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

Next generation frontend tooling. It's fast!

TypeScript81,467 starsMITupdated 3d ago
DocumentationREADME, setup, examples, license
55
EngineeringTests, CI, linting, lockfiles
94
Project healthDescription, activity, stars, deps
93

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

55
  • README65
    • 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.
    • README includes status badges.
  • Install and run instructions0
    • No install instructions found in the README (−45 pts).Add a section showing how to install dependencies.
    • No run or usage instructions found (−45 pts).Add a section showing how to start or use 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 guide78
    • Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.
    • 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 explains how to run tests.
    • Contributing guide describes the PR/review workflow.
    • Contributing guide includes code examples.
    • 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

94
  • Tests100
    • Test files detected (packages/create-vite/__tests__).
  • 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 caches dependencies for faster runs.
    • CI tests across multiple environments or versions.
    • CI includes a build step.
  • Linting and formatting75
    • Linter or formatter configured (.editorconfig).
    • Lint script wired into package.json.
  • Reproducibility70
    • Lockfile present (pnpm-lock.yaml). 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.
  • Issue and PR templates100
    • Issue or PR templates present.
    • Security policy present.

Project health

93
  • Dependency manifest90
    • 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 links back to the repository.
  • Repository metadata85
    • Repository has a description.
    • Primary language detected: TypeScript.
  • Activity100
    • Actively maintained (pushed within the last month).
    • 81,467 stars.
  • Housekeeping100
    • .gitignore present.
    • A .env file exists in a test directory (packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/env/.env). This is a test fixture, not a committed secret.
Repository files21 root entries
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/ci.yml).
    Good: Issue or PR templates present.
    Good: Security policy present.
  • docs
  • packages
    Good: Test files detected (packages/create-vite/__tests__).
  • patches
  • playground
  • scripts
  • .editorconfig
    Good: Linter or formatter configured (.editorconfig).
  • .git-blame-ignore-revs
  • .gitattributes
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • .oxfmtrc.json
  • CONTRIBUTING.md
    Good: Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.
    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 .).
    Good: Contributing guide explains how to run tests.
    Good: Contributing guide describes the PR/review workflow.
    Good: Contributing guide includes code examples.
  • eslint.config.js
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under MIT.
  • netlify.toml
  • 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.
    Good: README includes status badges.
    Warning: No install instructions found in the README (−45 pts).Fix: Add a section showing how to install dependencies.
    Warning: No run or usage instructions found (−45 pts).Fix: Add a section showing how to start or use the project.
  • vitest.config.e2e.ts
  • vitest.config.ts