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Col-E/Recaf

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The modern Java bytecode editor

0.7 Low pattern signal View on GitHub

Open-Source Code Quality, Security and Technical Debt Review

This report summarizes scanner evidence for Col-E/Recaf, a Java project with 7,450 GitHub stars. SynthScan examined 295,062 lines of code across 1699 source files, recording 54 pattern matches distributed across 7 syntactic categories. The legacy adjusted pattern signal is 0.7 (Low pattern signal); it is not an authorship estimate.

Use the findings to ask whether maintainers can explain intent, verify dependencies, simplify unnecessary scaffolding, and focus review effort. Risk Payload v1 adds ownership, supply-chain, over-engineering, and review-effort vectors when available. These are prompts for human verification, not probabilities, security findings, or measured maintenance costs.

0.7
Adjusted Signal
0.7
Raw Pattern Score
100%
Time Factor
2026-10-24
Last Push
7.5K
Stars
Java
Language
295.1K
Lines of Code
1.7K
Files
54
Pattern Hits
2026-10-31
Scan Date
0.01
HC Hit Rate

Risk Review · Payload v1

Use each vector to guide manual verification of the underlying findings.

Payload schema: 1.0.0 · Engine: 2.0.0 · Scoring: heuristic-density-v1 · Scan date: 2026-10-31.

Cognitive Ownership Risk 0.6/100 · LOW

Can maintainers explain intent, assumptions, and trade-offs? 28 finding(s).

Hallucinated Dependency & Supply Chain Risk 3.0/100 · LOW

Are imports declared and package/API names verified? 26 finding(s).

Agent Over-Engineering Ratio 0.0/100 · LOW

Are wrappers, guards, and repeated structures necessary? 0 finding(s).

PR Review Velocity Impact 3.5/100 · LOW

Which changes need focused human review? 54 finding(s).

What These Metrics Mean

Adjusted Signal
Legacy pattern score normalized per 1,000 scanned lines and multiplied by the repository-level time factor. It is not an estimate of AI authorship.
Raw Pattern Score
Sum of severity- and context-weighted pattern findings before applying the time factor.
Time Factor
A coarse multiplier based on repository last-push metadata. It does not identify when individual code was written.
Pattern Hits
Count of configured pattern findings. Review each location and surrounding code before acting.
HC Hit Rate
High- and critical-severity findings per scanned file. Severity is a configured detector weight, not proof of a vulnerability or authorship.
Lines / Files
Scan coverage denominators used by the legacy normalized score.

Pattern-Signal History

This chart tracks the legacy adjusted pattern score across scan runs. Changes can reflect source changes, scan coverage, or detector/scoring versions; they do not measure AI adoption or prove that a team refactored code. Compare runs only when their scoring versions are compatible. The dashed line tracks the raw pattern-hit count.

Severity Breakdown

Groups findings by configured severity weight. Severity is not a confidence estimate, security rating, or proof that a package is missing. Verify imports against the project's manifests and inspect each finding in its local design context.

CRITICAL 17HIGH 0MEDIUM 1LOW 36

Directory Score Breakdown

This horizontal bar chart shows where configured pattern scores accumulate across directories. Treat the bars as locations to inspect, not as evidence of authorship or code quality. Use the file-level findings to decide whether a directory needs a focused ownership, dependency, complexity, or review check.

Pattern Findings

The scanner identified 54 distinct pattern matches across 7 syntactic categories. Each entry below represents a discrete location in the source code where the engine recorded a detector match to inspect in context. Expand any category row to inspect the individual file paths, line numbers, code snippets, and the lexical context (CODE, COMMENT, or STRING) in which each match was detected.

Reading the findings table: The Severity column indicates the configured finding weight (CRITICAL / HIGH / MEDIUM / LOW). The Context column identifies whether the match occurred inside executable code, an inline comment, or a string literal — legacy comment-context matches receive a ×1.5 score weight. The ⚡ bolt icon marks clustered matches: three or more patterns within a 10-line window, each receiving an additional ×1.5 density multiplier under the legacy scoring model.

