Repo Statistics
Calculate collaboration, code, and social metrics and statistics for a source-code repository.
Metrics Available
See full table for additional information
| Metric Family | Metrics | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Development Activity Pattern Metrics | commit_entropy, commit_variation, commit_frac, lines_changed_entropy, lines_changed_variation |
Metrics measuring regularity and consistency of development effort over time, calculated at both weekly and monthly intervals to identify sustained engagement patterns versus bursty development |
| Development Episode Characteristics | median_commit_span, mean_commit_span, std_commit_span, median_no_commit_span, mean_no_commit_span, std_no_commit_span |
Metrics describing the temporal structure of active and inactive development periods, characterizing sustained work episodes and dormancy gaps |
| Contributor Engagement Patterns | stable_contributors_count, transient_contributors_count, median_contribution_span_days, mean_contribution_span_days, normalized_median_span, normalized_mean_span |
Metrics characterizing contributor stability and engagement duration, distinguishing between sustained community members and episodic contributors |
| Contributor Distribution Metrics | unique_contributors_count, contributor_absence_factor_code, contributor_absence_factor_all, contributor_specialization, specialists_contributor_count, generalists_contributor_count, contributor_change_count, contributor_same_count |
Metrics examining how development effort and knowledge are distributed among contributors, including bus factor analysis and specialist/generalist patterns |
| Repository Timeline Metrics | initial_commit_datetime, most_recent_commit_datetime, most_recent_substantial_commit_datetime, to_most_recent_commit_duration_days, to_most_recent_substantial_commit_duration_days |
Basic temporal metadata for development history analysis, tracking project age, activity status, and lifetime of meaningful development |
| Development Activity Volume | commits_count, non_bot_commits_count, coding_commits_count, source_lines_of_code, source_lines_of_comments |
Metrics quantifying overall development activity and effort, distinguishing between human and automated contributions and measuring codebase size |
| Community Engagement Metrics | stars_count, forks_count, watchers_count, open_issues_count |
Metrics reflecting community interest and participation through GitHub features, indicating broader impact and active engagement |
| Release Management Metrics | semver_tags_count, non_semver_tags_count, total_tags_count |
Metrics related to versioning and release practices, measuring adoption of formal release management conventions |
| Repository Classification Metadata | repo_primary_language, repo_classification, file_extensions_set |
Descriptive metadata for filtering and comparative analysis, characterizing project type and technical composition |
| Documentation and Best Practices | repo_linter_license_file_exists, repo_linter_readme_file_exists, repo_linter_readme_references_license, repo_linter_changelog_file_exists, repo_linter_contributing_file_exists, repo_linter_code_of_conduct_file_exists, repo_linter_code_of_conduct_file_contains_email, repo_linter_security_file_exists, repo_linter_support_file_exists, repo_linter_test_directory_exists, repo_linter_integrates_with_ci, repo_linter_github_issue_template_exists, repo_linter_github_pull_request_template_exists, repo_linter_binaries_not_present |
Binary indicators of documentation files and development practices supporting sustainability, including core documentation, community guidelines, and development infrastructure |
| Gini Coefficients (experimental) | commit_gini_coefficient, lines_changed_gini_coefficient, contributor_commit_gini, contributor_lines_gini, commit_size_gini, time_between_commits_gini |
Alternative inequality measures using Gini coefficients to complement existing sustainability indicators, measuring distribution equality across temporal and contributor dimensions |
| Commit Pattern Metrics | commit_size_entropy, commit_size_variation, time_between_commits_entropy, time_between_commits_variation |
Metrics analyzing commit sizing and timing patterns using entropy and variation measures to characterize development rhythm and consistency |
| Advanced Sustainability Indicators | documentation_to_code_ratio, contributor_retention_rate, releases_per_year, knowledge_concentration_risk, simple_code_churn_rate |
Higher-level metrics for comprehensive sustainability assessment combining multiple dimensions including documentation quality, contributor retention, release cadence, knowledge distribution, and code volatility |
Usage
Single Repository Processing
import json
from repo_statistics import analyze_repository
# Repo Path can be a local path or remote
repo_metrics = analyze_repository(
repo_path="https://github.com/bioio-devs/bioio",
)
with open("example-repo-metrics.json", "w") as f:
json.dump(repo_metrics, f, indent=4)
# It is recommended to provide a GitHub API token
# unless you disable "platform" metrics
repo_metrics = analyze_repository(
repo_path="https://github.com/bioio-devs/bioio",
# Provide a token
# github_token="ABC",
# Or disable platform metrics gathering
compute_platform_metrics=False,
)
# Nearly every portion of metrics can be disable independent from one another
repo_metrics = analyze_repository(
repo_path="https://github.com/bioio-devs/bioio",
compute_timeseries_metrics=True,
compute_contributor_stability_metrics=False,
compute_contributor_absence_factor=True,
compute_contributor_distribution_metrics=False,
compute_repo_linter_metrics=False,
compute_tag_metrics=True,
compute_platform_metrics=False,
)
# By default, all time-periods are considered
# However, you can provide also provide a "start_datetime" and/or "end_datetime"
# TODO: Temporarily disabled
# repo_metrics = analyze_repository(
# repo_path="https://github.com/bioio-devs/bioio",
# start_datetime="2025-01-01",
# end_datetime="2026-01-01",
# compute_platform_metrics=False,
# )
# We also ignore bot changes by default by looking for
# "[bot]" account naming in commit information
# This can be disabled, or, changed as well
repo_metrics = analyze_repository(
repo_path="https://github.com/bioio-devs/bioio",
# Keep all bots by ignoring name checks
bot_name_indicates=None,
# Keep all bots by ignoring email checks
bot_email_indicators=None,
compute_platform_metrics=False,
)
Multiple Repository Processing
from repo_statistics import analyze_repositories, DEFAULT_COILED_KWARGS
analyze_repos_results = analyze_repositories(
repo_paths=[
"https://github.com/bioio-devs/bioio",
"https://github.com/bioio-devs/bioio-ome-zarr",
"https://github.com/evamaxfield/aws-grobid",
"https://github.com/evamaxfield/rs-graph",
"https://github.com/evamaxfield/repo-statistics",
],
# Has built in batching and caching to avoid re-processing repositories
cache_results_path="repo-metrics-results.parquet",
cache_errors_path="repo-metrics-errors.parquet",
batch_size=4,
# Or as a proportion of the total number of repositories
# batch_size=0.1,
# By default, we will use cached results before re-processing
# This will drop repositories already in the cache and only process new ones
# To re-process all repositories
# ignore_cached_results=True,
# Provide multiple tokens as strings in a list
# github_tokens=["ghp_exampletoken1", "ghp_exampletoken2"],
# Or can provide a gh-tokens file path
# github_tokens=".github-tokens.yml",
# By default, will process repositories one at a time
# Can enable multithreading with the following options
use_multithreading=True,
n_threads=4,
# Or, can use Coiled for distributed processing
# use_coiled=True,
# coiled_kwargs=DEFAULT_COILED_KWARGS,
# All other keyword arguments are passed to analyze_repository
# For example, to skip computing repo linter metrics
# compute_repo_linter_metrics=False,
)
# Provides back an object with results and errors DataFrames
analyze_repos_results.metrics_df
analyze_repos_results.errors_df
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