seydx/node-avNew scan
96/ 100 · A

Polished and well engineered. Punching above its star count.

FFmpeg bindings for Node.js. Features both low-level and high-level APIs, full hardware acceleration, TypeScript support, and modern async patterns

TypeScript336 starsMITupdated today

Outstanding work. A score of 96/100 puts this repo in a very small tier of truly well-engineered open source projects.

DocumentationREADME, setup, examples, license
97
EngineeringTests, CI, linting, lockfiles
94
Project healthDescription, activity, stars, deps
100

What to fix first

The highest-impact improvements for this repo.

  1. 1
    CI/CD
    EngineeringIssue

    Add a lint step to catch style issues automatically.

  2. 2
    CI/CD
    EngineeringInfo

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

  3. 3
    CI/CD
    EngineeringInfo

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

Detailed breakdown

Documentation

97
  • README100
    • README is present.
    • README is well structured with multiple sections.
    • README includes screenshots or visuals. Great for first impressions.
    • README has code examples.
    • README links to a live demo or deployed app.
    • README includes status badges.
  • Install and run instructions90
    • README documents how to install the project.
    • README documents how to run the project.
    • No .env.example found (−10 pts).Add a .env.example listing all required environment variables so contributors know what to set up.
  • License100
    • Licensed under MIT.
  • Contributing guide100
    • Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.
    • Contributing guide includes setup/install instructions.
    • Contributing guide describes code style expectations.
    • Contributing guide explains how to run tests.
    • Contributing guide describes the PR/review workflow.
    • Contributing guide includes code examples.
    • Optional: add a Code of Conduct.A CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md signals that your project is welcoming. GitHub has a template you can add in one click.

Engineering

94
  • Tests100
    • Test files detected (test).
  • CI/CD85

    Not applicable?

    • CI is configured (.github/workflows/build-deploy-docs.yaml).
    • CI workflow runs tests.
    • CI runs on pull requests, not just on pushes to main.
    • CI does not run a lint or format check (−15 pts).Add a lint step to catch style issues automatically.
    • 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.
    • CI includes a build step.
  • Linting and formatting100
    • Linter or formatter configured (.prettierrc.json).
  • Reproducibility90
    • 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.
    • Dependabot covers 2 ecosystems (github-actions, npm). Dependencies stay current.
  • Issue and PR templates100
    • Issue or PR templates present.
    • Optional: add a SECURITY.md.A SECURITY.md explains how to responsibly disclose vulnerabilities. Worth adding once the project has real users.

Project health

100
  • Dependency manifest100
    • Dependency manifest found (package.json).
    • package.json has a description field.
    • package.json links back to the repository.
  • Repository metadata100
    • Repository has a description.
    • Primary language detected: TypeScript.
    • package.json metadata is complete (description, keywords, repository).
  • Activity100
    • Actively maintained (pushed within the last month).
    • 336 stars.
  • Housekeeping100
    • .gitignore present.

Repository health signals

Activity, community, and responsiveness at scan time

Activity

  • —
    Commits (30d / 90d)
  • 20
    Forks
  • 47
    Releaseslatest 9mo ago

Community

  • —
    Community health
  • —
    authors own >50% of commits
  • 336
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 13h
    Median issue response
  • 1d 3h
    Median PR merge time
  • 3
    Open issues
Repository files36 root entries
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/build-deploy-docs.yaml).
    Good: Dependabot covers 2 ecosystems (github-actions, npm). Dependencies stay current.
    Good: Issue or PR templates present.
  • .vscode
  • benchmarks
  • docs
  • examples
  • externals
  • install
  • packages
  • scripts
  • src
  • test
    Good: Test files detected (test).
  • testdata
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • .gitmodules
  • .npmignore
  • .prettierignore
  • .prettierrc.json
    Good: Linter or formatter configured (.prettierrc.json).
  • BENCHMARK.md
  • binding-jellyfin.gyp
  • binding-msvc.gyp
  • binding.gyp
  • build_mac_local.sh
  • CHANGELOG.md
  • CONTRIBUTING.md
    Good: Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.
    Good: Contributing guide includes setup/install instructions.
    Good: Contributing guide describes code style expectations.
    Good: Contributing guide explains how to run tests.
    Good: Contributing guide describes the PR/review workflow.
    Good: Contributing guide includes code examples.
  • eslint.config.js
  • LICENSE.md
    Good: Licensed under MIT.
  • 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.
    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.
    Good: README documents how to run the project.
  • tsconfig.benchmarks.json
  • tsconfig.build.json
  • tsconfig.examples.json
  • tsconfig.json
  • tsconfig.tests.json
  • typedoc.json
  • updates.config.js