A libre lightweight streaming front-end for Android.
This report summarizes scanner evidence for TeamNewPipe/NewPipe, a Java project with 40,375 GitHub stars. SynthScan examined 218,724 lines of code across 4385 source files, recording 90 pattern matches distributed across 7 syntactic categories. The legacy adjusted pattern signal is 0.6 (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.
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.
Can maintainers explain intent, assumptions, and trade-offs? 11 finding(s).
Are imports declared and package/API names verified? 79 finding(s).
Are wrappers, guards, and repeated structures necessary? 1 finding(s).
Which changes need focused human review? 90 finding(s).
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.
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.
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.
The scanner identified 90 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.
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | …ava/org/schabi/newpipe/util/urlfinder/UrlFinderTest.kt | 14 | |Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolo | STRING |
| LOW | …ava/org/schabi/newpipe/util/urlfinder/UrlFinderTest.kt | 14 | |Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolo | STRING |
| LOW | …ava/org/schabi/newpipe/util/urlfinder/UrlFinderTest.kt | 32 | |Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolo | STRING |
| LOW | …ava/org/schabi/newpipe/util/urlfinder/UrlFinderTest.kt | 32 | |Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolo | STRING |
| LOW | …main/res/layout-land/activity_player_queue_control.xml | 72 | tools:text="Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Duis nec aliquam augue, eget cursus | CODE |
| LOW | …main/res/layout-land/activity_player_queue_control.xml | 72 | tools:text="Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Duis nec aliquam augue, eget cursus | CODE |
| LOW | app/src/main/res/layout-land/list_stream_card_item.xml | 53 | tools:text="Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nunc tristique vitae sem vitae blanditLorem | CODE |
| LOW | app/src/main/res/layout-land/list_stream_card_item.xml | 53 | tools:text="Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nunc tristique vitae sem vitae blanditLorem | CODE |
| LOW | app/src/main/res/layout/list_choose_tabs_dialog.xml | 31 | tools:text="Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet" /> | CODE |
| LOW | app/src/main/res/layout/list_choose_tabs_dialog.xml | 31 | tools:text="Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet" /> | CODE |
| LOW | app/src/main/res/layout/list_stream_playlist_item.xml | 68 | tools:text="Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nunc tristique..." /> | CODE |
| LOW | app/src/main/res/layout/list_stream_playlist_item.xml | 68 | tools:text="Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nunc tristique..." /> | CODE |
| LOW | app/src/main/res/layout/list_channel_mini_item.xml | 37 | tools:text="Channel Title, Lorem ipsum" /> | CODE |
| LOW | app/src/main/res/layout/playlist_header.xml | 19 | tools:text="Mix musics #23 title Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nunc tristique vitae s | CODE |
| LOW | app/src/main/res/layout/playlist_header.xml | 19 | tools:text="Mix musics #23 title Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nunc tristique vitae s | CODE |
| LOW | app/src/main/res/layout/playlist_header.xml | 91 | tools:text="This is a multiline playlist description. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. N | CODE |
| LOW | app/src/main/res/layout/playlist_header.xml | 91 | tools:text="This is a multiline playlist description. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. N | CODE |
| LOW | app/src/main/res/layout/list_playlist_item.xml | 54 | tools:text="Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nunc tristique vitae sem vitae blanditLorem | CODE |
| LOW | app/src/main/res/layout/list_playlist_item.xml | 54 | tools:text="Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nunc tristique vitae sem vitae blanditLorem | CODE |
| LOW | app/src/main/res/layout/list_playlist_bookmark_item.xml | 72 | tools:text="Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nunc tristique vitae sem vitae blanditLorem | CODE |
| LOW | app/src/main/res/layout/list_playlist_bookmark_item.xml | 72 | tools:text="Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nunc tristique vitae sem vitae blanditLorem | CODE |
| LOW | app/src/main/res/layout/list_playlist_bookmark_item.xml | 86 | tools:text="Uploader really long lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur" /> | CODE |
| LOW | app/src/main/res/layout/list_playlist_bookmark_item.xml | 86 | tools:text="Uploader really long lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur" /> | CODE |
| LOW | app/src/main/res/layout/list_channel_item.xml | 29 | tools:text="Channel Title, Lorem ipsum" /> | CODE |
| LOW | app/src/main/res/layout/list_channel_item.xml | 44 | tools:text="Channel description, Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nunc tristique vitae s | CODE |
| LOW | app/src/main/res/layout/list_channel_item.xml | 44 | tools:text="Channel description, Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nunc tristique vitae s | CODE |
| LOW | app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_description.xml | 85 | tools:text="Description Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed a ultricies ex. Integer | CODE |
| LOW | app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_description.xml | 85 | tools:text="Description Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed a ultricies ex. Integer | CODE |
| LOW | …/src/main/res/layout/activity_player_queue_control.xml | 82 | tools:text="Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Duis nec aliquam augue, eget cursus est | CODE |
| LOW | …/src/main/res/layout/activity_player_queue_control.xml | 82 | tools:text="Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Duis nec aliquam augue, eget cursus est | CODE |
| LOW | app/src/main/res/layout/list_radio_icon_item.xml | 17 | tools:text="Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet" /> | CODE |
| LOW | app/src/main/res/layout/list_radio_icon_item.xml | 17 | tools:text="Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet" /> | CODE |
| LOW | app/src/main/res/layout/list_channel_grid_item.xml | 36 | tools:text="Channel Title, Lorem ipsum" /> | CODE |
