jbangdev / jbang
Unleash the power of Java - JBang Lets Students, Educators and Professional Developers create, edit and run self-contained source-only Java programs with unprecedented ease.
jbangdev/jbang holds a health index of 92 out of 100, placing it in the Excellent band. It scores highest on Vitality (94/100) and lowest on Sustainability & Governance (64/100). It was last updated 3 days ago. A single contributor accounts for most of its recent work.
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.
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 78 is calibrated to 92 on the published index scale (record calibration 2026-08-02).
Ownership
This repository is backed by an organization — shared, accountable stewardship that can outlive any single maintainer.
Metrics by category
Vitality
Is the project alive — is code being written and are releases shipping?
Development activity
How it's scored
| 36/36 | Push recency — last push 3 days ago |
| 27.7/36 | Commit cadence — 40/52 weeks with commits |
| 18/18 | Commit volume — 350 commits in the last year |
| 10/10 | OpenSSF Scorecard: Maintained — 30 commit(s) and 17 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10 |
Inputs used
| commits_last_year | 350 |
| human_commit_share | — |
| days_since_last_push | 3 |
| active_weeks_last_year | 40 |
Release discipline
How it's scored
| 27/27 | Ships releases — 100 releases published |
| 36/36 | Release recency — latest release 3 days ago |
| 27/27 | Release cadence — a release every ~25.1 days |
| 8/10 | OpenSSF Scorecard: Signed-Releases — 5 out of the last 5 releases have a total of 5 signed artifacts. |
Inputs used
| releases_count | 100 |
| latest_release_tag | v0.141.0 |
| releases_from_tags | no |
| days_since_latest_release | 3 |
| mean_days_between_releases | 25.1 |
Community & Adoption
Does the project have users, downloads, attention, and a welcoming setup for contributors?
Popularity & adoption
How it's scored
| 53/60 | Stars — 1,841 stars |
| 19.1/25 | Forks — 198 forks |
| 7.6/15 | Watchers — 24 watchers |
Inputs used
| forks | 198 |
| stars | 1,841 |
| watchers | 24 |
| growth_state | unverified |
| growth_factor_pct | 100 |
| growth_unverified_reason | no_history |
Community health
How it's scored
| 22.5/22.5 | README |
| 22.5/22.5 | License — recognized license (MIT) |
| 18/18 | CONTRIBUTING guide |
| 0/13.5 | Code of conduct |
| 0/7.2 | Issue template |
| 6.3/6.3 | PR template |
Inputs used
| has_readme | yes |
| has_license | yes |
| readme_badges | — |
| has_contributing | yes |
| has_issue_template | no |
| has_code_of_conduct | no |
| readme_badge_services | — |
| has_pull_request_template | yes |
Sustainability & Governance
Will the project survive its people — bus factor, responsiveness, who backs it, and package upkeep?
How it's scored
| 9/54 | Bus factor — 1 contributor(s) cover half of all commits |
| 10.2/22.5 | Commit distribution — top contributor authored 55% of commits |
| 13.5/13.5 | Contributor breadth — 100 contributors |
| 10/10 | OpenSSF Scorecard: Contributors — project has 104 contributing companies or organizations |
Inputs used
| bus_factor | 1 |
| contributors_sampled | 100 |
| top_contributor_share | 0.546 |
How it's scored
| 27.6/42 | Issue resolution — 66% of issues closed |
| 22.5/30 | PR acceptance — 1,008/1,345 decided PRs merged |
| 0/13 | Newcomer PR acceptance — no first-time contributor's PR decided in 30d |
| 7.5/15 | OpenSSF Scorecard: Code-Review — Found 17/30 approved changesets -- score normalized to 5 |
Inputs used
| merged_prs | 1,008 |
| open_issues | 349 |
| closed_issues | 668 |
| prs_merged_7d | — |
| prs_decided_7d | — |
| prs_merged_30d | — |
| prs_decided_30d | — |
| issue_closed_ratio | 0.657 |
| closed_unmerged_prs | 337 |
| first_time_authors_30d | — |
| first_time_prs_merged_30d | — |
| first_time_prs_decided_30d | — |
Ownership & stewardship
How it's scored
| 30/30 | Ownership backing — organization-owned |
| 0/20 | Verified domain — verified-domain status not read for this organization |
| 14.9/25 | Owner reach — 119 followers of jbangdev |
| 24.4/25 | Track record — 49 public repos, account ~6 yr old |
Inputs used
| followers | 119 |
| owner_type | Organization |
| is_verified | — |
| owner_login | jbangdev |
| public_repos | 49 |
| account_age_days | 2,371 |
Engineering Quality
Are baseline engineering and documentation practices in place?
Engineering practices
How it's scored
| 24/24 | CI workflows — 11 workflow(s) |
| 24/24 | Tests present |
| 0/16 | Linter config |
| 0/9.6 | Pre-commit hooks |
| 0/6.4 | .editorconfig |
| 18/20 | OpenSSF Scorecard: CI-Tests — 22 out of 23 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 9 |
Inputs used
| has_ci | yes |
| has_tests | yes |
| has_editorconfig | no |
| has_linter_config | no |
| has_precommit_config | no |
Documentation
How it's scored
| 30/30 | README |
| 25/25 | Documentation directory |
| 15/15 | Documentation / homepage site — https://jbang.dev |
| 10/10 | Repository description |
| 10/10 | Topics — 5 topics |
| 10/10 | Wiki |
Inputs used
| topics | scripting, bash, java, shell, hacktoberfest |
| has_wiki | yes |
| homepage | https://jbang.dev |
| docs_site | https://jbang.dev |
| has_readme | yes |
| has_docs_dir | yes |
| has_description | yes |
Security
Are visible security and supply-chain practices strong, without unresolved high-risk jurisdiction exposure?
