tokio-rs/bytesNew scan
80/ 100 · B

Good community traction and solid fundamentals. Nearly in the top tier.

Utilities for working with bytes

Rust2,225 starsMITupdated 28d ago
DocumentationREADME, setup, examples, license
81
EngineeringTests, CI, linting, lockfiles
72
Project healthDescription, activity, stars, deps
98

What to fix first

The highest-impact improvements for this repo.

  1. 1
    CI/CD
    EngineeringInfo

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

  2. 2
    CI/CD
    EngineeringInfo

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

  3. 3
    README
    DocumentationWarning

    Add a GIF, screenshot, or logo image. It is the fastest way to show what your project does.

Detailed breakdown

Documentation

81
  • README70
    • 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 code examples.
    • 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 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 MIT.
  • Contributing guide70
    • CONTRIBUTING guide or docs directory present.
    • 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

72
  • Tests90
    • Test files detected (tests).
    • Cargo.toml has dev-dependencies and test files are present.
  • CI/CD100

    Not applicable?

    • CI is configured (.github/workflows/ci.yml).
    • CI workflow runs tests.
    • CI runs on pull requests, not just on pushes to main.
    • CI workflow runs a lint or format check.
    • 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 tests across multiple environments or versions.
  • Linting and formatting80
    • Rust linting enforced in CI: cargo clippy + cargo fmt.
    • No rustfmt.toml found.Add a rustfmt.toml to enforce a consistent code style across contributors.
  • Reproducibility5
    • No Cargo.lock found (−70 pts). Rust binary/application crates should commit Cargo.lock.Run `cargo build` and commit the resulting Cargo.lock file.
    • 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 uses Rust edition 2021 (current best practice).
  • Issue and PR templates10
    • No issue or PR templates found (−90 pts).Add .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/ with bug_report.md and feature_request.md to guide contributors. It dramatically improves issue quality.
    • Security policy present.

Project health

98
  • Dependency manifest95
    • 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).
    • 2,225 stars.
  • Housekeeping100
    • .gitignore present.
Repository files12 root entries
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/ci.yml).
  • benches
  • ci
  • src
  • tests
    Good: Test files detected (tests).
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • Cargo.toml
    Good: Dependency manifest found (Cargo.toml).
  • CHANGELOG.md
    Good: CONTRIBUTING guide or docs directory present.
  • clippy.toml
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under MIT.
  • 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.
    Good: README has code examples.
    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.
    Good: README documents how to install the project.
    Good: README documents how to run the project.
  • SECURITY.md
    Good: Security policy present.