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Software health reportschema 0.27.0 · metrics 2.5.0 · 2026-07-30 23:30 UTC

apache / maven-pmd-plugin

Apache Maven PMD Plugin

Java · GroovyApache-2.0★ 64 stars⑂ 55 forkssince Dec 2017View on GitHub ↗

apache/maven-pmd-plugin holds a health index of 81 out of 100, placing it in the Excellent band. It scores highest on Sustainability & Governance (85/100) and lowest on AI Readiness (54/100). It was last updated 15 days ago. 4 contributors account for most of its recent work.

81
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.

81
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 69 is calibrated to 81 on the published index scale (record calibration 2026-08-02).

Ownership

23,630 followers3,150 public repossince Jan 2009

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

Package ecosystems

RegistryPackageVersionDownloads / moVersionsLast publish
Mavenorg.apache.maven.plugins:maven-pmd-plugin3.28.0-42293 days ago

Metrics by category

Vitality

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

69Good · 21% of overall
How it's scored
28.8/36Push recency — last push 15 days ago
18.7/36Commit cadence — 27/52 weeks with commits
15.3/18Commit volume — 50 commits in the last year
6/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Maintained — 7 commit(s) and 1 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 6
Inputs used
commits_last_year50
human_commit_share0.55
days_since_last_push15
active_weeks_last_year27
How it's scored
27/27Ships releases — 14 releases published
16.2/36Release recency — latest release 293 days ago
19.8/27Release cadence — a release every ~111.2 days
0/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Signed-Releases — no data
Inputs used
releases_count14
latest_release_tagmaven-pmd-plugin-3.28.0
releases_from_tagsno
days_since_latest_release293
mean_days_between_releases111.2
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?

61Moderate · 17% of overall
How it's scored
29.2/60Stars — 64 stars
14.4/25Forks — 55 forks
7.7/15Watchers — 25 watchers
Inputs used
forks55
stars64
watchers25
growth_stateunverified
growth_factor_pct100
growth_unverified_reasonno_history
How it's scored
22.5/22.5README
22.5/22.5License — recognized license (Apache-2.0)
0/18CONTRIBUTING guide
13.5/13.5Code of conduct
0/7.2Issue template
6.3/6.3PR template
Inputs used
has_readmeyes
has_licenseyes
readme_badges
has_contributingno
has_issue_templateno
has_code_of_conductyes
readme_badge_services
has_pull_request_templateyes

Sustainability & Governance

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

85Excellent · 23% of overall
How it's scored
43.2/54Bus factor — 4 contributor(s) cover half of all commits
16/22.5Commit distribution — top contributor authored 29% of commits
13.5/13.5Contributor breadth — 46 contributors
10/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Contributors — project has 43 contributing companies or organizations
Inputs used
bus_factor4
contributors_sampled46
top_contributor_share0.288
How it's scored
39.8/42Issue resolution — 95% of issues closed
22.6/30PR acceptance — 218/290 decided PRs merged
0/13Newcomer PR acceptance — no first-time contributor's PR decided in 30d
15/15OpenSSF Scorecard: Code-Review — all changesets reviewed
Inputs used
merged_prs218
open_issues22
closed_issues404
prs_merged_7d
prs_decided_7d
prs_merged_30d
prs_decided_30d
issue_closed_ratio0.948
closed_unmerged_prs72
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 backing — organization-owned
0/20Verified domain
25/25Owner reach — 23,630 followers of apache
25/25Track record — 3,150 public repos, account ~17 yr old
Inputs used
followers23,630
owner_typeOrganization
is_verified
owner_loginapache
public_repos3,150
account_age_days6,403
How it's scored
25/25Published & resolvable — 1 package(s) on maven
26/35Publish recency — latest publish 293 days ago
20/20Version history — 42 published versions
20/20Not deprecated — active, not deprecated or yanked
Inputs used
packagesorg.apache.maven.plugins:maven-pmd-plugin
ecosystemsmaven
any_deprecatedno
min_days_since_publish293

Engineering Quality

Are baseline engineering and documentation practices in place?

