Quality Metrics

Slot uses a comprehensive set of quality metrics to evaluate templates and help you make informed decisions. Our analysis considers both automated metrics and manual review criteria to provide a holistic quality assessment.

Core Metrics

Maintenance Score

Evaluates how actively maintained the template is:

  • Commit frequency (last 6 months)
  • Time since last update
  • Issue response time
  • Pull request activity
  • Number of contributors

Documentation Score

Assesses the quality and completeness of documentation:

  • README completeness
  • Setup instructions clarity
  • API documentation (if applicable)
  • Code comments
  • Example coverage

Code Quality Score

Evaluates the technical quality of the codebase:

  • Type safety coverage
  • Linting configuration
  • Code formatting
  • Error handling
  • Code organization

Testing Score

Measures the testing setup and coverage:

  • Test framework setup
  • Unit test coverage
  • Integration tests
  • E2E testing
  • CI configuration

Scoring System

Each metric is scored on a scale of 1-5, with clear criteria for each level:

5 - Excellent

  • Actively maintained with frequent updates
  • Comprehensive documentation with examples
  • Strong type safety and error handling
  • Extensive test coverage

4 - Very Good

  • Regular updates and maintenance
  • Good documentation coverage
  • Good type safety and practices
  • Good test coverage

3 - Good

  • Occasional updates
  • Basic documentation
  • Basic type safety
  • Some tests

2 - Fair

  • Infrequent updates
  • Minimal documentation
  • Limited type safety
  • Few or no tests

1 - Poor

  • No recent updates
  • Poor or no documentation
  • No type safety
  • No tests

Overall Quality Score

The overall quality score is a weighted average of the core metrics:

Metric Weights

  • Maintenance: 35%
  • Documentation: 25%
  • Code Quality: 25%
  • Testing: 15%

Score Interpretation

  • 4.5-5.0: Production-ready
  • 3.5-4.4: Production-capable
  • 2.5-3.4: Development-ready
  • 1.5-2.4: Needs work
  • 1.0-1.4: Not recommended

Next Steps

Now that you understand how we evaluate templates, learn how to search for templates that meet your quality requirements.