Security posture
How it's scored
| 6/7.5 | Binary-Artifacts — binaries present in source code |
| 0/7.5 | Branch-Protection — no data |
| 2.2/2.5 | CI-Tests — 22 out of 23 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 9 |
| 0.5/2.5 | CII-Best-Practices — badge detected: InProgress |
| 3.8/7.5 | Code-Review — Found 17/30 approved changesets -- score normalized to 5 |
| 2.5/2.5 | Contributors — project has 104 contributing companies or organizations |
| 10/10 | Dangerous-Workflow — no dangerous workflow patterns detected |
| 7.5/7.5 | Dependency-Update-Tool — update tool detected |
| 0/5 | Fuzzing — project is not fuzzed |
| 2.5/2.5 | License — license file detected |
| 7.5/7.5 | Maintained — 30 commit(s) and 17 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10 |
| 5/5 | Packaging — packaging workflow detected |
| 0/5 | Pinned-Dependencies — no data |
| 4.5/5 | SAST — SAST tool detected but not run on all commits |
| 0/5 | Security-Policy — security policy file not detected |
| 6/7.5 | Signed-Releases — 5 out of the last 5 releases have a total of 5 signed artifacts. |
| 0/7.5 | Token-Permissions — detected GitHub workflow tokens with excessive permissions |
| 7.5/7.5 | Vulnerabilities — 0 existing vulnerabilities detected |
Inputs used
| source | openssf_scorecard |
| checks_evaluated | 16 |
| scorecard_version | v5.5.0 |
| checks_inconclusive | 2 |
| scorecard_aggregate | 7.1 |
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.
Agent context & guidance
How it's scored
| 45/45 | Agent instructions — AGENTS.md |
| 0/15 | Machine-readable docs (llms.txt) |
| 0/40 | Legible commit history — no data |
Inputs used
| has_llms_txt | no |
| llms_txt_url | — |
| legible_history_share | — |
| agent_instruction_files | AGENTS.md |
| agent_instruction_max_bytes | 4,382 |
Verify loop (build / test / typecheck)
How it's scored
| 18/18 | One-command bootstrap — .justfile, mise.toml |
| 22/22 | Automated tests |
| 0/11 | Lint / format config |
| 11/11 | Static type checking — Java (statically typed) |
| 10/10 | Reproducible environment — Dockerfile |
| 0/10 | Demonstrated agent practice — no data |
| 0/8 | Automated maintenance — no data |
| 0/10 | OpenSSF Scorecard: Pinned-Dependencies — no data |
Inputs used
| has_nix | no |
| has_tests | yes |
| lockfiles | — |
| has_dockerfile | yes |
| typed_language | yes |
| bootstrap_files | .justfile, mise.toml |
| has_devcontainer | no |
| has_linter_config | no |
| typecheck_configs | — |
| agent_commit_share | — |
| toolchain_manifests | — |
| dependency_bot_commit_share | — |
Code legibility for models
How it's scored
| 45/45 | Type-checkable code — Java (statically typed) |
| 54.8/55 | Manageable file sizes — 1/325 source files over 60KB |
Inputs used
| primary_language | Java |
| largest_source_bytes | 97,337 |
| source_files_sampled | 325 |
| oversized_source_files | 1 |
Machine-readable interfaces
How it's scored
| 0/40 | API schema (OpenAPI/GraphQL/proto) — not applicable to this kind of software |
| 0/20 | MCP server — not applicable to this kind of software |
| 40/40 | Runnable examples — demos, examples |
Inputs used
| example_dirs | demos, examples |
| has_mcp_signal | no |
| api_schema_files | — |
| interfaces_expected_of | — |
Key facts
More detail
OpenSSF Scorecard 7.1 / 10
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).
| 8 | Binary-Artifacts | binaries present in source code |
| n/a | Branch-Protection | internal 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 |
| 9 | CI-Tests | 22 out of 23 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 9 |
| 2 | CII-Best-Practices | badge detected: InProgress |
| 5 | Code-Review | Found 17/30 approved changesets -- score normalized to 5 |
| 10 | Contributors | project has 104 contributing companies or organizations |
| 10 | Dangerous-Workflow | no dangerous workflow patterns detected |
| 10 | Dependency-Update-Tool | update tool detected |
| 0 | Fuzzing | project is not fuzzed |
| 10 | License | license file detected |
| 10 | Maintained | 30 commit(s) and 17 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10 |
| 10 | Packaging | packaging workflow detected |
| n/a | Pinned-Dependencies | internal error: internal error: invalid Dockerfile: LABEL must have two arguments |
| 9 | SAST | SAST tool detected but not run on all commits |
| 0 | Security-Policy | security policy file not detected |
| 8 | Signed-Releases | 5 out of the last 5 releases have a total of 5 signed artifacts. |
| 0 | Token-Permissions | detected GitHub workflow tokens with excessive permissions |
| 10 | Vulnerabilities | 0 existing vulnerabilities detected |
All dependencies 0
Full resolved dependency set from the GitHub dependency graph: 0 direct and 0 indirect (transitive) packages. The transitive closure is complete when the repository commits a lockfile.
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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 v2.10.0, schema v0.12.0 — full methodology · metrics wiki.
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