Define: Health&Risk/Caution Needed: The project may have some unresolved issues

[srossross]

The project may have some unresolved issues, irregular updates, or other factors that users should be aware of.

Define what this means and where we are going to source the data for this

this should be defined like a simple if statement like if number_commits > 100 & project_age > 1year

[karamba228]

if ((bugtrack_url is None or docs_url is None or project_urls is None or home_page is None) and
    (maintainer is None or maintainer_email is None) and
    releases_in_last_year <= 3 and
    license is None and
    (monthly_downloads_pypi < 100 or monthly_downloads_conda < 100) and
    github_stars <= 50 and
    github_forks <= 10):
    return True

[siddheshghadi751]

For Health & Risk / Caution Needed : The package has potential issues that could affect its stability or security. This includes known vulnerabilities, poor test coverage, or unresolved critical issues.

Parameters and Conditions for Health & Risk/Caution Needed

1. Security

• Vulnerability Reports: Known vulnerabilities exist but are not critical.
• Security Updates: Irregular security updates.

2. License

• License Type: Less permissive open-source licenses (e.g., GPL).
• License Compliance: Potential license violations.

3. Community Activity

• Issue Resolution Time: Issues take a long time to resolve (e.g., more than a month).
• Pull Request Activity: Low pull request activity.

4. Maintenance

• Maintainer Activity: Inactive maintainers.
• Bus Factor: Only one active maintainer, increasing risk.

5. Popularity

• Download Statistics: Declining number of downloads.
• Stars/Forks: Low number of stars and forks on GitHub.

6. Documentation

• Documentation Quality: Incomplete or outdated documentation.
• API Documentation: Missing or incomplete API documentation.

Explanation:

• Security Condition: Checks if there are known vulnerabilities but no critical ones.
• License Condition: Checks if the license type is less permissive.
• Community Activity Condition: Checks if issues take a long time to resolve or there is low pull request activity.
• Maintenance Condition: Checks if there is only one active maintainer.
• Popularity Condition: Checks if the number of downloads is declining.
• Stars/Forks Condition: Checks if the repository has a low number of stars and forks.
• Documentation Condition: Checks if the documentation is incomplete or outdated.

Edge Cases

1. New Packages: - New packages might not have enough data to accurately determine maturity or health. Consider a grace period where new packages are marked as "Experimental" and "Caution Needed" until sufficient data is available.
2. Forked Packages: - Forked packages might inherit issues from the original repository. Consider evaluating both the fork and the original repository.