67Good · 19% of overall
How it's scored
24/24CI workflows — 4 workflow(s)
24/24Tests present
0/16Linter config
0/9.6Pre-commit hooks
0/6.4.editorconfig
20/20OpenSSF Scorecard: CI-Tests — 30 out of 30 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 10
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 site — https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-pmd-plugin/
10/10Repository description
10/10Topics — 6 topics
0/10Wiki
Inputs used
topicsjava, build-management, maven, maven-plugins, maven-pmd-plugin, hacktoberfest
has_wikino
homepagehttps://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-pmd-plugin/
has_readmeyes
has_docs_dirno
has_descriptionyes

Security

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

62Moderate · 16% of overall
How it's scored
7.5/7.5Binary-Artifacts — no binaries found in the repo
0/7.5Branch-Protection — no data
2.5/2.5CI-Tests — 30 out of 30 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 10
0/2.5CII-Best-Practices — no effort to earn an OpenSSF best practices badge detected
7.5/7.5Code-Review — all changesets reviewed
2.5/2.5Contributors — project has 43 contributing companies or organizations
10/10Dangerous-Workflow — no dangerous workflow patterns detected
7.5/7.5Dependency-Update-Tool — update tool detected
0/5Fuzzing — project is not fuzzed
2.5/2.5License — license file detected
4.5/7.5Maintained — 7 commit(s) and 1 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 6
0/5Packaging — no data
0/5Pinned-Dependencies — dependency not pinned by hash detected -- score normalized to 0
0/5SAST — SAST tool is not run on all commits -- score normalized to 0
5/5Security-Policy — security policy file detected
0/7.5Signed-Releases — no data
0/7.5Token-Permissions — detected GitHub workflow tokens with excessive permissions
7.5/7.5Vulnerabilities — 0 existing vulnerabilities detected
Inputs used
sourceopenssf_scorecard
checks_evaluated15
scorecard_versionv5.5.0
checks_inconclusive3
scorecard_aggregate6.7
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): branch_protection, packaging, signed_releases. Remaining weights renormalized.
How it's scored
13.2/35Direct dependencies free of known advisories — 2 affected: org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils 4.0.2 (high), net.sourceforge.pmd:pmd-core 7.17.0 (moderate 6.8)
5.8/25Indirect dependencies free of known advisories — 3 affected: commons-beanutils:commons-beanutils 1.9.4 (high 8.8), org.iq80.snappy:snappy 0.4 (moderate 5.3), org.mozilla:rhino 1.7.15 (moderate 5.3)
21.9/40No advisories left outstanding — 5 advisory-carrying package(s) unaddressed past 90 days; oldest published 786 days ago
Inputs used
sourceosv
advisories5
affected_packages5
assessed_packages83
unassessed_packages0
affected_by_severityhigh 2, moderate 3
direct_affected_packages2
Matched the maven:org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-pmd-plugin@3.28.0 runtime dependency closure — what installing the published package pulls in — 83 packages. Reachability is not analyzed.

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.

