Overview

This repository contains a list of supported libraries, imports and technologies they belong to.

Structure

The entire list as stored as a JSON object, where the library name is the key, and the value of such property is a number of attributes such as import pattern, language, description, etc.

One library can be mapped to one single language only, but have multiple import patterns or technologies.

An example entry looks like:

"Express": {
  "language": "JavaScript",
  "imports": ["express"],
  "technologies": ["MVC", "Web Development"],
  "description": "Express is a minimal Node.js framework for web and mobile applications.",
  "image": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/github/explore/80688e429a7d4ef2fca1e82350fe8e3517d3494d/topics/express/express.png",
}

Deep dive into structure

As mentioned before, the key of the object is the library name.

Language defines what language this library belongs to. One library can be mapped to one language only, so in case of ambiguous libraries like Bootstrap, the choice has to be made which language it is mainly. Bootstrap is mainly CSS, even though it involves some JavaScript.

Imports is an array of strings, that all map to this library. During the analysis of the repository, CodersRank extracts imports that were used in the commits authored by the user. This may have a form of

• Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request
• github.com/micro/go-micro/client
• express

The import name is not the exact string that should be matched, but rather the string the import starts with. Given this rule, the above imports would match the following:

• Symfony\
• github.com/micro/go-micro
• express

Therefore if we import any package from go-micro, e.g. github.com/micro/go-micro/client, it would still match Go-micro library. Same applies for Symfony in PHP. Express is the exact match, but does not look any different from examples above, since the string express starts with the substring express.

Technologies are pretty self-explanatory. This mapping is used to calculate the score for a particular technology, and one library can be mapped to one of more technologies, as in the original example.

Description is a field thast allows the Library description to be provided.

Image allows to attach a logo to the library. This takes a form of the URL pointing to any image renderable by major browsers.

Contributing

All contributions are welcome, and CodersRank relies on such support. The rules are few, but essential:

• All fields apart of description and image are required.
• Maintain alphabetical order for libraries. Think SQL ORDER BY library.
• If providing description, make sure to include the dot . at the end of the line. Also make sure the spelling is correct and the description is accurate.

TODO

• Enforce the rules above in the continious integration. Again, any contribution with a handy bash script for this would be greatly appreciated.
• Ensure correct JSON during the Continious Intergration pipeline.
• Currently the image is not used anywhere, but once it is displayed, particular restrictions on format and dimenstions need to be introduced.
• More languages and more libraries 😀