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

An all-inclusive protoc Docker image

Documentation

74

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.

README12pt80

README is present.

Install and run instructions9pt90

README documents how to install the project.

License6pt100

Licensed under Apache-2.0.

Engineering

50

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.

Tests18pt30

Go module found but no *_test.go files detected.

Add *_test.go files alongside your packages and run `go test ./...`.

CI/CD14pt57

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

Linting and formatting5pt100

Formatting enforced (gofmt (built into Go toolchain)).

Reproducibility6pt100

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

Project health

91

Housekeeping3pt40

No .gitignore found (−60 pts).

Add a .gitignore to keep build output, node_modules, and secrets out of version control.

Dependency manifest6pt100

Dependency manifest found (go.mod).

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)
  • 57
    Forks
  • 45
    Releaseslatest 6y ago

Community

  • Community health
  • authors own >50% of commits
  • 212
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 13d 6h
    Median issue response
  • 4h
    Median PR merge time
  • 6
    Open issues
Repository files9 root entries
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/dockerimage.yml).
    Good: Dependabot covers 2 ecosystems (github-actions, gomod). Dependencies stay current.
  • check-versions.go
  • Dockerfile
    Good: Environment pinned via Dockerfile.
  • go.mod
    Good: Dependency manifest found (go.mod).
  • go.sum
    Good: Lockfile present (go.sum). Installs are reproducible.
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under Apache-2.0.
  • protoc-test
  • protoc-wrapper
  • 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.
    Issue: No live demo link in the README (−20 pts).Fix: Link to a deployed version, docs site, or demo video. Users want to see it running.
    Good: README includes status badges.
    Good: README documents how to install the project.
    Good: README documents how to run the project.