nelsonic / nelsonic/github-scraper

Should we check repos for automated testing?

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Description

Could we for example check that a repo has a test folder?

This is not fool-proof as not everyone who has tests will have a test folder (even though it's the convention) and having one doesn't mean you actually have any tests, much less guarantee coverage. But would checking for something like this be an interesting initial indicator of tested code?

(Aside: I think looking for badges would prove relatively inconclusive (e.g. if trying to look for test coverage details) because they're still not used widely enough)

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No source file, test, or entry point is named in the issue. First review the repository's existing GitHub page-scraping indicators and decide how a test-directory signal would fit; done would require an agreed detection scope and implementation criteria.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
testing, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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