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Popular and well-maintained. A little polish away from elite status.

ripgrep recursively searches directories for a regex pattern while respecting your gitignore

Rust65,042 starsUnlicenseupdated 11d ago
DocumentationREADME, setup, examples, license
89
EngineeringTests, CI, linting, lockfiles
75
Project healthDescription, activity, stars, deps
100

What to fix first

The highest-impact improvements for this repo.

  1. 1
    CI/CD
    EngineeringWarning

    Add a step like `run: npm test`, `run: pytest`, or `run: tox` to your workflow file.

  2. 2
    CI/CD
    EngineeringInfo

    Add a lint step (e.g. `npm run lint`, `ruff check .`, `cargo clippy`) to catch style issues automatically.

  3. 3
    CI/CD
    EngineeringInfo

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

Detailed breakdown

Documentation

89
  • 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.
    • 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 Unlicense.
  • Contributing guide45
    • CONTRIBUTING guide is very brief (0 pts for depth); 150+ words earns +6 pts, 400+ earns +12 pts.Add setup instructions, code style notes, and how to run tests.
    • 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 lacks a testing section (−8 pts).Show contributors how to run the test suite (e.g. npm test, pytest, cargo test).
    • Contributing guide lacks a PR workflow section (−8 pts).Explain how to fork, branch, and open a pull request so contributors know what to expect.
    • Contributing guide has no code examples (−5 pts).Add code blocks showing example commands for setup, running tests, and submitting a PR.
    • Optional: add a Code of Conduct (+5 pts).A CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md signals that your project is welcoming. GitHub has a template you can add in one click.

Engineering

75
  • Tests90
    • Test files detected (crates/ignore/tests).
    • Cargo.toml has dev-dependencies and test files are present.
  • CI/CD57

    Not applicable?

    • CI is configured (.github/workflows/ci.yml).
    • The CI workflow does not appear to run any tests (−28 pts).Add a step like `run: npm test`, `run: pytest`, or `run: tox` to your workflow file.
    • CI runs on pull requests, not just on pushes to main.
    • CI does not appear to run a linter (−15 pts).Add a lint step (e.g. `npm run lint`, `ruff check .`, `cargo clippy`) to catch style issues automatically.
    • CI runs type checking (tsc, mypy, cargo check, etc.).
    • Optional: report test coverage in CI.Upload coverage to Codecov, Coveralls, or report it with `--coverage` flags.
    • CI tests across multiple environments or versions.
    • CI includes a build step.
  • Linting and formatting60
    • Linter or formatter configured (rustfmt.toml).
  • Reproducibility70
    • Lockfile present (Cargo.lock). 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.
    • Cargo.toml does not specify edition 2021.Add `edition = "2021"` to [package] in Cargo.toml for the latest Rust language features.
  • Issue and PR templates90
    • 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 (Cargo.toml).
    • Cargo.toml includes a description for crates.io.
    • Cargo.toml declares a license.
    • Cargo.toml links to the source repository.
  • Repository metadata100
    • Repository has a description.
    • Primary language detected: Rust.
    • Cargo.toml [package] metadata is complete (description, authors, repository).
  • Activity100
    • Actively maintained (pushed within the last month).
    • 65,042 stars.
  • Housekeeping100
    • .gitignore present.
Repository files26 root entries
  • .cargo
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/ci.yml).
    Good: Issue or PR templates present.
  • benchsuite
  • ci
  • crates
    Good: Test files detected (crates/ignore/tests).
  • fuzz
  • pkg
  • scripts
  • tests
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • .ignore
  • AI_POLICY.md
  • build.rs
  • Cargo.lock
    Good: Lockfile present (Cargo.lock). Installs are reproducible.
  • Cargo.toml
    Good: Dependency manifest found (Cargo.toml).
  • CHANGELOG.md
    Info: CONTRIBUTING guide is very brief (0 pts for depth); 150+ words earns +6 pts, 400+ earns +12 pts.Fix: Add setup instructions, code style notes, and how to run tests.
    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 .).
    Info: Contributing guide lacks a testing section (−8 pts).Fix: Show contributors how to run the test suite (e.g. npm test, pytest, cargo test).
    Info: Contributing guide lacks a PR workflow section (−8 pts).Fix: Explain how to fork, branch, and open a pull request so contributors know what to expect.
    Info: Contributing guide has no code examples (−5 pts).Fix: Add code blocks showing example commands for setup, running tests, and submitting a PR.
  • CONTRIBUTING.md
  • COPYING
  • FAQ.md
  • GUIDE.md
  • HomebrewFormula
  • LICENSE-MIT
  • 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.
  • RELEASE-CHECKLIST.md
  • rustfmt.toml
    Good: Linter or formatter configured (rustfmt.toml).
  • UNLICENSE