54Moderate · 4% of overall
How it's scored
0/45Agent instructions — no CLAUDE.md / AGENTS.md / editor rules
0/15Machine-readable docs (llms.txt)
36.8/40Legible commit history — 38 of 55 human commits state their intent (structured subject or explanatory body)
Inputs used
has_llms_txtno
legible_history_share0.691
agent_instruction_files
agent_instruction_max_bytes
How it's scored
12.6/18One-command bootstrap — pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-128-xref-link/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-163/pom.xml (toolchain convention, no task runner)
22/22Automated tests
0/11Lint / format config
11/11Static type checking — Java (statically typed)
0/10Reproducible environment
0/10Demonstrated agent practice — no agent-authored commits among the last 100
8/8Automated maintenance — 45 of the last 100 commits are automated dependency updates
0/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Pinned-Dependencies — dependency 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_share0
toolchain_manifestspom.xml, src/it/MPMD-128-xref-link/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-163/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-165/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-172/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-181-benchmark/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-181-no-benchmark/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-182/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-187/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-205-pmd-js-check/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-206-sourceDirectories-js/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-219-pmd-processing-error/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-234-analysis-cache/custom-analysis-cache/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-234-analysis-cache/default-analysis-cache/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-234-analysis-cache/no-analysis-cache/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-234-analysis-cache/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-243-excludeFromFailureFile/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-244-logging/logging-enabled/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-244-logging/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-253-xref-link-multi-module/module/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-253-xref-link-multi-module/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-258-multiple-executions/mod1/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-258-multiple-executions/mod2/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-258-multiple-executions/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-259-analysis-cache-auxclasspath/missing-compile/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-259-analysis-cache-auxclasspath/missing-test/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-259-analysis-cache-auxclasspath/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-266-typeresolution-aggregated/module-a/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-266-typeresolution-aggregated/module-b/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-266-typeresolution-aggregated/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-268-deprecated-rules/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-270-325-JDK11/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-277-multi-module-check/module-a/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-277-multi-module-check/module-b/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-277-multi-module-check/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-280-JDK12/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-283-aggregated-pmd/module-a/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-283-aggregated-pmd/module-b/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-283-aggregated-pmd/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-289-format-html-check/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-290-cpd-for-csharp/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-295-JDK13/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-296-rulesetsTargetDirectory/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-302-JDK14/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-302-JDK15/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-304-toolchain-support/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-312-JDK16/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-312-JDK17/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-317-auxclasspath-provided/module-a/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-317-auxclasspath-provided/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-318-auxclasspath-includeTests/module-a/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-318-auxclasspath-includeTests/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-323-multi-module-basedir/module-a/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-323-multi-module-basedir/module-b/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-323-multi-module-basedir/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-323-ruleset-basedir-jgitver/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-332-JDK18/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-335-aggregate-classpath-repositories/mpmd335-module1/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-335-aggregate-classpath-repositories/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-348-JDK19/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-365-JDK20/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-379-JDK21/pom.xml, src/it/MPMD-89-232-typeresolution/pom.xml, src/it/empty-rulesets/pom.xml, src/it/mpmd-138/mod-1/pom.xml, src/it/mpmd-138/mod-2/pom.xml, src/it/mpmd-138/mod-3/pom.xml, src/it/mpmd-138/mod-4/pom.xml, src/it/mpmd-138/pom.xml, src/it/mpmd-142/pom.xml, src/it/mpmd-168-empty-report/pom.xml, src/it/mpmd-168/pom.xml, src/it/mpmd-80-included/pom.xml, src/it/mpmd-80-not-included/pom.xml, src/it/multi-module/mod-1/pom.xml, src/it/multi-module/mod-2/pom.xml, src/it/multi-module/mod-3/pom.xml, src/it/multi-module/mod-4/pom.xml, src/it/multi-module/pom.xml, src/test/resources/unit/CpdReportTest/with-cpd-errors/pom.xml
dependency_bot_commit_share0.45
How it's scored
45/45Type-checkable code — Java (statically typed)
55/55Manageable file sizes — 0/148 source files over 60KB
Inputs used
primary_languageJava
largest_source_bytes37,890
source_files_sampled148
oversized_source_files0
How it's scored
0/40API schema (OpenAPI/GraphQL/proto)
0/20MCP server
40/40Runnable examples — example, examples, sample
Inputs used
example_dirsexample, examples, sample
has_mcp_signalno
api_schema_files

Key facts

64GitHub stars
46contributors
50commits, last 12 months
15days since last push
14releases
4bus factor
22open issues
Mavenpackage ecosystems

Data collection warnings

  • Star history unavailable: GitHub GraphQL error: Resource not accessible by personal access token

More detail

Star and fork history 0 ★ / 55 ⇿
0Stars
55Forks
14Releases

When each star and fork was added, collected from GitHub and bucketed by day. Cumulative growth sits directly above the daily additions it is made of, so the two read against each other: steady organic accretion looks nothing like an abrupt, short-lived burst. Where that difference is measurable, it is reported as growth authenticity.