Hallucination Indicators17 hits · 170 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
CRITICAL…y/recaf/services/analysis/AreaAnalysisServiceTest.java400 .invoke(Invoke.STATIC, me.darknet.dex.tree.type.Types.instanceTypeFromInternalName(calleeType), "run",STRING
CRITICAL…y/recaf/services/analysis/AreaAnalysisServiceTest.java401 me.darknet.dex.tree.type.Types.methodTypeFromDescriptor("()V"))STRING
CRITICAL…coley/recaf/services/script/JavacScriptEngineTest.java69 software.coley.recaf.services.script.JavacScriptEngineTest.restartStarted.countDown();CODE
CRITICAL…coley/recaf/services/script/JavacScriptEngineTest.java71 software.coley.recaf.services.script.JavacScriptEngineTest.restartCounter.incrementAndGet();CODE
CRITICAL…coley/recaf/services/script/JavacScriptEngineTest.java103 software.coley.recaf.services.script.JavacScriptEngineTest.restartStarted.countDown();CODE
CRITICAL…coley/recaf/services/script/JavacScriptEngineTest.java105 software.coley.recaf.services.script.JavacScriptEngineTest.restartCounter.incrementAndGet();CODE
CRITICAL…coley/recaf/services/script/JavacScriptEngineTest.java142 software.coley.recaf.services.script.JavacScriptEngineTest.concurrentStarted.countDown();CODE
CRITICAL…coley/recaf/services/script/JavacScriptEngineTest.java144 software.coley.recaf.services.script.JavacScriptEngineTest.concurrentRelease.await(5, java.util.concurrent.TimeUniCODE
CRITICAL…y/recaf/services/inheritance/InheritanceGraphTest.java312 me.darknet.dex.tree.type.Types.instanceTypeFromInternalName(name),CODE
CRITICAL…y/recaf/services/inheritance/InheritanceGraphTest.java313 me.darknet.dex.tree.type.Types.instanceTypeFromInternalName(superName),CODE
CRITICAL…re/coley/recaf/util/analysis/eval/InstanceFactory.java2167 return new software.coley.recaf.util.analysis.value.impl.BoxedBooleanValueImpl(bool);CODE
CRITICAL…/coley/recaf/services/mapping/format/JadxMappings.java39 // m android.support.a.a.a.a(Landroid/app/Activity;[Ljava/lang/String;I)V = m0aCOMMENT
CRITICAL…/coley/recaf/services/mapping/format/JadxMappings.java119 // m android.support.a.a.a.a(Landroid/app/Activity;[Ljava/lang/String;I)V = m0aCOMMENT
CRITICAL…ey/recaf/services/compile/stub/ClassStubGenerator.java1241 if (software.coley.recaf.util.Types.isPrimitiveClassName(name))CODE
CRITICAL…coley/recaf/ui/pane/search/SimilarMethodTablePane.java203 content.add(new software.coley.recaf.ui.control.BoundLabel(Lang.getBinding("menu.search.method-similar.advanced.parameCODE
CRITICAL…coley/recaf/ui/pane/search/SimilarMethodTablePane.java205 content.add(new software.coley.recaf.ui.control.BoundLabel(Lang.getBinding("menu.search.method-similar.advanced.returnCODE
CRITICAL…tware/coley/recaf/ui/pane/editing/binary/ArscPane.java131 }, software.coley.recaf.util.FxThreadUtil.executor());CODE
Over-Commented Block17 hits · 17 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOW…y/recaf/services/mapping/format/MappingFileFormat.java121 // Create our mapping model.COMMENT
LOW…ervices/analysis/entry/JvmMainEntryPointDiscovery.java61 // Modern Java has more flexible entry points (JEP-445/463/477/495/512).COMMENT
LOW…orm/specific/zkm/ZkmParameterUnpackingTransformer.java581 *COMMENT
LOW…tion/transform/generic/VariableFoldingTransformer.java201 int slotX = vinX.var;COMMENT
LOW…tion/transform/generic/VariableFoldingTransformer.java741 return false;COMMENT
LOW…tion/transform/generic/VariableFoldingTransformer.java761 // validState (0b0001):COMMENT
LOW…tion/transform/generic/VariableFoldingTransformer.java781 // istore yCOMMENT
LOW…ransform/generic/OpaqueConstantFoldingTransformer.java761 return false;COMMENT
LOW…ransform/generic/OpaqueConstantFoldingTransformer.java1121 // If the instruction before produces a larger value than required we haveCOMMENT
LOW…/transform/generic/EnumNameRestorationTransformer.java61COMMENT
LOW…scation/transform/generic/GotoInliningTransformer.java81 //COMMENT
