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Software health reportschema 0.11.0 · metrics 2.10.0 · 2026-07-17 09:30 UTC

TimelyDataflow / timely-dataflow

A modular implementation of timely dataflow in Rust

RustMIT★ 3,628 stars⑂ 293 forkssince Dec 2014View on GitHub ↗

TimelyDataflow/timely-dataflow holds a health index of 84 out of 100, placing it in the Excellent band. It scores highest on Vitality (90/100) and lowest on AI Readiness (47/100). It was last updated 2 days ago. A single contributor accounts for most of its recent work.

84
overall / 100
Excellent

Software health index

Metrics are grouped into weighted categories on one standardized 1–100 scale. Overall starts as their weighted mean, calibrated against the distribution of the public record so bands carry percentile meaning; when public evidence triggers the High-Risk Jurisdiction Policy, the rating is adjusted and receives an At Risk ceiling of 34.

84
Exceptional93-100The record's top tier (≈ top 5%); essentially all checked criteria met
Excellent80-92Strong across the board; minor gaps
Good65-79Healthy; gaps are limited and manageable
Moderate50-64Acceptable with notable gaps; review recommended
Weak35-49Material weaknesses across several areas
At Risk20-34Significant weaknesses; adoption warrants caution
Critical1-19Severe problems (abandoned, single-maintainer, no hygiene)
VitalityCommunity &AdoptionSustainability &GovernanceEngineeringQualitySecurityAI Readiness

Score profile

Each axis is a category. The shape matters more than the average — a healthy subject fills the whole shape, while a spike-and-crater profile means strength in one dimension is masking risk in another.

The weighted overall 71 is calibrated to 84 on the published index scale (record calibration 2026-08-02).

Ownership

Timely DataflowOrganization
142 followers5 public repossince Apr 2015

This repository is backed by an organization — shared, accountable stewardship that can outlive any single maintainer.

Package ecosystems

RegistryPackageVersionDownloads / moVersionsLast publishTags
crates.iotimely_bytes0.31.020,707232 days agobytesdataflowtimely
crates.iotimely_communication0.31.021,100482 days agodataflowtimely
crates.iotimely_container0.31.018,459212 days ago
crates.iotimely_logging0.31.020,730282 days agodataflowloggingtimely
crates.iomdbookpoints to another repo — not scored0.5.4251,80811210 days agobookgitbookmarkdownrustbook
crates.iotimely0.31.021,068552 days agodataflowtimely

Metrics by category

Vitality

Is the project alive — is code being written and are releases shipping?

90Excellent · 21% of overall
How it's scored
36/36Push recencylast push 2 days ago
20.1/36Commit cadence29/52 weeks with commits
18/18Commit volume136 commits in the last year
10/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Maintained13 commit(s) and 0 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10
Inputs used
commits_last_year136
human_commit_share
days_since_last_push2
active_weeks_last_year29

Release discipline

100Exceptional
How it's scored
27/27Ships releases100 releases published
36/36Release recencylatest release 2 days ago
27/27Release cadencea release every ~5.1 days
0/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Signed-Releasesno data
Inputs used
releases_count100
latest_release_tagtimely-v0.31.0
releases_from_tagsno
days_since_latest_release2
mean_days_between_releases5.1
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): OpenSSF Scorecard: Signed-Releases. Remaining weights renormalized.

Community & Adoption

Does the project have users, downloads, attention, and a welcoming setup for contributors?

81Excellent · 17% of overall
How it's scored
57.7/60Stars3,628 stars
20.5/25Forks293 forks
10.5/15Watchers78 watchers
Inputs used
forks293
stars3,628
watchers78
growth_stateunverified
growth_factor_pct100
growth_unverified_reasonno_history
How it's scored
22.5/22.5README
22.5/22.5Licenserecognized license (MIT)
18/18CONTRIBUTING guide
0/13.5Code of conduct
0/7.2Issue template
0/6.3PR template
Inputs used
has_readmeyes
has_licenseyes
readme_badges
has_contributingyes
has_issue_templateno
has_code_of_conductno
readme_badge_services
has_pull_request_templateno
How it's scored
65.6/80Monthly downloads83,605 downloads/month across crates
0/20Registry dependentsnot reported by this ecosystem
Inputs used
packagestimely_bytes, timely_communication, timely_logging, timely
dependents
ecosystemscrates
total_downloads1,932,717
monthly_downloads83,605
unverified_packages_excludedtimely_container
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Registry dependents. Remaining weights renormalized.

Sustainability & Governance

Will the project survive its people — bus factor, responsiveness, who backs it, and package upkeep?

