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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
70
EngineeringTests, CI, linting, lockfiles
93
Project healthDescription, activity, stars, deps
68

What to fix first

The highest-impact improvements for this repo.

  1. 1
    CI/CD
    EngineeringInfo

    Add a lint step (e.g. `npm run lint`, `ruff check .`, `cargo clippy`) 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

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
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/release-latest.yaml).
    Good: Issue or PR templates present.
  • changelogs
  • docs
  • drizzle-arktype
    Good: 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.yaml
    Good: Linter or formatter configured (.eslintrc.yaml).
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • .markdownlint.yaml
  • .npmrc
  • .nvmrc
    Good: Environment pinned via .nvmrc.
  • CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
    Good: Code of conduct present.
  • 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.
    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
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under Apache-2.0.
  • package.json
    Good: Dependency manifest found (package.json).
  • pnpm-lock.yaml
    Good: Lockfile present (pnpm-lock.yaml). Installs are reproducible.
  • pnpm-workspace.yaml
  • 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.
    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.md
    Good: Security policy present.
  • tsconfig.json
  • turbo.json