01020304050605532018-032022-042026-05
Major 0Minor 0Patch 0

Each point covers 8 days.

OpenSSF Scorecard 6.7 / 10
6.7aggregate

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 · 2026-07-30 23:29 UTC

10Binary-Artifactsno binaries found in the repo
n/aBranch-Protectioninternal error: error during branchesHandler.setup: internal error: some github tokens can't read classic branch protection rules: https://github.com/ossf/scorecard-action/blob/main/docs/authentication/fine-grained-auth-token.md
10CI-Tests30 out of 30 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 10
0CII-Best-Practicesno effort to earn an OpenSSF best practices badge detected
10Code-Reviewall changesets reviewed
10Contributorsproject has 43 contributing companies or organizations
10Dangerous-Workflowno dangerous workflow patterns detected
10Dependency-Update-Toolupdate tool detected
0Fuzzingproject is not fuzzed
10Licenselicense file detected
6Maintained7 commit(s) and 1 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 6
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
10Security-Policysecurity policy file detected
n/aSigned-Releasesno releases found
0Token-Permissionsdetected GitHub workflow tokens with excessive permissions
10Vulnerabilities0 existing vulnerabilities detected
Direct dependencies 14
RegistryPackageVersion constraintManifest
Mavennet.sourceforge.pmd:pmd-core${pmdVersion}pom.xml
Mavennet.sourceforge.pmd:pmd-java${pmdVersion}pom.xml
Mavennet.sourceforge.pmd:pmd-javascript${pmdVersion}pom.xml
Mavennet.sourceforge.pmd:pmd-jsp${pmdVersion}pom.xml
Mavenorg.slf4j:slf4j-api${slf4jVersion}pom.xml
Mavenjavax.inject:javax.inject1pom.xml
Mavenorg.apache.maven.doxia:doxia-sink-api${doxiaVersion}pom.xml
Mavenorg.apache.maven.doxia:doxia-core${doxiaVersion}pom.xml
Mavenorg.apache.maven.reporting:maven-reporting-api4.0.0pom.xml
Mavenorg.apache.maven.reporting:maven-reporting-impl4.0.0pom.xml
Mavenorg.codehaus.plexus:plexus-resources1.3.1pom.xml
Mavenorg.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utilspom.xml
Mavenorg.codehaus.plexus:plexus-xmlpom.xml
Mavenorg.codehaus.plexus:plexus-i18n1.1.0pom.xml
All dependencies 55

Full resolved dependency set from the GitHub dependency graph: 14 direct and 41 indirect (transitive) packages. The transitive closure is complete when the repository commits a lockfile.

