logo image. It is the fastest way to show what your project does.

Detailed breakdown

Documentation

83
  • README70
    • README is present.
    • README is well structured with multiple sections.
    • No screenshots or images in the README (−20 pts).Add a GIF, screenshot, or logo image. It is the fastest way to show what your project does.
    • README has code examples.
    • README links to a live demo or deployed app.
    • No status badges in the README (−10 pts).Add CI/build status badges from shields.io or your CI provider to signal project health.
  • Install and run instructions90
    • README documents how to install the project.
    • README documents how to run the project.
    • If your project uses environment variables, add a .env.example listing them (+10 pts).Add a .env.example listing all required environment variables so contributors know what to set up.
  • License100
    • Licensed under Other.
  • Contributing guide83
    • Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.
    • Contributing guide lacks a setup section (−12 pts).Show new contributors how to get a local dev environment running.
    • Contributing guide lacks a code style section (−8 pts).Describe your linting/formatting rules and how to run them (e.g. npm run lint, ruff check .).
    • Contributing guide explains how to run tests.
    • Contributing guide describes the PR/review workflow.
    • Contributing guide includes code examples.
    • Code of conduct present.

Engineering

94
  • Tests100
    • Test files detected (docs/test).
  • CI/CD100

    Not applicable?

    • CI is configured (.github/workflows/ci-libnpmaccess.yml).
    • CI workflow runs tests.
    • CI runs on pull requests, not just on pushes to main.
    • CI workflow runs a lint or format check.
    • Optional: add type checking to CI.Add `tsc --noEmit`, `mypy`, or `cargo check` to catch type errors before they merge.
    • Optional: report test coverage in CI.Upload coverage to Codecov, Coveralls, or report it with `--coverage` flags.
    • CI caches dependencies for faster runs.
    • CI tests across multiple environments or versions.
  • Linting and formatting75
    • Linter or formatter configured (.eslintrc.js).
    • Lint script wired into package.json.
  • Reproducibility70
    • Lockfile present (package-lock.json). Installs are reproducible.
    • No Dockerfile or runtime version pin found. Adding one earns +10 pts.Add a Dockerfile, .nvmrc, or .python-version to pin the runtime version and make the environment reproducible.
    • No Dependabot config (adding it earns up to +20 pts).Add .github/dependabot.yml with at least one package-ecosystem entry so dependencies are updated automatically.
  • Issue and PR templates100
    • Issue or PR templates present.
    • Security policy present.

Project health

91
  • Dependency manifest90
    • Dependency manifest found (package.json).
    • package.json has a description field.
    • package.json links back to the repository.
    • package.json has no build script (−10 pts).Add a `build` script to package.json so the project can be compiled with `npm run build`.
  • Repository metadata100
    • Repository has a description.
    • Primary language detected: JavaScript.
    • package.json metadata is complete (description, keywords, repository).
  • Activity100
    • Actively maintained (pushed within the last month).
    • 9,838 stars.
  • Housekeeping60
    • .gitignore present.
    • Build artifacts or local files may be committed (node_modules/.gitignore) (−40 pts).Remove them and add to .gitignore.
Repository files35 root entries
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/ci-libnpmaccess.yml).
    Good: Issue or PR templates present.
  • bin
  • docs
    Good: Test files detected (docs/test).
  • lib
  • mock-globals
  • mock-registry
  • node_modules
    Warning: Build artifacts or local files may be committed (node_modules/.gitignore) (−40 pts).Fix: Remove them and add to .gitignore.
  • scripts
  • smoke-tests
  • tap-snapshots
  • test
  • workspaces
  • .commitlintrc.js
  • .eslintrc.js
    Good: Linter or formatter configured (.eslintrc.js).
  • .eslintrc.local.js
  • .gitattributes
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • .licensee.json
  • .mailmap
  • .npmrc
  • .release-please-manifest.json
  • AUTHORS
  • CHANGELOG.md
    Good: Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.
    Info: Contributing guide lacks a setup section (−12 pts).Fix: Show new contributors how to get a local dev environment running.
    Info: Contributing guide lacks a code style section (−8 pts).Fix: Describe your linting/formatting rules and how to run them (e.g. npm run lint, ruff check .).
    Good: Contributing guide explains how to run tests.
    Good: Contributing guide describes the PR/review workflow.
    Good: Contributing guide includes code examples.
  • CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
    Good: Code of conduct present.
  • configure
  • CONTRIBUTING.md
  • DEPENDENCIES.json
  • DEPENDENCIES.md
  • index.js
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under Other.
  • package-lock.json
    Good: Lockfile present (package-lock.json). Installs are reproducible.
  • package.json
    Good: Dependency manifest found (package.json).
  • README.md
    Good: README is present.
    Good: README is well structured with multiple sections.
    Warning: 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.
    Info: 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.
    Good: README documents how to run the project.
  • release-please-config.json
  • SECURITY.md
    Good: Security policy present.