ruby-grape/grape
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84

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Well engineered. The main gaps are issue and PR templates and a reproducible setup.

Top 24% of 5,156 graded repos

An opinionated framework for creating REST-like APIs in Ruby.

Documentation96
Engineering69
Health100
Ruby10,008MIT9d ago

Top fixes

Highest-impact changes first, ranked by point weight

7 to address
  1. 1
    Tests18pt

    Wire your tests to a documented command (e.g. a test script in your build config) so the suite is reproducible.

  2. 2
    Install and run instructions9pt

    Add a .env.example listing all required environment variables so contributors know what to set up.

  3. 3
    Reproducibility6pt

    Commit Gemfile.lock so Bundler installs are repeatable.

  4. 4
    Reproducibility6pt

    Add .github/dependabot.yml with at least one package-ecosystem entry, or a renovate.json, so dependencies are updated automatically.

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Every check, grouped by category and sorted worst-first

Documentation

96

Install and run instructions9pt90

README documents how to install the project.

Contributing guide5pt92

Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.

README12pt100

README is present.

License6pt100

Licensed under MIT.

Engineering

69

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.

Reproducibility6pt10

No dependency lockfile found (−70 pts).

→ Commit Gemfile.lock so Bundler installs are repeatable.

Tests18pt80

Test files detected (lib/grape/validations/validations_spec.rb).

CI/CD14pt100

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

Linting and formatting5pt100

Ruby linting configured (.rubocop.yml).

Project health

100

Dependency manifest6pt100

Dependency manifest found (Gemfile).

Repository metadata5pt100

Repository has a description.

Activity5pt100

Actively maintained (pushed within the last month).

Housekeeping3pt100

.gitignore present.

Repository health signals

Activity, community, and responsiveness at scan time

Activity

  • 92 / 194
    Commits (30d / 90d)
  • 1,231
    Forks
  • 0
    Releases

Community

  • 62% - Fair
    Community health
  • 2 bus factor
    authors own >50% of commits
  • 10,008
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 5d 22h
    Median issue response
  • 5d 6h
    Median PR merge time
  • 241
    Open issues
Repository files28 root entries
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/test.yml).
  • benchmark
  • docker
  • gemfiles
  • lib
    Good: Test files detected (lib/grape/validations/validations_spec.rb).
  • spec
  • .coveralls.yml
  • .dockerignore
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • .rspec
  • .rubocop_todo.yml
  • .rubocop.yml
    Good: Ruby linting configured (.rubocop.yml).
  • .simplecov
  • .yardopts
  • AGENTS.md
  • 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.
    Issue: Contributing guide lacks a testing section (−8 pts).Fix: Show contributors how to run the test suite (e.g. npm test, pytest, cargo test).
    Good: Contributing guide describes the PR/review workflow.
    Good: Contributing guide includes code examples.
  • Dangerfile
  • docker-compose.yml
    Good: Environment pinned via docker-compose.yml.
  • Gemfile
    Good: Dependency manifest found (Gemfile).
  • grape.gemspec
  • grape.png
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under MIT.
  • Rakefile
  • 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.
  • RELEASING.md
  • SECURITY.md
    Good: Security policy present.
  • UPGRADING.md
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