RegistryPackageVersionRelation
Mavenjavax.inject:javax.inject1direct
Mavennet.sourceforge.pmd:pmd-core7.23.0direct
Mavennet.sourceforge.pmd:pmd-java7.23.0direct
Mavennet.sourceforge.pmd:pmd-javascript7.23.0direct
Mavennet.sourceforge.pmd:pmd-jsp7.23.0direct
Mavenorg.apache.maven.doxia:doxia-core2.1.0direct
Mavenorg.apache.maven.doxia:doxia-sink-api2.1.0direct
Mavenorg.apache.maven.reporting:maven-reporting-api4.0.0direct
Mavenorg.apache.maven.reporting:maven-reporting-impl4.0.0direct
Mavenorg.codehaus.plexus:plexus-i18n1.1.0direct
Mavenorg.codehaus.plexus:plexus-resources1.3.1direct
Mavenorg.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utilsdirect
Mavenorg.codehaus.plexus:plexus-xmldirect
Mavenorg.slf4j:slf4j-api1.7.36direct
Maven@project.groupId@:@project.artifactIdindirect
Mavencom.github.tomakehurst:wiremock2.27.2indirect
Mavencommons-io:commons-io2.14.0indirect
Mavencommons-io:commons-io2.22.0indirect
Mavenjavax.servlet:javax.servlet-api4.0.1indirect
Mavenjunit:junit3.8.2indirect
Mavenorg.apache.commons:commons-lang33.18.0indirect
Mavenorg.apache.commons:commons-lang33.20.0indirect
Mavenorg.apache.commons:commons-math2.2indirect
Mavenorg.apache.maven.plugin-testing:maven-plugin-testing-harness3.5.1indirect
Mavenorg.apache.maven.plugin-tools:maven-plugin-annotationsindirect
Mavenorg.apache.maven.plugins.pmd.it:mpmd335-dependency11.0.0-SNAPSHOTindirect
Mavenorg.apache.maven.plugins:maven-checkstyle-pluginindirect
Mavenorg.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-pluginindirect
Mavenorg.apache.maven.plugins:maven-dependency-pluginindirect
Mavenorg.apache.maven.plugins:maven-invoker-plugin3.9.1indirect
Mavenorg.apache.maven.plugins:maven-jxr-pluginindirect
Mavenorg.apache.maven.plugins:maven-pmd-pluginindirect
Mavenorg.apache.maven.plugins:maven-pmd-plugin3.28.1-SNAPSHOTindirect
Mavenorg.apache.maven.plugins:maven-project-info-reports-pluginindirect
Mavenorg.apache.maven.plugins:maven-site-pluginindirect
Mavenorg.apache.maven.plugins:maven-toolchains-plugin3.0.0indirect
Mavenorg.apache.maven.plugins:maven-toolchains-plugin3.1.0indirect
Mavenorg.apache.maven.resolver:maven-resolver-api1.9.27indirect
Mavenorg.apache.maven.resolver:maven-resolver-connector-basic1.9.27indirect
Mavenorg.apache.maven.resolver:maven-resolver-impl1.9.27indirect
Mavenorg.apache.maven.resolver:maven-resolver-transport-http1.9.27indirect
Mavenorg.apache.maven:maven-artifact3.9.16indirect
Mavenorg.apache.maven:maven-core3.9.16indirect
Mavenorg.apache.maven:maven-embedder3.9.16indirect
Mavenorg.apache.maven:maven-model3.9.16indirect
Mavenorg.apache.maven:maven-plugin-api3.9.16indirect
Mavenorg.apache.rat:apache-rat-pluginindirect
Mavenorg.codehaus.modello:modello-maven-plugin1.0indirect
Mavenorg.codehaus.mojo:animal-sniffer-maven-plugin1.27indirect
Mavenorg.codehaus.mojo:build-helper-maven-plugin3.3.0indirect
Mavenorg.eclipse.sisu:org.eclipse.sisu.plexusindirect
Mavenorg.eclipse.sisu:sisu-maven-pluginindirect
Mavenorg.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-apiindirect
Mavenorg.slf4j:slf4j-simple1.7.36indirect
Mavenxmlunit:xmlunit1.3indirect
Dependency advisories 5

Installing maven:org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-pmd-plugin@3.28.0 pulls in 83 packages, direct and transitive: 5 carry known advisories, of which 2 are direct dependencies.

PackageVersionRelationSeverityAdvisoriesFixed in
org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils4.0.2directhigh14.0.3
commons-beanutils:commons-beanutils1.9.4indirecthigh12.0.0-M2
net.sourceforge.pmd:pmd-core7.17.0directmoderate17.22.0
org.iq80.snappy:snappy0.4indirectmoderate10.5
org.mozilla:rhino1.7.15indirectmoderate11.8.1

An advisory means the version recorded in the dependency graph falls inside an advisory’s affected range. Reachability is not analysed, and the graph includes development and test pins — a finding may concern tooling rather than shipped software.

Raw JSON report machine-readable

Scores are signals, not warranties. They reflect publicly visible practices on GitHub — not a code audit, and not a security guarantee.

Missing data is excluded and weights renormalized, never scored as zero. Methodology is versioned and open: metrics v2.5.0, schema v0.27.0 — full methodology · metrics wiki.

How one result sits in the wider record: aggregate statisticsMaven.