67Good · 23% of overall
How it's scored
9/54Bus factor1 contributor(s) cover half of all commits
5.6/22.5Commit distributiontop contributor authored 75% of commits
13.5/13.5Contributor breadth58 contributors
10/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Contributorsproject has 19 contributing companies or organizations
Inputs used
bus_factor1
contributors_sampled58
top_contributor_share0.751
How it's scored
26.9/42Issue resolution64% of issues closed
26/30PR acceptance507/585 decided PRs merged
0/13Newcomer PR acceptanceno first-time contributor's PR decided in 30d
3/15OpenSSF Scorecard: Code-ReviewFound 5/24 approved changesets -- score normalized to 2
Inputs used
merged_prs507
open_issues67
closed_issues119
prs_merged_7d
prs_decided_7d
prs_merged_30d
prs_decided_30d
issue_closed_ratio0.64
closed_unmerged_prs78
first_time_authors_30d
first_time_prs_merged_30d
first_time_prs_decided_30d
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Newcomer PR acceptance. Remaining weights renormalized.
How it's scored
30/30Ownership backingorganization-owned
0/20Verified domainverified-domain status not read for this organization
15.5/25Owner reach142 followers of TimelyDataflow
17.7/25Track record5 public repos, account ~11 yr old
Inputs used
followers142
owner_typeOrganization
is_verified
owner_loginTimelyDataflow
public_repos5
account_age_days4,113
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Verified domain. Remaining weights renormalized.

Package maintenance

100Exceptional
How it's scored
25/25Published & resolvable5 package(s) on crates
35/35Publish recencylatest publish 2 days ago
20/20Version history55 published versions
20/20Not deprecatedactive, not deprecated or yanked
Inputs used
packagestimely_bytes, timely_communication, timely_container, timely_logging, timely
ecosystemscrates
any_deprecatedno
min_days_since_publish2

Engineering Quality

Are baseline engineering and documentation practices in place?

66Good · 19% of overall
How it's scored
24/24CI workflows4 workflow(s)
24/24Tests present
0/16Linter config
0/9.6Pre-commit hooks
0/6.4.editorconfig
18/20OpenSSF Scorecard: CI-Tests28 out of 29 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 9
Inputs used
has_ciyes
has_testsyes
has_editorconfigno
has_linter_configno
has_precommit_configno
How it's scored
30/30README
0/25Documentation directory
15/15Documentation / homepage sitehttps://docs.rs/timely_bytes
10/10Repository description
0/10Topics
10/10Wiki
Inputs used
topics
has_wikiyes
homepage
docs_sitehttps://docs.rs/timely_bytes
has_readmeyes
has_docs_dirno
has_descriptionyes

Security

Are visible security and supply-chain practices strong, without unresolved high-risk jurisdiction exposure?

53Moderate · 16% of overall
How it's scored
7.5/7.5Binary-Artifactsno binaries found in the repo
0/7.5Branch-Protectionbranch protection not enabled on development/release branches
2.2/2.5CI-Tests28 out of 29 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 9
0/2.5CII-Best-Practicesno effort to earn an OpenSSF best practices badge detected
1.5/7.5Code-ReviewFound 5/24 approved changesets -- score normalized to 2
2.5/2.5Contributorsproject has 19 contributing companies or organizations
10/10Dangerous-Workflowno dangerous workflow patterns detected
7.5/7.5Dependency-Update-Toolupdate tool detected
0/5Fuzzingproject is not fuzzed
2.5/2.5Licenselicense file detected
7.5/7.5Maintained13 commit(s) and 0 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10
0/5Packagingno data
0/5Pinned-Dependenciesdependency not pinned by hash detected -- score normalized to 0
0/5SASTSAST tool is not run on all commits -- score normalized to 0
0/5Security-Policysecurity policy file not detected
0/7.5Signed-Releasesno data
0/7.5Token-Permissionsdetected GitHub workflow tokens with excessive permissions
7.5/7.5Vulnerabilities0 existing vulnerabilities detected
Inputs used
sourceopenssf_scorecard
checks_evaluated16
scorecard_versionv5.5.0
checks_inconclusive2
scorecard_aggregate5.3
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Packaging, Signed-Releases. Remaining weights renormalized.

AI Readiness

How well is the repo equipped to be developed and maintained with AI coding agents? Carries a deliberately small weight (4%): agent tooling is a real maintenance signal, but a repository with none can still reach 100/100.