| LOW | app/src/main/res/layout/select_channel_item.xml | 37 | tools:text="Channel Title, Lorem ipsum" /> | CODE |
| LOW | app/src/main/res/layout/local_playlist_header.xml | 22 | tools:text="Mix musics #23 title Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nunc tristique vitae s | CODE |
| LOW | app/src/main/res/layout/local_playlist_header.xml | 22 | tools:text="Mix musics #23 title Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nunc tristique vitae s | CODE |
| LOW | app/src/main/res/layout/list_stream_item.xml | 53 | tools:text="Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nunc tristique vitae sem vitae blanditLorem | CODE |
| LOW | app/src/main/res/layout/list_stream_item.xml | 53 | tools:text="Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nunc tristique vitae sem vitae blanditLorem | CODE |
| LOW | app/src/main/res/layout/item_metadata.xml | 31 | tools:text="Description Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed a ultricies ex. Integer sit | CODE |
| LOW | app/src/main/res/layout/item_metadata.xml | 31 | tools:text="Description Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed a ultricies ex. Integer sit | CODE |
| LOW | app/src/main/res/layout/dialog_title.xml | 24 | tools:text="Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. " /> | CODE |
| LOW | app/src/main/res/layout/dialog_title.xml | 24 | tools:text="Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. " /> | CODE |
| LOW | app/src/main/res/layout/list_choose_tabs.xml | 46 | tools:text="Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet" /> | CODE |
| LOW | app/src/main/res/layout/list_choose_tabs.xml | 46 | tools:text="Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet" /> | CODE |
| LOW | app/src/main/res/layout/play_queue_item.xml | 65 | tools:text="Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisci elit. " /> | CODE |
| LOW | app/src/main/res/layout/play_queue_item.xml | 65 | tools:text="Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisci elit. " /> | CODE |
| LOW | app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_search.xml | 16 | tools:text="Showing results for lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisci elit" /> | CODE |
| LOW | app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_search.xml | 16 | tools:text="Showing results for lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisci elit" /> | CODE |
| LOW | app/src/main/res/layout/item_stream_segment.xml | 57 | tools:text="Lorem ipsum creator" /> | CODE |
| LOW | app/src/main/res/layout/list_comment_item.xml | 45 | tools:text="Author Name, Lorem ipsum • 5 months ago" /> | CODE |
| LOW | app/src/main/res/layout/list_playlist_card_item.xml | 78 | tools:text="Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nunc tristique vitae sem vitae blanditLorem | CODE |
| LOW | app/src/main/res/layout/list_playlist_card_item.xml | 78 | tools:text="Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nunc tristique vitae sem vitae blanditLorem | CODE |
| LOW | app/src/main/res/layout/feed_group_reorder_item.xml | 46 | tools:text="Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet" /> | CODE |
| LOW | app/src/main/res/layout/feed_group_reorder_item.xml | 46 | tools:text="Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet" /> | CODE |
| LOW | app/src/main/res/layout/picker_subscription_item.xml | 38 | tools:text="Channel Title, Lorem ipsum" /> | CODE |
| LOW | app/src/main/res/layout/list_playlist_mini_item.xml | 54 | tools:text="Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nunc tristique vitae sem vitae blanditLorem | CODE |
| LOW | app/src/main/res/layout/list_playlist_mini_item.xml | 54 | tools:text="Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nunc tristique vitae sem vitae blanditLorem | CODE |
| LOW | …src/main/res/layout/list_stream_playlist_grid_item.xml | 67 | tools:text="Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nunc tristique..." /> | CODE |
| LOW | …src/main/res/layout/list_stream_playlist_grid_item.xml | 67 | tools:text="Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nunc tristique..." /> | CODE |
| LOW | app/src/main/res/layout/select_kiosk_item.xml | 36 | tools:text="Channel Title, Lorem ipsum" /> | CODE |
| 17 more matches not shown… | ||||
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRITICAL | app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/Player.java | 643 | new com.google.android.exoplayer2.audio.AudioAttributes.Builder() | CODE |
| CRITICAL | app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/Player.java | 1341 | new com.google.android.exoplayer2.audio.AudioAttributes.Builder() | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIGH | .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yml | 28 | - label: "I have read and understood the [AI policy](https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe/blob/dev/.github/CON | CODE |
| HIGH | .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml | 29 | - label: "I have read and understood the [AI policy](https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe/blob/dev/.github/CON | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDIUM | …ewpipe/info_list/holder/ChannelMiniInfoItemHolder.java | 81 | // setMaxLines utilize the line space for description if the additional details | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | …schabi/newpipe/player/playback/MediaSourceManager.java | 576 | // The rest are just for seamless playback | COMMENT |
| LOW | gradle/libs.versions.toml | 76 | # If there’s already a git hash, just add more of it to the end (or remove a letter) | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | …java/org/schabi/newpipe/streams/SrtFromTtmlWriter.java | 141 | } | COMMENT |
| LOW | …java/org/schabi/newpipe/streams/SrtFromTtmlWriter.java | 161 | // and non-breaking spaces (\u00A0). | COMMENT |
| LOW | …java/org/schabi/newpipe/streams/SrtFromTtmlWriter.java | 181 | // \u2000 ~ \u200A are whitespace characters (e.g., | COMMENT |
| LOW | …java/org/schabi/newpipe/streams/SrtFromTtmlWriter.java | 201 | // \u0008 BS, \u001F US), invisible and irrelevant in | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDIUM | gradle/libs.versions.toml | 69 | # Or you can use a commit you pushed to GitHub by just replacing TeamNewPipe with your GitHub | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | .github/workflows/template-label.js | 55 | async function fetchTemplateAndGenerateComment(templateName, url, extractBody) { | CODE |