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Popular and well-maintained. A little polish away from elite status.
ORM
TypeScript34,801 starsApache-2.0updated 2d ago
DocumentationREADME, setup, examples, license
EngineeringTests, CI, linting, lockfiles
Project healthDescription, activity, stars, deps
What to fix first
The highest-impact improvements for this repo.
- 1CI/CDEngineeringInfo
Add a lint step (e.g. `npm run lint`, `ruff check .`, `cargo clippy`) to catch style issues automatically.
- 2CI/CDEngineeringInfo
Add `tsc --noEmit`, `mypy`, or `cargo check` to catch type errors before they merge.
- 3CI/CDEngineeringInfo
Upload coverage to Codecov, Coveralls, or report it with `--coverage` flags.
Detailed breakdown
Documentation
70- README55
- 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 no code examples (−15 pts).Show a quick-start snippet so contributors can see what using your project looks like.
- 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 instructions55
- No install instructions found in the README (−45 pts).Add a section showing how to install dependencies.
- README documents how to run the project.
- .env.example is present. Contributors can see exactly which env vars to set.
- License100
- Licensed under Apache-2.0.
- Contributing guide95
- 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 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 includes code examples.
- Code of conduct present.
Engineering
93- Tests100
- Test files detected (drizzle-arktype/tests).
- CI/CD85
Not applicable?
- CI is configured (.github/workflows/release-latest.yaml).
- CI workflow runs tests.
- 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.
- 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 formatting95
- Linter or formatter configured (.eslintrc.yaml).
- Lint script wired into package.json.
- tsconfig.json has `strict: true`. Full TypeScript type safety enabled.
- Reproducibility80
- Lockfile present (pnpm-lock.yaml). Installs are reproducible.
- Environment pinned via .nvmrc.
- 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
68- Dependency manifest65
- Dependency manifest found (package.json).
- package.json is missing a description (−10 pts).Add a one-line description to package.json. It appears in npm search and on GitHub.
- package.json has no repository field (−10 pts).Add a `repository` field pointing to the GitHub URL so npm knows where the source lives.
- package.json has no keywords (−8 pts).Add a `keywords` array to help people find your package on npm.
- package.json has no homepage field (−7 pts).Add a `homepage` field pointing to your docs or project website.
- Repository metadata20
- No repository description set on GitHub (−50 pts).Add a one-line description in the repo Settings → About. It appears in search results and social previews.
- Primary language detected: TypeScript.
- Activity100
- Actively maintained (pushed within the last month).
- 34,801 stars.
- Housekeeping100
- .gitignore present.
Repository files32 root entries
- .githubGood: CI is configured (.github/workflows/release-latest.yaml).Good: Issue or PR templates present.
- changelogs
- docs
- drizzle-arktypeGood: Test files detected (drizzle-arktype/tests).
- drizzle-kit
- drizzle-orm
- drizzle-seed
- drizzle-typebox
- drizzle-valibot
- drizzle-zod
- eslint
- eslint-plugin-drizzle
- integration-tests
- misc
- patches
- .eslintignore
- .eslintrc.yamlGood: Linter or formatter configured (.eslintrc.yaml).
- .gitignoreGood: .gitignore present.
- .markdownlint.yaml
- .npmrc
- .nvmrcGood: Environment pinned via .nvmrc.
- CODE_OF_CONDUCT.mdGood: Code of conduct present.
- CONTRIBUTING.mdGood: 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.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.Good: Contributing guide includes code examples.
- dprint.json
- LICENSEGood: Licensed under Apache-2.0.
- package.jsonGood: Dependency manifest found (package.json).
- pnpm-lock.yamlGood: Lockfile present (pnpm-lock.yaml). Installs are reproducible.
- pnpm-workspace.yaml
- README.mdGood: 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.Info: README has no code examples (−15 pts).Fix: Show a quick-start snippet so contributors can see what using your project looks like.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.Warning: 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.
- SECURITY.mdGood: Security policy present.
- tsconfig.json
- turbo.json