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

Volta: JS Toolchains as Code. ⚡

Rust13,002 starsOtherupdated 7mo ago
DocumentationREADME, setup, examples, license
76
EngineeringTests, CI, linting, lockfiles
82
Project healthDescription, activity, stars, deps
62

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

76
  • 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 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 Other.
  • Contributing guide50
    • CONTRIBUTING guide is very brief (0 pts for depth); 150+ words earns +6 pts, 400+ earns +12 pts.Add setup instructions, code style notes, and how to run tests.
    • 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 lacks a testing section (−8 pts).Show contributors how to run the test suite (e.g. npm test, pytest, cargo test).
    • 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 has no code examples (−5 pts).Add code blocks showing example commands for setup, running tests, and submitting a PR.
    • Code of conduct present.

Engineering

82
  • Tests90
    • Test files detected (dev/unix/tests).
    • Cargo.toml has dev-dependencies and test files are present.
  • CI/CD100

    Not applicable?

    • CI is configured (.github/workflows/test.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.
  • Reproducibility97
    • Lockfile present (Cargo.lock). Installs are reproducible.
    • Environment pinned via ci/docker/Dockerfile.
    • Dependabot configured for cargo.
    • Dependabot only covers one ecosystem (+12 pts; covering 2+ earns +20 pts).Add additional package-ecosystem entries (especially github-actions) to keep all dependencies current.
    • Cargo.toml uses Rust edition 2021 (current best practice).
  • Issue and PR templates0
    • 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.
    • Optional: add a SECURITY.md.A SECURITY.md explains how to responsibly disclose vulnerabilities. Worth adding once the project has real users.

Project health

62
  • Dependency manifest75
    • Dependency manifest found (Cargo.toml).
    • Cargo.toml [package] is missing a description (−15 pts).Add `description = "..."` to [package]. It appears in crates.io search results.
    • Cargo.toml declares a license.
    • Cargo.toml links to the source repository.
  • Repository metadata70
    • Repository has a description.
    • Primary language detected: Rust.
  • Activity40
    • Last pushed 6–12 months ago.
    • 13,002 stars.
  • Housekeeping60
    • .gitignore present.
    • Build artifacts or local files may be committed (crates/volta-core/fixtures/basic/node_modules/.bin) (−40 pts).Remove them and add to .gitignore.
Repository files21 root entries
  • .cargo
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/test.yml).
    Good: Dependabot configured for cargo.
  • .vscode
  • ci
    Good: Environment pinned via ci/docker/Dockerfile.
  • crates
    Warning: Build artifacts or local files may be committed (crates/volta-core/fixtures/basic/node_modules/.bin) (−40 pts).Fix: Remove them and add to .gitignore.
  • dev
    Good: Test files detected (dev/unix/tests).
  • src
  • tests
  • wix
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • Cargo.lock
    Good: Lockfile present (Cargo.lock). Installs are reproducible.
  • Cargo.toml
    Good: Dependency manifest found (Cargo.toml).
  • CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
    Good: Code of conduct present.
  • COMPATIBILITY.md
  • CONTRIBUTING.md
    Info: CONTRIBUTING guide is very brief (0 pts for depth); 150+ words earns +6 pts, 400+ earns +12 pts.Fix: Add setup instructions, code style notes, and how to run tests.
    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 .).
    Info: Contributing guide lacks a testing section (−8 pts).Fix: Show contributors how to run the test suite (e.g. npm test, pytest, cargo test).
    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.
    Info: Contributing guide has no code examples (−5 pts).Fix: Add code blocks showing example commands for setup, running tests, and submitting a PR.
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under Other.
  • 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.
    Good: README documents how to install the project.
    Good: README documents how to run the project.
  • RELEASES.md
  • rust-toolchain.toml
  • volta.iml
  • volta.png