47Weak · 4% of overall
How it's scored
0/45Agent instructionsno CLAUDE.md / AGENTS.md / editor rules
0/15Machine-readable docs (llms.txt)
0/40Legible commit historyno data
Inputs used
has_llms_txtno
llms_txt_url
legible_history_share
agent_instruction_files
agent_instruction_max_bytes
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Legible commit history. Remaining weights renormalized.
How it's scored
0/18One-command bootstrap
22/22Automated tests
0/11Lint / format config
11/11Static type checkingRust (statically typed)
0/10Reproducible environment
0/10Demonstrated agent practiceno data
5/8Automated maintenancedependency automation configured, none observed in the sampled commits
0/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Pinned-Dependenciesdependency not pinned by hash detected -- score normalized to 0
Inputs used
has_nixno
has_testsyes
lockfiles
has_dockerfileno
typed_languageyes
bootstrap_files
has_devcontainerno
has_linter_configno
typecheck_configs
agent_commit_share
toolchain_manifests
dependency_bot_commit_share0
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Demonstrated agent practice. Remaining weights renormalized.
How it's scored
45/45Type-checkable codeRust (statically typed)
55/55Manageable file sizes0/137 source files over 60KB
Inputs used
primary_languageRust
largest_source_bytes46,844
source_files_sampled137
oversized_source_files0
How it's scored
0/40API schema (OpenAPI/GraphQL/proto)not applicable to this kind of software
0/20MCP servernot applicable to this kind of software
40/40Runnable examplesexamples
Inputs used
example_dirsexamples
has_mcp_signalno
api_schema_files
interfaces_expected_of
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): API schema (OpenAPI/GraphQL/proto), MCP server. Remaining weights renormalized.

Key facts

3,628GitHub stars
58contributors
136commits, last 12 months
2days since last push
100releases
1bus factor
67open issues
crates.iopackage ecosystems

Data collection warnings

  • crates package 'mdbook' points at a different repository (https://github.com/rust-lang/mdBook); excluded from ecosystem scoring

More detail

OpenSSF Scorecard 5.3 / 10
5.3aggregate

Independent, tool-agnostic security assessment from the open-source OpenSSF Scorecard. Each check rewards a security practice, not a specific vendor's tool. Checks Scorecard could not determine are marked n/a and excluded from the security score (never counted as zero).Scorecard v5.5.0 · 2026-07-17 09:30 UTC

10Binary-Artifactsno binaries found in the repo
0Branch-Protectionbranch protection not enabled on development/release branches
9CI-Tests28 out of 29 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 9
0CII-Best-Practicesno effort to earn an OpenSSF best practices badge detected
2Code-ReviewFound 5/24 approved changesets -- score normalized to 2
10Contributorsproject has 19 contributing companies or organizations
10Dangerous-Workflowno dangerous workflow patterns detected
10Dependency-Update-Toolupdate tool detected
0Fuzzingproject is not fuzzed
10Licenselicense file detected
10Maintained13 commit(s) and 0 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10
n/aPackagingpackaging workflow not detected
0Pinned-Dependenciesdependency not pinned by hash detected -- score normalized to 0
0SASTSAST tool is not run on all commits -- score normalized to 0
0Security-Policysecurity policy file not detected
n/aSigned-Releasesno releases found
0Token-Permissionsdetected GitHub workflow tokens with excessive permissions
10Vulnerabilities0 existing vulnerabilities detected
Direct dependencies 24
RegistryPackageVersion constraintManifest
crates.iocolumnarcommunication/Cargo.toml
crates.iogetopts0.2.24communication/Cargo.toml
crates.iobyteorder1.5communication/Cargo.toml
crates.ioserde1.0communication/Cargo.toml
crates.iotimely_bytes0.31communication/Cargo.toml
crates.iotimely_container0.31.0communication/Cargo.toml
crates.iotimely_logging0.31communication/Cargo.toml
crates.iotimely_container0.31.0logging/Cargo.toml
crates.iotimelymdbook/Cargo.toml
crates.iotimely_bytesmdbook/Cargo.toml
crates.iotimely_communicationmdbook/Cargo.toml
crates.ioserde1.0mdbook/Cargo.toml
crates.iocolumnartimely/Cargo.toml
crates.iocolumnation0.1timely/Cargo.toml
crates.iogetopts0.2.24timely/Cargo.toml
crates.iobincode1.3timely/Cargo.toml
crates.iobyteorder1.5timely/Cargo.toml
crates.ioitertools0.14.0timely/Cargo.toml
crates.ioserde1.0timely/Cargo.toml
crates.iotimely_bytes0.31timely/Cargo.toml
crates.iotimely_logging0.31timely/Cargo.toml
crates.iotimely_communication0.31timely/Cargo.toml
crates.iotimely_container0.31timely/Cargo.toml
crates.iosmallvec1.15.1timely/Cargo.toml
All dependencies 16

Full resolved dependency set from the GitHub dependency graph: 11 direct and 5 indirect (transitive) packages. The transitive closure is complete when the repository commits a lockfile.

RegistryPackageVersionRelation
crates.iobincodedirect
crates.iobyteorderdirect
crates.iocolumnationdirect
crates.iogetoptsdirect
crates.ioitertoolsdirect
crates.ioserdedirect
crates.iosmallvecdirect
crates.iotimely_bytesdirect
crates.iotimely_communicationdirect
crates.iotimely_containerdirect
crates.iotimely_loggingdirect
crates.iolgallocindirect
crates.ioserde_bytesindirect
crates.iotempfileindirect
crates.iowasm-bindgenindirect
crates.ioweb-sysindirect
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