LOW…/compile/stub/ExpressionHostingClassStubGenerator.java401 // Output:COMMENT
LOW…/phantom/analysis/PhantomMethodConstraintAnalysis.java461 // <potentially throwing operation>COMMENT
LOW…are/coley/recaf/ui/pane/analysis/AreaAnalysisPane.java621 rightLeaf.setCanSplit(false);COMMENT
LOW…coley/recaf/ui/pane/editing/AbstractDecompilePane.java421 // - Class size: %d bytesCOMMENT
LOW…/recaf/services/tutorial/TutorialWorkspaceBuilder.java101 // - Note mentioning how drag-drop worksCOMMENT
LOW…ell/context/BasicMethodContextMenuProviderFactory.java121 // - Add annotationCOMMENT
TODO Padding8 hits · 14 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOW…cell/context/BasicClassContextMenuProviderFactory.java201 // TODO: implement operationsCOMMENT
LOW…cell/context/BasicClassContextMenuProviderFactory.java232 // TODO: implement operationsCOMMENT
LOW…/context/BasicDirectoryContextMenuProviderFactory.java60 // TODO: implement operationsCOMMENT
LOW…/cell/context/BasicFileContextMenuProviderFactory.java66 // TODO: implement operationsCOMMENT
LOW⚡…ell/context/BasicMethodContextMenuProviderFactory.java119 // TODO: implement additional operationsCOMMENT
LOW⚡…ell/context/BasicMethodContextMenuProviderFactory.java124 // TODO: implement additional operationsCOMMENT
LOW⚡…ell/context/BasicMethodContextMenuProviderFactory.java131 // TODO: implement additional operationsCOMMENT
LOW…cell/context/BasicFieldContextMenuProviderFactory.java96 // TODO: implement operationsCOMMENT
Fake / Example Data9 hits · 8 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOW…recaf/services/deobfuscation/ZkmDeobfuscationTest.java149 assertTrue(hasStringConstantStartingWith(long1, "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet"), "Long string call must become a plainteCODE
LOW…recaf/services/deobfuscation/ZkmDeobfuscationTest.java149 assertTrue(hasStringConstantStartingWith(long1, "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet"), "Long string call must become a plainteCODE
LOW…f-core/src/testFixtures/resources/lorem-long-ascii.txt1Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. Ut modi accusantium et cumque tempore et dolorem consequatur vel aperiam laborum sit quam enCODE
LOW…f-core/src/testFixtures/resources/lorem-long-ascii.txt1Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. Ut modi accusantium et cumque tempore et dolorem consequatur vel aperiam laborum sit quam enCODE
LOW…-core/src/testFixtures/resources/lorem-short-ascii.txt1Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. Eum repellendus voluptas sed odio quas ut nobis illum est galisum officia. Eos enim omnis etCODE
LOW…-core/src/testFixtures/resources/lorem-short-ascii.txt1Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. Eum repellendus voluptas sed odio quas ut nobis illum est galisum officia. Eos enim omnis etCODE
LOW…ontrol/richtext/suggest/java/JavaTabCompleterTest.java445 int caret = source.indexOf("placeholder") + "placeholder".length();STRING
LOW…ontrol/richtext/suggest/java/JavaTabCompleterTest.java470 int caret = source.indexOf("placeholder") + "placeholder".length();STRING
LOW…ontrol/richtext/suggest/java/JavaTabCompleterTest.java489 int typeBodyCaret = typeBodySource.indexOf("placeholder") + "placeholder".length();STRING
Verbosity Indicators1 hit · 2 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOW…ey/recaf/services/compile/stub/ClassStubGenerator.java1000 // The method context is a bridge, so we need to check if there is aCOMMENT
Redundant / Tautological Comments1 hit · 2 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOW.github/workflows/build.yml120 # Check if a tag exists that matches the current project version.COMMENT
AI Slop Vocabulary1 hit · 1 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
MEDIUM…/services/deobfuscation/TryCatchDeobfuscationTest.java338 // - This is rather complex because code may utilize the exception object in the catch block, so we can't just converSTRING